How to care for a ripple

Question: I really love royal tanks. Sit them already several times on the site, but they do not bloom, they are sick, the leaves will dry. What am I doing wrong?

Answer: Before answering this question, let's find out what kind of ripples goes speech. About 100 species of bulbous plants common in the moderate zones of Europe, Asia and North America are reported in Flower House reference books. Of these, the culture of the Imperial (F. Imperialis) is most common in the culture (F. Imperialis), which is also called royal or royal. This is a powerful plant tall up to 100 cm and more. The only escape straight and hard. The lower leaves are broad, width up to 10 and up to 20 cm long, are located at the bottom of the escape, and the upper, narrower, at the very top, above the flowers, forming a kind of joker or the crown. Flowers are also large, a diameter of 5 cm and more, orange, with red-brown veins, form a complies, consisting, as a rule, from 6-12 flowers facing down. Very large in the mouth of the imperial and bulb - her mass comes to 500 g and even more. The bulb is not only a source of nutrition of a young plant, but also a kind of "foundation" that supports heavy bloom. Therefore, it is necessary to "lay out", as well as all the foundation, it is necessary deeply, at least 20-25 cm.

The growing period of Ryabik It begins very early, immediately after the departure of snow, and already two weeks after the appearance of the sprouts, it reaches its maximum height and is ready for the beginning of flowering. Spring frosts up to -5 ° C Young shoots are transferred without any damage. After flowering, the above-ground part begins to die, the plant enters into the so-called rest period, which lasts until the end of August. In natural conditions, this occurs at a fairly high temperature, since the summer of the soil at the depth of the lucker there is heated to 25-30 ° C, which is practically excluded in the middle lane of Russia. Therefore, the conclusion itself suggests itself: the bulbs need to dig up and store a certain time in a warm and dry place. But here the opinions of the flower water diverge. Many believe that rumbers can be turned out and transplanted after 3-4 years, and immediately after tooling, without any period of storage. Such recommendations are often found in the reference books in flower growing. In relation to the ripples occurring from regions with a temperate climate (r. Chess, river. Russian, etc.), it is probably so it should be, but the emperor's painter is a completely different matter. For it, the content of bulbs after flipping at elevated temperature is the necessary link in the biological chain. Unlike other species, it transfers storage normally.

Storage conditions are traditional - Dry ventilated room and a temperature of about 25 ° C. Storage period lasts long - from June, from the moment of cleaning, and until the end of August, when new roots begin to grow in bulbs.

From other rules of agrotechnics need to adhere to the following: Removal after flowering proposed seed boxes, feeding plants during the growing season with mineral fertilizers (but not only on leaves), mulching of the soil under plants by any organic (but not loosening), landing to a depth of 20-25 cm for large bulbs and 15- 20 cm for smaller (the baby is planted to a depth of 8-10 cm) at a distance of at least 30 cm, the mandatory shelter of landings for the winter. And the main rule - the soil should be loose and nutritious. To do this, it makes large river sand and humus, up to 10-15 kg / m2. The Emperor's Ryabchik does not endure any convergence, so they choose an elevated place or arrange a good drainage. In compliance with these conditions, the emperor will delight you with his flowering.