Pulsatilla vulgaris L.
Brand: Jelitto
Packaged:0,05 g (20 s.)
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Pasque flower "Pearl Bells" - Pulsatilla vulgaris.
Valuable inhabitant of the rock garden.
Winter-hardy, early flowering plant, up to 20 cm high. Large bell-shaped flowers up to 6 cm in diameter of pink colour. After flowering, it retains its decorative effect, forming fluffy seedlings. Prefers places with diffused light and light fertile soil without stagnant water.
Seeds are sown in June-July in open ground to a depth of 1.5 cm. At a temperature of + 20 + 25 ° C, seedlings appear in 3-4 weeks and need constant moderate watering. Young plants are planted in a permanent place in the spring of next year at a distance of 30-50 cm from each other. Mature plants do not tolerate transplantation.
They look great in landscaped gardens and in group plantings on open lawns and alpine slides.
Location: the best development is achieved in places with light shading, although they grow well in open places. Damp areas for planting are unsuitable. Places with a slight slope to the south are preferred so that excess water drains.
Soil: should be well seasoned with organic and mineral fertilizers and cultivated to a great depth. It is advisable to add lime, nitrogen in small doses, and phosphorus and potassium several times a season as a top dressing.
Reproduction: exclusively by seeds. Seeds can be collected 1-1.5 months after the end of flowering.
Widespread species: open, meadow, yellowing lumbago - successfully propagated by seeds. It is best to sow lumbago with freshly harvested seeds in June-July or in warm soil in spring. The optimum germination temperature is +20+25°C. Autumn crops are less productive. If there are a lot of seeds, then they are sown immediately in the ground, in grooves (the distance between them is 20 cm). Seed planting depth - 1-1.5 cm.
Sow densely, which contributes to better germination. The soil should be light and well-drained. It is possible to introduce a moderate amount of peat, sand, mineral fertilizers. It is desirable to sow in an open area, but young plants should be shaded. Seedlings appear in 3-4 weeks and develop well in hot weather when watered, but excess moisture is harmful. It is necessary to constantly maintain moderate soil moisture; for this, crops are covered with hay or straw, which protects seedlings from cold and severe overheating of the soil. A small amount of seeds is best sown in pots or pick boxes. You can do this in a greenhouse in March-April. Such a sowing time will accelerate the development of the plant.
"Summer" seedlings are planted in a permanent place in the spring of the next year, with early spring sowing - in August of the same year at a distance of 30-50 cm from each other. In autumn, crops, as well as seedlings grown on ridges, are covered with spruce branches or brushwood for the winter, this is especially necessary in a frosty snowless winter. Seed germination lasts 2-3 years.
Often, species such as open, meadow and yellowing lumbago bloom by the end of the second year. Transplanting seedlings to a permanent place at the age of 1-2 years is best done in early spring with a clod of earth. A decorative effect can be expected from a plant in 3-4 years of its life. Mature plants do not tolerate transplanting well, but a large lump can be done in spring or autumn.
Prostella grown in containers and sold with a closed root system can be transplanted from spring to autumn. In dry and hot seasons, sleep-grass needs to be watered, especially moisture is needed after planting.
In one place can grow up to 10 years. For a group of alpine backache, autumn sowing is desirable, since their seeds need to be stratified. Seedlings appear in May. This lumbago requires fertile and moisture-intensive soils. Seedlings of these species bloom in the 7th year. If several types of lumbago grow in your garden, then hybrids can be obtained from their seeds, various in colour, leaf shape and habitus.
Usage: almost all backache looks organically in landscaped gardens, in group plantings along the edges of pine, deciduous forests and forest-park areas and on open lawns. It is promising to grow them on alpine hills and in rocky gardens.
Adult lumbago plants do not tolerate transplantation, so it makes no sense to dig up wild-growing specimens (not to mention the fact that it is strictly forbidden to transplant anemones from their natural habitats).
Partners: they look elegant in plantings with crocuses, scillas and primroses along the paths.

Eng.: Anemone, European pasqueflower, pasque flower. Bot. syn.: Anemone pulsatilla L.

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