White spring flower. Planting, reproduction, care

Tired from the winter monochrome look always happy, seeing the beautiful spring flowers. That is why gardeners with a special love and diligence choose those that blossom as early as possible. If you are also close to such aspirations, you should pay attention to the white spring bloom. His tender flowers will begin to decorate your garden in April.

Types of white flowers

There are such varieties of this plant:

1. White spring flower. Perennial bulbous, growing to a third of a meter. His flowers are drooping, very fragrant, keep on the stems from three weeks to a month.
2. White-flowered summer. His bulbs are larger, "growth" is higher - up to half a meter, the leaves are greenish-gray and long - a third of a meter, and sometimes more. Flowers are collected in charming umbrellas, also drooping. By flowering this species pleases closer to summer, starting from the end of May. It is a very beautiful plant, but it is used for some reason less popular than the white-flowered spring, maybe because it blooms later.
3. Autumn white color. Very happy gardeners at the time of universal withering. In addition, from the plants of this flowering period there are varieties with pink coloration. However, they are much more capricious than their brethren: they are not resistant to cold and do not tolerate humidification in rest, so they will have to be sheltered during heavy autumn rains. Therefore, they did not win popularity among Russian florists.

Separately it is possible to allocate Gravetye Giant - a grade, deduced artificially by English breeders. Its representatives stretch to 60 centimeters, and each petal of the flower is decorated with a greenish-lemon spot.

Selection of bulbs

If you decide to refresh your flower garden and plant a white flower, planting and nursing will be greatly facilitated in case of the correct approach to buying bulbs. To the touch they should be heavy and dense, under the fingers do not creep. Donets - the whole; If there are small scratches on the onions - do not be scared, if only they were sucked and not moldy. The germination of the stalk or roots was noted - it is necessary to plant immediately; If it is not included in your plans - choose another instance. The dried bulbs of shoots will not give. In case of necessity of their storage, necessarily peresypanie sawdust or packing in the punched plastic.

It is not worthwhile to buy a blossoming spring blossom for planting - it does not stick well, the flowers fall off, and the leaves wilt, die, the bulb weakens, and the next flowering will not be earlier than a year. It is better to have patience and grow it from scratch.

Landing rules

These small flowers are planted the same way as other bulbous flowers. The soil loosens; Depth of lowering - about three diameters of the bulb (of course, up to a millimeter, no depth is measured). If the earth is clayey, you need to mix in it river large sand (you can gravel). Planting white spring blossom is laid in damp places, dry soils will ruin it. It is desirable and normal nutritiousness of the soil. If you are unfortunate in this respect, you will have to enrich the land with composting. In the case of acidification of soil, neutralize the excess with lime. The place is chosen shady, but with sufficient scattered or evening illumination. The time allocated for planting the bulbs is from July to September. If the autumn turned out to be warm, it can last until November. Transplants are required every five to seven years.

Tasks of the care gardener

These beautiful spring flowers require attention only during the growing season. When they grow intensively, they will have to be fed with a liquid inorganic with a high content of phosphorus and potassium. Thanks to such actions you will provide a more magnificent bloom. In addition, these fertilizing will help the plant to form strong bulbs that can overwinter without harming themselves. Take care of the white-flowered in the case of arid spring - regular watering will help him to retain an aesthetic appearance. However, even in the absence of watering, the white-flowered spring will survive, it is drought-resistant. Only the bushes will be very short, and the flowering will be weak (or completely absent). In June, when the plant fades, you can forget about it altogether - it will accumulate "winter reserves", without requiring outside attention.

Reproduction of white flowers

By the middle-end of July these small flowers enter a state of rest. Now it is time to take care of increasing their plantation. During the turbulent life before the "hibernation" each plant has time to form a pair of daughter bulbs. If you want more of them, the maternal white whiting of the spring initially sits very finely, near the surface itself. Then his bulb remains small, but forms a lot of children. Planting material is excavated extremely carefully, so that bulbous scales are not damaged, it is slightly dried to avoid the formation of rot. If nevertheless it was not possible to avoid damage, they should be sprinkled with ashes.

The second variant of reproduction is the seeds. They should be used immediately after collection. The maximum shelf life is until the autumn. After the germination comes to naught. Sow better in boxes or pots: the shoots are so small that they easily get lost on the flowerbed. Watering and weeding are all they need to survive. Such seedlings will be at their best in the sixth year of life, so most gardeners prefer bulbous reproduction.

Design use

If you like diversity, besides, in your possession there is enough space for experimenting, planting flowers, white flowers will fit organically into almost any composition you invented. Especially successful in gardeners is the planting of rows of autumn, summer and autumn (for those who are not afraid of difficulties) varieties. Then flowering is provided for you throughout the season. Good white flowers in the group with other plants of the early period of flowering, framed by tall flowers and shrubs, in the design of various types of water bodies - both natural and artificial. They will not be superfluous in the rabatki and are very beautiful around the alcoves, twined with flowering ivy.