Take some places and Columbines Grow. Violent raznotsvete these undemanding to soil colors will adorn any garden. Flowering continues for more than two months, starting usually after flowering tulips. But after flowering bushes catchment area (the second name of this wonderful flower), thanks to an openwork light green leaves, looks elegant.
Features Aquilegia growing
Aquilegia can grow in almost any soil, but prefers shady areas. In bright sunlight poorly developed, flowering less long and less abundant, decorative foliage is lost.
Grow columbine can be sowing seeds in the ground, but then the first flowering, most likely, you will only see in the next season. And it is possible to grow seedlings, planted in early spring seedlings became strong and enjoy the flowering in 2-3 months.
Sowing
Aquilegia well breeds self-seeding, but as the most striking, large and unusual flowers - a hybrid plant, the progeny may be the most unpredictable characteristics. But even "mongrel" plant - a bright and colorful decoration in the garden.
period of sowing seedlings, the first of March. Primer for filling seedling boxes prepare by mixing equal proportions turf ground, humus sheet earth and sand.
Seeds before planting wrapped in a damp cloth moistened with a solution of any stimulant and kept 5-7 days on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. After that, seeded at two seed in the cell, a little pushing. Cover crops cloth or plastic film to avoid drying of the soil.
Swordplay and landing
In the phase of 2-3 true leaves of the seedlings dive. Upon occurrence of sustained heat within 15-18˚S, aquilegia planted in soil. A distance of 25-30 cm between plants.
Watering is not often, but abundant enough. plant roots reach 60 cm in depth, and therefore can withstand some drought. But with a lack of moisture in the soil will be less abundant flowering, the flowers become smaller, and lose color brightness.
Loosen the soil under the plants as needed. Although the catchment area are not particularly fussy to the composition of soils, but very grateful responds to feeding.
Experienced growers fed Columbines in the spring, before the formation of stems and summer when the flower buds for next season. Feeding as a complex mineral and organic fertilizers combined with copious irrigation or carried out after the rain. With good care bright colors will delight you each spring 5-6 years.