The delicate and fine tropical flower spathiphyllum in the people is often called "women's happiness". The set of signs is connected with this plant. Care for it in room conditions is rather simple.
Kind signs
The name "women's happiness" is connected with set of kind signs and properties which are attributed to this plant in the people. So, it is considered that blossoming "women's happiness" promises to unmarried girls to put on long-awaited ring ring finger. Lonely will meet the half, and at family the relations with the husband and with children will be improved.
And, at last, the most widespread sign: if in the house "women's happiness" blossoms, shortly it is possible to expect pleasant addition in family. So all who dream of the child should grow up this flower.
Of course, all signs are connected with tsveteny plants. And in order that spathiphyllum it is abundant and regularly blossomed, it is necessary to look after it correctly.
Cultivation conditions
The spathiphyllum is the effective tropical plant which has got used to warm and humid climate. Respectively, it is desirable to create it the conditions as close as possible to natural. This house flower will well grow at you on northern or east windowsill. The half-shade or diffused light is necessary for it. At the same time at insufficient lighting the leaves can become shallow. In the direct sun, solar burns are possible. Optimum air temperature for cultivation of "women's happiness" - 18 – 25 degrees of heat in the summer and not less than 16 degrees in the winter. At low temperatures the plant can stop in the development and growth.
Leaving and watering
In the nature the spathiphyllum lives in humid climate. However it does not mean at all that it should be filled in. In this case at "women's happiness" roots can begin to rot.
To hold moisture, in pallet it is possible to fill a little sand or to put moss.
It is necessary to water approximately every three days and only when drying the soil, in the summer – it is abundant, it is less in the winter. Usually on this plant it is very well visible when it "wants to drink": "women's happiness" begins to lower leaves slightly. It is desirable to make watering only through pallet. Water has to be room temperature, well defended. Most of all spathiphyllum needs high air humidity. Surely it is necessary to spray it as often as possible, in the summer at least twice a day, in the winter – daily.
During blossoming when spraying try not to get water splashes on flowers.
It is desirable to wipe spathiphyllum leaves from dust from time to time, trying not to leave on them stains. It will help plant to breathe and its decorative effect will be higher.