Sparkling Siberian: description, landing, care, photo

Scylla, which is popularly known as a carrion, is the first messenger of spring. Delicate flower has incredible power, making its way through barely thawed soil. Scylla can be called an amazing flower also because even botanists are divided in opinion, counting the flower then to the family of Liliaceae, then to the Sparzhevs or Hyacinths. But it is worth noting that these families, in spite of a number of morphological differences and features, have much in common. The scallop has more than 85 varieties. The plant is doing well in the climatic conditions of both Europe and Asia and Africa.

Species

• The Siberian spruce forest prefers the forests of Europe, stony slopes and mountain glades of the Caucasus. The height of the plant can reach 30 centimeters. Propagated by seeds.
• Tubergena is the smallest species of a plant that has a surprisingly large flower. Blooms in the second half of April. It is widely used in landscape design.
• The double-leafed species is named so not in vain, since the leaves of the flower are wide and long. Tsvetonos gives up to 10 flowers of different colors. They can be white, pink, blue.
• The Bukhara species is very rare both in nature and in gardens. It grows high in the mountains. Blooms in late April - early May, after which, preparing for the rest period, the flower drops leaves.
• Spillway autumn is common in the steppes of the Crimea and Transcaucasia. It has an unusual flowering time for the Scylla: the end of July - the beginning of August.

Sparkling Siberian: photo and description, features of the species

Scylla Siberian is recognizable by long tall leaves with parallel venation. Flowers have a ray symmetry. Total petals on the flower 6. Color predominantly blue, blue, white. The diameter of the flower varies from 1.5 to 3 cm. The bulb is 2 cm in diameter intended for the supply of nutrients. Flowering occurs in the middle of spring, in summer it is at rest. Blossoms not more than 20 days. Flowers are pollinated by bumblebees and bees.

The Siberian blossom flower loves the sun very much, it does not open in cloudy weather. A light cap, consisting of a group of cells of mechanical tissue, at the top of the leaves, helps the plant to break through the frozen soil, a layer of compacted thawed snow and ice cake. Propagated by seeds, which are pulled by ants.

Subspecies of Siberian lichen

The Siberian spire, the description of which was presented above, has several subspecies.

The Siberian subspecies prefers the forest-steppe zone of growth. The bulb is small, 2-3 cm in diameter. The length of the flower arrow is 12-15 cm. The leaves are light green. The diameter of the flower is 2 cm. It blooms in the second half of April.

A white species of the Siberian forest grows well, forming up to 5 children per season. The height of the flower arrows is up to 10 cm. The color of the leaves is gently green. The flowers are pure white, have a diameter of 2 centimeters.

Extremely rare in the collections there are species of spangles of Siberian gently pink or pale blue.

The Armenian subspecies is common in the meadows of the Caucasus and in north-eastern Turkey. Prefers shady places and grows in groups. Has a sufficiently long flower arrow up to 25 cm. The flowers are bright-blue in color, not more than 4.

The Caucasian subspecies occurs in the forests of Transcaucasia. The bulb has a diameter of 1.5 cm. Pedicels are high with 3-5 flowers of blue-violet color.

Spring beauty is a variety that has emerged as a result of intraspecific breeding. Arrows are powerful blue-violet with at least five flowers of 3-cm diameter. Propagated by a baby, the seeds are not tied. It looks good in combination with a white carving.

Optimal location

The Siberian spleen loves the sun, but it also grows well in the penumbra. The main thing is that it is not too dry place with scorching sun throughout the day, otherwise it will be lost. Wet and wetlands are also not suitable for her. When planting for early flowering, it is better to choose places on the southern slopes. Shady areas delay the flowering period.

Suitable soil

The Siberian spire, photo of which is presented in our article, prefers a loose, leafy humus-rich soil. Dry sandy soil requires a deeper landing. If the sprout is not grown outdoors, then in the pot on the bottom must necessarily be drainage. The Siberian spruce does not accept acidic soils. Optimum will be weakly acid or neutral soil. He likes mulching, that is, a shelter for the root zone with various materials like leaves, bark of deciduous trees, straw, pebbles for the preservation of moisture and useful properties of the soil. As a shelter for this plant, the needles and bark of coniferous trees do not fit.

Fertilizers

Although maternal species of sparrows, growing in the wild, are unlikely to receive additional fertilizers, garden species need it. If you want to get a strong plant with abundant and long flowering, not susceptible to diseases, feed it.

The most suitable time for feeding is, of course, the beginning of spring, until the beginning of sap flow. You can do this process in late autumn.

Special fertilizers are not required. The standard mineral set in the form of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus is quite suitable. For autumn feeding it is better to choose granular types of fertilizers, for spring - liquid.

How the Scylla Reproduces

The Siberian spruce can reproduce by an onion and a seedlings. In the season, the plant can give up to 4 bulbs. They are planted in the fall soil in holes up to 8 cm deep, at a distance of 5 cm from each other. New bulbs in the plant appear at different depths, it is often difficult to excavate everything when transplanting, so in the place where once the sprouts grew they will appear and bloom for a long time. Digging bulbs for reproduction can not be earlier than three years after planting.

Small bulbs are not stored for a long time. They must be landed in the ground no later than a month after extraction. To store large bulbs until autumn can be in peat in a cool room.

With the generative method of reproduction, from the moment of sowing to the first flowering, a minimum of 2 years must pass.

Susceptibility to diseases and pests

Everyone knows that it is better to prevent the disease than to fight it, so before planting the bulb the plants should be carefully inspected and checked. Larvae of onion bubbling penetrate into the bulb and gnaw it from the inside. The material you selected for planting may already be infected. Insecticides should be treated soil, where there are traces of living root onion mites. They like to eat bulbs of Scylla bear and Khrushch. It is desirable to destroy them mechanically, by removing the larvae and adults during the digging of the soil.

The death of a plant can result not only in insects, but also stagnation of water with abundant watering and poor drainage. This causes the appearance of fungus, which provokes rot. The bulb can be tried to save at the initial stage of the disease, if it is dipped for a while in a solution of potassium permanganate or fungicide. In the spring, this solution can be used to water plants to prevent disease.

Sparkling Siberian, planting and caring for which does not require professional skills, in a suitable not sparse soil will please the bright flowering and abundant growth for many years.