description
The lucky feather, which belongs to the aroid family (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is considered indestructible. Visually, it reminds you of one fern. The shoots, which look like a leaf stalk, are actually leaves with pinnate leaves. These arise from a rhizome that is just below the surface of the substrate. The lucky feather almost never flowers and therefore no fruit.
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Location
The robust plant feels at home in a light spot at normal room temperature. Due to the thickened leaf axes, it copes well with dry heating air. It even thrives in darker areas of the room and even develops particularly beautiful, dark green pinnate leaves.
substrate
Place the lucky feather preferably in special soil for palm trees. This is very permeable, so that there is no waterlogging. Alternatively, you can use conventional potting soil With clay granules mix to ensure optimal growth conditions.
If the lucky feather feels good, the rhizome quickly fills the planter. Therefore, repot the plant regularly at the beginning of the growing season, especially in the first few years.
watering and fertilizing
The lucky feather gets along with quite sparse watering and survives up to four weeks without watering. If you forget to water for a long time, the survivalist simply discards the feathered part of the leaf, leaving only the stem. If the plant then gets moisture again, it will sprout again.
Only fertilize during the growth phase from April to September. Here, too, the lucky feather is frugal: it is sufficient to add half the amount of a commercially available liquid fertilizer to the irrigation water every two weeks.
multiply
The offspring of the lucky feather is very easy:
- Place a piece of leaf with three leaflets in a glass of water on the windowsill.
- First, a bulbous thickening forms at the lower end, from which roots will later sprout.
- Put the seedling in a small pot.
- Now you have to be patient, because the offspring hardly grows in the first few months. Only after some time does a new shoot form.
Alternatively, you can divide a large rhizome.
pests and diseases
As a rule, the lucky feather is spared from diseases and pests almost never feast on this houseplant.
tips
If you want a striking eye-catcher on the windowsill, you should look out for the "Raven" variant in specialist shops. This forms almost black pinnate leaves and therefore looks very exotic.