Recently, the blooming eustoma (Eustoma) has found more and more admirers due to its exquisite appearance and variety of colors. The bright, delicate garden flowers of the luxurious eustoma resemble a rose at a quick glance, but upon closer inspection, the difference becomes noticeable.

Eustoma - garden decoration

In the wild, on mountain slopes and in lowlands, plants with blue or purple flowers are usually found, and grown from purchased seeds pleases with a variety of colors and shades. The most common crops are with white buds and other delicate shades:

  • pink;
  • lilac;
  • purple.

Breeders from different countries annually bring out new varieties of eustoma, of various colors.

Note! Many people know eustoma under other names - Chinese, French, Japanese and even Irish rose.

Eustoma flowers: planting and care in the open field

Planting and caring for lilies in the open field

Planting and caring for eustoma flowers in the open field requires some knowledge, possessing which even inexperienced gardeners will enjoy the result. These flowers reproduce by seeds.

Note! Some growers try to cultivate eustoma by dividing the bush, but almost no one succeeds, since the plant does not tolerate such an operation and dies.

It is better to use a reliable proven method - in December - February at home, plant seeds in small pots filled with specially prepared soil. Eustoma seeds are very tiny, they need to be planted in the amount of 1-2 grains superficially in light, loose soil.

It is better to cover small pots with planted seeds with foil until sprouts appear. The period of seed germination is quite long, it can last 3-4 weeks at an ambient temperature of 21-24 ° C.

Note! At intervals of 5-7 days, it follows for 15-20 minutes. open the film for natural ventilation and eliminate the formed condensation.

The emerging young sprouts of eustoma need intense diffused lighting, an ambient temperature of 23 ° C, and moderate humidity.

With the onset of steady heat, the French eustoma rose is planted in open ground. The correct place for the formation of the garden is of great importance for abundant flowering. It is best for a photophilous plant to choose a plot in the garden that is well lit by the sun's rays. Care for the flowers and loosen the surrounding soil very carefully so as not to damage the branched roots located close to the surface of the earth.

By about mid-July, gardeners will be able to admire the first buds and flowers of the Japanese eustoma rose. The flowering period will last until frost, so for most of the summer they will decorate the garden.

Eustoma flowers

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A huge number of varieties and varieties of eustoma allows everyone to grow their favorite plant. You can even pick seeds from your favorite flowers yourself. Having created your own collection of seeds, you can easily turn your own personal plot into a picturesque garden, growing amazing plants.

Some gardeners recommend, with the onset of autumn, an adult eustoma plant from open ground to be transplanted into a pot and placed in a room for the winter, where the air temperature is 10 ° C. With the onset of spring, planting this plant in open ground, you can get a perennial representative of the flora.

Eustoma is a fashionable flower that all flower growers in the world dream of growing, but it will only work for someone who strictly follows the rules of agricultural technology of the species.