To make your garden different in beauty and unusualness, you just need to use flowers "champagne splashes", which are scientifically called cleome. Why name
associated with this particular alcoholic drink? Yes, because when the plant blooms, it looks like an explosion at the time of opening of champagne. In this article we will find out all the necessary information about glue. Of course, these are not indoor flowers. The photo and the name speak for themselves: there is no other way to choose a more interesting solution for garden design.
Cleoma is very hardy and will easily suffer dramatic changes in the climate. "Champagne Spray" - a flower that does not require much care. Externally, it looks like this: a straight stem, which reaches a height of no more than 1.5 m. The inflorescence is very similar to a spray of champagne. This is a two-year-old plant that most often grows with a bush. Thanks to good roots, the flower receives all the necessary substances for development and growth. The leaves on the stem are different: on top are smaller, and the lower, the more they become. Light green leaflets covered with small spines.
on the inside, at the base there are stipules, which, in essence, are spikes. Due to this, flowers "champagne splashes" are sometimes called thorns. Another feature - the plant is covered with small hairs, which are sticky and odorous due to the secreted juice. Most often, yellow, purple, white, purple or pink representatives are found. You can enjoy the beauty of flowering from the beginning of summer to autumn. Inflorescences bloom alternately: first the lower flowers, then the upper ones. The plant produces seeds that are located in a bean-like pod.
Now let's figure out how to grow champagne spray flowers. Consider the propagation of cleoma using seeds. So that in spring the plant could begin to develop, it must be sown at the end of November. For planting, you need soil, which should include humus and some sand. For kleoma seeds to develop quickly, you need to
soak them in a special solution, for example, "Agate". Place the boxes in which you planted the seeds in a bright place. Do not forget to regularly water the young flowers "champagne spray." So that you can maintain seedlings, it is best to sow glue in
peat tablets. As soon as you see the early shoots of the plant, you can begin to pick. Use 2 times a week fertilizing with mineral fertilizer.
Flowers "champagne splashes" can not be heavily flooded with water. You can plant them in open ground only when the cold completely recedes (end of May). Land must be prepared. To do this, you can use compost or some kind of complex fertilizer. Do not forget to water the plant, but do not overfill. Use fertilizer from time to time.
Putting all these tips into practice, you will get beautiful flowers "champagne splashes", which can be used in various flower compositions for decorating the landscape.