The poultry beetle is tailed and thyroid, also called ornithogalum, belongs to the lily family. Its flowers are predominantly white. But some species are yellow and orange.
Thyroid poultry is one of more than one hundred varieties of ornithogalum. Whatever shade the flowers of these plants are, they are always surprisingly beautiful, they consist of six petals and have a green strip on the inside. They are often used for landscaping gardens - few as suitable for the average site of perennials as a bird brood. Landing and caring for it are not at all complicated. Also, let's look at its features when grown indoors.
Poultry plant: planting and caring for a plant on a windowsill
This plant comes from subtropical thickets. The tailed poultry has long been successfully adapted for growing in room conditions. It is cultivated not only as an ornamental, but also as a medicinal plant. Let's look at the bulb from which the poultry is grown. Planting and care should begin with the selection of high-quality planting material. A ripe bulb is covered with scales; near the roots they are covered with small bulbs called children.
It should be dry, not keratinized or rotten areas. The more bulbs, the more children on them. Over time, thin sprouts begin to appear from them. The flowering of ornithogalum begins with the ejection of a high peduncle, which can reach a meter in height. Crowned with its pyramidal inflorescence, which, in turn, consists of yellowish-green small flowers. Forming an inflorescence, the buds resemble a fluffy tail. The direction of flower growth is from bottom to top. In the same position, they bloom. This happens more often in late April. After several weeks of flowering, the peduncle will become elongated. For this reason, it is desirable to tie it to a support. Otherwise, under its weight, it can deform and even break. After a few weeks, the poultry farmer will fade and black small seeds can be found in the resulting boxes. The flower stalk will dry, and then the leaves will die out (closer to the end of August). This means that the poultry farmer retires. In indoor conditions, the plant may not drop leaves. Sometimes they just turn yellow and dry.
Poultry farmer: planting and care, soil selection and optimal temperature
In flowerpots, your plant lies in wait for overheating. It is necessary to control the temperature in the room during the day and adjust it using shading. Drafts, waterlogging, drying out - all this is equally detrimental to ornithogalum. And an excessive shadow will lead to an ugly extension of peduncles. In the pot in which you are going to plant the poultry, there should be fertile soil with a neutral reaction and a thick layer of drainage. Roots can be trimmed to fit in a selected container. One third of the bulb should remain unimmersed in the soil. In summer, the plant can be planted in open ground. This will help to quickly achieve bulb enlargement.