Areca, palm

Areca, palm Areca or betel - average palm height,which is well cultivated in artificial conditions. Often, even in flower shops, it is given for a chrysalidocarpus, not paying attention to the fact that it is a completely different plant.

Many amateurs-flower growers confuse them because ofthe similarity of pinnate leaves. In fact, they have such a form from the time of origin in the chamelea and chrysalidocarpus. But betel has a pinnate configuration only in adulthood. Young specimens have a two-fingered form of leaves.

Chrysalidocarpus (Chrysalidocarpus)

Refers to the Arek family. It is a palm tree. The name has received due to the coloring of its fruits. They are bright yellow. Large enough plant, can reach a height of 9 meters. Palms of this variety are called "areca".

Chrysalidocarpus areca: care

The plant loves a well-lit room andwell tolerates the sun. He does not tolerate drafts, but he likes fresh air and high humidity. Temperatures prefer moderate, up to + 25 ° C in summer, and up to + 23 ° C, in winter. Critically low is the temperature + 16 ° C. Leaves must be constantly wiped, at least twice a month. Spray the plant only in the warm season, in autumn and winter, this procedure is not carried out.

Areca: home care

In order for the palm to have a healthy and well-groomed appearance, it is placed on well-lit window sills or next to the southern windows. The only thing that does not fit the plant is the hot, direct rays of the summer sun.

If there are no such bright places, you can safely cultivate a betel in the penumbra.

Grow the flower at a temperature of +22 + 25 ° C - in the summer and + 20 ° C, but not below + 16 ° C, - in winter. Be sure to ventilate the room, while avoiding drafts.

Water sprinkling in spring and summer should be abundant and regularly with standing water. With the beginning of autumn months, moisten the soil only after it has completely dried.

The plant responds well to spraying twiceper day (water temperature + 37 ° C) and organic fertilizer. Flowers are fertilized not only in the summer (every two weeks), but also at other times (once a month).

Because of the fact that a palm tree does not tolerate a good canontransplantation, it is replaced by transshipment. For young seedlings, it is carried out every spring. For adults, in four years. And in large palms in tubs only the upper part of the soil is changed.

The most acceptable substrate for flowers is a mixture of leaf soil (2), turf (4) and humus with sand (1 + 1).

Thinness of care

Each leaf lives a certain period, and as it ages, it grows brown and dies. If this happens to your palm tree, do not worry - this is a natural process.

But if the tips of the leaves start to burn with leaf tips, the reason may be that the room is dry and / or cold air.

From an overabundance of sunlight, the plant turns yellow anddries, this also starts to curl the sheet, and on his plate there is a burn. Up to five years old young palm trees are very sensitive to direct sun exposure.