Lilies of the valley (photo) - growing, planting and care
Contents ✓
- ✓ Varieties of lily of the valley
- ✓ Lily of the valley - a favorite of shade
- ✓ Planting lilies of the valley - where is better?
- ✓ Pests of the lily of the valley
- ✓ Lily of the valley in bouquets - cut-out
- ✓ Lily of the valley dewatering in winter
- ✓ The lily of the valley is poisonous!
- ✓ The best varieties of lilies of the valley
- ✓ Lily of the valley May (Convallaria majalis) - benefit and harm, contraindications and use
- ✓ Planting and caring for lilies of the valley: tips and opinions
- ✓ LANDING A LANDSCAPE - VIDEO
How to grow lilies of the valley - varieties and care
Special tenderness and beauty of the lily of the valley touch the heart. Unfortunately, these noble feelings conceal a threat to the plant. Mass collections of bouquets for sale are detrimental to the population size. Let's think, is it harmless to collect bouquets that will stand in the vase one or two days?
In the collection of inflorescences there seems to be no particular harm, only the flower stalk is short, and in order to make it even a little longer, you have to rip directly with part of the rhizome. No flowers - there will be no fruits and seeds ... But who is thinking about this, looking at the charming bouquets by the metro? It’s also easy to notice that in the community of lilies of the valley not all plants bloom at once - some stand only in buds, which means you have to trample the rest to get to the flowers. Thus, everyone’s favorite flower appeared in the Red Book, but the solution is simple - invite the lily of the valley to your garden.
The native land of the lily of the valley is the forests of Europe.
Its decorative properties have long been appreciated all over the world. It is known for certain that as far back as the I century BC. This flower was grown in Egypt, skillfully using the plant's ability to forcing. Straight story "Twelve Months" in reality!
In the decorative gardening of Europe and Russia, the flower was widely spread in the 11th century. In our country, lilies of the valley always adorned the fringes of forests, they were planted under a canopy of trees in parks of palaces and noble estates. In modern design, these flowers also find their place in the shady and semi-shady areas of the city squares and recreation parks.
Varieties of lily of the valley
Most often on sites you can meet lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), relocated from the forest. He blossoms in the last days of May, 10 days in hot sunny weather or about 20 - in a cool, protracted spring. In addition to wild species, there are garden forms and varieties. A lily-of-the-valley with white bell-shaped flowers, larger in size than the forest, is often called lily of the valley Berlin (Convallaria majalis f. berolinensis) Is the garden form of the lily of the valley.
Very large flowers are different 'Fortin's Giant' and 'Grandiflora'. There is a lily of the valley and a variety with double flowers - Flore Pleno and 'Prolificans'. But in the variety of l. May (Convallaria majalis var. rosea) color pink, as well as in the variety 'Latifolia'. Pale yellow striped foliage can please 'Albostratia'. Large leaves of the lily-of-the-valley are much longer than flowers, therefore other variegated varieties are also in demand, for example 'Variegata', 'Aureovariegata', 'Albolineata', 'Hardwick Hall'. For varieties winter shelter is not required, they are cold and frost-resistant.
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Lily of the valley - a favorite of shade
The lily of the valley has many virtues that open the doors to any garden. This perennial, which is contraindicated annual transplant. In one place stands up to Schlet. Long rhizomes give up to 20 cm of growth per year, so in some areas the lily of the valley begins to behave quite aggressively.
The plant is shade-tolerant and drought-resistant, although dry soils negatively affect its size.
For longer peduncles and lush flowering, the planting site should be more sunny. It can grow in complete shade, but then the flowering will be weak and not long. Lily of the valley is not picky about soils, but responsive to feeding. Organics are added every 2 to 3 years in early spring or autumn.
In August, they feed on complex mineral fertilizers. In droughty summer months, the curtains are watered.
On a note:
In the southern regions of Russia there is still a popular belief: where the lily of the valley grows, there is no place for evil. That is why the lilies of the valley meet the guests already at the gate, they decorate the flower gardens near the fences, grow near the shops and under the windows of the houses.
Try and you plant these plants under the canopy hedge from the evil eye and thin people. But what if?..
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Planting lilies of the valley - where is better?
Relying on common sense, it is best to grow lilies of the valley in the trunks of spreading trees. An apple tree, for example. The logic is simple: in the mixborders the yellowing foliage will look foreign. And what herbaceous perennials will create a shadow enough for the lily of the valley and will be able to compete for the soil ?!
In nature, lilies of the valley grow on the fringes, under bushes, in oak forests and pine forests, and therefore in the garden are justified planting next to coniferous, fruitful, ornamental and beautifully flowering bushes.
These plants are also good for creating forest corners, for example, near ferns and burbot. Lily of the valley is perfect for a garden of continuous flowering. His leaves,
decorative all season, successfully complement the trunk of steep trees or hedges. Delicate stains of bell-shaped flowers will be combined with spring-springing aquiles and anemones.
Pests of the lily of the valley
Lilies of the valley are not averse to snacking slugs, sometimes the plant infects the nematode. Of the diseases should be afraid of rust and gray rot in especially wet years. But in general, there are no special wisdoms in cultivating these delicate flowers.
Lily of the valley in bouquets - cut-out
Who does not recognize the fragrance of the lily of the valley, calling hearts to believe in the victory of sun, spring and love ?! If you want to prolong the decorativeness of the bouquet, then it is better to choose non-blossoming inflorescences for cutting and place them separately from other colors.
Flowering of the lily of the valley begins with the lowest bud on the peduncle and continues up until all bell-shaped flowers are opened. In one brush can be from 6 to 20 flowers. If you want a good cut, then in mid-June, feed the plants with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. This will help to better lay the flower buds and lush flowering next spring.
Lily of the valley dewatering in winter
Lily of the valley is used for distillation for a long time and successfully. If you want to get a blooming bouquet in winter, then you will need to start work in mid-July. At this time, be sure to feed the curtain of lilies of the valley with a complete complex fertilizer. In dry summers, water the plants and do not forget to remove weeds. When the leaves turn yellow (usually in September), carefully dig and cut off parts of the rhizome with a large flower bud with a rounded top. The thicker the flower buds, the more magnificent the flower stalk will be. Plant cut off parts of rhizomes in pots or boxes and store in a dark room at a temperature of + 1 ... + 2 ° С until the end of January. So that after 3 - 3,5 weeks the plant bloomed, transfer the pots and boxes to a warm place and start watering.
See also: Lily of the valley dewatering in winter
The lily of the valley is poisonous!
When growing a lily of the valley, you must remember that the plant is poisonous. Work with him in gloves and watch that children do not take in the mouth berries and flowers. Even the water in the vase in which the flowers were standing is poisonous. The first signs of poisoning are nausea and dizziness.
Lilies of the valley: interesting facts about flowers
- Lily of the valley has long enjoyed love and respect, for example, this is evidenced by the numerous folk names of the flower: a hammer, a gladysh, a lapushnik, a silversmith, etc.
- The Latin name of the flower is convallaria majalis -can translate as "lily of the valleys, blooming in May".
- About the origin of the flower there are many legends
- and legends. His appearance is associated with the Roman Diana, and with the German Ostar (the goddess of spring), and with the sea princess Magus, and with the Most Holy Theotokos.
- In Russia, the lily of the valley was a symbol of pure unrequited love.
- His flowers were compared with tears and snow-white pearls.
- The most famous connoisseur of the lily-of-the-valley was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with his light hand the lily of the valley was called the tsar of flowers.
- According to the Chinese flower horoscope, the lily of the valley patronizes people born with 1 on 10 May.
Landing of lilies of the valley - expert advice
Do not deepen the rhizomes when planting, just carefully spread them in the soil, and top with a layer of earth on top of the layer 1-2, see Transplanting lilies of the valley m
It is possible in August and beginning of September after yellowing of the leaves. For planting, take the parts of the rhizome with the renewal bud. Full flowering will begin in the third year after planting.
GROWING THE LANDSCAPE, CARE AND GRADE - WRITE READERS
Bright May Hello ...
Spring comes along with a delicate aroma of lilies of the valley. To admire the islets of these spring flowers and breathe in their sweet unobtrusive smell, we go to the forest. And this does not have to be done at all. Plant lilies of the valley in the garden, at this time, they will not have fragrant competitors.
To a forest visitor felt at home as a dacha, you need a little: a shady and wet corner.
They plant lilies of the valley in autumn (September-October). It will take a rhizome with the kidneys, and it should be planted so that the roots are not bent at the same time, and the shoots are sprinkled with earth on 1-2. See: The lily of the valley can be brought with a clod of earth directly from the forest, but I advise you to buy a garden large-flowered form, lily of the valley berlinsky. Its bells are more effective and much larger than the lily of the valley forest. Since the lily of the valley is a very fragrant plant, it is logical to plant it near the path, as a curb. But this innocent at first glance, the plant can present an unpleasant surprise. Fragile lily of the valley only in appearance, in fact it is a very punchy comrade. Its rhizomes, like a mesh, fly around the entire territory, penetrating deeper into 40 see. Lily of the valley is easily able to survive your favorite plants. Therefore there is
two ways to curb it. The first is to limit it with a border tape, but be prepared for the fact that it needs to be dug to a depth of about 50 cm. And the second option is not to try your luck, but immediately plant the lily of the valley away from the flower garden, around tree-trunk circles of trees or near a well. A moderate shadow to the lily of the valley is only for the benefit, but he won’t like the completely shadow area, he will throw all his strength into growing leaves. Another enemy of the lily of the valley is the wind, because in the forest it is protected from all sides by trees and shrubs. Therefore, look for a place quiet and calm.
Do not expect that a year later a fragrant clearing will form from one plant. Rhizome grows only after two or three years. But the process can be accelerated if you plant several plants at once. And again: do not be surprised if you planted an adult specimen, and for the next year the lily of the valley did not blossom. This is normal. He just needs time, forest plants do not like frequent anxiety, so you do not need to transplant the lily of the valley, after that they get sick for a long time. In the natural environment the lily of the valley is not spoiled by the fertility of the soil, and in the garden it will not give up fertilizing, in moderate amounts even manure and compost will fit, most importantly, do not let it burn.
A big plus - snails with slugs and other pests are absolutely not interested in lilies of the valley, viral diseases also do not threaten them.
Good neighbors
The important question: if the lily of the valley is so aggressive, then who will survive next to it? There are such. These are conifers, ferns, and lungworts. With the lily of the valley plants coexist, which reproduce by layers and with a superficial root system. This zhivotchka, komnatoka, zelenchuk, aquilegia. Together they create the illusion of a fragrant forest clearing. Even when the lilies of the valley are blooming, due to strong, almost glossy leaves, they will not lose decorativeness.
The best varieties of lilies of the valley
Albostriata
New and most effective. Leaves are striped, creamy-yellow.
Variegata
A well-known variety. Leaves with white stripes, but they are not always clear.
Rosea
The novelty. Flowers are pink.
Grandiflora
With very large flowers.
Flore Pleno
Flowers are terry. In fairness, I note that in the pursuit of the beauty of the inflorescence, the breeders lost their fragrance. In this cultivar, it is almost imperceptible.
Prolificans
The number of petals is twice that. Original, but also with a faint smell.
Despite the gentle gentle appearance, the lily of the valley is a poisonous plant. Moreover, all its parts are dangerous, and especially bright red berries. Explain this to the children before they decide to try them.
I. KOLCHANOVA Nizhegorodskaya obl.
Lily of the valley May (Convallaria majalis) - benefit and harm, contraindications and use
Growth
He prefers an open and well-lit place, grows well in a rare shadow.
Wintery, it hibernates well under snow.
Soils prefer drained, sufficiently moist, medium loamy, with a weakly acid reaction. It grows well on neutral soil.
Watering is needed in a drought.
Can behave aggressively, creeping around the site with rhizomes.
Contraindications to lily of the valley
Allergic reaction to lily, stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastritis in the acute stage, heart defects, severe bradycardia (decrease in the heart rate below 60 per minute).
Application of lily of the valley
With heart failure, hypertension and myocarditis, mix 1 st.l. flowers of the lily of the valley May, 2 st.l. fruit fennel ordinary, 3 st.l. peppermint leaves, 4 st.l. rhizomes with roots of valerian officinalis. 1 tbsp. collect the pour 1 art. boil, boil 15 min. in a water bath, cool 45 min. at room temperature, strain and wring out the raw material, add boiled water to the original volume. Take a third-a-quarter cup 3 times a day 14 days, then take a break for 7 days, and repeat the course.
With heart failure and heart rhythm disturbance, lily of the valley flowers fill the 0,5-liter jar by one third, pour vodka (preferably 70% alcohol), close the lid, insist 14 days in a dark place. Strain and take 10 drops with water 2 times a day for 10 days.
With vegetative neuroses, convulsions and edema associated with heart failure and urinary retention, 5 flowers fill in 1 st. boiling water, insist for an hour, strain and drink on 1 st.l. 3 times a day for a week.
© Author Xenia Kruglova, Candidate of Biological Sciences
Planting and caring for lilies of the valley: tips and opinions
We plant lilies of the valley
I, like any gardener, want every corner of my dacha, if not fruitful, I rejoice. But, alas, shady areas often remain overboard, because there are very few such plants, which do not care whether the sun shines on them.
But once, after a long search, I found that in shady and damp places, where practically nothing but weeds grow, you can plant lilies of the valley. Shade and dampness for them are optimal growth conditions. And looking at the bright green leaves and delicate flowers is much nicer than observing how half the plot is overgrown with weeds. In addition, the lily of the valley does not allow the earth to quickly lose moisture. An ideal place to plant around trees.
Most of all I was inspired by the fact that lilies of the valley can be planted in the winter. For planting, I prepared the grooves and planted sprouts with roots at a distance of 10 cm from each other. Between the rows I withstood a distance of 20-25 cm. Lilies of the valley should not be planted with seeds - the germination rate of almost all seeds is very low and flowers grow in this case for a very long time. I turned to a neighbor who had lilies of the valley growing on a plot, and together we shared the rhizomes of flowers to get planting material.
Plantings do not thicken, otherwise the flowers can be affected by gray rot. Lilies of the valley very quickly zapolyana-nye territory they need to thin out every second year.
When I planted all the ro-sticks in the previously fertilized soil, I thoroughly poured the area and covered it with mulch. The autumn was warm, and there were no frosts until the end of October. Covered with mulch, lilies of the valley will overwinter perfectly, even if there is not so much snow, and in the spring they will please you with abundant greens and flowers.
Why is it worth planting lilies of the valley in the fall? It's simple - if you plant in the spring, the sprouts will take root for a long time, they will become sick and bloom only next year. And in the X in the fall they will have time to form the root system before overwintering, and in the spring with a thaw they will immediately grow.
If the soil in the place of planting is acidified, add dolomite flour, ash, lime.
It’s nowhere to take care of flowers - I weed the area from weeds, water them if the soil dries up, and fertilize with any organic matter, whether it is manure or compost. In my opinion, for a shady place in a summer cottage there is nothing better than lilies of the valley!
Despite its beauty, lilies of the valley are poisonous, so wear gloves when planting plants.
© Author: Suglinkova RG, Sterlitamak
LANDISH - AROMA, SPENDING SPRING
I love those cool matinees when, wrapped in a shawl, you go out with a cup of tea to the garden. And among the apple trees in the haze a delicate floral aroma flows. Its lily of the valley, which has long been praised by poets and has become for many a symbol of spring, love and purity. The English call this plant a lily of the valleys. Depending on the region and variety, lily of the valley blooms from the second decade of May until the beginning of June, seeing off spring and marking the beginning of summer.
VARIETY OF VARIETIES
DOSSIER
May lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) from the Asparagus family (previously it was attributed to the Liliaceae family). The genus consists of one species, some dews stand out as independent species, although the differences between them are small. Currently, there is also Lily of the valley Keiske (C. keiskei) - a large-flowered plant from North and East Asia, as well as Lily of the valley (C. monlano) - from the USA. There are several interesting garden forms and varieties.
Garden lilies of the valley are markedly different from their forest counterparts. They are almost twice as large in size, and their flowers are much larger. And often bloom in the same conditions closer to the end of flowering wild.
Terry lilies of the valley are found among cultured lilies of the valley (Alba Pleno or Flore Pleno), while the shape of the Prolificans corollas consist of fantastically arranged asymmetrical petals. Variegate varieties with creamy white (Albostriata) and yellow streaks (Variegata = Aureovariegata = Lineata = Striata) or border (Hardwick Hall) on the leaves are interesting.
I REPRODUCE, BUT I LIMIT
In autumn, I reproduce lily of the valley with segments of rhizome with roots. I place the delenki horizontally in the grooves, sprinkle with soil to make a layer of 2-3 cm above the kidney. For fresh plantings, I allocate at least a square meter of land in the shade of shrubs or tall trees, and separate it from the flower beds and lawns with a continuous slate fence, dug into the ground on depth 30-40 cm.
Under favorable conditions, the stolons of lilies of the valley can grow over a long distance over a year and gradually drown out other flowers. However, in a smaller area, like many plants that grow in this way, they will soon begin to degenerate.
But perhaps most of the cultural forms I was seduced by medium-sized, like wild, but pink, or rather, delicate purple flowers of the old Rosea variety. Among cultivars, light pinks are also found, and in Latifolia varieties with wide leaves, even pink terry. Powerful Berolinensis varieties are excellent for distillation.
FROM OBSERVATIONS
To create a comfortable environment for the lily of the valley, it is enough to observe it in nature. The plant prefers cool, shaded from the hot midday sun, edges of deciduous and mixed forests. It can grow in the sun, but it grows smaller, and in a thick shadow it stops blooming. It reaches its best development on loose, rich in organic, moist and moisture-intensive, slightly acidic soils.
My lilies of the valley have established themselves as unpretentious and absolutely winter-hardy residents of the garden. They put up with sodding, weeds and are even able to supplant some of them. In the second half of summer, each process of creeping underground rhizome is able to give from one to four young shoots. However, only large curtains can please lush flowering. By autumn, the leaves begin to dry, and on some peduncles beautiful bright red berries ripen, which you should not try - they are poisonous.
DISEASES ARE NOT SCARY!
It is often written that lilies of the valley may suffer from gray rot and some other fungal diseases. And also from sawflies and slugs eating leaves. However, I was convinced: flowers are not prone to diseases and are practically not damaged by pests.
© Author: Tatyana ONOPRIENKO, landscape designer, Voronezh. Author photo
HEALING FRAGRANCE OF LILY OF THE VALLEY
The chemical composition of lily of the valley is impressive. It contains saponins, convelar-knaya, citric and malic acids, asparagine, flavonoids and much more. Thanks to this, preparations based on lily of the valley have antispasmodic, diuretic, emetic, laxative, sedative and antipyretic effects, regulate the heart rate, which allows the main organ to function more efficiently.
Lily of the valley as a medicinal raw material is extremely poisonous, so I do not recommend using it without a doctor's prescription. Among the contraindications are childhood, pregnancy and lactation, disorders in the functioning of the kidneys and liver, and some heart diseases. This herb should not be mixed with beta-blockers, digoxin, calcium. With self-medication and accidental overdose, lily of the valley preparations can be fatal. They must be used strictly under the supervision of a doctor and adhering to the dosage.
AROMATHERAPY
On your own, you can use the essential oil of the flower to relieve headaches, melancholy, depression, and to improve mood. Put a couple of drops on a tissue or handkerchief and inhale as needed. However, now we all have the opportunity to enjoy the aroma of living plants.
AGROTECHNICS
Lilies of the valley need moist fertile soil. In my country house, they feel great on loam with the addition of humus and compost.
These flowers are moisture-loving, I water them about twice a week. If the plants do not have enough water, they bloom poorly.
The best place for fragrant beauties is under the crowns of fruit trees.
The most effective way of propagation is by small fragments of the rhizome. In spring or autumn, I cut off pieces 5-8 cm long (each should have at least one sprout). Next, I plant them in the grooves. For better flowering, it makes sense to do this every 6-7 years.
© Author: Margarita VERESCHAGINA, valeologist
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And you will have a bouquet of lilies of the valley in winter!
In mid-October, for future forcing, I carefully dig out the rhizome of lilies of the valley.
I select segments 10-15 cm long, which have rounded blunt tops (the spiky ones do not have the beginnings of inflorescences).
I put them in plastic bags, which I store on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator (at a temperature of + 1 + 3 degrees).
Three weeks before the desired flowering period, I take out the rhizomes and plant them (vertically deepen them) in pots with a diameter of 10-15 cm. In this case, the flower buds should be at the level of the soil. To make the flowering more lush and decorative, I send 10 pieces at once to one container. At first I put the pots in a dark and warm (+ 25 + 27 degrees) place.
And as soon as sprouts appear, I transfer the lilies of the valley to a room with a temperature of + 18 + 20 degrees.
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In September, it's time to plant lilies of the valley. These unpretentious flowers grow better in shade or partial shade, but they don't like it under trees. The width of the row spacings when planting rhizomes is kept at the level of 20-25 cm, the distance between plants is 3-4 cm, the planting depth is 2 cm from the sprout to the soil surface. Lilies of the valley prefer the land that is moist, rich in humus.
Next to them in the spring I sow legume seeds to enrich the substrate with nitrogen. In September, the legumes are cut off, but the roots remain.
Although lilies of the valley are frost-resistant, for the winter I lightly sprinkle them with fallen leaves as a safety net, which I carefully embed in the soil around the plantings in the spring.
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These fragrant flowers have moved to my site from neighbors. At first I liked their clearing. But when the lilies of the valley began to drown out the aquilegia growing in the neighborhood, the alarm sounded. Several times during the season I dug up the plot with the aggressors, manually collecting the roots, but in the spring they appeared practically out of nowhere.
On the advice of a neighbor, in the fall, before the start of frost, she sowed seeds of perennial lupine along the edge of lily of the valley thickets (it is easier to control, the annual grows rapidly). In the spring she watered it regularly, then stopped watering - the plants have enough natural precipitation. I fed them, like other crops, with complex mineral fertilizers once a month.
In the second year, the lupine matured: it bloomed and did not let the lilies of the valley come close to it. Although they chose their roots for a long time, loosening the soil between the shoots of the "guard". He copes with his task perfectly. And if it encroaches on a large territory, it is easy to remove it, simply by cutting down the roots with a hoe. So we live: lupine does not allow lilies of the valley to grow, and I - lupine.
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To transplant to a new place, I dig out the rhizomes of lilies of the valley in August.
I go to the garden with a pitchfork - when digging, they damage the plants less. I choose sprouts with fairly dense buds, at least 6 mm. Immediately I plant them in prepared holes 10-15 cm deep. The distance between them is 10 cm, between the rows - 20 cm. So that the roots do not bend, I must straighten them. After planting, I water the lilies of the valley abundantly and mulch with peat in a layer of 2 cm.
Since the plants quickly conquer new territories, I thin out the plantings in a year.
For distillation
When sorting the rhizomes of lilies of the valley, I always select several pieces for distillation, because it is so great in winter to breathe in the enchanting aroma of delicate flowers growing in a pot on the windowsill.
I take the rhizomes with large flower buds - their tops are slightly rounded. The buds, from which the leaves are formed, are sharp. I tie the planting material into bundles, put it in water for a couple of hours, then wrap it in wet sphagnum and film. Until distillation, I store it on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator.
In order not to miscalculate the flowering period, I count three weeks from the desired date - this is how much time will take the whole process from moving from the refrigerator to the appearance of the first buds.
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When I planted lilies of the valley in the courtyard, I chose a place for them so that additional moisture would come to them from the air conditioner. I lengthened the liquid outlet tube, and these drops of water go to the lily of the valley. And so that the drops would not sharpen the soil in one place, I installed a plastic wide and shallow container with holes on the ground. Drops fill the tank, go through the holes and spill. Also, from dripping water from a height there are splashes and it turns out something like irrigation-shower.
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Recently, I have been planting shady corners of my garden with lilies of the valley. A simple way to propagate the plant is by dividing the rhizomes in August-September. The neighbor shared the planting material. I just had to prepare the grooves on the pre-fertilized area where I planted sprouts with roots at a distance of 10 cm from each other. Between the rows, he kept a distance of 20-25 cm. After planting, he watered and mulched the plants with peat.
TIP: Lilies of the valley quickly fill the territory, so I thin out the plantings after a year.
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Lilies of the valley - infrequent guests in flowerbeds. Many consider them too simple. Although garden forms with double flowers, variegated leaves, flowers of soft pink color are not inferior in beauty to other inhabitants of flower gardens. But I believe that it is worthwhile to plant these plants because of their amazing aroma, which will fill your garden in May.
Seeds of lilies in the spring are sown in April-May, in autumn - in September-October. But it is easier to propagate the plants by dividing the rhizomes: I plant the seedlings into the soil on 1 –2 cm at a distance of 10 cm from each other (the distance between rows is 25 – 30 cm). Keep in mind that during the spring planting lilies of the valley will bloom only in the second year.
When planting and growing need to consider a few important points.
Lilies of the valley prefer light penumbra, which my plants give openwork tops of trees. The site should not be swamped. But in a drought, I regularly water the flowers.
From the soils, light loams with good air and water permeability are optimal. Before planting for 1 -2 weeks under a deep digging, I make compost or humus (10 kg per 1 sq. M), superphosphate and potassium sulfate (100 g and 40 g on 1 sq. M). Mulch plants with peat. Next year, in April-May, you can feed a solution of mullein (1: 10). Lilies of the valley do not tolerate alkaline soil, prefer a slightly acidic. In my family, they love karkade tea, which I sleep tea leaves in a bed of lilies of the valley. The result is amazing: flower brushes on bushes with such dressing are two to three times more abundant than on other specimens.
Do not bring ash under the lilies of the valley, eggshell, dolomite, lime - everything that gives an alkaline reaction.
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In the forest near the house grow lilies of the valley. I want to transplant a couple of bushes on my site. Will they get on? And when is it better to do this?
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-Landysh - a plant unpretentious, should take root. It is better to start the transplantation, when only the leaves of the leaves are just showing up from the ground. Dig out the bush in the evening, after preparing the landing hole and filling it with humus. Deepen the way it grew in nature. After planting, for best engraftment, pour water solution of "Zircon" (2 drops / l of water).
It is very simple to take care of a lily of the valley: two TWINS FOR SEASON AND TIMELY TIME.
On my site, he perfectly coexists with hydrangeas, hosts, roses and ferns. But I know that the plant can grow rapidly. It can be prevented by digging a plastic border along the edge of the bed. When the lily of the valley is overflowing the whole space, it is worthwhile to thin the territory and transplant surplus.
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Recently acquired a very interesting planting material - the seeds of lilies of the valley. How to sow them correctly, what growth conditions should be provided, and how quickly can I see flowering?
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Lilies of the valley give us not only beautiful flowers, but also the aroma that is felt throughout the garden when they bloom. Propagating this plant with seeds is a rather troublesome affair that does not always end successfully.
Most often, and even easier, it is propagated by pieces of rhizome, which grows so quickly that you will not have time to notice how the lily of the valley will capture the entire garden.
But if you still want to try seed reproduction, then you must have patience and seed material, since only a fifth of the seeds sown are planted. In addition, they quickly lose their germination, so long-term storage is out of the question.
Seeds are sown under the winter in the open ground to a depth of up to 2 cm. Even in the most favorable place of growth and with careful flowering, bloom can only be expected at 5-7-th year. In spring, when the seeds are awakened, sprouts with two or three scaly leaves begin to form on them. The first year of life, lilies of the valley completely develop under the ground.
Only the next year one green leaf is formed.
The place of growth should be chosen in the shade of trees or shrubs, where there will be enough moisture, but without excess. The soil is desirable fertile, light in texture.
It is good to use nitrogen-containing fertilizers and rotted manure as top dressings. Another important point in growing lilies of the valley is fencing the place of their growth with slate or other durable material, since the rhizome spreads around the site very quickly, and the plant becomes a weed.
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Every 25 February I give my wife a bouquet of lilies of the valley. I excavate the rhizomes of lilies of the valley in early November, when the leaves are already dying, but the curtain is still easy to find. The rhizomes are sorted out, leaving the buds with the embryos of the flower arrows. To distinguish them is easy: these buds are plump, with blunt vertexes looking straight up.
Leaf buds are thin, with a pointed, slightly curved apex; I return them to the ground. The selected flower buds with fragments of rhizomes are placed in a mixture of wet peat and sphagnum moss and sent for storage in the basement. The best temperature for a dormant period is 5-10 °.
Also, from autumn I harvest moss, it will be needed for distillation.
I kick off the days for 25 before the holiday. First, I arrange a warm bath for the rhizomes: I place them in 30-degree water for half a day (as I cool down, I add warm water). Then cut the root tips to 10-15 cm.
At the bottom of the pot I pour some land. I collect a handful of rhizomes, placing the buds close to each other, I bundle this bundle with string and put it in a pot on the ground.
Free space is filled with a mixture of peat and sliced moss so that the kidneys are on the surface. I pour and cover with moss and a dark film. When the flower arrows appear, I take the film off, and I move the pot to the window sill, but I obscure it with a curtain. In the light dusk, lilies of the valley are revealed in all their glory.
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Lilies of the valley
In October I plant garden lilies of the valley (by dividing rhizomes). The site for them I choose in a shaded or semi-shadowed place. I plant the rows in the grooves, keeping the distance between the plants 10 cm, and between the rows - 20-25, see the depth of the furrow should be such that the roots are placed vertically, at full length, and the shoots were buried in the ground at 1-XXUMX. These spring primroses can be grown no more than 2 years.
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If you want to plant an elegant and delicate lily of the valley in your garden, it is best to do this in September or October. The plant is easily propagated by modified shoots - rhizomes. The soil before planting needs to be loosened and enriched with organic matter, and then planted parts of the rhizome to cover with soil 2 cm.
It is important to know that lilies of the valley do not get along with every plant. The rhizomes and roots of this flower are powerful, they grow almost 40 cm in depth, and they must be limited by digging in a border. Because of this feature, flowers with a shallow root system, such as a tenacity or a catchment, will be ideal neighbors for lily of the valley. Together they will look great, for example, along the tracks.
Lily of the valley is a wonderful groundcover that serves as a living mulch and prevents weeds from growing. It is unpretentious - so that it decorates your garden, it’s enough to create conditions close to natural: moderate shade, protection from strong winds by a hedge or fence, sufficient humidity. From time to time it will not be amiss to fertilize the flowerbed with humus. It is also important to protect the flower from gray rot and enemies in the form of a sawfly and nematode. Affected plants, as well as weed grass must be removed and burned.
By the way, cut lilies of the valley can not be put in one vase with other flowers. For plants (except forget-me-not), the lily-of-the-valley neighborhood will be fatal.
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It is difficult to find a plant competing in grace with a lily of the valley. It would seem-a few small flowers-cups, a leaf, and come up with something more perfect!
Garden lilies of the valley are slightly larger than wild ones, but they do not differ much from forest counterparts in appearance and features. They do not like bright sunlight and drought. Grow best in the shade of trees, on wet,
slightly acidic soils. They live in one place for decades, but can capture new areas with creeping rhizomes. You can enclose a site with lilies of the valley with sheets of slate or iron, deepened by 15-20 cm - this depth is enough, since the rhizomes and root system of plants are superficial. As a top dressing, it is enough in the spring and at the beginning of summer to sprinkle humus.
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In September, it's time to transplant lilies of the valley. Plants are excavated with garden pitchforks and gently divide their rhizomes into parts. The resulting lines are planted at a distance of 10 cm from each other. If the young lilies of the valley are very small, they should be planted at the same distance into the grooves, leaving 30 between the rows.
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Winter lilies of the valley
Many spend the winter forcing daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, tulips. But if you reserve your planting material from autumn, you can please your loved ones with unusual flowers for the winter-lilies of the valley.
For forcing more suitable garden lilies. It will also require moss sphagnum. Collect a few handfuls on any swamp, carefully dry and hide until winter. Rhizomes of lilies of the valley excavate in October, selecting for subsequent distillation those areas in which the kidneys have embryos of flowers. These kidneys have a rounded shape, a dull vertebra, look straight up. Of the thin, pointed, bent sideways buds will only grow leaves. Place the selected rhizomes in moistened peat.
Lilies of the valley require a period of rest, so with the onset of cold weather boxes with rhizomes take out on the street or in the room (on the veranda, balcony).
Return the lilies of the valley to heat for 20-25 days before flowering. To the fertile soil, mix a little finely chopped moss and plant 10-12 plants in each pot into this substrate. The kidneys should be on the surface. From above, 3-4 cm of pure moss is laid. Then cover the pots with a black film and put them to the battery for a good warm-up. Twice a day, moss should be moistened with warm water. After the formation of the flower arrows, remove the darkening and expose the pots to light, but not under direct sunlight.