There are many beautiful flowers that adorn summer cottages, but there is one that is recognized as a garden favorite in Europe. It is like a sun, bright and beautiful gelenium. The flower is well known to gardeners. It is unpretentious and easy to breed in a summer cottage. The birthplace of a perennial plant is North and Central America. The stems are tough and durable. Flowers of very bright colors: yellow, red, variegated. Due to the variety of varieties, it is suitable for creating picturesque flower arrangements in flower beds or as a tapeworm (that is, it can be grown without mixing with other species). Gelenium will look very impressive in both cases. Its flowering time is August.
To plant gelenium in your garden, planting and caring for the flower require the following. One of the main conditions for the successful development of a plant is regular watering, which should be plentiful. If there is a hot and arid summer, all the more, do not neglect the frequent watering of flowers. Several times during the season, plants need to be fed with fertilizers.
Gelenium needs a transplant. When the bushes grow rapidly, they must be moved to a new place. This is necessary, since the stems of the plant die together with the roots every year. But there are renewal kidneys that are in the underground part. Of these, new, young outlets develop. It is undesirable to carry out a transplant in the fall. If you still plan to transplant gelenium in the fall, planting and care for it dictate compliance with the following rules. The stems of the plant must be cut. Their height should be ten centimeters. When digging bushes, protect the roots of the plant from damage.
Gelenium can be propagated by seeds. Since it is not whimsical, it is sown in boxes for seedlings, and in open ground. Seeds germinate within two to three weeks. Expect when helenium blooms, planting and care of which are carried out as described above, should be next season. Varietal plants are recommended to propagate by division. The most suitable time is spring. You can also divide the bushes during transplantation, during flowering. To do this, cut the stems to accelerate the development of kidney renewal. For planting a flower, it is better to choose well-lit areas of the garden, although it will grow well in the shade. The soil should be moist, neutral and fertile.
If gelenium grows in your garden, caring for it is almost not required. The plant is not susceptible to diseases - fungal and bacterial, and also pests are not afraid of it.
Before the onset of cold weather, Gelenium is prepared for wintering. The bushes are cut short enough. This is necessary so that the stems of the plant do not interfere with the shelter. Then the flower should be mulched with moss or sawdust and covered with lutrasil.
Beautiful gardeners have forgotten the gardeners in vain, planting and caring for which do not present any special problems. The flower is widely used by landscape and garden designers, as it has a rich variety of varieties and lush flowering.