Rib cage plant
And the scientific name. Monstera delle cuza ...
Or Dendrum cream
And his native country. Central America
A tropical evergreen plant that does not grow in cold countries,
And it grows in homes with central heating.
It is grown as a shade-loving indoor foliage ornamental plant ...
A beautiful leafy plant of large size, shiny green climber, some varieties with mottled, with aerial roots from the stems, and a fast-growing plant.
The detail is evident in the paper,
There may be holes in it ... and the plants are good for coordination in the corners of large rooms and halls ...
It is a plant with rather large leaves and has deep divisions and aerial roots that grow from the stem and take root where it touches the ground. The leaves, in their general shape, resemble the heart, with holes and divisions resembling the human rib cage, and their giant flowers resemble the ornamental lily.
Maximum height: 9 meters
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• The adult plants are characterized by slits in the large leaves to make them in the shape of a rib cage. As for the juveniles, their leaves are round and not cracked. The old plant, which is large in size, can bloom and bear fruit
Taking care of the rib cage plants
It suits room temperature, it loves warm climate and can live in low temperatures provided that it is not less than 12 degrees Celsius and the appropriate temperature range for it is between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius.
You need regular irrigation and it is preferable to irrigate it as soon as the soil dries up slightly, and fertilizer is given during the period of active growth almost every month. She loves the wet rib cage plant, so it is preferable to spray the plant continuously with spray at close intervals, especially in summer.
It suits bright places without exposing it directly to sunlight that may cause burning and yellowing of the leaves, so it can be placed in places near large windows to provide lighting or even put it in a place under artificial lighting that tends to brighten.
Chest cage plant problems:
• When the breast cage plant reaches maturity, it will grow greatly and quickly, and its leaves will be untidy. The solution to this problem is to trim the plant to keep the shape of its leaves. The parts that have been pruned can be used by planting them in a separate pot after treating them with the root growth hormone.
• Flowers of the edges of the leaves of the rib cage plant, as well as the top of the plant, are brown in color. The problem may be due to the lack of moisture and dry air, and the reason may be the entanglement and congestion of the roots in the pot, which is an unhealthy phenomenon in all plants and leads to the same purpose
• In the event that the shape of the leaves changes, the cause is either light, irrigation, or lack of fertilization
• In the case of being infected with insects, they are sprayed with specialized pesticides by consulting agricultural engineers or an agricultural pharmacy near the house with different types of pesticides
His environmental needs are as follows:
Lighting: It needs good lighting away from direct sunlight. The little lighting makes the new leaves small, few lobed, and long necks.
The temperature needs: in the winter 16 m, in the summer 18-21 m, and when the temperature rises, good air humidity must be ensured.
Irrigation: It is irrigated twice a week in summer, and one water every 10-15 days in winter.
Fertilization: Compound liquid or granulated fertilizer is used once every 15 days, from May to September.
Atmospheric humidity: The leaves are sprayed regularly during the summer. To moisturize them, the container is placed on moist soil or on pebbles half submerged in water.
Rotation: once a year in the spring season, and for a large plant, we are satisfied with replacing the surface layer of its old soil with new soil.
• One of its benefits is that it is an air-purifying plant, that is, against pollution, as it absorbs the toxic gases that cause suffocation
• The chest cage plant can be grown outside the home away from direct sunlight in a shady or semi-shady place
Rib cage reproduction
• Reproduction can be made by dividing the original plant into several sections. Each section contains a group of leaves, stems and roots. Then the new pot is prepared by placing the gravel under the pot to facilitate drainage of water and not to rot the roots. Then light and rich soil in organic matter is added over the gravel, which consists of a mixture of sand + garden soil + soil The black cloves are rich in organic materials, then these cloves are planted in a separate pot
• It is also possible to reproduce by the apical mind and the stem mind, where a plunger free of leaves and roots is chosen and cut into small pieces. Each piece has a number of 2 eyes and the length of the piece ranges from 5 - 6 cm. Then the pieces are planted with soil so that the part in which the eyes are to Top, then carefully watered and placed in