Diseases of spathiphyllum and methods of treating a flower female happiness

"Women's happiness", or spathiphyllum, is a plant that is credited with magical properties. Unpretentious to care for, this "magnet" for grooms can become seriously ill if irrigation technology is violated or improper feeding is carried out. Within the framework of this article, complete information will be given about "female happiness" (flower): home care, illness, treatment and preventive measures.

How to identify a disease

There are several symptoms that indicate the plant is sick. First of all, this is the appearance on the leaves of dark spots, black or dark brown. Yellowed or excessively light plates are a signal that the flower is sick. But this sign can also indicate a violation of the conditions of detention.

The appearance of black spots on the leaf plate is a sign that "female happiness" is ill

Other symptoms that speak of spathiphyllum disease:

• Lack of flowering.
• Darkening of the leaf blades is a sign that the roots have rotted due to excessive watering.
• Dryness of the leaves along the edges, curling.
• Stems and leaf plates begin to blacken, curl for no apparent reason.

Difference from insect attacks

It is very important to know the signs that the plant is attacked by pests and needs to be used with insecticides. The appearance on the leaf plates of tiny yellow spots, accompanied by drying and falling off, is a sure sign of the attack of insects, spider mites, which prefer to be located on the lower plane of the leaf.

Aphids feed on plant juices and cause curling of the leaf plates. Laundry soap solution is also suitable for destruction. Dark spots on the stem are a sure sign of a scabbard; to fight the parasite, spathiphyllum is dusted with tobacco dust. Spathiphyllum pests are no less dangerous than viral and infectious diseases.

Common root and leaf diseases

This is the most common group of diseases that can lead to the death of a plant if treatment is not started in time.

Root rot

Most often, the florist himself is to blame for the fact that the spathiphyllum got sick with root rot. The main reason is excessive watering and waterlogging of the soil. Only an emergency transplant into clean dry soil and treatment of the roots with a weak solution of potassium permanganate will help to save the plant.

All root areas affected by the fungus should be cut off.

Root rot is a dangerous viral disease, a common cause of the death of spathiphyllum

Late blight

"Women's happiness" is a flower for which it is important to adhere to watering technology. If you constantly flood the plant, the risk of late blight, fungal infection increases. This is the most dangerous disease that cannot be cured.

Chlorosis

Green flowers and neoplasms on the plates will signal a defeat. Chlorosis of spathiphyllum progresses rapidly - to save, the irrigation and fertilization regime is normalized.

Gommoz

This is a shallowness of flowers, stems and leaves. The latter quickly wither and begin to dry out. The main source of infection is contaminated tap water or a plant acquired in a dubious place.

Diseases at the stage of budding and flowering

The buds can fall off due to violation of the conditions for growing "female happiness", for example, in excessively dry air or excessive lighting.

High humidity is the main reason that the flower stalk of the plant is short. A decrease in the size of flowers indicates that spathiphyllum grows in poor soil, it lacks nutrients, and additional feeding is required.

Unattractive green flowers appear due to insufficient lighting, the pot with the plant should be placed closer to the sun, and also the watering schedule should be normalized.

Green flowers appear in spathiphyllum only if the care technology is violated

Treatment method

Various diseases, the treatment of which is often not effective enough, is always easier to prevent than to overcome. Chlorosis, late blight are so dangerous that the plant has to be destroyed to prevent an epidemic.

Description of the main methods of treatment of diseases of the flower "female happiness":

• If the flower does not grow, it should be transplanted into a container with a smaller diameter and placed in the light.
• Yellow leaves are a sign that the plant lacks chlorophyll and requires feeding with iron chelate, otherwise chlorosis will develop.
• The only way to fight decay is to transplant it into a new flower pot.

However, most spathiphyllum diseases do not respond to treatment at home and lead to the death of a green pet. The only exception is if their reason is in violation of the cultivation technology, then it is enough to start to properly care for the crop.

Prevention measures

It is always easier to avoid a disease than to deal with its consequences. For prevention, you should follow the schedule of watering and feeding, create the optimal temperature and humidity for the plant.

A beautiful plant, "female happiness", will delight the eye if you surround it with quality care

With fungal infections, the plant itself, the soil and the pot are destroyed; it is unacceptable to transplant a new flower into an infected place.

These are the main diseases of spathiphyllum. Compliance with the simplest care tips will help to avoid most of them, because female happiness is a plant with strong immunity. Only an inattentive attitude of the owner can cause illness.