A trembling and romantic eschsolcia - growing out of seeds and caring for this unpretentious plant will be a huge pleasure for the florists. Delicate inflorescences that keep up with each other, a rich palette, a variety of textures - all this is eschsolcia - a real decoration of flower beds and lawns.
What does eschólcia look like?
California poppy, also called this extraordinarily tender and beautiful flower, is a herbaceous perennial bush. In height, the plant reaches 50 cm, has numerous shoots and gray-green with a waxy coating of small leaves. According to the description escholtsii it is difficult to imagine all its beauty. Flowers that look like fluttering butterflies, can be painted in different colors - white, red, pink, yellow, orange, cream, the diameter of the open bud can vary from 4 to 8 cm.
How does eschólcia flower?
Flowers are revealed only in clear sunny weather, rainy, overcast and at night - the petals are closed, the life expectancy of one bud is 3-4 days, then it is replaced by new ones and new ones are being blossomed. With proper care, the eshsolcia bush can please the abundant flowering all summer and autumn floor, right up to the first frosts. To do this, it is necessary to remove the faded flowers in time, and the fruit boxes formed with seed in their place.
Eschsolcia - Species
In Europe, this amazing beauty plant came from North America. There in 1816, the naturalist Johann Friedrich von Eschsoltz was the first to collect the seeds of the California poppy. In his honor, the plant received its second name, eschsolcia. At home back in those days there were about 12 types of eshsol'tsii, in our country, only three were widely used: California, Dorny and Loshba. But as science does not stand still, today escholziya in the garden can be nestled with unconventional shades and show off with terry and ordinary petals.
Eschholzia terry
Breeders brought out a lot of hybrids of this flower. But among the numerous varieties of Eschólcia, the floricultural species are particularly fond of flower growers. They entice the large silky petals of a variety of colors - white, cream, carmine, pink, corrugated or even on the outer edge of the petals, depending on the variety - a different period of flowering, shape and size. Like her counterparts terry eshollatsiya, growing out of seeds and caring for her does not require much time and effort. The plant is not whimsical, well tolerates drought, multiplies itself by self-seeding.
Escholziya The Ballerina
One of the types of Californian eshcholtsii - escholtsiya Ballet dancer will decorate the flower beds, alpine hills and lawns. The flowers of this variety are distinguished by a gentle-salmon color, a large diameter, semi-double petals, corrugated along the edge. Bushes escholtsii Ballerinas are very beautiful, grow up to 40 cm in length. Ballerina seeds are often mixed with other hybrids - as a result, bright, truly summer plantations are obtained.
Eschsolcia Orange King
Royal flower with ordinary temperament, unpretentious to living conditions, cold-resistant tolerates frosts to -5 ° C, the duration of its flowering is 120-150 days. This variety of eschólcium has an orange color - bright and saturated, flowers in diameter reach 5-6 cm, petals are terry and simple in quantity from 4 to 15 pieces, strongly corrugated, without characteristic aroma. The orange king blends well with other colors, creating magnificent compositions on flower beds, balconies, flower beds.
Eschholzia Mirage
Real adornment of the flowerbed, rocky hill will be eschholtsiya perennial Mirage. This variety is represented by a rich color palette. Alternately changing each other white, pink, lilac, yellow inflorescences pleases the eye from June to October. Flowers reach a diameter of 5 cm, can have both a smooth and silky texture. Mirage loves light and drained soil, in additional frequent watering does not need.
Eschholtzia Apple blossom
Very beautiful and delicate flower. This variety is considered the most sought-after among florists and summer residents. Apple blossom reminds flowers of a fruit-bearing tree, only surpasses them in sizes, in the opened condition diameter of a flower reaches 5 cm. Inflorescences have a gently pink color, a dense texture and corrugated petals along the edges. This kind of eshcholtsii also is not whimsical in care.
Eschólcia Thai silk
Answering the question, what does the Thai silk look like, it is difficult to give an unambiguous description. This variety is full of rich warm shades, forms a lush shrub about 50 cm high, can boast a beautiful openwork foliage, which overflows in the sun. The flowers of Thai silk reach a diameter of 7 cm, begin to blossom at the beginning of summer, and right up to the middle of autumn they please the eye with their abundant flowering.
Eschsolcia California poppy
In contrast to their artificially derived brethren, California is considered a perennial plant . Once you sow it on the flowerbed, you can safely expect that next year the shoots will start to appear with the first heat. Externally, the inflorescence resembles a wild poppy, with the only difference being that their color range can vary from white to rich red. Flowers esholshtsiya - growing them in the country and homestead plots, is not a painstaking business, as the plant is not fastidious, does not require frequent watering and regular feeding.
How to plant seed with seeds?
Due to the peculiarities of the root system of the flower, the plant is planted only with seeds. Sow them in the open ground in spring or autumn. The practice of growing seedlings by seedlings is common only among experienced florists, who use ready-made shoots to compose ornamental floral ornaments. The process of growing seedlings of seedlings from seeds is laborious, its algorithm is approximately as follows:
- Initially, the seeds need to be soaked and treated with growth stimulants and fungicides;
- After that, in a container with water, put the peat potted tablets;
- then the tablets must be removed from the water and in each place two seeds are placed;
- after that the seeds should be sprinkled with peat and sprinkled with water;
- ready tablets put in a dry container, which is closed with a film or glass;
- place in a cool, well-lit place;
- As necessary, the pill should be watered, only to the extent that eschsolcia will not tolerate an excess of moisture;
- approximately two weeks later the seedlings will start to germinate in the tablets, after which the container should be opened;
- at this stage, you can begin to temper the seedlings, for this, the seedlings should periodically bear a cold place where the temperature drops to -5 ° C;
- when planted, the seedling is transferred to the well with a peat tablet;
- Preliminary training requires and the land on the flower bed, where the seedlings will be planted. Three weeks before planting, the site should be dug up, immediately before moving it should make holes at a distance of 30 cm from each other.
When to plant an open soil?
Growing a flower eshsholtsiya from seeds on an unprotected ground, due to the unpretentiousness and unpretentiousness of the plant, is considered the best option for beginners in floriculture. Sowing in open ground can be done under the first snow and covered with a thick layer of leaves, you can plant in spring - in April. For flowers, it is better to choose areas that are not protected from sun rays, with sandy friable soil weak in acidity . Before planting, the soil needs to be dug and furrowed. Seeds are best sifted with sand.
Before planting, it is necessary to prepare the seeds of the eschólcia for themselves. The planting material collected from autumn should be stored in refrigerators, so it undergoes a natural stratification. Strong seasoned seedlings can be obtained in spring, if seeds are planted in autumn. But, it is worth remembering that too cold winter eschholtsiya can not stand, so the crops need to carefully mulch fallen leaves.
Eschsolcija cultivation and care
Garden flowers eschholziya do not require special care. To the plant pleased the eye with its abundant flowering all summer, you must observe a few simple rules:
- planted on a sunny patch of flowers should be regular, but not too abundantly watered. For good health, the plant will have enough water in the evenings;
- fertilizing with mineral - phosphoric and potassium fertilizers - will go to advantage, fertilize the soil better before the flowering stage;
- pests do not mind eating eschol'tsiyu, so the plant needs to be sprayed. At the beginning of summer, the bean aphids can be fired for flowers, in hot days in the middle of the season - a spider mite . Pest control must be carried out in a timely manner by systemic preparations;
- the plant can become uncomfortable from an overabundance of moisture, when the rhizome begins to rot. In such cases, watering should be stopped, it is inappropriate also in the rainy summer.
- implies the care of the plant mulching and loosening of the soil;
- shoots of flowers, seed growing, which were produced in spring, need thinning;
- for abundant and prolonged flowering, the faded flowers should be removed from the bush.