Currently, exotic plants such as scindapsus are becoming more and more popular in home floriculture.
It is difficult to ignore him.
Thanks to its original appearance, it is able to decorate the interior of any modern apartment.
Surprises and variety of species of this plant, of which there are about twenty-five varieties.
Plants and energy of people and premises - general rules
Folk signs about plants are often associated with the room in which they grow and with people. Indoor flowers grow poorly and quickly perish in an apartment, where they often quarrel, swear, shout, that is, where negative energy reigns.
Plants do not "like" evil people. They die next to a person who has damage or the evil eye.
How can it be dangerous?
There are also negative sides to this plant, and this is no longer superstition, but reality. Harmful are both the substances it secretes during flowering and the juice of its leaves.... The toxins contained in them cause allergic reactions and, as a result, swelling of the respiratory tract. The poisonous sap of widow ivy can cause an allergic skin reaction.
Be careful when caring for the plant, use gloves. Also, children and pets should not be allowed near its stems, which can gnaw or try them on the tooth.
Folk signs about plants
Scindapsus
There is a sign that refers to scindapsus and other climbing plants. According to legends, in the room where the scindapsus grows, the man will not stay for long, and the woman is threatened with loneliness.
In addition, the long branchy lashes of a plant can, according to superstition, "weave" disease. The scindapsus flower is considered a symbol of loneliness, perhaps because its leaves and stems are unpaired.
The rejection of this flower can also be explained by the fact that its leaves secrete a poisonous juice that causes poisoning, especially for small children and animals.
Tradescantia
It has a positive effect on a negative aura, extinguishes conflicts, protects against negative influences from outside.
The plant serves as a talisman that cleans the home from otherworldly forces, protects it from unfriendly visitors. It is noticed if the flower suddenly dries up, this indicates the presence of damage or the evil eye on the owners.
Tradescantia
With the help of tradescantia, the dwelling is diagnosed for negative zones (the plant placed there withers). Near the vampire man, the flower turns yellow and falls off. If there is a need to create a joyful, light and carefree atmosphere at home, Tradescantia is a good option.
Aloe
Aloe protects the house from the negative energy of ill-wishers, heals diseases. According to signs, drying of aloe leaves indicates the presence of ailments or damage in households.
Even a couple of small leaves serve as a talisman. They are placed at the patient's bedside for his speedy recovery, hung over the front door to protect against ill-wishing guests.
Asparagus
It neutralizes the restless, conflict and nervous environment, makes its owners kind and calm. Balances the flow of positive and negative energy in the home, calms fussy people, helping them to become more organized and patient.One unpleasant omen is associated with asparagus: if the flower dies, the same fate awaits one of the household members.
Asparagus
Kislitsa
Promotes harmonization of relationships with people. It will help single women find their soul mate, married women - to strengthen relationships with their spouses.
Cactus
According to legend, the sharp thorns of this flower are associated with scandals and quarrels that appear in the house with this plant.
Cactus grows poorly in angry and touchy people... The benevolent gives its energy, delighting with flowering.
A cactus on the desktop in the office helps to concentrate thoughts.
Lilies and orchids
It is highly undesirable to put in the bedroom. Absorbing a large amount of oxygen and emitting carbon dioxide, they take away all the strength of a person during the night, so they will not allow rest and sleep. Orchids are beneficial for women, so they should be placed in the women's area, such as the kitchen.
Description
This flower belongs to the genus of climbing plants of the Aroid family, which is native to the territories of Southeast Asia. Scindapsus translated from Latin means "Devil's ivy" or "Devil's ivy". The flower received this name not only due to its original appearance. Its juice is poisonous and can cause poisoning if swallowed.
Despite the variety of species, all representatives of this genus have characteristic features. They possess fast growing, curly stems, simple oval leaves, ear-shaped inflorescences and small flowers... Do not bloom at home.
What flowers should be kept at home according to the signs?
To strengthen relationships and create a prosperous family environment:
- spathiphyllum ("woman's happiness"). Brings happiness in love to women. Lonely helps to meet a man, married - to achieve harmony in family relationships and give birth to a child;
- anthurium ("Male happiness"). Gives men strength and energy, helps to feel like the head of the family;
- chlorophytum... Brings harmony and stability to relations between men and women;
- calathea... Calathea House guarantees tranquility and peace;
- violet... Neutralizes quarrels between spouses and promotes mutual understanding.
For good health:
- ficus... It well cleans the air of the home from harmful substances, saturates it with oxygen. The most popular sign associated with this plant says that with the appearance of the ficus in the house, you can soon expect a replenishment in the family;
- sansevieria (mother-in-law tongue, pike tail). Gives mental health, protecting a person from gossip, anger and envy. The sign connects the wilting of the flower with the appearance of a serious illness in the owner;
- hamedorea... Cleans the indoor air from formaldehyde, so it is placed on window sills;
- begonia... Has a therapeutic effect in diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems;
- lemon Tree... Gives vigor, protects against depression and stress;
- hibiscus (Chinese rose). Normalizes blood pressure, gives energy for vigorous activity.
For material well-being:
- geranium... Geranium, grown with love, attracts money into the house. Her dried flowers can be stored in a wallet so that it is never empty;
- zamioculcas... It is also called the dollar tree for its green leaves that resemble banknotes. According to the signs, wealth attracts. To do this, you need to attach a banknote to its foliage or put a coin in the ground. It needs to be watered with special water infused with coins. Having received a zamioculcas as a gift, it is important to give a little money to the donor;
- Dracaena Sander (or bamboo of happiness). According to signs, it begins to bloom on the eve of career growth or receiving a large monetary reward;
- fat woman... It is also called the money tree for its rounded small leaves that resemble coins. Attracts the energy of money into the house.To become rich, you need to take a branch of this tree from wealthy people, plant it in a red pot with coins at the bottom and regularly care for it, talking and watering it with love.
conclusions
Is it worth buying a scindapsus and growing it at home? Considering all its pluses and disassembling the minuses, we can answer that yes. The plant will improve the business atmosphere at work with one of its restrained and elegant appearance, cleanse the air in the house from harmful bacteria, and make the interior unique. Despite the stigma of the muzhegon rooted in the popular consciousness, scindapsus overlaps its negative reputation with numerous pluses. Moreover, it is not so easy to achieve a flowering dangerous for family men.
What plants predict the weather?
For a long time, people, observing changes in the state of plants, drew conclusions about the coming change of weather. How can flowers and plants predict weather changes? As a rule, a sharp change in weather is preceded by a change in air humidity, atmospheric pressure, and the geomagnetic field.
To protect themselves and their seeds, plants begin to close, turn branches and leaves in the other direction, change their smell.
Signs for precipitation:
- rose, mallow, dandelion, buttercup, bindweed, wild rose, violet, marigold, lily close the buds before the rain. Other plants, on the contrary, love water and open their leaves widely (calendula, oxalis, calla, fern);
- conifers lower their branches down, their cones close, and the bark secretes a lot of resin. If during a downpour they raise branches, the sun will come out soon;
- shortly before the rain, dew is emitted on the surface of monstera leaves, horse chestnut, reeds, weeping grass, willow;
- celandine, clover, daisy sink low to the ground;
- honeysuckle and acacia emit an aroma before precipitation;
- a pine tree before a thunderstorm begins to hum (a characteristic hum is heard if you press your ear to the trunk), and an oak begins to creak.
Signs of a cold snap:
- when a blizzard approaches, spruce branches bend;
- a sharp cold snap is always associated with the flowering of bird cherry. This sign is accurate, as it has been tested by more than one generation;
- a rich harvest of mountain ash - to the cold;
- yellowing of birch leaves - to frost.
Signs of warming:
- most plants open their buds to warmth (violet, dandelion, larch);
- fern, on the contrary, curls and lowers its leaves;
- an unexpected bloom of apple, cherry or plum in early autumn predicts an "Indian summer";
- a large number of water lilies in a pond - to the heat;
- the coming warmth is indicated by the appearance of a large number of yellow coltsfoot flowers;
- if indoor plants suddenly bloom in winter, you can expect warming.
Lighting
Scindapsus belongs to shade-tolerant plants, but prefers bright diffused light. Variegated varieties especially need it. In the shade, the pattern on the foliage may disappear.
Scindapsus must be protected from direct sunlight from March to September.... Otherwise, the leaves fade and fall off.
Epipremnum will feel good at a distance of 0.5-2 meters in front of a well-lit window. In winter, it is recommended to place it as close to the window as possible.
The plant develops normally under artificial lighting with fluorescent or phytolamps. In this case, both in winter and in summer, he needs to create a 10-hour daylight hours.
Watering
Scindapsus prefers moderate watering. In summer - once every 4-5 days, after the topsoil dries up. In winter - once every 7-8 days, when the earthen lump dries out to a depth of one third.
It is important that the soil is moistened regularly.... With excessive watering, the root system can begin to rot, and due to a lack of moisture, the leaves begin to wither and fall off.
The plant knows how to signal excessive watering - drops appear on the underside of the leaves. In this case, watering must be reduced.
The soil should be moistened with soft (settled, melt, rain) water at room temperature without chlorine and lime.
Scindapsus should be sprayed once every 2-3 days. boiled water at room temperature. From time to time, you can wipe the leaves with a damp cloth, cleaning them from dirt and dust.
A periodic warm shower will not only refresh the scindapsus, but also cleanse it and serve as prevention against pests.
Types of home scindapsus with photos and names
Epipremnum pinnatum (Epipremnum pinnatum)
Spectacular ampelous variety with very long flexible shoots and beautiful leathery heart-shaped leaves, painted in a juicy green with a golden marble pattern over the entire surface. In indoor cultivation, it blooms extremely rarely with a nondescript flower-cob surrounded by a narrow greenish "blanket".
Scindapsus golden aureum (Epipremnum aureum)
Widespread in indoor floriculture, it has long stems and large glossy dark green leaves with a beautiful pattern of golden yellow spots and stripes over the entire surface of the leaf plates.
The soil
For planting scindapsus, you will need a nutritious loose soil of neutral acidity - pH about 6.0. You can buy a ready-made substrate for decorative deciduous plants.
When preparing the mixture on your own, you need to take one part of sod land and coarse sand and 3 parts of leafy soil. Another option is one part of peat, humus, sod land and ½ part of sand.
Before use, the soil mixture must be disinfected by spilling with a pink solution of potassium permanganate.
The pot must have drain holes. At its bottom, it is important not to forget to put drainage, which can be used as clay shards, expanded clay, broken brick.
How to transplant
Young scindapsus should be replanted annually. An adult plant needs this procedure every 3-4 years. The best time of the year for a flower transplant is spring.
For normal growth and preservation of decorativeness, the flower needs a nutritious substrate.
It should have the following composition:
- sheet land - 30%;
- coniferous land - 30%;
- peat - 25%;
- sand - 15%.
You need to transplant the scindapsus into a pot, the diameter of which is 2–4 cm larger than the old flowerpot. The container must have drainage holes at the bottom. The flower loves wide ceramic pots of small depth. It makes no sense to choose too large a flowerpot, since the roots of the plant develop better in a confined space. In addition, after a year it will have to be transplanted again, because the young plant needs regular soil renewal.
Video: Transplantation and formation of scindapsus
Scindapsus transplant is carried out in this way:
- At the bottom of the flowerpot, lay a layer of expanded clay or broken bricks for drainage, which will prevent water from stagnating in the pot.
- Pour some prepared soil onto the drain.
- Gently remove the plant from the old substrate along with the earthy clod formed around the roots. Damage to the roots of the flower should not be allowed.
- Transfer the scindapsus to a new pot and sprinkle with soil on top.
Popular varieties
In Russia, the following varieties of scindapsus are most often planted:
Scindapsus Painted
He is the scindapsus pictus, spotted or variegated. The stem of the flower becomes covered with warts over time. The form of bright green leaves located on short petioles, ovoid.
For your information! The plate is about 7 cm wide and about 15 cm long. The surface is decorated with a silvery pattern that looks like streaks.
Scindapsus N Joy
The variety was bred relatively recently by Dutch breeders.Leaves are dense, numerous, hard, bright green, covered with silvery spots.
Scindapsus Marble Queen
Heart-shaped leaves are located on long petioles, covered with silvery spots and stripes.
Scindapsus Marble Queen
Scindapsus Exotic
An unusual hybrid that boasts not only a silvery pattern, but also embossed leaves, consisting of two parts, one of which is larger than the other (because of this, the central vein is slightly displaced to the side).
Scindapsus Moonlight
A very rare variety. The width of the bush is about 20 cm.
Scindapsus Moonlight
Diseases
Scindapsus is quite resistant to disease and pests. However, with improper care, a mealybug, scale insect, spider mite may appear.
Mechanical means can be used to combat them. For example, take a shower with soapy water or wipe the plant thoroughly with a swab dipped in alcohol.
If there are too many pests, an insecticide must be applied.: Fitoverm, Aktellik, Aktofit.
Humidity
Scindapsus can adapt to dry air, but grows better in high humidity conditions.
The optimum moisture level for scindapsus is about 60%... When this condition is maintained, the leaves will be bright and resilient.
In winter, the plant should be placed away from heating appliances, since hot dry air adversely affects the health of the flower. You can put the pot in a tray filled with damp moss, pebbles, or expanded clay.
Possible failures
If the rules of maintenance are not followed, the plant can get sick. If spots of a dark color appear, it means that the soil in the pot is overmoistened and it is worth limiting watering.
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The leaves have become pale - it is necessary to rearrange the flower in a shady place.
The growth of the flower slowed down, the leaves became lifeless and lethargic, most likely due to poor watering and a dry climate.
An unexpectedly rapid fall of foliage indicates possible root rot. An urgent transplant is needed in a smaller pot with fresh soil with a limited watering regime.
Reproduction
Scindapsus propagates by cuttings and layering.
Scindapsus cuttings can be carried out at any time.but best in spring or summer. Cuttings with 2-4 leaves are cut from the mother plant with a sharp knife.
Cuttings root either in water or in a wet substrate. In the first situation, the cuttings are placed in clean water until roots are formed. After that, they are planted in individual pots.
In the second case, the cuttings are planted in a wet mixture of peat and sand, covered with polyethylene. Contained at a temperature of 22-25 degrees and high humidity. After 2-4 weeks, when the cuttings have taken root and take root, they are transplanted to a permanent place in separate pots.
For propagation by layering, another pot of earth is placed near the pot with an adult scindapsus.
One or more shoots of the plant are sprinkled with earth in the second pot and pressed with a hairpin.
When the aerial roots are well established in the new container, the stems are trimmed. You can add some soil to the pot to strengthen the young plant.
Differences between scindapsus and epipremnum
Scindapsus and epipremnum have similar biological characteristics and belong to the same Aroid family. It is very difficult to distinguish plants from each other; they are distinguished by the number of seeds formed. Many species that previously belonged to the genus Scindapsus are now considered epipremnums.
For example, golden scindapsus is today called golden epipremnum, but both names are considered synonymous.In the literature, conflicting information about the species is often found, which is explained by the similarity of the aroid vines. But plants also differ in small, subtle details.
Epipremnum golden
Golden epipremnum differs from painted scindapsus in greater resistance to low temperatures. Previously, this variety was considered a greenhouse plant. Epipremnum can easily tolerate a decrease in temperature to 10-12˚С, and painted scindapsus begins to die if the temperature indicator drops below 15˚С.
The main difference between the epipremnum and the scindapsus is the shape of the leaf plate. If the former are characterized by a symmetrical leaf, then the second liana has curved leaves that resemble a comma.
The principles of growing both vines are almost the same, so they need to be bred according to the same algorithm.
Climatic conditions
If the temperature is more than 20 degrees. heat, then the flower needs humidification of the climate. To do this, you need to constantly spray the plant with water.
It is better to put pebbles (pebbles, expanded clay, etc.) in the pan of the pot and moisten them well. Dust from the leaves must be regularly wiped with a damp cloth or sponge.
The need for fertilizers
There is simply no need to constantly feed the scindapsus. It is enough to feed it with a light fertilizing solution from organic matter and minerals in the active stage of the growing season or in conditions of low temperature.
The time period between fertilization is on average 30 to 40 days.
