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Houseplant chrysalidocarpus. Chrysalidocarpus: growing features

Chrysalidocarpus is a perennial evergreen palm. Found in Madagascar, Oceania, Comoros, New Zealand, Tropical Asia. Translated from Greek as "golden fruit". It is called Areca or reed palm, decorates halls, offices, large rooms.

Chrysalidocarpus belongs to the Palm family, subfamily Arekovye. Palm trees from this genus are found multi-stemmed and single-stemmed. The first are twisted among themselves or arranged in parallel. The latter have one smooth trunk. They grow up to 9 m tall, but specimens grown indoors do not reach 2 m, develop slowly, by 15-30 cm per year, and rarely delight with flowers.

Stems with a smooth or pubescent surface create a lush crown. Some have swollen shoots, with lateral offspring. The leaves are pinnate or fan-shaped, deep green, with smooth or pointed edges, located at the top of the shoots growing on thin cuttings 50-60 cm long. There are 40-60 pairs of narrow lobes on the branch.

It begins to bloom and bear fruit in 2-3 years with appropriate care. During flowering (May-June), paniculate inflorescences with yellow flowers appear in the axils of the leaves. It is characterized by monocots and dicots. Chrysalidocarpus seeds are poisonous.

There are over 160 species of Chrysalidocarpus. Madagascar and Yellowish are grown indoors, the rest outdoors, in gardens.

  • Madagascar - Dipsis, it has a single, straight, smooth trunk with a ringed structure, expanded at the base. Covered with white bark. It grows up to 9 m outdoors, at home up to 3 m. Cirrus leaves, up to 45 cm long, are arranged in bunches.
  • Yellowish or Lutescens - has a bushy structure, is a thick, dense bush of yellow color, departs from the roots with young shoots. The leaves are pinnate, up to 60 pairs on an arcuate two-meter petiole. Reaches a height of 10 m in nature. It grows well in a room up to 3 m.
  • Three-starred - upright leaves growing from the ground in the form of a bunch. In the room reaches a height of three meters. On the street up to 20 m. The leaf plates are narrow, elongated. During flowering exudes a pleasant aroma of lemon.
  • Katehu (Betel palm) - characterized by a large trunk with long straight leaves arranged symmetrically and creating a dense crown. In nature, up to 20 m long. In rooms above 3 m. Such a palm tree is planted in the southern regions to decorate the garden. Flowering and fruiting rarely.

Chrysalidocarpus care at home

Growing chrysalidocarpus at home presents some difficulties: you need to create the right lighting, watering, and maintain humidity.

Options Spring Summer Autumn winter
Lighting Bright, scattered. An adult plant is able to tolerate exposure to direct sunlight. Shade the young from 11-15 hours. Put in a sunny place. Use lamps if necessary.
Temperature Optimal + 22 ... + 25 ° С. From +16…+18 °С. It is not advised to put near cold windows.
Humidity High from 60%. Spray regularly, wash in the shower 2 times a month (in hot weather). Use automatic humidifiers. 50 %. Do not spray, wipe off dust with a damp cloth.
Watering Abundant, as the soil dries out with rainwater. Moderate, two days after the top layer of the earth dries out. The water temperature for irrigation is taken 2 ° C higher than the air temperature.
fertilizers From March to October, apply mineral complexes for palm trees twice in 15 days.

Take the dosage 10 times less than indicated on the package.

 Feed once a month.

During watering, do not pour water on the stems. Young plants are less resistant, with such care they may die.

Chrysalidocarpus care after purchase

After buying chrysalidocarpus, you need to get used to the new climate. The flower should not be transplanted immediately, you need to observe it for several days, water it with warm water.

For planting, choose a high pot so that the roots develop freely.

Ground and planting

A transplant is needed when the root system almost breaks the dishes. They do transshipment - they take out an earthen lump, shake off the remains from the pot, pour out the drainage, pour in a new mixture, plant it in the same container. Large palm trees do not cross, they only change the upper soil. Transplant time is April.

The soil is chosen fertile, light. It should be neutral or slightly acidic, not alkaline. Purchase a ready-made mixture for palm trees. Some gardeners prepare the substrate themselves: two parts of deciduous-humus and clay-soddy soil, one each of humus, peat, coarse river sand, a little charcoal. For young seedlings, a different composition is selected: 4 parts of sod land, peat and humus in 2 parts, one sand.

The color of the pot is chosen light, for less heating in the summer. Material - plastic, wood. No need to deepen the flower when transplanting.

Pebbles, pumice, crushed stone, large perlite are used for drainage. You should not create stagnation of water in the pan, take purified water, melted water, rain water for irrigation and spraying.

The soil must be regularly loosened and dried shoots, old, yellowed leaves should be removed. You can cut only dead leaves that are not partially yellowed. Do not damage the barrel.

Ventilate the room, but avoid drafts. Changes in temperature and lighting can withstand only adult specimens. Rotate the flower 180 degrees every ten days.

reproduction

Palm trees are propagated by seeds and cuttings.

seeds

Breeding steps:

  • Soak the seed for two days in warm water or for 10 minutes in a sulfuric acid solution to speed up germination (2-3 drops per 200 g of water).
  • Planted in peat, one in each dish.
  • They make a mini-greenhouse (cover with a film).
  • The temperature is + 25 ... + 30 ° C degrees, humidity 70%.
  • After the emergence of seedlings (after two months) they are seated.

cuttings

For breeding in spring:

  • Cut off young shoots with a sharp knife.
  • Remove all leaves.
  • The cut on the plant is sprinkled with ash, dried.
  • The cuttings are treated with a root former (heteroauxin) and planted in sand.
  • Temperature +27…+30 °С.

Roots grow in three months.

Mr. Dachnik advises: possible difficulties in caring for chrysalidocarpus and their solution

If the plant grows poorly, gets sick, it needs top dressing, a certain watering regimen, and proper lighting.

Problem signs Elimination Methods
Lack of nitrogen The leaves are first light green, then yellow, the plant stops growing. Use saltpeter (ammonia, sodium), ammophos, urea.
potassium deficiency Yellow, orange spots on old leaves, necrosis of the edges appears, the leaf dries up. Feed with potassium sulfate, wood ash.
Magnesium deficiency Light, wide stripes along the edges. Make top dressing with magnesium sulfate, potassium magnesia.
manganese deficiency New leaves are weak, with necrotic stripes, small in size. Use manganese sulfate.
Zinc deficiency Necrotic spots, leaves weak, small. Use zinc sulfate or zinc-containing fertilizers.
Dry, cold air, insufficient watering Brown spots on the tips of the leaves. Increase the temperature, humidity, water more abundantly.
Too much sun or too little moisture The leaf plate turns yellow. Shade when too hot, water more often.
brown leaf spot Watering with hard water, waterlogging, low temperature. Adjust watering, seasonal temperature, defend water.
Lower leaves darken and die Abundant watering. The leaves were torn off by hand. Cut the plates with sharp scissors.
Brown plate tips Cold, dry air, lack of moisture. Raise the temperature, moisten, water more often.

Install drainage so that water immediately after watering flows into the pan.

To find out that it's time to water - pierce the ground with a sushi stick. When it is slightly damp - you can water it, the soil sticks - it's not time yet.

Diseases and pests

The plant can attack fungal diseases, pests.

The benefits and uses of chrysalidocarpus

According to signs, chrysolidocarpus gives positive energy, removes negative emotions. Cleans the air from harmful substances: benzene, formaldehyde; increases air humidity, enriches with ozone, oxygen.

Despite the poisonousness of the plant, it is used as an anthelmintic, with diarrhea. In the Philippines, the palm tree is grown for chewing gum.

The most popular representative of indoor plants, from the Greek chryseus - golden and karpos - fruit.

Native to Madagascar and Oceania. Under natural conditions, it can grow up to 9 meters.

Description

There are two types according to the type of arrangement of leaves - pinnate and fan. It is the fan-shaped branches that resemble a human hand (from Latin “palm” is translated “palm”). One of these fan palms is the palm tree. chrysalidocarpus yellowish from the genus Areca. In room conditions, it grows in the form of a bush 1.5-2 meters high.

A representative of the cirrus room palm is chrysalidocarpus madagascar- on one trunk there are leaves collected to the place of fusion with the trunk in bunches.

Chrysalidocarpus is unpretentious, in great demand.

Kinds

The genus Areca includes 50 species.

Did you know? In the palm family there isthe only type of climbing palms -doom palm.

In Madagascar and the Comoros, there are 20 species of chrysalidocarpus. In room conditions, yellowish chrysalidocarpus and Madagascar chrysalidocarpus grow well.

This is the most well-adapted species to home conditions. From Ch. lutescens- chrysalidocarpus lutescens, synonym - diptis yellowing. With proper care of the chrysalidocarpus palm tree at home, it can grow from 2 to 5 trunks. They will be yellowish in color with small black dots. The stems are collected at one point at the base of the plant. Each branch is dotted with long grooved leaves, the petiole of which reaches 60 centimeters.

Chrysolidocarpus Madagascar takes its name from Ch. Madagascariensis, synonym - diptis madagascar. Its single trunk, slightly expanded downwards, has pronounced rings and a smooth surface. The leaves are arranged in bunches, have a glossy surface. A more general name is applied to it - areca palm.

Care

Caring for an areca at home involves following simple basic rules.

Lighting

Home palms have a high need for light, so the place for it should be good. But the condition of protection from drafts and direct sunlight from 11 am to 3 pm in the summer remains mandatory.

Emerging plants are more vulnerable. Adults can change the place if the grower wishes - it will feel comfortable in partial shade and on the north side.

Important! The palm must be rotated periodically to the light in different directions. This will allow you to form a symmetrical crown and place the center of gravity correctly.

Temperature

For the comfort of the plant in winter in the apartment, you need to maintain a temperature of 18-23 degrees, 21-25 degrees in summer - in such conditions the palm tree will be comfortable. It can tolerate short-term temperature drops (up to + 15 ° C).

Did you know?In very hot weather, the palm tree grows only at night, during the day it rests.

Air humidity

Like everyone else, chrysalidocarpus loves moist air. Helps maintain the humidity in the house by spraying, which should be done once every 2-3 days. For adult plants, you can use the shower. After each spraying or shower, remove the remaining water on the leaves.

So that the leaves do not dry out and do not lose their luster, the palm tree should be placed away from heating appliances. Fresh air also has a positive effect on this.

Watering

Proper and regular watering is an important condition for home care for chrysalidocarpus.

Important! Due to the high sensitivity of chrysolidocarpus to impurities in water and to chlorine, water should be watered with filtered water or settled for 24 hours.

The frequency of watering depends on the needs of the palm tree, density and properties, air humidity and other factors.

Chrysalidocarpus should be watered after it has been dried for a couple of days. It is advisable not to fall on the stems. After 2-2.5 hours, you need to remove the water from the pan - the plant does not like stagnant water in a pot. If the water does not drain, you need to clean the drain.

The frequency of watering also depends on the time of year - you need to water more often in spring and summer. It is useful to alternate watering with spraying.

Fertilizer

Chrysalidocarpus fertilize once or twice a month. From spring to early autumn. Rarely fed in winter. In addition to the ready-made store-bought palm fertilizer mix, a universal mineral supplement is also suitable, the dosage of which must be used 10 times less than that indicated on the package.

The soil

For chrysalidocarpus, a soil mixture of 2 parts of clay-turf soil, 2 parts of leaf humus, 1 part of overripe, 1 part, 1 part of sand is good. You can add a little to the soil. Soil for palm trees is also suitable.

Transfer

Transplants are needed 1 time in 2-3 years. Before transplanting, you need to prepare the substrate, a tall and deep pot of the appropriate size, so as not to damage the long roots and drainage. First, a drainage layer is laid on the bottom of the pot. Then fill the pot with soil mixture.

For large plants, instead of transplanting, the top depleted layer of the earth is changed.

reproduction

Chrysalidocarpus is propagated by sprouts and seeds. Sprouts use those that have formed at the base of the trunks. It is even easier to plant a palm tree with seeds than with sprouts. It is better to sow them in a greenhouse. If the soil is warm, the conditions are met, then the seeds germinate on the 30-40th day. Seeds are stored at a temperature of 18-22 degrees.

seeds

Before planting, they are soaked in water +30 ° C for 2-4 days. After soaking, the seeds are sown in light peat soil and placed in a well-lit place with moist air, in which the temperature is kept within 20-25 degrees. When the first leaf is formed in 3-4 months, the seedlings are transplanted into 10-12 cm pots.

Vegetative way

In any season of the year, you can propagate the palm tree vegetatively. To do this, the offspring, which already has a small root, is cut off with a sharp knife at the base of the plant and planted in moist soil. It is best to do this from spring to autumn.

Diseases and pests

In chrysalidocarpus, the most common are leaf diseases - drying leaves, drying edges or tips. In this case, you need to spray the plant more often, move it away from the heaters, put a container with water next to it. If these actions are not effective, then you need to reconsider the composition of the top dressing.
Of more often striking. This too can be the result of dry air, which can be reversed by spraying. The affected plant must be sprayed

Chrysalidocarpus (Chrysalidocarpus) is a single and multi-stemmed palm tree of the Arecaceae family, which came to our homes from the distant island of Madagascar. This beautiful exotic chrysalidocarpus plant with wide openwork leaves has long been a symbol of the hot sunny south.

Like all tropical plants, chrysalidocarpus (areca) is an extremely thermophilic, moisture-loving crop, demanding good lighting. Fits perfectly into the interior, regardless of the style of its design. With proper care, the Chrysalidocarpus palm grows quickly, blooms and forms fruits.

Photo: Chrysalidocarpus - description and care ...

The genus "Chrysalidocarpus" got its name from the fruits of a yellowish color. Translation from ancient Greek has a meaning: chryseus - "golden", karpos - "fruit". Sometimes the palms of this group are called the outdated name "areca" (lat. Areca).

Because of the peculiarity of forming dense but slender thickets, chrysalidocarpus is called the "reed palm". This is due to the fact that several stems grow from the pot at once. Recognized as an unpretentious, easy-to-care plant. It remains only to properly care for the chrysalidocarpus palm and maintain a strict appearance.

Chrysalidocarpus care at home

- relation to temperature.

The plant reacts sharply to a decrease in temperature - it is supercooled and may die. It is impossible to allow the air temperature in the room to fall below + 15 * C, chrysalidocarpus (Areca) feels comfortable at +20 - (+ 23 * C).

- Illumination.

The sun-loving palm, "sultry southerner", grows on the south side, although the summer, midday sun can cause leaf burns - the tips dry out and turn yellow. Try to shade the chrysalidocarpus on hot days or move the flowerpot to a less hot place.

A young plant should not be exposed to the sun, but accustomed to "sunbathing" gradually, so as not to cause burns and damage to young delicate tissues.

Water procedures - watering and humidity

Moderate watering (more intense in summer and less abundant in winter) is favorable for this crop. We will try to replace the tropical climate with high humidity in the spring-summer period with spraying. In autumn and winter, during the heating season, regular water procedures have a beneficial effect on chrysalidocarpus. In a cool room, spraying is not carried out.

Pour only settled water at room temperature into the sprayer and spray over the plant at a distance of at least 0.5 m. After a shower, wait to expose the chrysalidocarpus with drops of water on the leaves under the summer sun or a draft.

If a hard crust has formed on the surface of the soil, it is necessary to loosen the earth. Excessive moisture, as well as its lack, are contraindicated for the areca plant - chrysalidocarpus, brown spots appear on the leaves, which grow and the leaves fall off.

How to transplant chrysalidocarpus?

The plant is hard to transplant, so it is replaced by transshipment into a suitable flowerpot with the replacement of drainage and topping up the earth. Young, well-developed chrysalidocarpus palms are transshipped annually, adults - less often (once every 2-4 years). In large ones, only the top layer of soil is changed to fresh.

After the root system has completely filled the pot, it must be transplanted into a larger container. To do this, we take high flowerpots - the root system of chrysalidocarpus grows from top to bottom. We carefully remove the plant from the old soil, trying to keep the earthen lump, and transfer it to a large container.

- relation to the soil.

The culture is undemanding to the soil, but for better growth and development, fertile, well-drained soil is needed. Soil components should not retain moisture, have a soft structure. The main component is coarse peat. Acidic soil inhibits palm growth.

If you apply complex fertilizers once a month, this will be enough for the normal growth and vital activity of chrysalidocarpus. If the room is warm enough in winter, then two times during the winter you can feed the plant during watering.

Growing chrysalidocarpus from seeds

If you are inclined to experiment, then you can try to grow Chrysalidocarpus (Areca) palm from seeds, just get ready in advance - the result will have to wait longer than shoots of ordinary plants. And if the seeds are “not the first freshness”, then they may not germinate for several months, or even longer!

Stages of seed germination:

Before planting, soak for 2-3 days in warm water.

We germinate the seeds in a wet plastic bag with peat, tightly closing it.

As soon as the seeds hatch, we plant them in pots filled with peat and sand.

We regularly water the emerging shoots.

How to grow chrysalidocarpus from offspring shoots

From the lower adventitious buds of chrysalidocarpus, root offspring are easily formed - young shoots, at the base of which roots develop. The processes that have reached the desired size are easily separated, immediately at the time of transplantation, from the mother plant and take root in light soil, which is best done in spring or summer.

We separate young offspring from adult plants.

Carefully cut off the tips of the roots, so as not to damage the shoots.

We dip into the solution that enhances growth and root formation. You can simply collect boiled water and hold for two days.

Young, healthy roots are formed. We prepare containers for planting cuttings, shoots, fill them with a substrate and place the plants.

In the photo: areca palm - reproduction and care at home ...

Do not forget to water the shoots, do not leave them in direct sunlight and in a draft. After a few weeks, young Chrysalidocarpus plants will take root.

Care in home care and cultivation (a warm place, spraying the leaves, abundant watering) is the key to the health of chrysalidocarpus!

Chrysalidocarpus is famous not only for its hard-to-pronounce name, but also for its magnificent decorative effect, exotic beauty of leaves and unpretentious care. Thanks to these properties, it is very popular among both professional flower growers and amateurs, who will probably be interested in reading this article on the topic: chrysalidocarpus - home care.

The world knows about 20 species of chrysalidocarpus belonging to the arec family, but only a few can be cultivated in room conditions. Caring for these plants is relatively simple, but specific.

Lighting

In nature, Chrysalidocarpus (pictured) lives in the tropics, so it is accustomed to the bright sun and hot weather.

He likes to caress in warm sunlight, so the pot with this plant should be placed in a well-lit place. Window sills facing south or east are ideal. If the summer is too hot, it is better to hide the palm tree from the midday sun in order to prevent burns. Strong direct or window-through ultraviolet radiation can harm the foliage of young chrysalidocarpus, which, already reaching a more mature age, about 5-6 years, becomes resistant to such conditions.

To maintain the decorativeness of the palm tree, the beauty of its crown, it is recommended to turn the plant around its axis by 180 degrees once a week or two, so that all its parts are evenly fed with light.

Temperature and Humidity

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens: care for this plant should be aimed at maintaining a sufficiently high temperature in the room - about 22-25 degrees Celsius. In winter, this palm tree can be content with cooler air - 18-20 degrees Celsius, but not lower than 16. This is already too cold for it.

The temperature regime is especially important for young plants, which are more problematic to react to external factors. Caring for the areca palm is also about the humidity of the air. It should be as close to natural conditions as possible. Of course, turning your house into the tropics will not work, but it is necessary to regularly spray the plant, wipe its leaves with a wet sponge. In this case, you can use only clean, soft water.

Watering

Many people ask, what should be the watering in order for the care of the areca chrysalidocarpus to be considered correct? For the active development of the plant, it must be watered abundantly enough, in no case allowing the soil to dry out or even the slightest excess of moisture in it. You can only use distilled or bottled water. Hard, chlorinated, taken from the tap is not suitable. In winter, the frequency of watering can be reduced, but in any case, the soil should always be slightly moistened.

top dressing

Home care for the chrysalidocarpus lutescens palm tree includes competent fertilizer. You can feed it throughout the year, once a month, and twice in spring and summer. For this, a special substrate designed for decorative leafy plants is suitable. It is quite easy to find it in any hypermarket or narrow-profile store. If necessary, additional foliar top dressing with useful microelements can be carried out. The most favorable for this vegetative period.

Transfer

As a rule, care at home means under the failure and transplantation of the areca palm. To perform this procedure, the spring season is considered optimal - mid-April or early May.

For the successful resettlement of chrysalidocarpus, it is necessary:

  • create a kind of earthen lump around its root system;
  • cut off thin roots protruding in different directions with a sharp knife for convenient planting of the plant in a new pot;
  • create drainage, fill empty spaces with soil and water it abundantly.

Young chrysalidocarpus are transplanted annually, those that are older - once every few years.

Reproduction of chrysalidocarpus

Naturally, during the period of growing chrysalidocarpus, there is a desire to propagate this marvelous plant. You can do this in two ways:

  • seeds;
  • root shoots.

If caring for a chrysalidocarpus areca palm at home is not so difficult, then. Adherents of the first method buy or somehow get seeds, soak them for 3-4 days in a special solution of sulfuric acid. If it is not at hand, you can use plain water, as long as it is warm. After soaking, the planting material is sent to a substrate acceptable for palms, which must be carefully watered, or better, sprayed.

The optimum temperature for seed germination is 25-30 degrees Celsius. If the room is cooler, the shoot of grains will be delayed. Like adult plants, small seedlings love light and high humidity. Soon the first leaves appear. After that, chrysalidocarpus can be transplanted into separate pots and after a few months, with proper care, they will turn into full-fledged plants.

Many flower growers also practice vegetative propagation. It can be produced at any time of the year, but it is best in spring or summer when the weather is warm. Strong, juice-filled sprouts are selected and carefully cut off at the very base of the plant. Initially, they should already be characterized by mini-roots, which, after transplanting into the ground, gain strength and slowly turn into a full-fledged root system. The main thing is that the soil is moist and the room is warm. As practice shows, reproduction in this way is easily given even to beginners in floriculture.

Diseases and pests

Unfortunately, not a single plant is immune from misfortune in the form of a variety of pests or infections. Chrysalidocarpus is no exception. It is susceptible to fungal diseases of the genus Helminthosporia, which are expressed in the form of dark spots with a characteristic yellow border. If you do not react in time, the fungus will spread throughout the palm tree and will seriously threaten its life. To combat this disease, it is necessary to minimize watering the soil and temporarily stop spraying the plant, since it is in an excessively humid environment that the fungus multiplies well. The bush should be carefully treated with a fungicidal solution.

Growing problems

There are also "dark" sides of growing the exotic areca chrysalidocarpus palm. During care, the following problems may arise:

The tips of the leaves instantly, and some turn black. The reason may be excessive dryness of the soil or insufficient level of humidity. Sometimes such a reaction follows as a result of a decrease in the temperature in the room or due to mechanical damage to the plant.

The leaves turn yellow. It leads to such a consequence either insufficient watering, or excessive illumination of the room. The pot with chrysalidocarpus should be removed to a more shaded place.

The leaves are covered with brown spots. The reason is excessive or incorrect watering with too hard water. The soil is waterlogged, and this can lead not only to darkening of the foliage, but also to rotting of the root system of the chrysalidocarpus areca flower. It is important that care is correct.

Popular varieties and types

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, there are about two dozen species of chrysalidocarpus, but only a few of them are popular. Experienced flower growers recommend breeding chrysalidocarpus Madagascar and yellowish at home. They are magnificent visually, do not require increased attention to themselves, and are perfectly amenable to reproduction.

Chrysalidocarpus Madagascar

It is distinguished by a powerful barrel with rings visible to the naked eye. In nature, such a palm tree grows up to 8 meters. It grows quite rapidly in warm rooms. It is characterized by smooth, tufted leaves, reaching a length of 40 centimeters.

Chrysalidocarpus yellowish

It is called so because of the characteristic yellowish stems that are densely branched at the base. The leaves are almost identical in color. They are wide and long. If in nature this type of palm is distributed with specific fruits, then in room conditions, unfortunately, this happens extremely rarely. In any case, such a plant will be a great decoration for the interior of both an office space and an ordinary apartment or country house.

At the moment, chrysalidocarpus - (Chrysalidocarpus Lutascens) - is one of the most popular plants among lovers of decorative palms.

This popularity is explained by the fact that, despite its exotic origin, chrysalidocarpus, which is not difficult to care for, is not a rather capricious plant.

Chrysalidocarpus care and features

Chrysalidocarpus belongs to the genus of areca palms. In its homeland, on the territory of the Comoros and Madagascar, this genus has twenty species. Only one of them acts as a home plant - Chrysalidocarpus yellowish.

This plant got its name because of the yellow tint of the stems. The palm leaves themselves are very juicy green. Their shape resembles feathers, and many stems that begin to branch at the rhizome make the plant voluminous and fluffy.

Chrysalidocarpus is yellowish, only one species of this genus of palms that grows at home. It can reach 1.5 -2 meters.

The maximum height that chrysalidocarpus can reach in a city apartment or office reaches one and a half to two meters.

Chrysalidocarpus Care at home. plant location

The ideal place for keeping chryhalidocarpus in the house will be a room with windows facing south, but it is important to observe one condition here: in the summer, the plant must be covered from direct sunlight from 11 am to 3 pm.

Over time, the palm tree can be moved to rooms with a northern location, as the plant adapts perfectly to partial shade. In the first hours after buying a plant, it is not recommended to immediately expose it to the bright sun. It would be better if it gets used to the light climate of the room a little, otherwise the palm leaves will get burned.

It is necessary to regularly, (about once a week), turn the flower 180 degrees so that the symmetry of the arrangement of the leaves is preserved. Particular attention should be paid to the temperature regime of the room in which the palm tree will grow. The most comfortable chrysalidocarpus - care for which is not difficult, feels at a temperature of 18 to 23 degrees. But in the summer, these figures should be higher: 23-25 ​​degrees.

For a prosperous existence, a constant supply of fresh air is necessary. An open window or an open window will suffice. But not in the immediate vicinity, as this can lead to a decrease in the permissible temperature thresholds. You should also protect the palm tree from drafts.

Chrysalidocarpus Care. Content Rules

One of the important conditions for the proper maintenance of this plant is regular watering. In this regard, chrysalidocarpus is very capricious. In particular, the water that is best to moisten the soil should be bottled or filtered. If the use of running water is supposed to be used, then it must first be defended for a day. This is due to the fact that this plant is very sensitive to various impurities and chlorine.

Chrysalidocarpus should be watered only when the soil remains dry for one or two days. In other words, the soil in a pot with a plant should not be constantly moistened: it is necessary to wait for a slight drying. If you water the plant too often, then its roots can begin to rot and the plant dies. During watering, avoid getting water on the base of the stems. And excess water must be removed from the pan 2-3 hours after watering. Also, the soil should not be allowed to dry out.

The lack of moisture leads to the death of the leaves and the plant cannot be saved.

Chrysalidocarpus Care and watering

Like any tropical plant, chrysalidocarpus requires additional care, the most important thing is moisture. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly, once every 2 days, spray palm leaves from a spray bottle. For this I use the same water as for irrigation - bottled or purified. Adult palm trees (4-6 years old) on hot summer days can be sprayed 1-2 times per season from the shower. But this must be done carefully, controlling the pressure of the water so that the stems and leaves are not damaged. After such moistening of the leaves, it is necessary to remove excess water.

For this, a flap of soft, well-absorbing moisture fabric is suitable. As the leaves and stems of the palm tree grow, they can dry out and must be removed with sharp scissors or a knife, cutting them off at the very base, in no case damaging the trunk of the palm tree. This will ensure the fastest growth of new, young stems. But it is worth remembering that you need to trim only completely dead leaves. And the leaves, slightly yellowed or dried up, must be left, since until a certain time they remain a source of nutrients for the whole plant.

Transplant and top dressing

With proper care, chrysalidocarpus grows very quickly and as the pot is filled with the roots of the plant, it must be transplanted. This should be done in the spring, from late March to mid-April, no more than once every 2 years. Each time, the container for transplanting palm trees should be 1-2 sizes larger.

And it is better to use tall pots for this, since the root system of chrysalidocarpus is vertical.

If the care is correct, it grows quickly. Requires a transplant as the pot is filled with roots. It is necessary to carry out a transplant in the period of late March - early April. But not more than twice a year.

It is very important to provide chrysalidocarpus with additional nutrients. It is better to feed him from the beginning of March to the end of September. It is better to use a special complex fertilizer for palm trees for this. As a rule, it is liquid and is added to water for irrigation at the rate of 10 ml per 1 liter of water.

Feeding frequency - 2-3 times a month. Sometimes there is a need for foliar feeding of the plant. For this purpose, you should also use special fertilizer complexes designed for indoor plants. The need for additional fertilizer may arise when the soil for chrysalidocarpus is not properly formulated.

A properly formulated mixture for keeping this plant should include pumice, pine bark, crushed dolomite or pebbles, perlite and charcoal, taken in equal parts. The main component of the soil mixture - coarse peat - is taken in an amount equal to two parts. One tenth of bone meal is also added to this mixture.

Since the degree of soil moisture should not be too high when growing chrysalidocarpus, all components for the soil mixture should not have a soft structure, otherwise excess water during irrigation will linger in the soil, which threatens to become waterlogged.

In general, the soil for chrysalidocarpus, as for many ornamental palms, should have a neutral acidity or be acidic. Ideal pH indicators are 6.0-7.5.

Chrysolidocarpus Care and Disease

With improper care or a lack of useful trace elements, the plant may begin to wither. For example, stopping the growth of a palm tree indicates a nitrogen deficiency in the soil. Necrosis of the leaf edge, as well as the appearance of pale yellow and orange spots on older leaves, indicates a lack of magnesium and potassium.

Manganese deficiency is primarily reflected in young leaves: they do not develop quickly enough, the stems are sluggish, necrotic stripes appear on the leaves. Necrotic spots also appear with zinc deficiency.

A common cause of Chrysolidocarpus disease is the increased acidity of the soil.

All this indicates a high acidity of the soil. The solution to the problem is to mix a small amount of ash or lime into the soil. At the same time, you need to regularly check the acidity of the soil and ensure that the pH is below 7. Foliar fertilizers will also help solve the problem. But both do not lead to a quick result.

Often, in violation of the temperature regime, namely at low temperatures (16-17 degrees), the growth and development of the plant may slow down or stop. This leads to a slowdown in root activity, which means that nutrients do not enter the plant in full.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to provide the necessary temperature conditions for chrysalidocarpus. For several days, the soil temperature should be 25-27 degrees. Excessive watering can cause leaf edge burns. But these symptoms appear after the root system has suffered. To help the plant, you need to introduce a substrate into the soil or transplant the plant into a completely renewed soil mixture. At the same time, it is necessary to strictly monitor the volume and quality of irrigation.

reproduction

Chrysalidocarpus can be propagated in two ways: by seed and by cutting off shoots.

In the first case, the seeds of the plant must be soaked in warm water for 2-3 days. The seeds are then sown in soft peat soil. During this period, it is very important that the temperature regime be within 27-30 degrees. To do this, you can sow the seeds in a mini-greenhouse. Watering should be carried out as the soil dries up, but without waiting for it to dry out.

From the moment of sowing to the appearance of the first sprouts, most often a month and a half passes. But if the temperature regime is not observed, the germination time increases two to three times. After the appearance of the first sprouts, you can start feeding, but not more than once every three months. For this, complex liquid fertilizer for indoor plants or special fertilizer for palm trees is also used.

Calculation of fertilizer per 1 liter of water - 5 ml. Lighting for seedlings should not be too bright, diffused light is best. You can transplant seedlings into pots after the appearance of the first full-fledged stems.

The second method of propagation, vegetative, is good in that it can be used at any time of the year, while propagation by seeds can only be done in late autumn. So, only a very bushy plant is suitable for reproduction in this way. The process is removed at the very base with a thin curved knife.

It is very important not to damage the main stems. Having cut off a small process, it is cleaned of leaves and lubricated with a cut site, first lubricated with a fungicide, and then a root formation stimulator is applied. As for the cut on the mother plant, it must be dried for two to three days.

The shoot is planted in the substrate. It is best to use coarse sand for this. Watering should be regular, the temperature is within 27-29 degrees, the light regime is partial shade. The roots of the plant are fixed in a period of up to 3 months.