Dollar tree it is accepted to call zamiakulkas. Its blossoming happens quite seldom as in nature, and in room floriculture. This plant is appreciated its leaves, but not flowers.
Flower of zamiakulkas
At zamiakulkas small light flowers which are collected in ear - characteristic inflorescence for all aroidny. Flowers of different floor are located in ear separately, men's are located on top, and women's - from below, between them zone of sterile flowers. This structure of inflorescence helps zamiakulkas to avoid self-pollination.
It is difficult to find ear among foliage as from above it is covered with the cover altered by leaf kind of it is wrapped in it, and among greens does not differ from the developed young leaves. It is explained by the habitat of zamiakulkas in the homeland - this succulent pollinates wind or is more rare - the few creeping insects. Therefore the inflorescence is located low, at the height of 2-4 cm from the soil - it facilitates access to it. In the beginning the ear grows up, and then, in process of maturing, its peduncle bends down to the earth more and more. After pollination, brown berries in which seeds of zamiakulkas are formed. In the conditions of room floriculture to receive seeds very difficult as the plant lacks light, heat and humidity.
Blossoming and seeds in room conditions
The opinion is widespread that in pots of the house only adult plants, but in fact it not so blossom. To blossom, the zamiakulkas is not required to reach certain age or to expand to some limits. During creation of optimal conditions also absolutely young copies which have grown up only 1-2 leaves for the life blossom. The mode has to include from itself lighting, temperature and watering. Zamiakulkas is considered shade-enduring and really does not suffer at northern windows or in the center of the room, but there it will only grow, and to blossom - never. This inhabitant of the African stony plateaus needs to be placed in the scorching direct sun, at the southern and southeast nepritenenny windows, then there is chance to see its blossoming already at young age. The plainness and obscurity of inflorescence did not become obstacle for set of good signs with which flower growers accompany blossoming of zamiakulkas. It happens rather seldom and therefore signs about it only good. This plant is called dollar tree, and it is considered that its blossoming foretells financial wellbeing for family members. That the sign has come true, the flower has to be not bought, and is received as a gift or independently multiplied from leaf. If the plant blossoms, but new escapes on it do not appear, it can be the sign of aging or disease of roots of zamiakulkas, and it is better to take care at the same time of its reproduction and preservation of this beautiful plant.