Adonis in the photo is very gentle and cute

There is a wonderful legend about the adonis. The Latin word for this plant is Adonis. It was very popular in its time in Ancient Greece. But the peak of popularity occurred during the Renaissance, during which numerous sculptures and paintings dedicated to Venus and Adonis were created. This legend is told in great detail in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Adonis in the photo you can see different. This genus contains about 45 species of annual and perennial plants. Only some species have a bright red corolla, but despite this, they belong to the same genus. The habitat extends from plains to high mountains. Even at an altitude of 4500 meters above sea level you can find adonis. Botanists, unfortunately, have not all studied the species well, since many of them grow in hard-to-reach places.

Adonis looks very cute and gentle in the photo. But not everyone succeeds in growing it on their own plot. Since they grow extremely slowly and do not like transplanting. The buds are laid four years in advance, so when cutting you have to be very careful not to damage them.

Two methods of reproduction: seeds and dividing the bush.

Planting period end of summer - beginning of autumn. It is necessary to plant at this time so that the root system is strengthened before the onset of cold weather and frosts.

Division and transplantation done 5 years after planting. Adonis grows well in one place for up to 10 years. It should be replanted together with a lump of earth so as not to disturb the root system. In the first year after transplantation, adonis grows and blooms poorly.And in the second year everything gets better. There is no point in dividing them into small parts.

Growing Adonis from seeds - a very labor-intensive task and not always successful. Moreover, many seeds germinate only in the second year.