How to feed for lush flowering
When planting, turf and fertilizers are required. It is best to avoid applying peat, fresh manure or bird droppings. Such fertilizers can provoke the development of fungal diseases. Granular superphosphate is used to prevent diseases and pests.
Fertilization is essential to ensure lush bloom. The first feeding is carried out in the spring, using a nitrogen substance
The second feeding is carried out when the first buds appear, complex fertilizer is used.
Important! It is imperative to systematically remove wilting inflorescences in order to extend the flowering period. Perennial plants need to be periodically updated, transplanted to other areas
This will ensure long lasting and lush bloom.
How to care for campanula at home
Care for the campanula bell at home is not too difficult, but it is also not easy. In order for the plant to grow, develop, and most importantly, to blossom and bloom as long as possible, it needs to create comfortable conditions. In the summer, you can transfer the flower to the garden and even transplant it into open ground.
The house bell is very fond of well-lit rooms, most varieties do not tolerate shade. And to such an extent that it can not only fail to bloom, but also completely stop in development and even die.
The correct temperature regime is one of the main factors for the success of campanula care. In spring and summer, you need to maintain a temperature of about 25 ° C, in winter the flower is allowed to rest at a temperature of 15 ° C.
Important! In winter, it is important to maintain a long daylight hours for the plant; additional ultraviolet or LED lamps will be needed, which do not increase the temperature of the air and do not dry it out. The flower is remarkable for its ability to withstand prolonged drought.
In the summer, this period can last up to 2 weeks. At the same time, the plant continues to retain its decorative properties. However, do not experiment like this with the campanula located on the south side.
The flower is remarkable for its ability to withstand prolonged drought. In the summer, this period can last up to 2 weeks. At the same time, the plant continues to retain its decorative properties. However, do not experiment like this with the campanula located on the south side.
In the heat, regular watering and spraying is required. The spraying procedure should be carried out only in hot, sunny weather. At other times, the house bell does not need her.
Important! It is best to spray the flower in the evening, when the sun sets below the horizon, and there is no risk of burns. Top dressing is carried out from mid-March to the end of September - during the active growing season of the plant and during flowering
It is carried out 2-3 times a month with complex fertilizers for indoor flowering plants. In this case, the doses of the substance should be minimal. Better to dilute it with water. In winter, you do not need to feed the flower
Top dressing is carried out from mid-March to the end of September - during the active growing season of the plant and during flowering. It is carried out 2-3 times a month with complex fertilizers for indoor flowering plants. In this case, the doses of the substance should be minimal. Better to dilute it with water. In winter, you do not need to feed the flower.
Important! Campanula top dressing is always combined with irrigation. The soil must be loose, good moisture and air permeability
An excellent option is a mixture of peat and leafy earth in equal proportions. Ready-made universal primer sold in stores is also suitable. The most important thing is that it should be loose.
The soil must be loose, moisture and air permeable. An excellent option is a mixture of peat and leafy earth in equal proportions. Ready-made universal primer sold in stores is also suitable. Most importantly, it should be loose.
Since the root system of the campanula develops very quickly, the flowerpot will need a fairly spacious one. The material from which it will be made is not important. The bride and groom will feel great in both clay and plastic pots.
Pruning and replanting
The second and obligatory pruning takes place at the beginning of March. All dried branches are removed, and the rest are shortened so that no more than 5 cm remains. This is necessary in order to awaken the buds hidden at the very base of the shoots. They will produce many young, beautiful stems.
Important! Caring for a campanula indoor flower is quite simple, but all the rules are mandatory, otherwise certain problems may appear.
Diseases and pests of campanula
At home, “Bride and Groom” flowers are most often affected by pests or diseases due to improper care.
Excessive moistening of the campanula can lead to damage to the bush with gray rot. In this case, the flower becomes lethargic, the root and stem begins to rot, and the moist soil has an unpleasant odor all the time. If the decay process has not gone too far, then the flower can be saved. All rotten parts are removed from the plant, the old soil is thrown away, and the flower is planted in new soil. Watering is reduced.
When growing campanula in a too dry room and non-compliance with the watering regime, aphids, spider mites or scale insects may appear on the plant. If the leaves of the campanula begin to turn yellow and fall off, then they must be carefully examined. If pests are detected, the plant is treated with insecticidal agents.
The delicate plant Campanula, with proper home care, will decorate the room with its beautiful flowers, turning it into a garden. With the help of blue and white flowers "Bride and Groom", you can decorate balconies and flower beds in your summer cottage for the summer.
Flower bride and groom
Aquilegia
Behind the beautiful name Aquilegia hides a well-known catchment area. He's an eagle, doves, boots - there are countless popular names. English-speaking gardeners even call it "grandma's hat."
About a hundred species of aquilegia are known, but hybrids are usually grown in gardens. Almost all catchments feel great in the middle zone and even in the taiga zone they winter without shelter. They also prefer partial shade. What is not an ideal plant for the garden?
The height of the plant can vary depending on the species: for example, from 30-40 cm for the Biedermeier aquilegia and up to 120 cm for the MacCana hybrids.
Aquilegia blooms in June-August, depending on the variety. Sowing is carried out in open ground in autumn or through seedlings in March-April or in open ground in May.
When sowing in spring, the seeds are preliminarily stratified in the refrigerator.
The catchment is a perennial plant, so the seedlings will bloom only in the second year of life. The third year can be considered their full bloom in the literal and figurative sense, but after 4-5 years, the bush must be divided and transplanted.
Aquilegia can also be propagated by cuttings.
Aquilegia is great for rabatki, alpine slides, mixborders.
