Do you know such a plant as aquilegia? Already on hearing, you can determine that this flower is somehow connected with water. Yes, you were not mistaken. This is really the same catchment or orlik The second name of the plant was obtained for spurs similar to the claws of a bird.
Aquilegia, the cultivation of which is not particularly difficult, is now again becoming popular in the garden areas. Very much she is beautiful and unpretentious. Particularly advantageous is the combination of the inflorescence and the crown of different colors. There are many varieties of aquilegia and, surely, from this variety you will choose something that you will like.
You can choose the right type of aquilegia, height from 30 to 90 cm.
When does the aquilegia blossom?
In order to receive early flowers, aquilegia is transplanted in September to pots or boxes. And they are in a poorly lit room, until the weather is steadily cold. Then the aquilegia is left until February in a basement-type room. And in February they provide it with a temperature of 12-16 degrees and good lighting. In April, the aquilegia will please you with the first flowers.
If you plant the aquilegia in the shady areas, it will bloom until the fall. But it is worth remembering that flowers deplete the earth, and to receive beautiful flowers for the next year it will need to be transplanted to another place.
Reproduction of aquilegia
In an unpretentious plant such as aquilegia, reproduction takes place in the following ways:
- self-seeding;
- division of the bush;
- cuttings;
- sowing seeds.
If you do not want the aquilegia to crawl over your site, then try to regulate its reproduction by hand. Remove the fruit from the flowers, leaving only the amount necessary for sowing.
If the aquilegia is already three years old, it can be multiplied by dividing the bush. When dividing a bush, the flower retains its decorative properties. You need to separate the bush in August, so that it can take root before the onset of cold weather. On each separated part there must be a sufficient number of kidneys and a root system.
The most valuable varieties are propagated by cuttings. Young shoots at the root neck of the flower are cut off and immediately planted in a light, well-watered soil. Shoots need constant watering until they have a good root system. This happens about a month. Then the aquilegia is planted on a permanent wintering site. It is advisable to do this already in August.
It is also important how to plant an aquilege. Cuttings penetrate into the soil no more than a centimeter, and then properly compact the soil and water abundantly. Cuttings must be pritenit.
Now let's pay attention to the seeds of aquilegia, planting and caring for them.
When to sow the aquilegia?
If you want the plants to bloom already in the second year, and not the third, as usual, then the aquilegic culture is carried into the light sandy soil in boxes in March. Keep the boxes needed in hotbeds at a temperature of up to 18 degrees until the most landings in the ground. Then the plants will get stronger and the next year they will please you with flowers.
Soil composition for sowing: sand, turf, leaf humus.
Seeds of aquilegia are very small. They should not be buried in the soil, but only slightly sprinkled with it from above. To ensure that the top layer is always wet, it is necessary to cover the boxes before emergence. Delicate watering is harmful both inadequate watering and excess moisture.
In August, the plants are transplanted into flower beds and flower beds .
After flowering in aquilegia, you need to cut off the stems to preserve the decorative appearance of the species. To obtain seeds, leave the desired number of fruit. Seeds are stored at minus temperature.
Take note of this unpretentious flower, and your site will delight the eye with beautiful flowering until late autumn.