Sansevera( sanseviera)
For jealous spouses
Sansevieria clears family relationships from suspicion
Sansevieria performs several functions in the house at once. It not only cleans the air of harmful chemicals released by particleboard, plastic or paint coatings, but also helps to establish a strong family relationship in the family. Nothing so shaky the energy
balance as uncertainty in close people. Sansevieria is a plant of sincerity, an opponent of misunderstandings and doubts. It seeks openness and light itself and conveys this aspiration to the surrounding people. There, where Sansevieria lives, there is no place for jealousy and suspicion.
To jealous spouse, to calm down and stop terrorizing you, you need to put a miniature sansevieria on the bedside table. It is desirable to do this on the full moon.
CARE SPECIFICATIONS It grows well in illuminated windows. Green-leaf varieties can stand in the shade, but plants with variegated leaves must necessarily get enough light, otherwise the leaves will fade.
Sansevieria is undemanding for temperature conditions, it develops well both in warm and cool rooms. From spring to autumn watering is moderate, during the winter months it is meager( about once every two weeks).Do not allow water to enter the leaf axils, this can provoke decay. For the same reason, instead of spraying, it is better to wipe the leaves from the dust with a damp sponge.
Transplantation is rarely performed unless it is obvious that the container is cramped. The substrate is made up of a mixture of leaf, turf and sand. Propagation by vegetative-fragments of leaves or division. The family is agave. The genus of a sanseur. Natural climatic conditions: the tropics and subtropics of Africa.
The majority of species are stems without perennial rhizome perennials.
The most common species in the indoor culture: Kirk's Sansevere * Leaves at the base are assembled into a rosette, not just spreading out, but spread over the surface of the soil in the presence of free space, oblong, wavy, dense, green with transverse pink stripes;inflorescence - globular umbrella, flowers scarlet. Sansevera is large * Epiphyte;rhizome relatively long, single leaves leave from it and 3 - 4 leaves at the end;the leaves are broadly ovate-lanceolate, to the base and ends tapering, olive-colored. Sansevera raffils * Rhizome thick, leaves up to 60 cm long, elongate-lanceolate to broad-crested, dark green in the background with uneven transverse bands and yellow-green oval spots, sometimes with reddish-brown edges;flowers up to 3.5 cm long, yellowish. Sansevera three-lane * Leaves in dense rosettes, which on one rhizome can be quite a lot, tall( more than a meter long), erect, xiphoid, leathery, hard, the main background is dark green, it has lighter( different shades in different varieties)uneven stripes;flowers can be considered decorative: inflorescences racemose, flowers small, stellate, white or greenish, fragrant;On the peduncle there are droplets of sweet nectar.
Varieties and varieties: a version of Lawrence - along the edge of the sheet longitudinal yellow stripes, this variety includes some new recently excreted varieties with broader and shorter leaves;a species of Hania - leaves are truncated, almost triangular, silvery-green sometimes transverse bands are reddish, some varieties are almost indistinguishable;gives many lateral offspring;variety Craig - low plants, leaves are elongated, on the edges is a motley, usually white-yellow border, flowers with narrow green petals, bending back to the end of flowering. Sansevera cylindrical ♦ Expressed rhizome is absent, the leaves are cylindrical, round in cross section, there are two types - ordinary and shortened on lateral shoots, at the end of which new rosettes can form. Sansevera Shtuk ♦ It looks like the previous species, but the thick rhizome is expressed, and the leaves reach a greater length.
An unpretentious plant.
Moisture requirement: regular moderate watering throughout the year.
Temperature mode: optimum winter temperature 16-18 ° С.
Light mode: moderate and bright lighting, but the variegated views on bright light often lose color. The eastern and western expositions are optimal.
Requirement for soil: soil mixtures with slightly acidic reaction( pH 6 - 7);optimal soil mixture from hardwood and turf lands with sand in a ratio of 4: 2: 1 with the addition of peat or chopped moss.
Reproduction: leaf cuttings and plant division during transplantation, in some species - secondary rosettes or offspring. Varieties with longitudinal bands or a decorative border do not retain varietal features in the ordinary cuttings, to reproduce them thus the leaf is shortened, and the middle is cut in a semicircle.
Features: easy to grow hydroponics. Well tolerates cramped. Can be used in group compositions with succulents.