Lavatera pink was at the peak of popularity in the last century. A beautiful tall plant adorned many village estates. Meters' stems with an abundance of large flowers and large leaves planted in groups were admired by people. Today, the Lavater, or, as the people call it, a wild rose, a hame, is reborn again.
An undeservedly forgotten plant belongs to the family of malvaceous plants and has only 26 species. In nature, it is common in North America, Australia, Central Asia and Europe. In Russia, the flower is also known for a long time. Today, wonderful new species of lavatera have been bred from a nondescript plant.
One, two, and perennial varieties are represented by rhizome grassy species up to 130 cm high, which grow in beautiful bushes with dense foliage. In decorative gardening, varieties such as the Thuringian lavater and the three-month-old are used.
The first species is a high erect perennial of two meters in height. Dark pink flowers of five centimeters in diameter are stunning with their appearance from the end of June to October. Huge inflorescences occupy half the height of the whole plant and are able to decorate any place.
A three-month-old lavater is an annual plant with a strong root system that forms a branching bush of a meter height. With its large delicate carmine, pink or white flowers, it looks great on summer flower beds or flower beds. There are also undersized varieties (lavatera mixed, pink beauty), which will please in the summer with purple, bright pink colors.
Lavatera: growing and caring
An elegant plant is primarily valued for its unpretentiousness. It is undemanding to the composition of the soil, but it develops better in loose and nutritious soil. Lavatera tolerates drought and is very photophilous. But still, the plant must be watered on time. Khatma feels good both in the sun and in partial shade. It is resistant to strong winds and sudden cold. Spreading large specimens are recommended to be tied up - this will improve the appearance of the plant.
Cut flowers stand for a long time and look fresh if they are placed in water immediately from the bush. Flowers stay on the branches until the frost.
Before growing a lavater, it is necessary to plant seeds for seedlings that appear from the ground in a week. In May, seedlings dive and transfer to a permanent place. The plant is not capricious, and any transplant well tolerates the transplant. Cultivation can also be done by direct planting of seeds in the ground, in which case it is recommended to water them with warm water. When shoots appear, they are thinned out, spacing 25-30 cm. Like any ornamental plant, the lavater loves top dressing. For this, conventional mineral fertilizer is suitable.
Flowering bushes delight not only the human eye, but are also an excellent honey plant, they are visited with pleasure by butterflies and bees.
From the beginning of autumn, you can start collecting seeds, which gives Lavater. Growing new plants can begin next year. If the boxes are brown, dry, and when tapped, gray seeds pour out from them, then it's time to collect them. But most often the plant is distributed by independent sowing.
Wild rose rarely suffers from disease. May be affected by rust, aphids that are destroyed by chemicals.
In general, a lavater, the cultivation of which can be performed even by a lazy one, is a beautiful flower that cheers up for many months.
Hatma goes well with other bright decorative colors of blue or purple. It can be irises, roses, verbena, sage, delphinium, grown in a flower bed next to the lavater.
Lavatera pink was at the peak of popularity in the last century. A beautiful tall plant adorned many village estates. Meters' stems with an abundance of large flowers and large leaves planted in groups were admired by people. Today, the Lavater, or, as the people call it, a wild rose, the hutma is reborn again.
An undeservedly forgotten plant belongs to the family of malvaceous plants and has only 26 species. It is common in nature in North America, Australia, Central Asia and Europe. In Russia, the flower is also known for a long time. Today, wonderful new species of lavatera have been bred from a nondescript plant.
One, two, and perennial varieties are represented by rhizome grassy species up to 130 cm high, which grow in beautiful bushes with dense foliage. In decorative gardening, varieties such as the Thuringian lavater and the three-month-old are used.
The first species is a high erect perennial of two meters in height. Dark pink flowers of five centimeters in diameter are stunning with their appearance from the end of June to October. Huge inflorescences occupy half the height of the whole plant and are able to decorate any place.
A three-month-old lavater is an annual plant with a strong root system that forms a branching bush of a meter height. With its large delicate carmine, pink or white flowers, it looks great on summer flower beds or flower beds.
There are also undersized varieties (lavatera mixed, pink beauty), which will please in the summer with purple, bright pink colors.
Lavatera: growing and caring
An elegant plant is primarily valued for its unpretentiousness. It is undemanding to the composition of the soil, however, develops better in loose and nutritious soil. Lavatera tolerates drought and is very photophilous. But, nevertheless, the plant must be watered on time. Khatma feels good both in the sun and in partial shade. It is resistant to strong winds and sudden cold. Spreading large specimens are recommended to be tied up - this will improve the appearance of the plant.
Cut flowers stand for a long time and look fresh if they are placed in water immediately from the bush. Flowers stay on the branches until the frost.
Before you grow a lavater, you need to plant seeds on seedlings that appear from the ground in a week. In May, seedlings dive and transfer to a permanent place. The plant is not capricious, and any transplant well tolerates the transplant. Cultivation can also be done by direct planting of seeds in the ground, in which case it is recommended to water them with warm water. When shoots appear, they are thinned out, spacing 25-30 cm. Like any ornamental plant, the lavater loves top dressing. For this, conventional mineral fertilizer is suitable.
Flowering bushes delight not only the human eye, but are also an excellent honey plant, they are visited with pleasure by butterflies and bees.
From the beginning of autumn, you can start collecting seeds, which gives Lavater. Growing new plants can begin next year. If the boxes are brown, dry, and when tapped, gray seeds spill out of them, then it's time to collect them. But, most often the plant is distributed by independent sowing.
Wild rose rarely suffers from disease. May be affected by rust, aphids that are destroyed by chemicals.
In general, a lavater, the cultivation of which can be performed even by a lazy one, is a beautiful flower that cheers up for many months.
Hatma goes well with other bright decorative colors of blue or purple. It can be irises, roses, verbena, sage, delphinium, grown in a flower bed next to the lavater.