Hoveya: photo and care at home
Homeland unpretentious hovey are Australia andlocated next to the island. In nature, you can meet luxurious fifteen-meter palm trees, which at home reach no more than two meters. It grows very slowly.
Types of hovei
Hoveya Foster or Kentia or Denea
One of the common indoor plants. In his homeland, Lord Howe Island, the palm grows on the rocks, high above sea level. Periodically falling lower leaves leave on the trunk the original scars-rings. In nature, feathery leaves grow to 2.5 m.
Hoveya Belmora
It is the second known speciesindoors. Inhabits also on the island of Lord Howe, but along the coral and sandy shores of the ocean. If the previous species reaches 12 meters in nature, then this palm grows to about 6-8 meters.
Palma hoveya: care at home
For good development, the plant needs a diffuselight or penumbra. No matter how slowly it grows, after a while it will turn into a dimensional copy that does not fit on the windowsill. Therefore, the most acceptable variant of its content will be a bedside table or a table next to the window.
In order to grow symmetrically, it must be rotated about 180 degrees every 14 days.
Pretty thermophilic, so grow itat an air temperature of +20 + 25 ° C. If the content mode exceeds the maximum limit, the leaves may begin to dry out. In this case, the palm should be sprayed with either distilled water or rainwater.
During the active spring-summer sun(April-August) kentiyu regularly watered, the soil in the container should be all the time wet. But make sure that the tips of the leaves do not begin to turn black or yellow. This indicates an excessive amount of water in the soil.
In winter, before watering, the earthen is allowed to dry completely.
The roots of hovey are fragile, so transplantationexercise must be neat. When you remove the plant from the pot, do not destroy the earthen lump. Otherwise, to reduce evaporation, cut several leaves.
Before planting, you can remove a number of felt roots with a sharp knife.
Deepen the plant can not. The level of the new landing should correspond to the mark that is on the trunk.
Periodically you need to clean the leaves of dust. This can be done with a damp sponge, holding the deciduous plate from below with a palm.
Reproduction
I hoveu can be propagated by seeds or plantingshoots. The best time for sowing is spring or summer. Sow the seeds immediately after they are harvested or bought. Prepare a pot or stalk, a mixture of earth and a filter. Pre-soaked in water seeds must be cleaned from a hard shell and put in a well-watered ground, not very deep. On the pot from the top we dress the package or cover with a jar. The temperature of the soil should be not lower than +27 degrees, 100% humidity, open for airing at least once a day, ensure good light. Seeds germinate for 4-6 months.
Pests
Most often the plant is exposed to pests, if it has poorly drained soil or it is sick, weakened. It can be damaged: caterpillar, aphids, spider mites.
Diseases
If it is bad to take care of a plant, it canto weaken and ache. Appearance tells you what it is sick. If the plant has spots on its leaf plate, the trunk begins to rot, this indicates that the plant is poorly drained. The plant needs to be treated with means containing methyl and mannosephosphate.
Leaves dry
If the plants dry the tips of the leaves or allsheet plate, this indicates dry air, poor watering and low humidity in the room. Also, the state of hovei is affected by light and temperature conditions. If it only has yellowed leaf tips, they must be cut off, leaving a strip of dry tissue, without affecting the healthy surface of the plate.
