Charming grouse flower, planting and care

Garden Flower The Imperial Grouse is a charming perennial plant, so let's take a closer look at its planting, care and reproduction.

Fritillaria Imperial: description

The Imperial Grouse is a completely non-capricious plant, and if it is taken care of on time and correctly, then there will be no problems with it. The plant belongs to the lily family, but it is this variety that has large drooping flowers that are very similar to bells. Fritillary flowers grow on stems whose height reaches 1.5 meters. Grouse is planted in rockeries, alpine hills and rock gardens.

The peculiarity of the grouse stalk is that even if the flower itself bends down, the stem will keep straight to the end. The grouse has 6 flowers, their color is brown-orange. Grouse blooms not for long, just 20 days.

Grouse breeding

There are 2 ways of breeding grouse. Each has its own characteristics and disadvantages. Choose the best for yourself and for the life of the plant.

Seed method

The first way is to grow the Imperial Grouse from seeds. Seeds can be removed from the seed box when it is completely dry. Before planting seeds, you must enrich the soil with nutrients, because grouse will grow on it for several years. Every year new shoots need to be fed. Planted seeds to a depth of 1 cm. Between the rows and in the furrows should be about 10 cm wide.

After sowing, they should be sprinkled with peat on 2 cm. Seed shoots will be next spring. In the summer of two-year bulbs need to dig and store in a dry place. This is done to protect them from moisture that accumulates in the soil. Reproduction of hazel grouses by growing from seeds is a long process that will take from 7 to 10 years. In practice, it is used by professionals on an industrial scale.

Vegetative methods

The second method is vegetative reproduction of hazel grouses. The main bulb, or as it is also called - the mother bulb, grows and can be divided into bulbs-kids. It is then that they need to grow for several years, until they bloom. For easy separation of the babies from the mother, you can dig out the bulbs 1 time in 2 years.

For the artificial separation of the bulbs, it is necessary to break it and dry the divided parts. Divided grouse bulbs require planting in open ground earlier than whole ones.

Planting grouse in the fall

Immediately after purchasing the seed material of the Fritillary Grouse, you should start planting it, it is better to do this in the fall. This plant is convenient because you do not need to replant it every year, it multiplies with underground bulbs.

When to plant grouse

The best time to plant grouse is September-October. If you decide to plant them in November, then mulch the soil and close the leaves after planting. It is impossible to plant later in November, because then the flowers will not grow and bloom. Before planting the bulbs, disinfect them with a solution of potassium permanganate and sprinkle with charcoal.

How to plant grouse

How to plant a grouse imperial in the fall?

1. To begin, choose a place. It should be sunny or with penumbra.
2. The soil should not be too wet and cold, otherwise the bulbs will immediately begin to rot.
3. The prepared landing site should be dug up, with the addition of sand. And how good the soil would not be, it should still be mixed with peat or humus.
4. The depth of planting is determined by multiplying the length of the bulb by 3.
5. We put sand on the bottom of the hole, put the onion in the bottom down, straighten the roots and fill it with earth.

Bulb selection

Hazel grouse, so that planting and caring for it in the open field would end with a positive result, should be prepared in advance. Therefore, the planting material, which are bulbs, should be bought at the beginning of summer. After the purchase is worth an inspection of the bulb. It looks like a flattened ball and has a through hole. Bulb weight ranges from 500 g to 1 kg. External signs of disease, too, should not be observed. Pay attention to the color of the hazel grouse, which is shown on the package. A grouse can have only a red-yellow-orange color, there cannot be other colors.

Plant care

Hazel grouse, or as it is also called, fritillary requires planting and care, but this process is not at all complicated, although it takes a long time. The main thing is to have patience and by your efforts grow a wonderful flower.

Care of planted onion

After planting the bulb, expect that taking care of it will take a lot of free time. However, it all depends on the correct fit and climatic conditions. If autumn is a little rainy, then you yourself should water the hazel grouse before the onset of frost. “Tsar's Crown” is a frost-resistant flower, but for its further cultivation for the winter, the site will need to be covered with mulch or other covering materials (film, agrofibre).

Care for sprouted grouse

To grouse flower, as soon as it sprouted after planting, should be applied and careful care. First you need to remove the material that covered it from the winter cold. This is done so that the sprouted grouse began to receive sunlight. It is not necessary to touch the soil itself, the roots could rise during the winter, and with careless handling you can damage them.

Fertilizer and dressing

Feeding grouse as important as his landing and care for him. The first feeding should be carried out when the spring weather has adjusted, and all the frosts have passed. For the solution you will need:

• 10 liters of humus dissolved in water;
• 1 tbsp. spoon of nitrophosphate;
• 1 tbsp. spoon complex fertilizer for flowering plants.

Mix and distribute on the ground on which the hazel grouse grows. The period of the next feeding will come when fritillaria blooms. So that the soil does not dry, you need to protect it with a layer of humus or peat. For the last feeding, superphosphate and potassium sulfate will do. It should be done after the end of flowering grouse. Following the advice and adhering to the timing of feeding, you can grow garden grouse flowers beautiful and healthy.

Diseases and pests

If you do not follow the correct agrotechnical care, even a plant such as hazel grouse can suffer from various diseases and pests. It may rot, if the bulbs are not properly cared for or their storage conditions are violated. In this case, remove all affected areas and transplant the bulb to a new location.The place of removal must be disinfected with potassium permanganate and powdered with crushed coal or ash. Even if the hazel grouse is healthy, it still needs to be transplanted every 2-4 years to reduce the risk of diseases. It is also important to prevent freezing, otherwise grouse will die. It is not necessary to stuff the hazel grouse flowers when planting and leaving plenty of nutrients. And it is necessary to fear such pests as:

• Lily beetle His little body is red and his head is black.
• Onion ratchet. This beetle is completely red.

Irreversible damage is precisely the larvae of these beetles. Larvae can be found at the bottom of the foliage. To get rid of pests, the plant must be treated with a fungicide or by removing them from the leaves with a damp sponge with soap suds.

Now, knowing all the features of choosing the grouse sowing material and its proper planting, methods of reproduction, caring for the plant and what pests and diseases it undergoes, you can grow without any particular difficulties Imperial Grouse.