Growing acidantera - a heat-loving plant from Africa

Acidantera is considered one of the most beautiful and favorite flowers among gardeners. This beautiful and delicate flower, although not for a long time, but very sweet and fragrant will delight anyone who sees both plant stems and single acidantera flowers.

Growing acidantera requires a rather warm climate or simply growing in greenhouses, because this flower comes from thermophilic Africa, which means that it needs conditions close to the corresponding ones.

Acidantera belongs to the bulbous flowers, therefore, in many ways, in cultivation, it is similar to its relatives.

It is best to start growing acidantera in containers where the bulbs are planted to a depth of 3-4 cm. This can be done both in winter and in early spring. The temperature of the content should be above +20 degrees. The light is bright, but not in direct sunlight. This plant is very afraid of drafts, so there is no need to take containers out into the fresh air. Watering the tubers and young plants is necessary as the soil dries up, because excessive waterlogging can adversely affect the condition of the tubers and flowers.

If the plant is grown outdoors, then for the winter acidantera tubers should be covered with peat, leaves or just straw.

You can plant it in open ground even when it is already warm enough. The soil should be well loosened, fertilized and moist. The planting depth of the bulbs is about 10 cm. In this case, it is desirable that there is enough space between the plants themselves and their neighbors for growth.