Scented azidantera. Cultivation and care

Bulbous plants are one of the most favorite for many growers. They are very easy to care for, so it is not problematic to plant them. Due to the fact that bulbous flowers of different species blossom from early spring to late autumn, it is possible to plant plants in the garden in such a way that the flowering does not stop, some will dry up and others will throw out buds. There are so many varieties of flowers, but very few people know about such a plant as an acidator. Growing and caring for her is not more difficult than for others, but the appearance will amaze many experienced gardeners.

A native from Africa, therefore loves warm and sunny places. In the open ground it can be grown only in warm countries, where there is no frost in winter. In our latitudes it will not survive the wintering, so in the late fall the tubers need to be excavated. "Fluffy Gladiolus", "beautifully flowered or Abyssinian gladiolus", "Gladiolus Muriel" - all these are the names that people have received from the people. Growing and caring for her is simple, so she takes root in the gardens of many florists.

The flower is really very similar to the gladiolus, but more tender and elegant, besides it has a very strong fragrant aroma. Flowering begins in late July and lasts until mid-September. Peduncles reach a height of more than a meter, but they do not need a support, the plant is not even afraid of wind or rain. It feels good on drained and pre-fertilized soil. In summer, one must constantly water, but do not allow waterlogging the soil, which so does not like acididera.

Cultivation and care involves regular fertilizing with mineral fertilizers and circumcision of wilted flowers. In this case, flowering will be more Durable and abundant. To the athlete looked beautiful, it can be planted in groups or immediately planted in garden lawns. In autumn only the peduncles are cut off, and the leaves are left as they feed the tubers. If the winter is warm, then the plant is poured with peat, straw or fallen leaves, which will protect from the cold such a flower as an athlete.

Care and cultivation in the regions where winter is frosty, involves digging tubers from the ground and storing them in a room at a temperature of 15 ° C. First, they are stored a month at a temperature of 20 ° C, when the tubers dry, you can remove all unnecessary and put them in paper bags with holes for ventilation. As a flower in the room during the wintering period, too often the Acid Sanatorium is planted.

Cultivation and care are possible not only with tubers, but also with seeds. To do this, seeds are sown in the soil at the end of winter, then young plants are transplanted into separate pots, and at the end of spring they are planted in open ground. Rapid growth from them is not expected, and only after a couple of years such an acidator will blossom. Growing tubers in pots or greenhouses will achieve early and abundant flowering. Planting them is necessary Even in March, and in the open ground - after the last frost.

Ascidantera will become an adornment of any garden, its delicate flowers pleases the eye, and the fragrant fragrant smell fascinates. The flowers bloom for a very long time and stand perfectly in the vase, but one should remember their strong fragrance, so in small rooms it is better not to put these bouquets.