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The beautiful flower of the bow hemp is rarely seen
Bow hemp rarely flourishes
Sansevierien - as the bow hemp is also called - are decorative houseplants, which form an eye-catching eye-catcher with their fleshy, sword-like and up to 150 centimeters high leaves. The fascinating succulents are also extremely easy to maintain - perfect for the living room culture.
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Bow hemp sometimes forms flowers in old age, but only very rarely. These white, yellow, pink or greenish-white flowering panicles appear in winter or in early spring, with each shoot only blooming once. From the flower emerge, provided the nightly pollination by moths took place, in the autumn reddish berries. These contain seeds from which new plants can be grown. In contrast to many other succulents, the shoot does not die off after flowering, but continues to grow.
Increase sheet hemp by seeds
To grow vigorous young plants from the seeds of the hemp hemp, temperatures of at least 20 ° C (better 25 to 30 ° C) and high humidity are necessary. Seeds of different varieties can also be purchased on the Internet or in specialist shops. How to germinate the seeds:
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The duplication of the sheet hemp by leaf cuttings or by division is easier than propagation via seeds. In the latter, separate offshoots and simply plant separately into a new pot.