The earliest flowers that delight us after a winter cold are bulbous plants with a delicate and sophisticated aroma, and their stems and leaves differ in rich juicy colors.
Flower bulbs and their names (photo)
There are several categories of bulbous plants in the middle zone of the country.
Lilies, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils - these flowers can often be found in flowerbeds and home gardens.
Crocuses, muscari, hazel grouse, freesia, snowdrops are plants that have small bulbs. They bloom among the first after a long winter.
Gladiolus is a corm plant. It differs from the rest of the bulbs by late flowering.
The choice
When planting flower bulbs in the winter, your garden will sparkle with bright colors in the first spring days.
In open areas, exquisite small-bulbous plants look great: crocuses, muscari, scylla and snowdrops. They are landed in early September, in warmer areas - in mid-autumn.
Flowers with large bulbs: lilies, daffodils, tulips - planted all October.
A feature of bulbous plants is that they can be planted both as annuals and as perennial flowers. If the bulbs of flowers (the photos of which are above) are not dug up after flowering, they will bloom the next year.
Location and soil
In the rock gardens, the Scylls and Crocuses look great. You can also organize small flower beds under large bushes and trees.
Land for planting bulbs is prepared in advance. Choose places with fertile soil, excluding areas with stagnant water.
Winter storage
Bulbs of flowers are stored (photos and names of garden plants are diverse, and are described below) under the following conditions: optimal temperature and humidity.
Storage features of some onions will be described below.
- Caladium. Work on the selection of planting material begins before the first frost. Bulbs are dried, the leaves are cut. Store in moss in a cool place. With the onset of spring, they are planted in flower pots, and after frosts - in open ground.
- Freesia. Dig onions in the last days of September, separate the children, clean them from the soil. For the purpose of prevention, they are disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate and karbofos, dried. Prepared Bulbs stacked in paper bags or wooden crates, peat on top. Store in a cool place.
- Lilies Bulbs dug in mid-September are immediately immersed in a fungicidal solution. Next, it is dried and placed in storage boxes. The most favorable temperature for planting lilies is +10 degrees.
Flower bulbs, which will be used as planting material, are placed in containers, covered with moss and covered with sand. Store boxes in a cool room (cellar, basement) with moderate humidity.
Proper storage of bulbs is a guarantee that strong and healthy plants with a long flowering period will grow in your garden.
Landing rules
Flower bulbs are carefully inspected for damage and rot before autumn planting. Slightly defective soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate. Sick and rotten throw.
On the chosen place, the top layer of the earth is removed and the bulbs are laid out at a distance of 5 to 10 cm from each other, depending on the variety of flowers, they are covered with earth, slightly pressing the bulb, mulch and water.
Flower bulbs for a flower bed (photos and names of some of them are given above) after proper planting in the ground, any dacha plot will adorn with their bloom.
- Tulips attract attention with a variety of flowers and an unusual flower shape. Undemanding care.
- Lilies come in many varieties. Land for planting must be drained and fertilized. The planting period depends on the particular plant variety.
- Muscari grow in sunny places in loose and drained soil.
- Crocuses High-quality lighting and permeable soil are very important for these flowers;
- Daffodils - unpretentious, can grow well in the sun and in partial shade.
Digging small-bulbous
Scylls, muscari grow in one place for about five years. They are divided when the nests are very large and the flowers become small. They dig up flower bulbs starting in late August. Bulbs are cleaned of roots and soil, dried and immediately planted.
Crocus - this plant can not be transplanted for 3-4 years. If you need to get large bulbs or plant a plant, then you can dig out in a year. Bulb harvesting time depends on the flowering period of the plant. Material for planting is dried, disinfected, wounds sprinkled with charcoal. Weak and sick bulbs are thrown away. Store in boxes in a cool, dry room.
Cleaning daffodils and tulips
Daffodils for lush flowering are dug up once every five years. Bulbs are harvested when the leaves turn yellow, usually in the third decade of August. During this time, the bulb manages to pick up all the nutrients from the green part of the plant.
The daughter bulbs are separated from the mother, slightly swinging them. If there is a wound at the fault site, then it is sprinkled with crushed coals or ash. Further, the bulbs are treated with fungicides, dried in fresh air, protected from sunlight, and put away for storage in a room where the air temperature is +20 degrees. Bulbs are laid up with wounds up for scarring.
All varietal tulips are dug up and planted annually to preserve the characteristics of each variety. Other tulip species do not transplant on average for five years.
The tulip flower head must be removed 4 days after the flower is opened to get strong and healthy bulbs. The stem and leaves of the plant are left to feed the underground part of the plant.
When cutting flowers for bouquets, 3-4 leaves must be left so that a large bulb can form and the plant is capable of flowering the next year.
In winter, plants tolerate well in open ground. When digging bulbs immediately after flowering the next year there will be few flowers. Tulip bulbs begin to be harvested after the stems and leaves have dried in clear and dry weather. They are sorted by grades and cleaned under a canopy, protecting from the sun. Bulbs are cleaned and freed from old scales in a few days. Strong and healthy bulbs have a light brown hue. Then they are placed in a container for storage and cleaned in a room where the temperature is from +20 to +23 degrees. In such conditions, large bulbs are stored until planting them in the fall. Boxes with small onions are transferred to a cool room so that they do not dry out.
Digging gladioli
Bulbs are harvested in September-October, when the air temperature is +15 degrees. In order to prevent infection, corms with vesicles are almost completely cut off the stem of the plant. Young onions are pruned from the roots, leaving them a centimeter long. Maternal corms are thrown away. Next, the bulbs are washed in running water and treated with fungicidal or insecticidal agents according to the instructions.
It is important to dry the onions thoroughly. They are stored for three weeks at a temperature of 25 to 35 degrees, the next six weeks at +25 degrees, then removed for permanent storage, maintaining a temperature of +7 degrees, folding onions in cardboard or wooden boxes. Planting material is best preserved on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Bulbs should be inspected from time to time.
Plant breeding, for example, through flower bulbs (photos and names are given above), regardless of their variety, is carried out according to uniform rules. Following them, your garden will be fragrant with beautiful lush flowers, from early spring to late autumn.