Lychnis is a representative of the perennialherbaceous plants belonging to the family of cloves. It is easy to distinguish by rough, rather large leaves, straight stems and white, pink, cream, orange or scarlet flowers, gathered in inflorescences up to 10 cm in size.
The height of the flower of litnis (photo) can reach 100see. The area of its distribution is quite wide: it grows well in Eastern and Southern Siberia, in the European part of Russia, in the Far East, in Central Asia, China, Japan and Southern Europe. There are about five dozen different species of this perennial. In our country, the most popular are the campus of Chalcedon, the campus and the camp of Haage. If you want to ennoble and revive your garden with cheerful and bright flowers - stop your choice on this graceful perennial, which is popularly called “light”, “dawn” or “adonis.” Looks great perennial flower lihnis in group plantings, combined with asters, chrysanthemums and carnations. Low-growing varieties are used to decorate alpine slides.
We grow up a long-term camp on the site
Для того чтобы этот многолетник пышно цвел и имел healthy appearance, it is necessary to choose the right place for its landing. Best of all, it grows and develops in open sunny areas. The soil for spurs requires neutral in acidity, light, loose and moderately wet. If the soil is sour, it must first be lime. In general, the long-term lithnis is rather unpretentious, but it does not tolerate too wet soils and stagnant water. These perennials prefer sufficient and regular watering, especially in dry weather need abundant moisture. However, when watering it is impossible to prevent stagnation of water, which can lead to rotting perennial roots. It is also desirable to feed the plant with mineral fertilizers. This can be done once a month, during the growing season. At one place, multi-year lithnis can grow up to 5 years, after which it will need to be transplanted to a new site. They do it in the fall or spring: they dig up a bush and carefully divide it into several parts, and then the obtained specimens are planted in a new place. With sufficient lighting and watering, lithnis will delight you with its lush flowering from June to August.
Lychnis perennial: planting and reproduction of plants
The reproduction of this perennial isin several ways: by dividing adult specimens, by cutting and sowing seeds. It is possible to plant seeds of a likhnis both in the greenhouse, and in an open ground. Greenhouse method involves sowing seeds in the middle or end of March, at a temperature of about 20 ° C. Seed boxes with seeds are covered with foil, and after 3 weeks the shelter is removed after germination. After germination, 2 of these leaves produce a pick. And at the end of May, sprouts are transplanted into the open ground. In August, a transfer of lichen to a permanent place of residence, the flowering of the plant should begin next year. Many varieties of this perennial normally tolerate low temperatures, and therefore do not require shelter for the winter.
