Sansevieria Hanni is an ornamental houseplant, which is commonly called the "pike tail". This is a very unpretentious species, the content of which does not cause difficulties. Perhaps that is why Hanni is the darling of all amateur gardeners.
What does Sansevieria Hanni look like to which family
Sansevieria Hahnii belongs to the group of asparagus subspecies. This is a perennial plant, the homeland of which is considered to be the arid regions of Africa.
The flower has a very compact shape. The height of dark green leaves rarely reaches 30 cm. The plant type is "rosette", the size of the flower is small.
Sansevieria Hanni
Common varieties
There are more than 50 species of the most diverse varieties of this type of plant. A brief description of the most famous is given below.
Sansevieria golden got its name because of the leaves having a yellow color. Like the rest of the genus, Sansevieria Golden Hanni is a perennial. The leaves are fleshy, short. The color saturation of the leaf plate directly depends on the illumination of the flower.
Sansevieria Gold
The variety Silver is characterized by a silver shade of the leaf. The strips are located across, and not along, as on other plants. Visually, this subspecies looks like a beautiful vase with leaves bent outward. The width of the sheet plate can reach 5-6 cm.
Sansevieria Silver
Sansevieria Hahnii Favorite is distinguished from the rest by bright yellow. The green stripes on the sheet are very thin, but the yellow color prevails. Sometimes the Gold prefix is added to the name Hanni Favorite. The root system of this sansevieria is very compact, superficial.
It is interesting! Many lovers of indoor plants read the name letter by letter, as a result they get sansevieria Hahni.
Features of home care
At home, care for Sansevieria Hanni is not difficult, even for beginners. The plant has increased endurance and is absolutely not whimsical. There are, of course, rules of care, and if you follow them, you can not only get a healthy plant, but also achieve the flowering of sansevieria.
Temperature
Due to the fact that the birthplace of this plant is desert Africa, the flower is very fond of fever. For well-being, the temperature can even be 30 degrees, but lower values can lead to the death of the plant.
Important! For a short period, a gradual decrease in the temperature regime can be carried out.
Lighting
The undersized Sansevieria is very fond of light. Window sills located in the southwest or southeast are perfect. With a lack of light in some varieties, Hanni can significantly brighten the leaf plates. But direct sunlight very often causes a burn, as well as the appearance of white spots on the plant.
Sansevieria looks great
If you decide to grow this ornamental plant in the shade, you should remember that it will form and grow much more slowly.
Watering
When overflowing, Hanni may die. In this case, it’s better not to top up than to overfill.
For irrigation, it is important to use only well-maintained water at room temperature. Watering is carried out only when the earth is completely dry. Along with watering in the summer, you can apply irrigation - 1 time per week. And in winter, this procedure should be reduced to 1 time per month.
Attention! Water should not get into the outlet, this will lead to decay of the growth point.
Spraying
For healthy growth, the plant does not need a spraying procedure, since increased humidity can damage the flower.
Instead of spraying sansevieria, it is better to wipe the leaf plates in a timely manner with a damp, clean rag.
Humidity
For this plant should not be allowed high humidity in the room. Sansevieria is a drought tolerant species, and excess water can greatly damage the root system.
Priming
For the well-being of sansevieria, a special soil mixture suitable for cacti is suitable. If a decision has been made to prepare the soil independently, then its composition should include:
- chernozem or fertile soil;
- turf;
- river sand;
- humus;
- peat mix.
All components must be mixed. Before planting, we must not forget about drainage. At the bottom of the pot you need to pour expanded clay or gravel into a thin layer and after that fill the jam.
Top dressing
In order to properly care for the plant during the period of active growth, you need to timely feed the flower. The growth period of sansevieria is quite long - almost 7 months, from February to September.
For fertilizer, preparations intended for cacti are suitable.
Advice! The dosage must be halved than indicated in the instructions.
Top dressing is carried out 1 time in 14 days if the plant lives in a sunny place. 1 time in 30 days subject to placement in the shade.
In the autumn-winter period, the flower is at rest, it does not need to be fertilized.
Professionals advise: with a lack of phosphorus and potassium, the bright color of the leaves may fade.
Features of winter care, rest period
Sansevieria Hanni tolerates the winter season perfectly. The main thing is not to allow low temperatures and waterlogging of the soil.
Excess water from the sump must be removed to avoid waterlogging.
When and how it blooms
It is very rarely possible to achieve Sansevieria flowering at home. For the formation of a peduncle, it is important to fulfill a number of conditions:
- illumination;
- compliance with all rules of care;
- Fresh air.
The flower is a long arrow, on which small fragrant flowers appear.
Flowering sansevieria
From one outlet, only once a peduncle can form. Hanni's flowering is short enough - no more than one week.
How Sansevieria Hanni propagates
This ornamental plant can be propagated in several ways:
- by seeds;
- division;
- cuttings.
Collecting seeds yourself is not difficult. The seed material, without removing it from the pod, needs to be dried. Then, in a superficial way, sow in prepared nutrient soil.
Seed material
The container must be covered with film or glass. The greenhouse effect is very important for germination.
When dividing the rhizome, you need to select a place for the new plant in advance. Sansevieria does not tolerate a large number of transplants.
For this method of reproduction, the plant completely gets out of the pot, cleansed of an earthen coma. It is most convenient to divide the root with a very sharp knife. After that, the obtained parts are planted in a nutrient substrate.
Root division
Advice! The division of the root system can be carried out in the spring, so that the adaptation process ends in winter.
Reproduction using cuttings is considered the most complex and time-consuming process. A whole leaf of a plant is cut into pieces no larger than 6 cm. After this procedure, planting material must be left in a dry, well-ventilated place for 3-4 days. Cuttings are planted to a depth of 2-3 cm, the soil should be light, for example, sandy.
Propagation by cuttings
The rooting period takes at least 2 months.
Transfer
If the root system began to protrude, then this is the first sign of the need for a plant transplant. Transplantation should be carried out using the “transshipment method” in late spring or early summer.
The transplant pot should be wider than the previous one. For Hanni, it is best to choose a wide and shallow capacity.
Earth should be as nutritious and porous as possible. This is an important condition for root system nutrition.
Diseases and Pests
The main pests that most often infect this flower are aphids, spider mites.
If the following signs are found, it is urgent to conduct treatment:
- the color of the sheet has changed;
- plant growth has stopped;
- dots of yellow appeared;
- sticky plaque formed on leaf plates;
- the plant has acquired an "unhealthy" appearance.
To maintain and restore immunity, it is best to treat the plant with insecticides. Actellik and Fitoverm drugs have proven themselves excellently.
If the leaf sharply yellowed, then most likely the reason is a banal overflow. To save the plant, it is urgent to transplant the flower into a new substrate.
All diseases of sansevieria usually occur from improper care, so the owner needs to analyze the possible problems and adjust the conditions of the flower.
Sansevieria Hanni attracts more and more attention of domestic lovers of indoor plants. A beautiful flower almost always looks well-groomed and neat, looks great on window sills.
