Bamboo palm is an excellent choice for shaded spaces

Bamboo palm, or hamedoroya, is a genus of plants belonging to the palm or areca family. It is unpretentious and shade-tolerant. In natural conditions, the palm grows under taller trees. The name has Greek roots ("chamai" - low and "dorea" - a gift) and is associated with the easy availability of fruits hanging low above the ground.

The bamboo palm is easy to take root in the room. It does not grow as fast as other members of this family. Can bloom, and even at a young age. Its flowers are small, reddish-orange or yellowish-cream, depending on the variety, plain, collected in paniculate inflorescences. Leaves with long petioles (up to 60 cm), consisting of many lanceolate segments, are dark green. The trunk is shortened and has a bamboo palm. The photo shows all its charm.

Hamedora can be placed on the windowsill, and in the back of the room, because it can easily do without bright lighting. And the humidity of the air it needs increased. The palm should be regularly sprayed or placed on a pallet with moistened claydite. During the active vegetation period, fertilizing every two weeks is necessary. To do this, it is convenient to use liquid complex fertilizer for palm or universal. Winter bamboo palm should be at a temperature of about 15 ⁰ C.

You can reproduce by planting children and seeds, with the planting of which can not be delayed, since their germination decreases with time. Germinate the seeds for a long time, Sometimes up to six months. They pass the chameleon into a large container when the roots have mastered the former. It is desirable to use a special primer.

Often in shops sell not one plant in a pot, but several. Developing, they will oppress each other, as a result, some of them will simply perish. Bamboo palm transplant is painful, since trauma to the roots is almost impossible to avoid. Nevertheless, it is still necessary to plant a bunch of plants. The root neck can not be buried in any case. In the future, it is necessary to use transshipment.

Each plant will be more comfortable in a "personal" pot, but gradually the lower old leaves will die, the barrel will be bare. By this time, perhaps, root siblings are growing, which will improve the appearance. But it happens, the children do not exist for several years. Therefore, in one pot is optimal to grow three plants, and the emerging children can be planted, as soon as they develop four leaves.

Bamboo palm can blossom in any period of the year under favorable conditions of detention. With overflow or underflow, dry air does not flow. The frequency of watering is related to the temperature of the air in the room: the lower it is, the less water is required. Overflows are extremely dangerous. First, the leaves begin to dry out, as the roots rot and can not cope with providing the plant with moisture, and then death may ensue. Therefore, you need to water when the earthen mound dries to a third of the height of the pot.

Bamboo palm in dry air - a favorite object for a spider mite. In this case, it must be treated with an insecticide, for example, "Fitoverm" (a biological product without a smell) or "Aktelikom."

Hamedoraea is a wonderful plant for both an apartment and an office. It can decorate any room.