News Item: : Erica
(Category: Coniferous trees and shrubs)
Posted by gradinar
Tuesday 26 August 2008 - 12:55:33


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erica.jpgPyrene, Eric is a low shrub with bristly branches and narrow pale green leaves. At the end of shoot develop pink or white flowers. Bloom is durable and lasts from November to January. Colors are dyed pink, red and purple.

Both plants and kahlua heath is often confused. Almost identical in appearance, they differ in the leaves that are needle with bell and consistent, and in kahlua - lyuspovidni keremidoobrazno and ordered. For planting in spring sandacheta comes mainly Erica herbacea (syn. Erica cornea). It is particularly resilient in the winter and occurs in many varieties. The most famous are: "Winter Beauty" - rozovovioletova, "Snow Queen" - white, Vivelii "-chervenovioletova. In some varieties (" Aurelia, "Golden Zvezditsa, Sunny climbing), the leaves change color in the summer and winter and become bronze or brass, a golden or orange-brown.


Flowering period: Depending on variety, from December to April.

Origin: Europe.

Mestorastene: Sunny to polusenchesto.

Substrate: Soil for rhododendron, mixed with sand.

Planting: Buy ready-made or grown alone (- »Generation) young plants are planted at a distance of 30 centimeters from each other.

Irrigation, fertilization: In the period of growth is maintained slightly moist. In the spring, in early and late summer once nurtured with organic fertilizer or manure rododendronov.

Other care: Prstsaftelite flowers are cut.

Hibernation: No winter protection. To prevent drying.

Pests, Diseases: When excessive moisture is likely to develop fungus.

Reproduction: reproduction is a complex process and recommended to be performed by specialists.

Erica can be grown as an annual plant, at the end of the season the plant is destroyed, or be replanted in the spring. If you choose the second approach, torfesta Get a fresh soil with a low content of lime.


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