Best features of every home-grown epiphrynum

Epiphrenum

Epipremnum is a perennial herbaceous vine that is part of the Aroid family. According to data taken from various sources, this genus consists of 8-30 species. The name "epipremnum" translates to "on the trunks", which is due to the way this plant is located. In nature, it is found in tropical forests from India to northern Australia. To date, most species are found in Southeast Asia. But these species are found in nature today in places where they did not grow before, for example, in Hawaii.

 

The most popular among flower growers is the Golden Epipremnum, which is more popularly referred to as "Cyndapsus". But Syndapsus and Epipremnum are two different plants that belong to the same family. However, when grown at home, these plants require almost the same maintenance and require the same growing conditions.

Brief Description of Cultivation:

Blooming Epipremnum is cultivated at home as an ornamental foliage plant. The fact is that this vine blooms very rarely in culture.

 

The Light

Varieties require lots of bright light, and green-leaved varieties thrive in shade and under diffused bright light. However, any variety should be shaded from direct sunlight.

 

Temperature regime

Normal room temperature is suitable for this plant. Remember that drafts can destroy the plant.

 

Irrigation

It is properly carried out as soon as the top layer of soil mixture in the pot dries, but it should be moderate.

 

Air humidity

With heating devices working in the room, it is necessary to moisten the leaves of the creeper from the spray gun as often as possible.

 

Fertilizer

Top dressing is carried out in 2 weeks from April to September, for which they apply mineral fertilizers to the vines in liquid form. During the dormant period, the bush also needs to be fed, but they do it very rarely (no more than once every 4 weeks). rest period It is not pronounced and is observed in the months of October-March.

 

Transplant surgery

It takes place in April. When the liana is young, it is transplanted once a year, and older specimens are much less frequent, or once every 2 or 3 years.

 

Breeding

Layering, foil sectioning and tip cutting.

 

Diseases

Fungal diseases.

 

Insects

Thrips, scale insects and spider mites.

 

Features of epipremnum:

Epipremnum is a perennial evergreen herbaceous vine. This semi-epiphyte can parasitize large trees or grow independently. Nutrients come to the shrub through the fibrous root system. And the vine has a large number of aerial roots, which, if necessary, can form an additional root system. There are two types of aerial roots: the first grow from nodes and cling to a tree or other support, and the second are aerial food roots that grow from gaps. Over time, all aerial roots become lignified, while the feeding roots become woody, and a bark is formed on their surface, which consists of ribbon-like fibers and is cork.

 

The shoots of such a vine can not only stick to almost any support, but also take root along the entire length. The simple heart-shaped leaf blades are leathery and thin. In mature shrubs, the leaves are about 0.6 m long and 0.4 m wide, but when the plant is young, its leaf plates are not very large. Over time, the foliage can split its entire shape into smaller or smaller ones. In some cases, holes may appear in sheet plates, for example, Monstera.

 

During flowering, inconspicuous flowers form on the vine, which do not represent any decorative value. The flowers are part of the inflorescence and have an ear shape that tapers upwards. And over it is covered a veil, which is shaped like a canoe. Such a liana blooms only when its foliage matures, however, this happens very rarely under room conditions, so flower growers often do not see Epipremnum flowers. The fruit is a berry with seeds inside.

 

Epinephrine care at home:

Green-leaved varieties are notable for their low light requirements; They grow well in light shade and bright diffused light. However, if you are growing colorful varieties, remember that they need a lot of bright light, otherwise their green color will become less decorative. But when choosing a place for a vine, it should be taken into account that the direct rays of the sun are very harmful in any case. If the bush is under the scorching sun for too long, its foliage will fade, become dull and soft to the touch. After a while, the sun-affected foliage flies around, while the shoots can be affected (they stop growing). The most suitable place for growing epipremnum is an east or west window, because the light there is bright and diffused.

 

Temperature regime:

At home, such a vine grows very well and develops at room temperature. But protect the plant from a draft, which can lead to its death. In this regard, in the warm season, it is recommended not to take the bush to the garden or balcony; Instead, it is better to arrange a regular airing of the room.

 

Irrigation:

Moisten the soil mixture in the container only after its top layer is thoroughly dry. Remember that such a vine belongs to plants that are less affected by prolonged drought than the usual stagnation of liquid in the root system. Due to the systematic water stagnation of the substrate, the bush can suffer from disease. If there are drops of liquid on the wrong surface of the leaves, water stagnation is observed in the soil mixture. In this case, you need to water the bush less often and less abundantly.

 

In winter, when heating devices are actively working, the level of air humidity is very low, so the vine should be moistened properly from a spray bottle. Also, it is necessary to spray the bush more often in summer on hot days. Both watering and moistening of epipremnum should be done with soft water: filtered, dissolved or well-settled (at least 24 hours).

 

Fertilizer:

Top dressing is carried out regularly 1 time in 15 days, this complex mineral fertilizer for vines in liquid form is perfect. Such a green vine is fed from April to September. In the autumn-winter period, the bush is also fed, but not often (no more than 1 time in 30 days).

 

Transfer:

Lianas are transplanted only if necessary, or, conversely, after the root system is too crowded in a pot. When the bush is young, this procedure is carried out every year, but with age, the frequency of transplants is reduced to one in 2 or 3 years.

 

Transplantation is carried out in early spring, immediately after the bush begins active growth. As a rule, this time falls on the first days of April. When choosing a container for planting, remember that it should not be too loose. The old pot should be 20 mm smaller than the new one.

 

After all, this vine grows in a loose substrate of humus, which should have a neutral reaction. If desired, you can buy a soil mixture designed for decorative leafy plants at a specialty store. To begin with, in a new container, create a drainage layer that should be very thick, then carefully transplant the plant using the transshipment method. To make it easier to pull out the bush from the old container, it is abundantly watered two hours before the transplant. Place the bush in the center of the pot, then carefully fill all voids with fresh soil mix. It is recommended to cut back excessively long shoots before proceeding with transplanting.

 

Breeding methods:

Pipremnum, as a rule, is propagated in room conditions by vegetative methods, namely: apical cuttings, layering and dividing the stem into parts.

 

Cuts

To propagate such a plant by apical cuttings, it is necessary to cut off the upper part of the stem, which should have 2 or 3 leaf blades. For rooting, cuttings are planted in a soil mixture, which includes sand and peat (1: 1). After all, the sections take root at an air temperature of 22 to 25 degrees. During rooting, the cuttings need proper moisture from a spray bottle. As a rule, cut roots grow back 15-20 days after planting.

 

Layering

If you need layering, place a container filled with potting mix near the bush. A shoot is laid on its surface, which must be fixed in this position with hairpins. Then it is sprayed with a substrate. You can cut the layers and plant them in a separate pot only after the roots have developed.

 

Escape Section

The method of propagation by dividing the Epibrenum membrane is more difficult. Cut off the shoot and cut it into several parts, each of which should have at least 1 leaf plate. Rooting, they are planted in small containers filled with substrate. Then they are transferred to a place where it is always dark. Areas cannot be moistened or watered with a spray bottle. So that they take root precisely, they can be treated with special phytohormones.

 

Epipremnum Pests and Diseases :

Diseases

A plant like Epipremnum has low resistance to various fungal diseases. In this regard, special attention should be paid to watering it, and do not keep the bush in the cold and do not add too much nitrogen to the substrate. If you do not adhere to such simple rules, rot may appear in the root system of the vine.

 

Insects

Scale insects, spider mites or thrips may colonize this plant. Such insects are considered suckers: they bite the surface of the shoot or leaf plate and suck plant sap. If such insects settle on the bush, it becomes sluggish and greatly weakened, and its foliage turns yellow and withers. In addition, due to sucking insects, the bush can infect a dangerous virus.

 

To destroy thrips and scale insects, you need to treat the vine with a suitable insecticide solution several times. If the bush is attacked by spider mites, they can be removed with an acaricide. All insecticides are sold in specialty stores.

 

Types and types of epipremnum with a photo :

Epipremnum golden (Epipremnum aureum), or Epipremnum aureum. This type of flower growers are very popular. Such a herb can climb a perennial support, and adventitious roots help with this. The length of its shoots is 100 to 200 cm. They have a golden color, and the brighter the light, the more noticeable it is.

 

The best varieties of this category are:

Golden Pothos. The leaves of this vine are golden yellow.

 

Marble Queen. This type is very widespread in culture, with green strokes on the surface of its white-silver leaves.

 

Enjoy. Corrugated sheet plates are painted green and decorated with strokes and strokes of white. This plant is very similar to ficus pumila.

 

Pearl and Jade. This small vine is the result of the work of American breeders. She is based on the Queen of Marbles. The leaves have a spotted color and are green, white and green-gray in color. At the same time, it is very difficult to find two sheet plates with the same color.

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Epipremnum pinnate (Epipremnum pinnate) :

This species is native to China and India. Such a liana is one of the largest: in natural conditions, it can reach a length of about 15 meters. But when growing indoors, the stems of such a plant are short. Glossy leaf blades grow on long petioles with furrows, their shape is elliptic-elliptic or oval, entire or evenly pinnate. Their color can be greenish-blue or dark green. On the surface of adult leaf plates, oval or circular holes are often formed. It is because of this feature that the species has long been considered part of the Monstera genus. At home, such a vine is relatively rarely grown.

 

Epipremnum Forest :

Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the swamp forests of Indonesia and Sumatra. This beautiful vine can reach a length of about 6 meters. Its glossy leaf plates are painted green, are solid oval-lanceolate in shape, and their top is pointed. The leaves are about 6 cm wide and up to 20 cm long. Such a plant, as a rule, is found only in private collections.