Growing and caring for lavater

Lavatera or wild rose is a light-loving plant that grows on any soil, preferring loose and nutritious ones. Growing lavater in any corner of the garden will give it charm and completeness.

Before sowing in late April - early May, organic fertilizers (a bucket of compost or humus per square meter) are added to the soil at the site, plus 1-2 tablespoons of nitrophoska, well digging a shovel onto the bayonet. Then, grooves are made in the soil, spilling them with warm water, and then the seeds of the Lavater are sown without preliminary soaking and germination. The seeding depth is small - no more than one centimeter. Further cultivation of the lavater takes place in a permanent place, where the grown plants are transplanted at the end of May.

Lavatera looks great against the background of the lawn, provided it is planted in a bush method. To do this, five to six plants are planted at a distance of about 15 centimeters from each other in the form of a circle. After the allotted time, a magnificent flowering bush with many inflorescences will appear on the site, the height of which can reach 100 cm, which will delight the eye until late autumn. To avoid stem breakage, fragile plants should be tied up.

Water the soil as it dries, usually once a week. Lavatera is a plant that is quite responsive to additional nutrition, so during the summer it is advisable to carry out two additional dressings - first before flowering, and the next one during the formation of flower buds.

Lavater is practically not susceptible to diseases. For an earlier start of flowering, you can grow lavater through seedlings.