A gentle scabiosis. Cultivation from seeds

Many growers want to buy such plants, which at the same time were beautiful and unpretentious to care, just such a flower is scabiosa. Cultivation from seeds is considered the main way of its reproduction, although the number of perennial specimens can be increased by dividing the bush. The native land of the plant is Southern Europe. There are many kinds of scabiosa, its height varies from 30 cm to a meter, and among the colors the most popular blue, white, purple, violet, pink, red, blue, there are also dark shades that seem black.

Flowers are very beautiful, large capitate or globular inflorescences can even be cut into bouquets, the leaves look like bird feathers. There are perennial and annual species, and from that to which the plant belongs, depends the care and reproduction of such a flower as scabiosis. Cultivation from seeds does not cause any difficulties even for inexperienced growers. The plant usually blooms in July, but this depends on the time of planting the seedlings.

If you really want to admire the beautiful blossoming of scabiosa early, you need to sow the seeds in boxes at the end of February or early March. Seedlings will appear in a week, a maximum of two. Seedlings are planted in the open ground in May, at a distance of about 20 cm from each other, so it will feel great to feel scabious. Growing out of seeds is possible and in the open ground, for this it is necessary in the first half of April to sow them on a bed. The plant is cold-resistant, so you should not be afraid of night frosts. Some growers practice planting seeds under the winter in the open ground, then shoots will appear early in the spring and the flower will bloom more quickly.

Nutritional soil is exactly what scabiosis requires. Growing seedlings from seedlings allows you to get a healthy plant that will blossom as early as 60-75 days after sowing. Places are better to choose solar, because this flower is light-loving. Soil should be rich in humus, neutral and drained. Before planting seedlings, it is necessary to make humus or manure in the bucket calculation per square meter.

Drought is very resistant to scabiosis. Growing this flower is not at all problematic, because there is almost no need to look after it. To water it is necessary in moderation, and even then only in very hot weather, after watering the ground it is desirable to loosen. Perennial scabioses can be propagated not by seeds, but by dividing a bush. This procedure is carried out in the spring or autumn. In general, the flower tolerates transplantation at any age. Even at the time of flowering, it does not wilt, only the ground must be carefully pinched and poured.

Against the background of the lawn, in the flower gardens, workbills, rocky hills looks great scabio. Photos of these beautiful plants make it possible to understand how they are all diverse and unique. The most popular among the flower growers is the scabiosa dark purple, star and caucasian. The first two are annuals, and the last is a perennial one. All flowers have a beautiful appearance, harmoniously look with other plants, long stand in the cut.