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Canna is a decorative flower that people like to grow in their dachas. To some, this plant may resemble a mixture of palm and gladiolus. Summer residents are attracted by the unpretentiousness of the plant, a large selection of colors. In this article, you can learn how to care for an eland flower in the garden.
What you need to know for outdoor cultivation
The most important thing is to choose the right tubers that you plan to plant. Be sure to pay attention to the appearance of the root system. There should be no traces of insects or rot on it.
You also need to choose:
- Location. A sufficient amount of light must fall on the flower. Drafts must be avoided as they can damage the barrel.
- The soil should be loose, nutritious, moist, and contain fertilizers.
- Landing time. The most suitable time is May, since there are no more night frosts that negatively affect the flower.
Cannes flowers
Preparing for planting in the garden or in the country, place and planting material
The planting material is pre-germinated at home, and only then transplanted. And since the planting material is quite expensive and is not always found in the store, it is worth saving the excavated rhizomes for future years. Some amateur flower growers grow cannes from seeds. But this is a time consuming process.
Summer residents have one trick for a long and lush flowering plant - to make organic litter. Usually it is made from horse manure, which is placed on the bottom, and then covered with soil. Thanks to the combustion process, heat will appear, which contributes to long-term flowering.
Cannes flowers - planting
Cannes (flowers): growing in the garden, planting and care
By the time of planting, the sprout and well-developed growth of young roots should be visible.
First, the rhizome is placed in a hole, all the roots are covered with earth. Then the soil is lightly tamped, the plant is watered with warm water. Water takes about 5-7 liters per plant.
Plants are planted at a distance of 0.5 m from each other, the same distance between adjacent rows. If the canna takes root in place, then it usually blooms after 2 months.
Canna flower: garden care
It is necessary to apply top dressing 3 times per season. Every 10 days, while watering, a little manganese is placed under the flowers. Mineral and organic fertilizers are scattered around the plants after watering, and then the soil is loosened. 2 weeks before flowering, many feed cannes with chicken droppings, which are bred in water. Watering every day, but little by little. Water the flower abundantly just before flowering. It is better to take warm water for this.
Cannes flowers - growing in the garden
Cannes cultivation in Siberia, Moscow region, in the Urals
For each region, there are certain cultivation characteristics:
- Growing in a garden in Siberia: cannes flowers are prepared for the cold. To do this, the stems are cut, and the rhizome is left in a cool basement, that is, at + 4 ° C.Where the climate is mild, cannes are prepared differently. Before frosts, high hilling and cutting of the upper shoots take place.
- In outskirts of Moscow. This region is quite suitable for growing most types of flowers. Due to the temperate climate, cannes can reproduce by both division and seed.
- In the Urals. Cannes are planted in June, until mid-summer they are covered at night.
The plant has 2 drawbacks: in Russia it is difficult to store it in winter, lack of aroma. But there are more advantages. Cannes are a little ill, unpretentious, not afraid of drought, even beginners can breed them. Cannes will transform the garden and will delight the eye from June until the first frost.
