What kind of soil is needed for bulbous plants. Transplantation of bulbous

Landing bulbous plants growing in pots has already become as commonplace as growing flowers in the garden. To organize an exquisite flower bed on your own windowsill, all that remains is to choose your favorite among the primroses, large and rare plants.

Any bulbous flower is distinguished from another species by the presence of a thickened shoot in the shape of a bulb, from which leaves arise, collected in a rosette. It is in such a bulb that the culture accumulates useful elements. Most of plants have a pronounced dormant period when they shed their leaves.

On next year The bulb has new leaves. Bulbous indoor flowers attract connoisseurs of beauty with their bright blooms. Many crops are interesting not only because of the delicate flowers of various shades that appear, but also because unusual shape leaves.

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Indoor primroses

With the appearance of primroses in flower beds and gardens in the spring, many gardeners can be proud that the same representatives of the species grow on their windowsills. Among the most popular are hyacinths, daffodils and freesias.

Hyacinth

This bulbous flower surprises with its rich palette of colors - white flowers, elegant cream, lilac, pink, red, as well as violet-blue and even blue. This perennial can grow up to 25 cm. It is a plant with characteristic fleshy long narrow leaves, the dense bulb of which is up to 6 cm in diameter.

More than 30 bell-shaped flowers are usually attached to the peduncle. A single stem emerges from the bulb and blooms for 2-3 weeks. Hyacinths are often used for forcing.

Daffodils

Daffodils are endowed with smooth leaves and a bare stem, the height of each can be up to 20 cm. There are 2-10 flowers in an inflorescence. They are represented by a variety of species: tubular with yellow, white and mixed type (that is, two-color) flowers, large-crowned, numerous varieties of which are endowed with white and yellow flowers, as well as flowers with a characteristic crown of a beautiful orange color. Small-crowned beauties have yellow or white perianth and petals that have a couple of shades at once.

Daffodils of the double variety are white, yellow, or a combination of both colors.

Freesia

This plant is in natural conditions lives in South Africa. The perennial belongs to the Iris family, can grow up to 45 cm in length and bloom with funnel-shaped flowers, pleasing to the eye in shades of white, pink, yellow, red, as well as orange and burgundy. All varieties of freesia are fragrant, flowering can be observed in mid-spring. The culture adapts normally to dry air, but in summer it requires coolness.

Large plants

IN separate group it is necessary to highlight bulbous house plants, the height of which can be up to 1 m. Large crops include hybrid canna, hippeastrum, amaryllis, wallot and eucharis.

Canna hybrid

This indoor resident can grow up to 1 m. Canna is characterized by the presence of light and dark green, as well as bronze-red leaves. Another oblong leaf can be brown, have a violet tint and can even be striped. You can see on the stem large flowers, painted in delicate pink, red, cream, purple, orange and yellow tones.

Hippeastrum

This is a homely beauty, the bulb of which is up to 11 cm in diameter. 1-6 funnel-shaped flowers may appear on the stem and usually bloom in spring and winter. Among the types of hippeastrum there are royal, graceful, reticulated, striped and Leopold's hippeastrum. If such a crop is not given time to rest, it will refuse to bloom.

Amaryllis

Flower growers most often grow amaryllis belladonna in their homes. Amaryllis is a close relative of hippeastrum. It has an elongated bulb up to 5 cm in size, the color of the foliage is dark green. It blooms from April to May with white and pink funnel-shaped specimens, collected in an umbrella in quantities of up to 12 pieces. Requires a good one with a mandatory transplant once every 1–2 years (like hippeastrum).

Vallota

IN room conditions you can plant and grow a beautiful crop called wallota. This bulbous flower The foliage is dark green with a reddish tint at the base, and umbels with white, bright red and salmon-colored flowers appear on a long stem. Such herbaceous perennial in a pot it is best to place it on a southern, southwestern, western or eastern window sill.

Eucharis

These tall plants native to Peru and Colombia, which are also known as Amazon lilies. They can also be planted in pots and kept in an apartment or house. Eucharis look like daffodils: they are white with a pleasant smell, grow in umbrellas and bloom in the fall - from October to winter. Adult crops have 2 peduncles; 3 flowers appear on a long stem up to 50 cm high. Eucharis is suitable for growing in a cool room and can grow at.

Rare plants

Hemanthus

White-flowered Hemanthus is a guest from South Africa. The herbaceous plant grows up to 40 cm and blooms in spring or summer. The petals are colored red or white-cream. Flower growers traditionally grow only hybrid varieties hemanthus. One bulb has 2–6 fleshy sessile leaves, and it needs to be replanted once every 3–4 years (only if the bulb is large). Gemanthus should not be overfed with fertilizers so that it does not stop blooming.

Weltheimia

Such a culture can survive at home for up to 5 years - a lot depends on a successful wintering. Its height does not exceed 60 cm. It also has bare leaves and stems, and drooping tubular pink, red and yellow flowers usually grow in racemes. You can admire the flowering of such a beauty from January to March.

Hymenocallis

Just like many of the flowers described above, this one comes from South and Central America. The name of the plant combines two words, which translated from Greek language means "beautiful film". Hymenocallis grows up to 60 cm, the peduncle can be up to 1 m. White buds have non-standard shape, and up to 10 beautiful specimens appear in an umbrella-shaped inflorescence. The culture is unpretentious, but may not want to bloom in a dark room.

Gloriosa

Such dwarf bulbous plants are usually no taller than 30 cm, have thin stems and need support. They are endowed with long stems with egg-shaped foliage, and the blooming flowers have soft yellow, crimson, reddish-green and dark purple hues. When viewed from afar, they somewhat resemble flames that are fanned by the wind.

Eucomis

The inflorescences of these amazing indoor plants are similar in appearance to pineapple. Planted in a pot, they can grow up to 70 cm, flowering occurs after at least 6 leaves have appeared. Small bells of a delicate white-yellow or greenish-burgundy hue are always collected in a plume inflorescence. In indoor conditions, Eucomis can live 4-5 years.

To wait abundant flowering, it should be placed on a windowsill located on the south side, and shaded in extreme heat.

Landing Features

It is advisable to plant bulbous plants, regardless of the type, in autumn time. The bulb is carefully inspected for looseness or damage to ensure it is healthy. Next, it is placed in a solution of potassium permanganate for 30 minutes.

Purchase a container whose height is not greater than its width, preferably clay, with thick walls and porous. Place gravel and pebbles at the bottom, fill with soil (up to 7 cm layer), mixed with additives and mineral supplements. After planting your green pet, you still need to sprinkle it halfway with soil. Conduct and place the culture in a cool place.

General principles of plant care

To keep plants healthy and happy lush flowering, you need to properly care for them. Typically, any bulbous plants are placed on a bright windowsill, but lighting, as well as temperature and humidity indicators, should be studied and observed individually for each type. Watering is carried out carefully, since waterlogging is dangerous for such crops. The frequency is reduced after flowering and with the beginning of the foliage dying. Potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen are recommended. It is also important to provide pets with a period of rest within the prescribed period.

Most bulbous plants need replanting. According to its periodicity, three groups of plants are distinguished. Let's figure out together what horticultural crops and when should it be replanted?

First group

This group includes bulbous plants that do not overwinter in the ground. They are planted in the spring and dug up in the fall. This perennials, but they will simply die in conditions middle zone Russia or further north, if they are not dug up. Classic representatives are gladioli. More rare are acidanthers, montbretia, crocosmia, galtonia, tigridia, nerine. I’ll make a reservation right away: many gardeners overwinter in the middle zone for montbrecias, crocosmias and galtonias, but no one can give a 100% guarantee that they will survive. Whether to take risks or not is up to you. Such plants are dug up as late as possible (before persistent frosts begin) so that the bulb gains as much strength as possible before wintering. Are they planted or immediately on permanent place, when the soil thaws, or even earlier - in the house for seedlings and transfer to open ground as soon as possible.

Second group

This group includes classic plants - tulips, hyacinths, imperial hazel grouse, which winter in the pound, but require annual digging. More exotic, but sometimes found on sale are the Persian hazel grouse, p. Radde, b. Modest, b. Severtsova (Korolkovia). This also includes a number of representatives of the onion family, for example caratavecus. All these plants are dug up annually, since their homeland is dry and hot areas and the bulbs need strong heating for planting. flower bud or just during a dry period. If the bulbs are not dug up, tulips (especially fringed and parrot tulips) may not form beautiful flower. Hyacinths will worsen flowering, and a number of varieties will simply die. The imperial hazel grouse, depending on the variety and location, may bloom annually without digging, or maybe not.

Third group

This group includes plants that do not require annual digging: all small-bulbous plants, daffodils, botanical tulips. But their digging frequency is very different. Let's figure it out classic example- daffodils. Their bulbs can grow without replanting for up to 5 years. They will not bloom in the first year if the bulb is too dry during storage. And then the daffodils will gain strength, and the peak of flowering will come; in the fourth year. Then it will weaken and a transplant will be required. This plant can withstand replanting well even in bloom, but the classic planting time is late June early September. Many will say that they planted daffodils much later. There are many such examples, but we are talking about the classic recommended planting time.

A little bit about everything

Colchicum grows in one place for 5 - 6 years. An earlier transplant is carried out if you need to separate the baby. But the transplant to more late dates in principle possible, but then the bulbs become smaller and bloom worse. In this case, digging occurs in June, and planting occurs in August. You missed it a little and you’ll be planting flowers.

Most crocuses have a very good division rate, and it is not worth keeping them in one place for more than three years. They will not stop blooming, but the quality of flowering will suffer. Crocuses are dug up at the end of June and planted in September - October.

Kandyki are rare guests in our gardens and each species requires its own approach. The frequently encountered hybrid plant ‘Pagoda’ reproduces well and needs to be replanted every 3 to 4 years. Varieties of K. european (dog fang) are also divided every 3 - 4 years. But our Siberian and Caucasian cats reproduce very poorly and therefore can grow in one place for 5-10 years. But they self-sow. However, these species grow for 5-8 years before flowering. Digging is carried out at the end of June, this is especially critical for the Siberian, Caucasian and European bulbs; later the bulb becomes fragile and breaks easily. It is better to plant immediately - within a week, otherwise there is a danger of drying out the bulb.

Most species of hazel grouse can not be replanted for years - they produce few children and feel great. But such widely known ones as R. chess or r. fox-berry, it’s a good idea to plant it every 2 - 3 years. Otherwise, flowering will weaken. Digging at the end of June, planting in September - October.

To each his own time

It is better not to keep Umbrella and P. drooping in one place for more than 3 years. Other species can sit in one place for longer. Digging at the end of June, planting in September - October.

Most decorative bows need digging about once every 3 years. They dig after the foliage dies; for some species this is July or even later. Planted in September - October.

Everyone has grown bulbous indoor flowers at least once in their life; these plants do not require special care, but during flowering one can only be amazed at the fabulous beauty of the luxurious amaryllis, the sophistication of the hemanthus, the elegance of the wallot and the touching charm of the zephyranthes. This article contains everything about caring for indoor bulbous flowers, agrotechnical techniques, rules for maintaining plants in winter and other subtleties.

The most common type of bulbous is hippeastrum.

These flowers grow from bulbs - their underground shoots with a thickened short flat stem (bottom) and overgrown fleshy or membranous scales, which are devoid of chlorophyll, colored white or slightly creamy tones. Indoor bulbous plants usually have perennial bulbs that gain more strength every year. Mature, strong bulbs are capable of blooming with charming flowers every year, producing more than one peduncle.

In nature, bulbous plants grow in hot, dry climates (Mediterranean countries, Western and Southern Africa, South America, Asia, the Caucasus), where plants are short time have time to bloom and produce seeds, this usually happens during the rainy seasons. In indoor conditions, care for bulbous plants is based on the natural algorithm of growth and development of each species. The life of bulbous plants is conventionally divided into 2 periods (rest and growth). After emerging from dormancy, they quickly grow and readily bloom with a variety of colorful flowers, decorating rooms, balconies, loggias and garden beds.

Varieties and types

A huge assortment of bulbous flowers allows you to choose varieties with a certain color to decorate rooms in a certain style. Most often on indoor window sill The following plants can be found:

Amaryllis and hippeastrum

Hippeastrums and amaryllis grow well indoors.

Hobbyists often confuse amaryllis and hippeastrum, not being able to distinguish between these species. At first glance, they are really similar: large bulbs, bright funnel-shaped flowers, belt-shaped green leaves, but this is only an apparent similarity.

Hippeastrum has a large round or elongated bulb, which reaches a diameter of up to 11 cm.

Powerful flower stalks bear 1-6 buds. Funnel-shaped flowers with a narrow tube and bent petals appear on the plant in spring and winter; in rare cases, flowering occurs in summer period. The peduncle of hippeastrum is hollow. Up to 85 species of hippeastrum are known in culture.

Amaryllis grow from pear-shaped bulbs; from 6 to 12 flowers are formed on the peduncle, which have pleasant aroma. Flowering occurs in autumn. The only species is beautiful amaryllis.

Both plants belong to the amaryllis family and have similar cultivation techniques.

Vallota

Charming flowers among narrow leaves - this is what the wallot looks like.

Wallota is a prominent representative of the Amaryllidaceae family, inhabiting the subtropical regions of the Cape Province in southern Africa.

The plant has narrow, belt-shaped leaves (length up to 60 cm, width - 1 cm). It is very easy to distinguish wallot from other bulbous house flowers - the petioles of the leaves at the base of the bulb are painted in burgundy tones.

Bright red (less often white, pink) flowers are formed on a low peduncle, where you can count several buds located in a loose cluster.

After flowering, you cannot remove the flower stalks; you must wait until they wilt, after which you can carefully unscrew them from the bulb. Vallota annually increases the mass of small children, which are formed not at the bottom, but higher towards the surface of the soil.

Hemanthus

The unusual bulbous perennial hemanthus blooms with amazing flowers.

Hemanthus is endemic to South Africa; this flower is not found anywhere else in nature. All types of hemanthus belong to the Amaryllidaceae family. The plant bulb can have a pear-shaped or rounded shape; usually it is completely immersed in the soil, sometimes protruding slightly above the surface.

The leaves are thickened, wide and short-petioled, belt-shaped. The bud is ovoid, the flowers are collected in a thick rounded inflorescence at the top of the flower arrow, and can be white or coral in color.

Hemanthus does not grow tall; the usual size of the plant does not exceed 40 cm. Flowering begins in the spring and can continue in the summer. Hybrid varieties are grown indoors. A charming and very unusual indoor perennial.

Krinum

Krinum flowers are very elegant.

A fantastically beautiful, giant indoor plant that can be grown from bulbs. Krinum is part of the Amaryllidaceae family, but unlike other species, the flower forms a false trunk of powerful leaves, which forms at the top of the bulb.

The leaves form a fan, the flowers are collected in an umbrella at the top of a powerful peduncle. The size of the flowers is amazing, crinum blooms white or pink flowers elegant in shape, reaching 20 cm in diameter.

Crinum is a perennial, the flower can grow in one pot for up to 5 years, the crop does not tolerate transplantation well, so it is planted immediately in spacious containers. Indoor crinum requires a bright location, regular watering and fertilizing. The culture was somewhat forgotten; interest in krinums has increased in recent years.

Eucomis

This plant belongs to the Asparagus family. Numerous eucomis leaves grow from an ovoid bulb with a shiny cover. The color of the leaves is green, with a bright shine, so they appear varnished.

During flowering, a powerful arrow rises from the middle of the bulb, tapering upward, on which small greenish-cream flowers with purple patterns open alternately. At the top of the flower arrow there is a tuft of leaves, similar to a pineapple rosette.

Sometimes after flowering, eucomis produces seeds that are suitable for propagating new plants.

The plant grows well in south-facing windows and requires even, light watering.

Sprekelia

The graceful sprekelia is simply charming when in bloom.

The history of this plant is associated with Mexico and Guatemala, where local Indian tribes Sprekelia flowers were used in rituals. Another name for the plant is Aztec lily.

Graceful large flowers are painted in a deep red tone, the petals feel velvety to the touch. Flowering lasts up to 20 days in spring. Open sprekelia flowers look like strange orchids with intricately bent petals. The leaves are narrow, green, belt-shaped, with pronounced veins.

Every spring, sprekelia bulbs are planted in a new soil mixture, the plant is regularly watered and fertilized with special compounds for bulbous crops. Daughter bulbs are used for propagation.

Eucharis

Amazon lily has a delicate aroma.

Bulbous flower - eucharis ( Amazon lily) during flowering resembles white daffodil, delicate flowers exude a pleasant fragrance. The plant is ideal for interior decoration; even without flowers, eucharis is enough beautiful plant. Wide shiny leaves on graceful stems rise from the bulbs, but usually no more than 2 leaves grow from each medium-sized (2-6 cm) bulb. If the plant is not planted for several years, eucharis looks like a powerful bush.

The plant is propagated by dividing the daughter bulbs.

Clivia

Clivia is a very bright indoor plant.

Clivia is another species of bulbous plant in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to southern Africa. Perennial bulbous plants do not grow higher than 60 cm. Leathery vaginal plants form a false tube.

Charming red-orange flowers with pointed tips of the petals form a dense umbrella. Clivia prefers bright places, constant temperature and careful care. Children are rarely formed on mother bulbs; the plant can be propagated by seeds, which are obtained by manual forced pollination of flowers.

Summarize

This is not a complete list of bulbous plants that are grown at home. It would be wrong to remain silent about garden bulbous plants, which lend themselves perfectly to home forcing. A bright bouquet of hyacinths can be obtained in 3 months, tremulous crocuses will delight you with flowering in 2.5 months. Lilies bloom in pots 30-50 days after planting in the pot. You can grow tulips, daffodils, muscari, scylla and other bulbous crops at home.

Among all existing varieties indoor flowers, bulbous indoor plants occupy a special place in floriculture. They are highly decorative of the aboveground part and are very popular in spring. landscape design parks and flower beds.

Bulbous flowers are grown for cutting to create flower baskets, bouquets and spring arrangements. Many of them grow quite successfully indoors.