Crocuses: Growing at home

With the gathering of the first snow, these beautiful spring mosses appear - crocuses. These plants of the Iris family are distributed almost all over the world. Crocuses in bulk breeding, which perfectly winter in the ground, and with the first heat gives amazing flowers. The plant flows pretty quickly - for several days, the leaves are kept to the middle of June, but then also dying, thereby opening the beginning of the rest period. It is in such a period that the overwhelming number of gardeners dig peek crocuses for rejection of painful or damaged instances, and then planted in a new place. In addition to its beauty, crocuses have culinary value. So, the stilts of this flower are used by culinary as a spice, called saffron.

Crocuses landing and care

In order for these beautiful plants to please you with beautiful and magnificent blossoms, it is necessary to comply with certain rules in their reproduction, landing and know how to care for crocuses:

1. Currently, there are a large number of different varieties of these beautiful colors. Moreover, some of them bloom in early autumn. Crocuses that bloom in spring are planted in the fall, those that bloom in autumn - in the spring.
2. Place flowers are needed in light and fertile soil. These plants do not like moisture very much, so if the soil on the estimated landing site is clay and accumulates moisture, it is necessary to add sand and fertilizer.
3. Crocuses love light. Therefore, it is desirable to plant them in well-lit places, then the flower will be large and beautiful. It is worth noting that the plant will be able to bloom and in a shady place, however, the flowers will be less.
4. Watch that the soil is constantly balanced is moistened. When the sprouts of the culture appear on the surface, they need to pour well. Then water should be watering as needed, while the earth must quickly dry.
5. If the flowers are planted in the soil for the first time, and it is quite fertile, it can not be fed. If the plants grow in one place not one year, then fertilizers must be made.
6. Fertilizers make at least three times. The first feeding is carried out after the occurrence of sprouts, the second - as soon as the marking of the flowers appears, and the last one after the end of flowering. They should include a large number of potassium and phosphorus. Potassium is the key to the growth and good development of the bulbs of the plant, phosphorus, in turn, favorably affects the growth and flowering of crocuses buds.
7. Looking on the bulbs is needed depending on their size. Thus, small tubers are sitting on a depth of no more than 5 cm, large - no more than 12 cm. The distance between the plants should not be less than 5 cm, however, a decrease in the gap to 3 cm is allowed if there are no flowers to transplanted for a new place in the near future.

Caring for homemade crocuses is not too complicated. If you are not going to transplant them to a new place, then enough after flowering remove dry leaves and flowers. In the regions with a harsh climate for the winter of bulbs it is better to cover with leaves or dry grass. If plants are planned, they are digged in mid-July, and stored before disembarking in a well ventilated place at a temperature of + 18⁰s ... + 22⁰s.

Spring flower bed will look very original with the participation of crocuses. To do this, in different places of flower beds, fall out various types of bulbs, such as tulips, daffodils, crocuses and others. They tend to bloom at different times, so your flowerbed will be constantly alive.

Selection of Lukovitz

For good flowers, you need to carefully choose the bulbs. Preference is better to give specially removed varieties, the material of which is sold in flower shops. The most attractive and strong varieties that give amazing flowering and racks to sharp temperature drops - Dutch hybrids.

When choosing bulbs to land the crocus, it is important to remember one simple rule: the larger the planting material, the more the number of flowers will be on one bush, and the more their size will be. So, when labeling of Dutch hybrids on bags with planting material, a number 10+ is applied. This means that the bulb has more than 10 cm in circle. Such material forms a powerful bush with 5-6 large buds. Lukovitsa 8-9 cm in circle give 2 or 3 flower. Selecting planting material can be on light flowers with a diameter of up to 7 cm with a stem length up to 20 cm.

Growing crocuses in pots

Growing crocuses at home is popular because you can prepare their blooming to a certain date. These are mainly New Year's holidays, Valentine's Day and March eighth. For this, there is a certain method of distinguishing plants.

For growing crocuses, we select a wide and not too deep dishes. The main criterion for selecting containers is the presence of large drain holes for water drain. For better drainage on the bottom of the vason, lay a broken brick or tile residues. Under the vase, it is necessary to put the container to collect extra moisture. The soil must be sandy or sandy. Ferrected soil for this case is optional. To the bouquet turns out thick, the bulbs are close to each other. In order for the flowers to "have time" for the holiday, it is important to know when to plant crocuses. Planting flowers produced in 16 weeks before a specific date.

After disembarking, we put a pot of a few days in a dark and cool place. Temperature conditions for growing crocuses are supported in the 5⁰c ... + 9⁰c. Perfect for these purposes the cellar will fit. It has a more permanent temperature and humidity. It is necessary to follow the sprouts - they should not appear earlier than the 10th week. If this happened, then in order to avoid premature flowering, the temperature in the room must be reduced.

After 14 weeks after landing, we carry the pot into the house. However, it is impossible to put it in a warm place. The ambient temperature must be raised gradually. First, we put it in the cold room, then in the room Wortweed, and in the end, in the warmth of the windowsill. Soon the flowers should appear. As a rule, crocuses bloomed, grown at home, not more than 10 days.

Types of crocuses

All crocuses can be consecrated in several groups:

1. Botanical or RunnesennetsNews.
2. Large-flowered or springwenty.
3. Ossennetsnets.

Plants of the first group begin blooming with the gathering of the last snow, that is, from the end of February to the beginning of April, depending on the region. Flowers are not too high, reach a height of up to 8 cm, however, they differ in beautiful flowers. Boots of botanical crocuses are not too big, however, they bloom rather abundantly, which gives the bushes an incredibly beautiful view. In addition, early flowers have a very saturated and pleasant smell.

The following varieties are most popular among this group of plants:

1. Blue Pearl - White flowers with a gentle blue tint. Base of inflorescences Yellow. The variety is characterized by early and abundant flowering.
2. Yellow is one of the most common varieties of crocuses. It features abundant bloom of yellow color. The variety has a large number of titles.
3. Prince Claus - according to specialists, the most beautiful variety not only among the representatives of the group, but also among the whole species. White flowers with a bright purple back, distinguish it among others. Prince Claus blooms one of the first, blooms quite abundantly and smells perfectly.
4. Cream Beauty is a variety that is justifying its name. Very beautiful cream colors with orange strokes. Bloom abundantly.

Large-flowered (otherwise spring-working) cultures bloom 7-10 days after the plants of the first group. Unlike RunnesennetsNews, they have a significantly larger flower. Based on these crocuses by crossing, well-known Dutch large-flowered hybrids were obtained. Plants of this group are blooming in our latitudes in about mid-April, although here you need to make amendment on the weather. Sometimes in darkened places they begin to bloom among the lying snow. The color palette of this group of crocuses is diverse: from bright white tones, yellow to dark purple.

The most interesting representatives of this group are:

1. Jeanna d'Arc - recognized by florists one of the best. A small plant tall is only 4 cm with beautiful snow-white flowers that have a gently lilac base. This grade blooms in mid-April.
2. Pickwick is no less popular crocus grade. It has a massive white flower with interesting purple streaks. Such an original colors brought great popularity to this plant.
3. Flower Record is a variety distinguished by a low stem and a massive purple flower having a dark base. Flowers in our latitudes at the end of April. Perfectly grows by groups, from which it is very popular for the design of Alpinarians.

Ossennetsnets. This group of crocuses begins to bloom in late September - early October. In the spring of the OssennetsNerving crocuses planted for a year earlier, there are only leaves, dieting in the middle of summer, and flowers - late autumn.

The most popular variety of this group is a wonderful crocus. This is an unpretentious plant, the flower height of which reaches 20 cm, blooms earlier his fellow, namely in mid-September. The color of the crocus buds excellent varies from white to violet.

Special place among the autumn group occupies saffron, or sowing crocus. Also greatly popular with varieties:

• Crocus Long-color - plant blooming in early November.
• Crocus Holocelete. It has beautiful purple flowers.
• Crocus pale-ikenny. Flowers in small cream-colored inflorescences.