How to grow lumbago in the garden

Lumbago

Lumbago is a plant from the buttercup family that appears as soon as the snow melts. The lumbago is surrounded by legends and beliefs according to which it has magical powers.

The plant has healing properties and is used in folk medicine as a sedative. The beauty and unpretentiousness of the flower attracts many gardeners who grow it on their own plots.

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Characteristics and types of plants

Lumbago is a herbaceous plant that blooms with large bell-like flowers. Up to 50 buds can form on one bush. Lumbago is a perennial. Having planted it once, you can admire its delicate flowers appearing in early spring for the next ten years. The lumbago is listed in the Red Book. There are several types of this flower:

  • Common lumbago
  • Spring
  • Alpine
  • Golden
  • Disclosed
  • Ayansky
  • Golden
  • Chinese
  • Lugovoy
  • Yellowing

There are about 40 species in total. The flowering period of lumbago begins at the end of April and continues until June. Straight stems stretch towards the sun, their length is from 3 to 45 cm, depending on the variety.

The stem, leaves and petals are covered with the most delicate down, which protects the plant from cold and frost.The flower shape is cup-shaped and bell-shaped with six petals. The lumbago has different colors:

  • yellow
  • red
  • purple
  • white
  • lilac

In nature, only a soft blue tint is found. In garden conditions you can plant flowers of different oots. Common Lumbago, Red and Open are more suitable for cultivation in garden conditions. They are unpretentious and do not require special conditions for successful growth. But Alpine, Golden and Spring need a special approach. They are much more difficult to grow. The plant has many names:

  • snowdrop
  • sleep-grass
  • pulsatilla

The flower grows in Siberia, Europe, and the Caucasus. Altai is considered the center of speciation.

Growing from seeds

The lumbago is grown from seeds. Planting material is purchased in the store. You can collect the seeds yourself after they are fully ripe. This happens in July. The seeds are good for two to three years, but it is better to give preference to fresh, recently collected ones. Sowing begins at the end of February or March. Before planting, the seeds are soaked in Epin solution for two hours.

The solution is intended for garden plants; its effect is to stimulate growth. Seeds are planted in transparent containers. The soil for flowers is sandy loam. Planting material is laid out on the surface of the soil, lightly pressing into it. A depth of 1 cm will be sufficient. You need to sow densely to ensure better germination.

For full development, it is necessary to create the proper temperature: good lighting, up to 27 degrees, and high humidity. The first shoots should appear within two weeks. As soon as three leaves sprout, the flower is planted in separate containers.The picking is done in a deep container, since the roots of the plant are long.

At the end of summer, flowers are planted in open ground. For the winter they are covered with spruce branches in case of a snowless winter. Plantings must be protected from winter moisture. The plant will produce flowers the second spring. And adults are considered lumbago three years after disembarkation. in open ground. For ten years it can delight gardeners with its lush flowering.

Planting in open ground

Dream-grass

It is better to choose sunny places for shooting. But it should be borne in mind that, despite the fact that this is a light-loving flower, it will be difficult for it in the sun. It is necessary that the place for flowers is not completely open and is shaded at times. On open soils, by mid-summer the above-ground part of the bush will die off, and if the plant is in partial shade, it will persist until autumn.

The soil should be:

  • sandy
  • loose
  • moisturized
  • drained

The soil must first be well processed, loosened and fertilized. For fertilizer use:

  • lime
  • nitrogen
  • potassium
  • phosphorus

The plant can feel great without fertilizers. Lumbago can also grow on poor sandy soil. The distance between flowers is from 30 to 50 cm.

How to care for a plant

Lumbago - This plant is unpretentious. It only needs to be watered if the season is dry. The plant does not need to be fertilized. But it is worth keeping in mind that lumbago often lacks nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

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In order for the plant to bloom in full bloom, faded inflorescences should be removed from time to time without waiting for the seeds to ripen.But if planting material is required, you need to leave the inflorescences until the seed ripens.

Protective procedures against pests and diseases may not be carried out. The lumbago is highly resistant to ailments; as a rule, pests do not grow on it. It will be enough to weed the plant when weeds appear and mulch the soil using peat and humus.

Shooting in landscape design

With the help of a lumbago you can decorate your garden plot. The plant is widely used in landscape design. Both group and single plantings of flowers will grow successfully. Lumbago is planted on rocky hills, in gravel gardens, among alpine plants. It is better if the flowers are located in the southern part of the garden.

Flowers are planted against the backdrop of tall bushes and coniferous trees. They look good next to boulders and snags. The lumbago sits comfortably next to:

Flowers are planted on lawns next to rhododendron bushes. The plant should be immediately planted in a permanent place. These flowers cannot withstand transplantation. If you move them from one place to another, they will not take root and will die. Shoots never cease to delight gardeners with new varieties.

Red lumbago

These plants can easily be hybridized, resulting in new species appearing regularly. If different varieties grow in one area, then as a result of cross-pollination, completely unexpected options may appear. Thus, it is better not to stop at one type of flower, but to choose several varieties at once.

Dream-grassRed lumbago