To decorate the countryside, summer residents plant a variety of flowers. Some decorative cultures require maximum attention from the gardener, others are unpretentious and grow almost "by themselves." The last flowers include brachycoma. This undemanding plant in Russian summer residents has recently become increasingly popular. Growing brachycoma from seeds is an absolutely simple procedure.
general description
Like most ornamental crops grown in summer on suburban areas, brahikoma is a guest from the south. In the wild, this flower grows in the fields of Australia. The brahikoma culture is actually unpretentious. However, this plant, like most other southern ones, does not tolerate cold at all. In Russian gardens, it can be grown exclusively as an annual.
Brahikoma belongs to the decorative cultures of the aster family. The bushes of this plant usually grow very low. In most cases, the length of the stems of brachycoma does not exceed 15-30 cm. Only some specimens can grow up to 40 cm.
With a small "growth" of the brachycoma, it is characterized by great spreading. Thanks to this, as well as cirrus leaves, the culture looks very “fluffy” and decorative. In fact, there are a lot of shoots in brahikoma. And on only one instance, up to 100 flowers can bloom. This is also why some summer residents think that this is a very grateful business - growing brachycoma from seeds. The photos presented on the page demonstrate the beauty of this plant visually.
The buds on the shoots of this ornamental culture, when grown by seedling, usually open in late June. At the same time, the brahikoma bloom can please the owners of the site with the end of September. In fact, it is precisely for this that lovers of decorative cultures appreciate it.
Brahikoma flowers are not too large. In most cases, their diameter does not exceed 3 cm. Russian summer residents usually plant brachyky Iberisolaceae in their plots. Growing from the seeds of this variety is an extremely simple procedure. At the same time, such a brahikoma looks very impressive. Her flowers have an attractive lilac hue.
The Brahikoma Swan Lake is also a very popular variety among domestic gardeners. Growing from seeds of this variety is also quite simple. This variety is a mixture of plants with white, pink, purple and lilac flowers.
When to collect seeds
Sometimes brachycoma is bred on the site and using cuttings taken from the mother plant. However, this method is considered very time-consuming. Therefore, in most cases, this decorative culture is propagated using seeds.
Such planting material is collected in September - after flowering plants. Semyon brahikom gives a lot. Therefore, there will be no shortage of a summer resident who decided to decorate the site with this decorative culture, in any case.
Among the pluses of this plant, many gardeners, among other things, include the fact that its seeds are characterized by increased viability. There are no special procedures, such as soaking in water or processing with disinfectants, before planting with them. At the same time, even three-year-old seeds can be used for sowing this crop.
Growing brachycoma from seeds: when to plant
Sowing this plant, as well as caring for it, the procedure is nothing complicated. In the southern regions, this decorative culture is usually planted directly in open ground. In central Russia, in Siberia and in the Urals, this flower is mostly grown by the seedling method. You can, of course, in this case, plant the seeds directly on the flowerbed. However, the flowering time for brachycoma when using this method of sowing in regions with a cold and sharply continental climate will be short-lived.
For seedlings, this crop is sown in the middle lane, usually at the end of February. Summer residents of the colder regions perform this procedure a little later - around mid-March.
How to plant
In indoor conditions, brachycoma seedlings are usually grown simply in boxes - plastic or wooden. In order to protect plants from infections, the soil is first shed with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. The soil mixture itself is usually prepared from turf and leaf soil mixed with sand. Soil this plant loves loose.
Growing from brachycoma flower seeds will be successful, of course, only if the seedlings are planted correctly. This procedure is performed as follows:
It is not necessary to sprinkle planting material of this culture with earth. For fidelity, the seeds should only be slightly pressed into the soil with a palm. Next, the box should be covered with foil and put in a dark, warm place.
Brahikoma seeds germinate usually within a week after planting. As soon as the plants hatch, the box with seedlings is transferred to the windowsill and the film is removed from it.
Pick
Growing brachycoma from seeds will be successful only if its planting in boxes is not too thickened. The pick of this plant is usually performed immediately after the appearance of the third true leaf. When transplanting, seedlings of this culture are distributed in a new fairly deep box with a pitch of at least 5 cm.
If brachycoma was sown directly in open ground, it is, of course, not necessary to pick it. In this case, the plants simply need to be carefully thinned out.
How to transfer to open ground
A place for a brahikoma in the garden is usually chosen sunny and well protected from the wind. Like all southern annuals, this culture tolerates short-term, not particularly strong cooling. However, frosts can be very harmful to this plant. Therefore, in central Russia, seedlings of this decorative culture are transferred to open ground, usually not earlier than the end of May.
Brahikoma transplant, unfortunately, does not tolerate well. But with the right approach to business on the site, all the seedlings of this decorative culture grown on the windowsill usually take root.
A day before the landing of brahikoma in open ground should:
pour seedlings in boxes abundantly;
dig a flowerbed onto the bayonet of a shovel;
introduce a little mineral fertilizer intended for flowering annuals into the ground.
No manure should be brought into the ground under the brahikum. This type of fertilizer is considered unsuitable for this crop. Do not feed brahiky manure in the subsequent and during the season.
Care of the brahikoma in the garden will continue to consist only in weeding and rare watering. The soil under this crop is usually moistened only at first - during the period of plant development. Adult brachycomas are watered during the season only in case of drought.
Is it possible to grow at home
One of the features of brahikoma is that it can be grown, including as a room decorative culture. In this case, seedlings from boxes are simply transplanted in May into pots filled with loose earth, and these containers are transferred to a loggia or balcony - closer to the sun.
Successful cultivation of brachycoma from seeds at home usually involves the use of fairly deep, but not too wide pots. In order for the plants to bloom well on the balcony or loggia, they need to be planted in a container with a diameter of not more than 20 cm.
What you should know about
Growing brachycoma from seeds is thus a simple procedure. At the same time, such a plant blooms very abundantly, long and beautifully. However, a flowerbed or a pot with brachycoma will look spectacular only if the plants are formed correctly. Even at a young age, the top of each such bush should definitely be pinched. From time to time in the subsequent, a similar procedure should be repeated with shoots. In this case, the brachycoma on the site or on the balcony will grow very dense and will bloom well.
Neglecting the pinch of the shoots of this plant is not worth the summer resident. Otherwise, the brachycomas will stretch out, become rare and will not look very aesthetically pleasing. Also, faded shoots must be removed from the bushes of this plant during the season. In this case, the culture will look even more attractive.
For the winter, the pot with brachycoma needs to be removed from the balcony and placed in a cool dark place, having previously cut the shoots in half. Next spring, the bush needs to be divided into several parts and transplanted each of them into a separate container. In the same way, you can do with brahikomoy grown in the country. However, most gardeners consider such a procedure for plants cultivated in the garden to be unnecessary. The gardener, in any case, most likely will not have to grow seedlings of this culture next year. Flowers again hatch in the spring in the same place - self-seeding.
Growing brachycoma from seeds: reviews of gardeners
Opinion about this wonderful decorative plant among summer residents was, of course, simply excellent. It looks like a brahikoma on the site, they say, is really great. The pluses of this plant, gardeners, of course, include long flowering and the lack of need for watering.
Summer residents also consider its resistance to diseases to be a great advantage of this decorative culture. Perhaps the only problem that a gardener may encounter when growing brachycoma from seeds, judging by the reviews, may be the defeat of its leaves by snails. But this, as many summer residents note, happens quite rarely. An infectious or fungal disease can be “picked up” by this crop only if an openly diseased plant grows next to it.