Increasingly, flower growers try to find unusual plants for planting, as a result of which representatives of various tropical genera appear on the sites. In this article you will get acquainted with the peculiarities of planting and caring for the flower istamene (istam) festalis.
What is the name of festalis?
It is also called Peruvian lily or Peruvian daffodil for some similarity to these colors. This is a perennial deciduous plant with a long (about 70 cm) peduncle on which individual flowers develop with a core similar to daffodil and thin side lobes. Most often they are white, tender pink or yellowish color. Around the peduncle near the change are bright green dense leaves, the length of which can reach 50 cm.
Ismen festalis can be grown both in the open ground and in large containers. Often this flower is used to create greenhouses.
Secrets of growing the evocation of festalis on the site
For landing, you must choose a well-lit place. Then dig out not very deep holes, into which you must make humus and make a layer of coarse sand, and if necessary, pour water.
Planting of bulbs is carried out only in May, before this time since the beginning of spring they should be in a warm room. Deepen them should be 2-3 cm. In the future, care for the flower will be in abundant watering and fertilization .
Blossoms in early June, after drying flowers, it is recommended to cut the flower. At the end of the summer it is necessary to finish watering and top dressing, and in September to dig out the bulbs with leaves and put them in the shade to dry. For wintering, they should be brought to a cool place and packed in small boxes. To preserve the moisture in the bulbs, they should be covered with coniferous sawdust.
Very often in shops, onion (ismena) bulbs are sold as a flower hymenocallis early. This is not entirely true, since they are both from the family of amaryllis, but they have differences in the external structure and recommendations for growing.