Nymphaea is a plant that is well known as a water lily or a water lily. It is widely used in landscape design, in particular, for decorating a garden pond . Let's learn about the peculiarities of planting a nymph in a pond and caring for this unusual flower.
Cultivation of nymphaea
Plant nymphaea in the spring, when the water in the garden pond will stand and warm up to comfortable temperatures. When landing the nymphaea in the pond adhere to the basic rule: on 1 square. m of the area of the reservoir should be placed 1-3 plants, not more. Otherwise, in a few years the flower will grow, completely cover the surface of the water, and its root system will not penetrate the light.
In natural conditions, the nymphaea grows in the ground at the bottom of the reservoir, and its leaves and flowers rise to the surface at the expense of their long petioles. Planting nymphaea in the garden film pond is carried out, as a rule, in a container with a mixture of garden soil and sand. There you can add a bit of pebbles so that the soil is better kept in the container.
Also keep in mind that there are different types of water lilies: dwarfish, medium and large, ordinary and cold-resistant. The choice of a variety depends not only on its decorative qualities, but also on the depth of your pond.
The only difficulty that distinguishes the cultivation of the nymphaea from other garden plants is its wintering. In winter, the pond will necessarily freeze, and the preservation of flowers should be taken care of in advance. There are several ways of wintering the nymphaeus:
- plants remain for the winter in a film pond, and on top they are covered with a large layer of snow;
- The water lilies are transported to the nearest marsh, where they winter at the non-freezing depth;
- in the garden they dig a pit 50 cm deep or more deep, where they dig in a nymphee. In spring, it is transferred from the shelter back to the pond.