Spathiphyllum – incredibly elegant plant capable to decorate any interior. The graceful sail of flower against the background of refined dark green leaves looks very stylish. But violation of conditions of keeping of plant leads to the fact that leaves lose the beauty and begin to blacken and dry.
Spathiphyllum – very effective, krasivotsvetushchy plant which is not suffering negligent treatment. Any errors in leaving, lighting, watering or fertilizing at once are reflected in condition of flower about what the arising problems with plant leaves signal. Leaves can begin to turn yellow, blacken at the edges, to dry, become covered by brown spots is the main sign that the flower needs the urgent help.
Lack of moisture
Being native of humid tropical climate, the spathiphyllum badly transfers dry indoor air. Most often problems with health of flower begin during inclusion of long-distance heating. As a rule, pots with plants are placed on windowsills under which heating batteries are located and, the warm air rising from them up, in literal sense dries up flower leaves. Dry tips of leaves – the first sign of lack of moisture.
To provide to plant necessary humidity, it is regularly necessary to clean leaves from dust, to spray them with water from spray. Besides, installation of pot with flower on the pallet which is filled up with drainage in the form of sand, pebble or haydite, and filled in with water can be effective measure for maintenance of the necessary level of humidity.
Excess of moisture
Leaves of spathiphyllum, strangely enough, abundant watering can be other cause of drying of tips. Trying to compensate lack of moisture, the owner of plant can excessively begin it to water therefore stagnation of water with which the root system is not able to cope is formed. The best way to provide to plant the damp atmosphere is mortgaging in pot of the layer of moss moistened with water or use of double container. The pot with flower is located in other capacity, the bigger size, and the space between them is filled with damp peat. Besides, among plants it is possible to place open containers with water – the evaporated water will maintain air humidity.
Errors in fertilizing
If at spathiphyllum tips of leaves have begun to blacken and dry up, then the reason can be in insufficient amount of mineral substances. It is possible to solve problem by means of entering into the soil of fertilizers, the containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Will not damage to plant and the specialized complex fertilizing added to soil during the whole year.
Location of plant
One of the reasons for which at spathiphyllum tips of leaves can dry is unsuccessful arrangement of pot. The plant badly transfers both hit of direct sunshine, and overcooling. If directly the current of air from the conditioner is directed to flowerpot with flower, blows from window, the first tips of leaves will react to similar problem: will begin to blacken and dry up.