How to properly propagate aglaonema at home?
Indoor plants with large, spreading leaves are not only beautiful, they give the house a special atmosphere of beauty, sophistication and comfort. One of the beautiful green plants with large leaves is Aglaonema.
Aglaonema is a house flower that is quite often found in houses and apartments. It does not require special care or growing conditions. In this case, the flower can be quite simply propagate.
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A little about aglaonema
Dense foliage and bright colors have made this flower a favorite of many, especially since the plant does not require special care. In nature, the flower grows in the shade of dense tropical plants. This means that the flower tolerates shade well and does not like the sun.
Place the plant in the darkest corner of the house where other plants simply can't stand it, and aglaonema will thrive there. This rule does not apply to some varieties, with particularly bright leaves, they require a little more light.
How to care for a plant at home?
Care picking a flower at home is quite simple. Aglaonema is unpretentious and does not require special growth conditions, temperature conditions or watering. But there are still several nuances that need to be followed in order for the flower to grow beautiful and healthy.
The flower does not tolerate drafts, but there is no need to adjust the temperature to the plant.It thrives when the room is warm and does not need to lower the temperature even in winter. Since the plant’s homeland is the tropics, the air should be well humidified.
As for watering, there is no clear schedule. Water the aglaonema as soon as the top layer of soil becomes dry. It is important not to overwater the flower. In winter, watering the soil is done 1-2 days after it dries. This is done to avoid the appearance of mold and to prevent the root system from rotting.
During the period of active growth (spring - autumn), it is advisable to feed the plant with fertilizers. It is recommended to do this 1-2 times a month, alternating mineral and organic fertilizers.
An adult plant can be replanted no more than once every 5 years, choosing a new pot that will be 3-5 cm larger in diameter than the previous one. As you can see, there will be no difficulties in caring for the flower. All events are familiar to most fans home colors.
Flower propagation methods
An important issue is flower propagation. It depends on whether you complete all the stages of propagation correctly what you get in the end: a beautiful and healthy flower or a sickly one. In most cases, the flower is propagated using cuttings or seeds.
The plant can be propagated during the growing season, provided that the aglaonema is healthy and has grown to the desired size. There are several ways to propagate a flower. First, dividing the mother plant. This method is one of the simplest and most frequently used. To do this, when small plants appear on the sides, you need to carefully remove them.
Be careful to injure the roots as little as possible. Next, transplant the small plant into the prepared pot with soil.Remember, you don't need to take a big pot.
To begin with, take a small one so that the developing root system can fully master it. Reproduction by cuttings is also practiced. This is a very simple and common way to propagate this plant.
You will need a plant cutting. It is best to use the lateral shoots of an old plant that has already lost its attractiveness. Carefully cut the cutting and place it in a substrate, sand or moss, cover the flower with cellophane to create conditions close to greenhouse conditions.
From the kidneys that turned out to be in the ground The root system will begin to grow and form, and new, fresh shoots will grow from the outside ones. The pot should be in a warm and humid place. If these simple conditions are met, within a month the aglaonema will take root and establish itself in the pot on its own.
Using seeds. This method is used the least often. Seeds for planting should be used only from ripe berries, which have a pronounced red color and separate from the plant when pressed lightly. If the seeds are collected correctly, the germination rate of the plant is quite high. But remember that in this case the flower will grow much longer than when propagated by cuttings.
It is best to sow seeds in early spring. The soil should be light, and watering should be done in small portions with warm water. After sowing, it is better to cover the pot with film to create a greenhouse. In this case, the seeds will sprout faster and better.
Another important point is that the seeds quickly lose their viability, so you need to use them for sowing as quickly as possible.If you grow a plant from seeds, you will not always be able to grow a good mother aglaonema, but you are guaranteed a beautiful flower.
Aglaonema is a beautiful evergreen plant that never ceases to delight its owners with its bright and sweeping leaves. This flower brings comfort, a feeling of warmth and home to the house. Plus he's completely unpretentious. in care, and is easy to reproduce.
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