Bamboo palm, or hamedorea, is a genus of plants belonging to the palm or arec family. She is unpretentious and shade-tolerant. Under natural conditions, the palm tree grows under taller trees. The name has Greek roots ("chamai" - low and "dorea" - gift) and is associated with the easy availability of fruits hanging low above the ground.
Bamboo palm easily takes root in room conditions. It does not grow as fast as other members of this family. It can bloom, and even at a young age. Its flowers are small, reddish-orange or yellowish-cream, depending on the variety, inconspicuous, collected in paniculate inflorescences. Leaves with long petioles (up to 60 cm), consisting of many lanceolate segments, dark green. The shortened trunk has a bamboo palm. The photo shows all her beauty.
Hamedorrhea can be placed both on the windowsill and in the back of the room, because it can do without bright lighting. And she needs high humidity. The palm tree should be sprayed regularly or placed on a pallet with moist expanded clay. During the active growing season, top dressing is necessary every two weeks. For this it is convenientuse liquid complex fertilizer for palm or universal. Bamboo palm should winter at a temperature of about 15 0С.
You can propagate by planting babies and seeds, which cannot be delayed with planting, since their germination rate drops sharply over time. Seeds germinate for a long time,
sometimes up to six months. Hamedorea is transferred into a large container when the roots have mastered the former. It is advisable to use a special soil.
Often in stores they sell not one plant in a pot, but several. Developing, they will oppress each other, as a result, some of them will simply die. Bamboo palm transplantation is painful, since root injuries can hardly be avoided. However, planting a bunch of plants is still necessary. Under no circumstances should the root collar be buried. In the future, it is necessary to use transshipment.
Each plant will be more comfortable in a "personal" pot, but gradually the lower old leaves will begin to die off, the trunk will become bare. By this time, root offspring may have grown, which will improve the appearance. But it happens that there are no children for several years. Therefore, it is optimal to grow three plants in one pot, and emerging babies can be transplanted as soon as they develop four leaves.
Bamboo palm can bloom at any time of the year under favorable conditions. When overflowing or underfilling, dry air, flowering does not occur. Irrigation frequency is related toroom temperature: the lower it is, the less water is required. Overflows are extremely dangerous. First, the leaves begin to dry out, as the roots rot and cannot cope with providing the plant with moisture, and then death may occur. Therefore, you need to water when the earthen clod dries out to a third of the height of the pot.
Bamboo palm in dry air is a favorite target for spider mites. In this case, it must be treated with an insecticidal agent, for example, Fitoverm (odorless biological preparation) or Aktelik.
Hamedorea is a wonderful plant for both an apartment and an office. It can decorate any room.
