News Item: : Fritillaria
(Category: Bulbs and tubers)
Posted by gradinar
Wednesday 16 July 2008 - 12:39:36


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Colors that look like inverted netsantimetrovi dice cups (Latin fritillus - dice cup) of white and red with white spots or streaks nezhnozelsni. Vedritsite are very special spring flowers. Plants reach 15 to 40 centimeters high and develop close, slightly drooping leaves and flowers klyumnali. Culture is recommended in the window to be an annual chest as vedritsite develop excellent for a long time only in the garden.
In their natural state growing in grassy areas. Genus (there are about 100 representatives) is widespread in Poland, Slovakia, France, Britain, Caucasus.
Stem reached 50 cm to 1 m high. Plant leaves are narrow, difficult to distinguish in the grass, but the colors are beautiful, big bells, white, yellow, pink, green, purple, scattered. The flower blooms in mid spring.

Grown as a perennial.

Most - are popular F. acmopetala, F.bithynica, F.imperialis, F.meleagris.


Easy to watch plant. Watered frequently during growth. Should not be prepoliva to not rot the bulbs.
Tors at the beginning of growth.
The colors are cleaned as soon as dry, not to bash the seed.
Like other bulbs, dried leaves should be removed because they provide nutrients for the bulbs after flowering.
Grows best at - better in clay, well drained, but always moist soil, sun or semi - darkness. Fritilariyata not like to be moved from one place to another.
By seed and division. Seeds sown in spring or autumn in garden soil, sand premesena.
Small bulbs are planted in autumn at a distance of 15 cm and depth 10 - 12 cm
Hibernation: Sandachetata planted with plants are placed in nemrazovito and dark place. Avoid drying of the soil. After ponnkvane exported to the light. Second year failed.
Irrigation, fertilization: To germination in sandachetata planted with plants maintained a slight moisture. Then bathe regularly, but not allow water retention. Fertilized once. After pretsaftyat, plants are transferred into the garden with root tufts and fertilized again.
Other care: Pretsaftelite flowers are cut.
Pests, Diseases: Where there is water retention, bulb rot


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