Amaryllis: planting and care
Amaryllis: planting and care
Amaryllis can be grown as in the homeconditions, and in the garden. The peculiarity of this plant is that during flowering above the surface of the earth there is only a flower arrow with a flower and there are no leaves. The main period of flowering is autumn.
Landing
Before planting it is necessary to prepare the soil. The best soil for an amaryllis is a mixture of leafy land and humus in a proportion of 3/1 or turf ground, transfused, humus and leaf land in equal quantities.
Amaryllis bulbs need to be planted in pots inspring period, previously filling them with prepared soil. The volume of the pot should be chosen such that when planted from the flower bulb to the edge of the pot was not more than 2 cm.
Transplant the plant in open ground is necessaryin July, before the plant begins to grow actively and gain color. To do this, you need to dig holes not more than 15 cm deep, leaving a distance of 30 cm between the holes. Put the bulb in the hole for 2/3 and sprinkle it with soil.
If a new baby has formed, then it should be carefully separated.
Care
For better development, growth and flowering, it is necessarymaintain the temperature regime: in the daytime 20-22 ° C, at night 18 ° C. Watering should be moderate. Water better in the evening around the plant, avoiding water ingestion on the bulb. Amaryllis needs to be fed during the growth period twice a month. One additional fertilizing should be complex mineral fertilizers, and the second one should be organic.
