Hamedorea

Photo Hamedorea in the interior

In the collection of exotic domestic plants, there is sure to find such a palm tree as Chamedorrhoea (Chamaedorea). It's flowering perennial plant of the Palm family, numbering about 130 species. The homeland of the Hamedorea is the tropics in East Africa, Central America, Madagascar. Several species of this plant in the wild are found in the Crimea, the Caucasus, southern Europe.

The most common shrub forms of this palm, but there are still chamedorea lianas and plants with one stem. It is characterized by slow growth - only 1-2 young leaves appear per year.

Male and female plants differ in flowers - in male they are red and yellow, collected in inflorescences, while in female orange and bright red flowers are single.

Be sure to look at similar palm trees to Liviston and Fortune trachicarpus.

	It is characterized by slow growth - only 1-2 young leaves appear per year.
	At home, the palm tree does not bloom.
	The plant is easy to grow. Suitable for a beginner.
	Perennial.

Useful properties of Hamedorea

A photo

Exotic palm tree has useful properties - it is volatile. In other words, the plant is able to clean the air in the room, and also effectively eliminates harmful fumes, for example, benzene, ammonia, formaldehyde and other volatile substances.

Hamedorea elegans. A photo

Features of growing at home. Briefly

Like any plant, chamedorrhea at home requires certain conditions of care and maintenance. Basic rules for growing palm trees:

Temperature mode	12-20˚С, does not tolerate too low and high temperatures.
Air humidity	About 50% is recommended, but tolerates low humidity.
Lighting	In summer, the soil should be constantly moist; in winter, watering is reduced.
Watering	Regular, plentiful after drying of the topsoil.
Palm tree soil	A substrate of 3 parts of turf land and 1 part of sand, peat, deciduous land.
Fertilizer and fertilizer	Crushed in half with water, a universal fertilizer is applied every 2-4 weeks.
Transfer	Annual transplantation is required for young plants, then every 3 years.
Breeding	Seed method, offspring, dividing the bush.
Growing Features	Requires shading, frequent watering.

Hamedorea: home care. In detail

In order for the palm tree to grow well, it is necessary to provide proper care for chamedorea in an apartment or house. Consider the features of growing this plant.

Bloom

The peculiarity of this palm is that it blooms from the 3rd year. If you plant several plants in a pot, they will bloom in turn throughout the year. Delicate yellow flowers with a pleasant aroma resemble mimosa.

In young plants, it is recommended to remove the peduncle, because the plant spends a lot of energy and will grow poorly. Fertilizing fertilizer will fix the situation.

Temperature mode

It especially reacts to high temperatures, so in the summer you should ventilate the room. In winter, the plant should be indoors with a temperature in the range of 12-18 ° C, excluding drafts and hypothermia. But even in critical conditions, the plant is able to survive.

Spraying

The optimum humidity for the palm is about 50%. Growing a plant at home, it is recommended to spray it once a day with standing water. Some gardeners claim that a palm tree can be sprayed a couple of times a week, and in winter only one spraying per week is enough.

But even if the plant is not sprayed, it will not stop growing, however, the likelihood of damage by a spider mite increases.

Lighting

The plant is considered one of the most shade-tolerant plants. A palm pot is best placed near the east window. This is an ideal landscaping in which there is little sunlight. With an excess of lighting, the palm leaves may turn yellow, and the plant itself will weaken.

Hygiene

To keep the leaves clean, you need to periodically arrange a shower for the palm. If the plant is large, it is carefully sprayed.

Watering

This plant should be watered abundantly in the summer, preventing the soil from drying out in the pot. Homemade chamedorrhea is demanding on soil moisture, so it is watered 2-3 times a week. It should be remembered that overflow for palm trees is harmful.

In winter, the frequency of watering is reduced to 1 time per week, which will avoid root decay.

Pot

There is no unequivocal opinion on the choice of the pot: some recommend replacing the palm tree in a spacious container, and others believe that the pot should be cramped, so you need to transplant into a container with a slightly larger diameter.

Priming

As part of the substrate, 3 parts of it are turf land, which has a high density. 1 part of sheet soil, sand and peat are added to it. The acidity of the soil should be in the range of 5-6.5.

From the finished soil mixture it is recommended to use the "Palm", adding a little sand.

Fertilizer and fertilizer

In the summer, they are fed with universal fertilizer (for example, "Agricola") every 2-4 weeks. Only pre-dressing is diluted in half with water. In winter, you do not need to feed a palm tree.

Transfer

Young plants should be replanted every year in a larger pot. Hamedorea transplantation is carried out adultly when the roots become visible from the hole in the pot. That is, the procedure is carried out approximately once every 4-5 years. Since the adult palm tree is difficult to transplant, you can only update the topsoil, replacing it with a fresh substrate.

Trimming Hamedorea

If large brown foci appear on the leaves, such shoots should be cut off. Also, you need to remove dry and yellowed leaves, trimming to living tissue. Pruning is carried out with sharp scissors, having previously been treated with alcohol. Cut sites are treated with fungicide.

Some gardeners recommend removing peduncles in young plants so that the palm subsequently grows well.

Rest period

The main rule of caring for a palm tree during the rest period is the absence of top dressing, rare watering, and a decrease in room temperature. Spray the plant in winter rarely.

Seed cultivation

Fresh seeds are selected for sowing, since their germination rate decreases by 10% every month. That is, the seed packing date should not be older than 10 months. If a palm tree of both genders grows in the house, you can manually pollinate the flowers and get your seeds.

Seeds before planting are soaked for 5-6 days, having removed previously file the hard shell with a file or a grindstone. Each seed should be sown with a sawn part down into a separate cup, into which a peat-sand mixture is poured.

It is not necessary to sprinkle the seed with earth, the glass is placed in the greenhouse to ensure the greenhouse effect. Periodically shelter aerate, moisten the soil. In 2 months, seedlings from home seeds will appear, and from purchased seeds in 6-8 months. When the leaf grows to 4 cm, seedlings can be transplanted.

Breeding Chamedorea

In the spring, a bush of overgrown palm trees is carefully removed from the pot, and an earthen lump is washed out under the stream of water. After this, the bush is divided into several parts so that each has a healthy mature shoot and a good root system.

Separate bushes are planted in separate pots. In about a month, new plants adapt and start growing.

Diseases and Pests

When growing, there may be some problems:

• Dry leaf tips Hamedorei is a sign of dry air. It is necessary to regularly air the room, spray the palm tree.
• Leaves turn yellow - excess lighting or irrigation with hard water. The plant should be rearranged in a darker place and use soft water.
• Wither, die, rot leaves - usually this happens in the winter due to rotting of the roots of the palm. The reason for this is excessive watering of the plant. To correct the situation, you need to reduce the frequency and volume of irrigation, loosen the soil. You can make a transplant by cutting off rotten roots, and add drainage, water-retaining components (sphagnum or coal) to the soil.
• Brown spots on the leaves - A sign of excessive palm watering or the use of too hard water. It is necessary to trim damaged leaves, reduce watering, use soft water.
• Fade and darken leaves - consequences of maintenance at low temperature. It is necessary to transfer the plant to a warmer room.
• Lower leaves fall - This is a normal process for age-related palm leaves. Such leaves are trimmed and cut.
• Cotton-like plaque on leaves - This is a sign of the appearance of a mealybug on the plant. Treatment of the bush with insecticides will be required.

Pests that can attack: mealybug, spider mite, scab.

Types of homemade hamedorea with photos and names

The most common types are:

Graceful Hamedorea (Chamaedorea elegans)

This is a perennial single-stem plant up to 1.5-2 meters high. On a smooth trunk, 6-7 cirrus leaves develop. Each leaf is divided into 8-15 dark green narrow-lanceolate segments. Inflorescence - loose panicles of ears, which are formed by orange-red flowers. After flowering, black berries form.

Hamedorea Ernesti-Augusti (Chamaedorea Ernesti-Augusti)

This species has dark green leaves; it has no segmentation. The leaves are distinguished by a large wide plate, which is sometimes divided at the end into two parts. Growing slowly. The shape of the plant is stem - one stem grows from one rhizome. Blooms in red spherical flowers collected in sprawling inflorescences.

Hamedorea high (Chamaedorea Elatior)

The stems are high erect, outwardly resemble bamboo stems. After the bottom sheet falls, a light ring remains on the stem. The top of the stem is crowned with 4-6 dark green leaves of feathery-dissected shape. In narrow lanceolate lobes, the edge is pointed. It blooms with bright orange flowers collected in panicles.

Chamedorea one-color (Latin Chamaedorea Concolor)

The most unpretentious look. Shoots grow slowly, not higher than 1 meter in height. The shape of the plant is bush due to the formation of several thin shoots. At the top of the shoot, light green leaves of cirrus are dissected. Flowering in this species occurs quickly - panicle inflorescences of a yellowish tint appear on young plants.

Metal Hamedorea (lat. Chamaedorea Metallica)

This species is distinguished by the color of the leaves - they are dark green with a metallic tint. The leaves of the plant are continuous wide. Over time, the trunk becomes lignified, thick. Plant height up to 2 meters (at home grows lower). Shade tolerant plant.