Bright flowers with the interesting name "bathhouse" are very popular in flowerbeds, in landscape design.
There are many popular names for this plant - kupava, kupavnitsa, kupavka, frying, lights, Siberian rose; they all characterize a flower to one degree or another.
The connection of a flower with bathing and ponds is easily explained by the fact that it grows predominantly on moist soils near water bodies, and the rest describe the beauty of the plant, which can be compared to fire due to bright yellow and orange flowers.
- Botanical description and distribution
- Where to plant a bathing suit
- Lighting on the site
- Soil requirements
- Landing rules
- Seeds
- Dividing bush
- Asian bathing care
- Watering
- Top dressing
- Transfer
- Resistance to pests and diseases
Botanical description and distribution
Asian swimsuit - a perennial herbaceous plant, if we touch upon its botanical description in more detail, then it is a rhizomatous flower from the genus of the Butterica bathing suits. It has one or more peduncles with a height of 10-80 cm. The stem is smooth, upright. There are basal and stem leaves.The first are located on long roots, finger-separated with rhombic patterns.
The upper leaves are very similar to the root, to the top of the stem, they become smaller. The flowers are quite large (up to 6 cm in diameter), looks like buttercups, red-orange in color. Calyx spherical shape, consists of 10-25 elliptical sepals. Flowering lasts about a month, from the end of May. The species is distributed in Central Asia, Mongolia, Siberia and the Urals. It grows in wet meadows, in the highlands, in forest glades near water bodies. It looks particularly impressive in the meadows, forming carpets of flowers resembling bright lights.
Where to plant a bathing suit
The plant is very unpretentious and not fastidious to the ground. But still in order to grow it without problems and enjoy the beautiful flowering, you need to know some of its preferences.Very good for planting kupavok high beds and flower beds on the hills.
Lighting on the site
For landing bathing suit as a sunny place, and the site in partial shade. The only thing you need to remember is too lighted area, it will bloom earlier, but the flowering period will be shorter than in the shade.
Soil requirements
Since in natural conditions swimsuits, s grow in soils far from ideal, they have no special requirements for the composition of the soil. It is very important that the land is well drained, as the flowers do not tolerate drought. Landing on loose, fertile, moderately sour soil will be ideal. High humus content is welcomed. When planting on sandy areas requires additional feeding.
Landing rules
Breeding plant seed and rhizome division. In the natural environment it grows very quickly on its own, and in the culture it also does not cause trouble.
Seeds
Seeds need to be sown immediately after ripening or before winter - in this case, the seedlings will appear in the spring. It is imperative to provide good hydration. Then the seedlings should dive with an interval of 5-10 cm. It is necessary to give the plant the opportunity to get stronger before planting on the flower bed. It is best to transplant a swimsuit to a permanent habitat next spring. "Lights" will bloom in the second year after sowing.
Dividing bush
Vegetative breeding method is more popular. By dividing the queen plant in spring or early autumn, planting is much easier. It is necessary to dig up the root, rinse and divide with an knife with an arbitrary number of parts. Then prepare a hole 40 cm deep and place a seedling there.
Planting should be made at a distance of 40-50 cm. The leaves should be cut, and new ones will appear two weeks later. The division of the curtain should be done with mature, matured plants that are more than 5 years old.
Asian bathing care
It is necessary to regularly loosen the soil around the plant, as well as weed weeds.
Watering
it the most important thing in care for moisture-loving flower. Particular attention should be paid to young "lights"; The plant needs regular abundant watering during the active growing season, that is, from May to June.
Top dressing
Before planting, compost or manure must be applied to the soil at the rate of 3 buckets per square meter. In the spring you need to do a nitrogen fertilizer, or make organic or mineral fertilizers.
Transfer
Both planting and transplanting are best done in spring or autumn. The swimsuit is removed from the soil, washed the root system, if necessary, divide it into equal parts, and then planted in another place. Without a transplant, a plant can grow up to 10 years, and after this period it is necessary to divide the curtain.
Resistance to pests and diseases
"Frying" is enough are resistant to pests, but in order to protect the plant 100%, it is necessary to provide him with timely top dressing, and in early spring spray it with Epin's solution. To do this, in one liter of water diluted 10 drops of the substance. In order for the plant not to suffer from fungal ailments, at the end of the growing season it is necessary to remove faded leaves.
Bathing suit is indispensable when creating bright colorful flower beds and flower beds on the site. The plant is strikingly unpretentious, but at the same time it will add a “spark” to even the most ordinary garden plot.