Cultivation of Sansivieria

Sansevieria need the media and the air is not humid, optimal daytime temperature 24-29 Celcius and 18-21 Celcius at night, as well as ideal growing with full lighting even though still grow if the light is less. Fertilization is most appropriate is to use compound fertilizer is slow release. Fertilizer granules are shaped by means of spread in the media surface. Because Sansevieria is tanamana ornamental leaf N content is high then very necessary. Fertilizer is 2-3 months. It can also be added foliar fertilizer or liquid fertilizer which is a complete compound fertilizer containing macro and micro elements are applied through the leaves of 2-4 weeks. 

 

 

Sansevieria variegata yng weaker than normal because the amount of plant chloroplasts variegata less, so the absorption of sunlight is not optimal. When the percentage variegata tend to dominate the light needs participated less, if over-the part variegata will burn, it is absolutely necessary shade nets eg 50-60% shading net. Plants should be planted in 100% medium sand and provided a balanced fertilizer that is slow release is mixed into the media. 

 

 

Sansevieria can be propagated by generative with marriage rates to obtain a new hybrid but take a long time in the flowering and ripening seeds. In addition, the multiplication can also be done vegetatively, it is often much done. Among them are the separation of tillers, leaf cuttings, cut shoots, chopped leaves, remove the shoots, rhizome cuttings and tissue culture. 1. Separated tillers is the conventional way. Tillers separated after 2-4 months. On the cut section smeared fungicide and root stimulant substances, having planted stored in the shade. 2. Leaf cuttings can be done on an old leaf. Leaf cuttings are able to produce puppies that are different from its parent. In Sansevieria species that have yellow and green color combinations, propagation of cuttings of leaves generally results in green leafy tillers. Leaves 5-10 cm cut that dipped into the substance stimulating root, planted 1 to 1.5 cm watered and placed in the shade. Seedling shoots emerged after the age of 3-4 months. 3. Cut short leafy shoots for Sansevieria leaves at least 12 leaves, by cutting the shoots at least 3-4 leaves and maintained so that the leaves remain attached to each other, dioles fungicide and root stimulant substances then be planted, stored in the shade. 1-month interval will be out 2-3 tillers. 4. Numbering of leaves was done by shredding Sansevieria leaves in small size which is 5 cm and the number of lots. Sections of leaves from the tip to the base used for propagation. After 4-5 months or has 3 leaves of the seedlings are ready to be separated. 5. Pull technique suitable for Sansevieria leafy shoots tenuous. How to revoke the youngest leaves by hand, 1 month will be out 1-3 tillers. 6. Rhizome cuttings done by shredding old rhizome, each piece must have one eye buds, spread with fungicide and root stimulant substances and then planted. 7. The method used to preserve tissue culture Sansevieria species are rare and have a slow growth rate. Explants used were shoot buds, lateral buds on the corm or rhizome shoots.