This is really a beautiful plant in every way. It only recently began to appear in our flower gardens. Salpiglossis, growing from seeds of which presents certain difficulties, is striking in its beauty and variety of shades. The name of the plant consists of Greek words with the following meanings: trumpet (“salpinx”) and tongue (“glossa”), due to the unusual shape of the flower. In nature, there are no more than 18 species of this plant. His homeland is considered South America. Salpiglossis is a beautiful flower with straight and thin stems. In height, these garden flowers grow up to 40-90 cm. They have a silky pubescence. Regular leaves are sessile and petiolate. They can be solid, jagged and pinnately incised. The main advantage of this plant is large, funnel-shaped flowers with a diverse color. Their feature is a spectacular combination of various shades. The fruits of the plant are oval two-nest boxes with seeds. One and two year old salpiglossis is grown in our latitudes. Growing from the seeds of this flower is hampered by the fact that it has very small seeds. So, in one gram of them contains 5-6 thousand! Their germination is maintained up to 5 years.
This unique flower was created by nature in order to admire it. If there is a resting place on the site near the house, plant salpiglossis near it. Growing from seeds can be done in seedlings and seedlings. When sowing seeds in open ground in autumn or spring, thinning of seedlings at a distance of 30 cm will be required. Flower sowing is done in March in seedlings. Seeds are left on the surface of the soil, they are pressed a little, watered and covered with glass. Crops are shaded with paper. The first shoots will appear only after 14-20 days. At this time, the crops should provide a constant temperature of 15-20 ° C. The grown seedlings dive and plant in rows after 5 cm. Strong seedlings are planted in a constant place in June. The distance between seedlings is 30 cm. Salpiglossis, the cultivation of which is very laborious and often ends in failure, is very difficult to grow. When planted in the ground, this plant often simply does not germinate, and when propagated by seedlings, seedlings do not tolerate transplanting. But if the florist nevertheless receives flowering salpiglossis, he will constantly grow it.
Caring for this plant is much easier than growing from seeds. Salpiglossis prefers fertile, permeable soil. This flower is hygrophilous, so the soil should be moist, although its jamming should not be allowed. Over the summer, it is necessary to carry out the introduction of complex fertilizers several times . This procedure stimulates abundant and prolonged flowering. This plant is planted in sunny places, protected from gusts of wind. This flower pleases with long flowering (June-October). Salpiglossis in cut is quite a long time, so it can also be used for decorating rooms. Flowers reaching a diameter of 5 cm look very picturesque against the background of a green lawn, shading the beauty of its color.