Clover flower

The unusual, delicate, exquisite flower of the Cleoma attracts the sights of many people. This flower is a beautiful decoration for the garden, terraces, balconies and verandas. He can easily bear the cold weather. And the blossom will be until the autumn.

Today, there are about 70 species of this plant, in our country, the prickly-looking prick is grown as an annual crop. As for the color range of the inflorescences, they are found white, yellow, purple, purple, ruby. One of the most popular varieties of the plant can be called Rose Queen - a glamor rose queen.

The stem of the Cleoma reaches 1.5 meters. Despite the fact that the plant is tall, it is resistant to wind, due to the fact that the stem to the bottom is lignified. The root system is well developed, powerful, fibrous. The leaves are light green, they are small at the top of the plant, they have a larger size towards the middle.

The beginning of flowering of the plant falls on June and lasts until autumn. First, flowers are blossomed, which are located below. As the flowers are dissolved, the inflorescence gradually stretches.

The period of planting the flower in the open ground is in November-December, and by the spring there will appear small, protruding petals. If the clover flower is grown by seedling method, the seeds should be sown in early March into the soil consisting of 2 parts of the garden mix, 2 parts of humus and 1 part of sand. Seeds will start to rise on the 10-19 day after sowing. Before sowing it is recommended to soak seeds in "Agate" or "Epine", according to the instructions that are attached to these preparations. In this case, the sprouts must be strong and healthy. As soon as the sprouts appear, the boxes with them should be moved to a bright place or set the backlight. And further it is necessary to watch only soil so that it was not dry. After the appearance of one or two leaves, transplant each growth into a separate cup with a peat-humic substrate. You should be careful, because the flower does not like transplants and may die. After the flower of the cleoma is transplanted into separate cups, after 10 days, it can be started to be fed. A complex mineral fertilizer can be used. And the subsequent fertilizing is carried out not more often than once in two weeks.

The flower of the Cleoma will be grateful if after the transplant it will be watered abundantly, but not too often. It is necessary to withstand such a regime: dry - wet.

This kind of flowers, like many others, is prone to various diseases. To avoid them, the plant for prevention should be watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

If the flowers are not provided with good care after the transplant, then, when they are planted in the open ground, lateral shoots may be less likely to form, and the inflorescences will not be as abundant and beautiful as is laid down on the genetic level of the flower.

Landing in the open ground occurs at the end of May, when the earth is sufficiently heated. Watch out for flowers to be planted in fertile soil, in a place where there is no stagnation of water. There must be a lot of sunlight. Before planting flowers in a place where they have to grow, you should make a flower granulated fertilizer. Too thickly to plant glue is not necessary, since bushes and inflorescences will be smaller. The optimal size of the landing is 40х50 cm.

We remind you that the Cleoma is a tall plant and it is better to plant it in the background. Very impressive looks a living fence of the Clem. Excellent flower looks among low plants. Everything depends on your design idea.

I'll open a little secret - if you cut the glue off at the very beginning of flowering, it will be able to stand in the vase for about two weeks, and buds will blossom in turn.

As far as we were convinced, the flower of the Cleoma is the most beautiful plant. Naturally, to achieve a magnificent flowering you will have to work a little and long before the beginning of summer to work, but it's nice when a whole summer we are pleased with such beauty!