The fat woman silver or money tree is a succulent shrub belonging to the family of pulrots. Homeland - South Africa.
Flower growers adore this plant for its simplicity and original appearance. Because of The fatty leaves look like a coin and are called "money tree".
However, Feng Shui claims that by growing it in the right place in your home you can really get rich and maintain excellent health.
However, in this article we’ll talk about what the Silver Junkie is, how it can be propagated and what kind of care it needs.
Description and characteristics
The common external signs of the family are characteristic of the silver fat woman, and there are quite a few species of this plant grown at home: Treelike, Ovat, Pine-like, Portulac, Sunset and Minor.
Krasula Silver has the following features:
- The maximum height of the shrub is 1.5 meters.
- The stem is pronounced and has approximately equal thickness over the entire height, slightly tapering towards its upper part.
- The bark on the trunk of the plant and the shoots is green, but with age it becomes light gray or greenish-brown, with small little pronounced folds and wrinkles in some places.
- Leaf blades are oval, without a pointed tip, covered with a leathery shell of bright green color, thick and fleshy.
- The arrangement of the leaves on the stems is peculiar: the pair is opposite, but each pair is perpendicular to the previous pair.
- The root system is fibrous. Roots juicy and thick, easily exposed to physical effects. In the homeland of the plant they are used in food.
Contrary to the general opinion about the inability of the plant to bloom, it is not. Silver jade is blooming beautifully, forming small racemes, consisting of small bright flowers with a slight pinkish tinge, odorless.
The fat woman or crassula belongs to an extensive group of succulents. And in this family you can find a lot of interesting indoor plants.We bring to your attention detailed information about some of them: Lithops and Kalanchoe.
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Home care
Immediately after purchase, the plant is recommended to be transplanted into a permanent pot. It should not be too big, the roots of Fatty should fill the entire volume.
A mixture is used as a primer.:
- sod land - part 1;
- leaf earth - 3 parts;
- sand - 1 part.
Also required humus, ash and clay. However, Kolystyanka is not too demanding on the composition of the soil, she feels great in the prepared soil for cacti and in the universal one.
A prerequisite for successful cultivation is the presence of drainage in a pot for a third of the total height of the tank.. In subsequent years, it is recommended to replant the Silver Falsified once every 2-3 years. And this should be done in the spring, when it leaves the rest period and begins to actively produce new shoots.
Throughout the year, the plant requires a lot of light, you can even direct, but with a slight shading from too bright rays, so that there are no burns. It is not recommended to place it away from windows.
The fat woman sensitively reacts to differences in day and night temperatures. In summer, average daily rates should be 22-25 degrees, but in winter (from late October to mid-March), when the plant needs rest, the temperature is maintained at 8-12 degrees. At this time it is also not possible to restrict access to light and fresh air.
Due to the property of the plant to accumulate moisture inside the fleshy leaves and in the stem, watering it needs moderate. During the period of active growth, silver watering will be sufficient for two irrigations a week.
During winter dormancy, it is limited to 2 times a month. Throughout the year, it is recommended to wipe the Aboveground part of the Fatty with a wet cloth, or arrange a shower for her.. It is important to ensure that water does not fall on the soil.
In the spring-summer period can be fed with a small amount of organic fertilizer (Gum, for example) or special complexes for succulents. It is better to combine top dressing with irrigation not more than once a month. During the rest period it is not necessary to feed the plant.
The money tree is not the only plant with which the legends and beliefs of man are associated. So in the indoor environment grow a lot of interesting specimens, bringing good luck or happiness.Read all about the indoor flower Asparagus, able to clean the energy of the apartment and Anthurium, bringing male happiness.
Breeding
The flower is considered long-lived. It can grow over several decades, and with proper care to bloom. But, old and too massive plants suffer from root breakagewhich is not able to keep the branched stem. In addition, the adults are "bald" in the lower part, because of what they look not very attractive.
By trimming the plant and its formation, it is possible to reduce the growth upwards and form new lateral shoots, however the most effective method of total rejuvenation at home is considered reproduction shoots. In this case, you can grow a new copy, which for at least 10 years will please the owner with a juicy green leaf color and compact crown size.
Reproduction of Crassula by cuttings:
- Take shoots with several leaves and hang them in the light during the day.
- To plant in the finished soil mixture for succulents or in a mixture of turf and leaf land with sand (2: 1: 1).
- Water moderately, wetting earthen room.
- Place the pot in a well-ventilated bright room.
- The first year after planting is not needed.
Diseases and pests
Silver jade can boast a high resistance to all types of diseases of houseplants. It is practically not damaged by pests. However, some growing problems may occur.
Problems with violation of the rules of care:
- dropping leaves;
- leaf wilting;
- yellowing and spotting.
Most often, they are provoked by excessive or insufficient soil moisture. In the first case, the roots of the Fatty may rot, resulting in moisture and nutrients will no longer flow to its aboveground parts.
When the roots decay from excess moisture, in addition to the withering of the foliage, there may be a softening of the lower part of the trunk. You can rectify the situation by planting a flower in a new pot with fresh soil. In this case, you first need to cut the rotten roots to the healthy part, and process the slices with any antifungal agent.
With a lack of moisture in the soil, the leaves become darker, lose turgor and eventually fall off. You can cope with the problem by resuming watering.. As a rule, the wounded leaves are not restored in Fatty, so it is better to remove them immediately.
Pests Hazardous to the Fatty:
- spider mites;
- mealybugs;
- scythes
To combat them using standard measures - insecticide spraying. Sometimes a fungus appears on Tolstyanka, this also happens when the conditions of detention are violated.
In general, the cultivation of plants under the force even beginner florist. The absence of typical viral or bacterial diseases and pests makes it the most “docile” and long-lived plant among all the crops available for indoor cultivation. In addition, Silver Jade can be carried out all summer to fresh air, to the garden or to the balcony.
