White palm is a chic plant.

White palm is a kind of plant that friends around like to raise. At first, the editor didn't know the name of this plant, and he thought it was shaped like a sailboat about to set sail, so he blurted out "plain sailing."

In the next few years, friends around me called this plant "plain sailing".

This kind of plant can not be said to be very good-looking, but the appearance is very special, the moral is very good, it is very suitable to give as a gift.

Plant introduction

White palm is a new indoor potted flower. White crane taro can filter indoor waste gas and has a certain cleaning effect on ammonia, acetone, benzene and formaldehyde.

Growth habit

Like high temperature and high humidity, but also more resistant to shade. Sensitive to humidity, afraid of strong light exposure, but long-term lack of light, it is not easy to blossom.

Mode of reproduction

Ramet: it is best to propagate from May to June, lift the whole plant out of the pot, cut the rhizome from the base of the clump, each clump has at least 4 leaves, and restore it in a semi-shady place after planting.

Sowing seeds

It is necessary to sow seeds immediately after seed collection. If the temperature is too low during germination, the seeds are easy to rot. After disinfection, it was inoculated on the added medium, and calli and adventitious buds grew after 45 days.

Cultivation techniques

Soil: generally, rotten leaf soil and peat soil can be mixed with a small amount of perlite to form a matrix, and a small amount of organic fertilizer can be added as base fertilizer when planting.

Pot: put the ramet-good plant back into the pot and put it in a semi-shady place to restore and wait for it to take root.

Lighting: White palm needs better light in winter and early spring, but gradually shade when the light is getting stronger.

Temperature: White palm is a high-temperature species and should be cultivated in a high-temperature greenhouse. The lowest temperature in winter should be 14-16 ℃ at night and about 25 ℃ in daytime.

Watering: White palm during the growth period should often keep the basin soil moist, but not too much watering, watering too much basin soil will be wet for a long time, easy to cause rotten roots and plants withered and yellow.

Fertilization: White palm fertilization do not apply thick fertilizer or raw fertilizer, and in the application of solid fertilizer after watering a time, it is best to use thin fertilizer instead of water irrigation.

Pest control

White palm is the most popular pest during the growth period, so special mites should be sprayed regularly, such as triclofenac, Nisolan, pyridaben and so on.

Main value

Ornamental value: can be potted, can also be planted in flower beds, shaded places in the garden, stone groups and the edge of the pool, planting, play a role in greening. White palm flower stem tall and straight beautiful, potted embellishment living room, study, very comfortable and chic, appear elegant and handsome.

Purify the air: White palm can filter indoor waste gas and is effective against ammonia, acetone, benzene and formaldehyde. In particular, the purification rate of ozone is particularly high, placed next to the gas in the kitchen, which can purify the air and remove the taste, lampblack and volatile substances when cooking.