Good afternoon, my reader. Nothing adds coziness to the house like indoor flowers. One of the places of honor is occupied by the campanula, popularly called the "groom" and "bride". There is even a superstition that if you present this plant at a wedding to young people, then they will live happily ever after.
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Description
Campanula belongs to the bellflower genus and has more than four hundred varieties. In nature, it grows in North America, Europe, Siberia, Asia, and the Caucasus. The plant prefers meadows, steppes, gorges, foothills. It grows well in different environmental conditions.
The varieties are very diverse. The plant is tall and dwarf, with simple, double or bell-shaped buds of various shades - from pure white to dark purple. For home cultivation, breeders have bred many suitable varieties.
Campanula isophylla, or equifolia
- The most common representatives of this species are Mayia (groom) and Alba (bride). The ampel plant has a shoot length of up to 30 cm with large (up to 4 cm) five-leafed flowers of blue or white, respectively.
- Bicolor - two-color campanula is a small bush (up to 15 cm) with large 5-petal flowers of spirit shades. The variety is distinguished by abundant and long flowering. There are several varieties:
- Berlin - with purple-tipped and white flowers inside;
- Blue - with double white buds;
- Star - with sky-blue flowers;
- White - with snow-white.
Campanula Blauranca
It is a compact plant (up to 20 cm) with large leaves and blue flowers. She is a frequent inhabitant of home flowerpots.
Campanula Carpathian
The plant up to 30 cm high has ovoid leaves and large white, lilac or blue bell-shaped flowers. Used to decorate flower beds and flower beds.
Campanula spoon-fed
The plant has white to dark blue bell flowers. Stems 15-20 cm long with small leaves. They spread along the ground, forming a continuous thick carpet.
Terry campanula
This species is a mixture of Carpathian and spoon-leaved campanula. Includes a wide variety of hybrids. The flower requires proper care. A distinctive feature of the plant is the presence of double flowers of different shades on one bush.
Alpine
It is a very small plant with a long flowering period. In alpine compositions it is used as a ground cover plant. It has dark blue flowers.
Landing
The plant prefers well-drained, loose soil. A special soil is sold in the store, or you can make it yourself from sand, peat and foliage.
In open ground
Planting takes place in the spring, when the soil has already warmed up to 13 degrees. At a distance of 25-45 cm, pits with a depth of 15-20 cm should be made, it all depends on the size of the planting material.
Carefully remove the campanula from the container with the clod of earth and lower the flower into the recess exactly in the middle. Sprinkle it with earth on all sides, tamp and level it. Then pour warm water over.
Indoor conditions
After buying the plant in the store, you should put it in a place with diffused sunlight and leave it alone for a week to get used to it. After 7-10 days, you can start the transplant.
With its small growth, Campanula has a sufficiently developed root system. Therefore, you should choose a spacious pot for her.
Pour expanded clay at the bottom and fill the container by one third with nutritious soil. Carefully remove the well-spilled plant from the store container without shaking off the roots, and place it in the pot in the center cavity. Cover it with earth and compact it. And then water the plant well and put it in its original place.
Care
In general, Campanula is an unpretentious plant. But he also needs care.
Watering
In the summer, in hot weather, the plant should be watered daily in small portions. And in winter, Campanula should only be sprayed occasionally.
Temperature
The flower does not tolerate extreme heat and in summer it will have an acceptable temperature of 22-24 degrees, and in winter from 10 to 13.
Weeding
Both outdoor and indoor flowers will not tolerate weeds. Therefore, they should be constantly weeded and loosened around the soil.
Pruning
The plant requires pruning 2 times a year. In the fall and spring, too thin, thin and thick processes should be removed. The latter can be used for cuttings, provided they are in good condition.
As already mentioned, the plant has a well-developed root system, and it quickly depletes the soil. Therefore, the nutrient soil should be changed once a year.
Preparing for winter
Before the onset of the cold period, the plant stops blooming. Elongated shoots are removed from him and the sections are processed. Next, the flower is moved to a cool room. Street plantings are covered with soil and covered with fallen leaves.
Diseases and pests
Due to frequent and abundant watering, the plant is affected by root rot. Therefore, do not violate the rules of care.
Campanulu is also able to infect a spider mite, and the plant can dry out and die if you do not start to fight at the first sign.
If you find dots on the leaves that grow over time, but on the plant you can notice small cobwebs, then you should treat the flower with an insecticide (for example, "Aktara") 2 times with an interval of two weeks.
Reproduction
Campanula reproduces by dividing the bush, grafting or planting seeds:
- During transplantation, the roots can be divided into 3-4 parts, and the cuts can be treated with charcoal. Plant each one separately at a shallow depth and grow as usual.
- After pruning, leave thick stems. Places of cuts are processed and dried. Next, the cutting is placed in a container of water and the roots are awaited. The plant is then planted in suitable land and grown in the usual way.
- Seeds are planted in a container with prepared soil in early spring. The surface is well sprayed and covered with a film or other transparent material so that there is a greenhouse effect. Air the landing from time to time. After the plants have hatched and grown a little, they dive into different containers.
Campanula is used to create design compositions on the site together with other colors. It will also look great in tall flowerpots and hanging pots.
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