Eustoma is a very beautiful and attractive plant that has gray, as if covered with wax, leaves and large simple funnel-shaped or double flower heads of gentle shades. Large-flowered eustoma can have flowers 7-8 centimeters in diameter. Their colors can be very diverse - purple, white, pink, white with a color border, purple and so on. The flowers that blossomed only half are like rosebuds, and when they fully open, they look like big poppies. Eustoma has strong stems, whose height is 80-90 centimeters, from the middle of the stem they begin to branch strongly, because of this the plant alone looks like a full-bodied lush bouquet. On one stem can be many flowers, even up to 35 buds. Any variety of eustoma has long peduncles that can be cut. And there is another great advantage - the cut-off eustoma stands for a long time in the vase.
Slowly but surely the Irish rose takes our hearts and gardens. Very quickly eustoma became popular in Europe due to its high decorative qualities and long-term storage of cut flowers. For example, in Holland this color took an honorable place in the top ten colors, intended for cutting. It is very expensive this plant is valued and in more long during exhibitions.
Modern hybrids and varieties
Every year the market increases the number of varieties, seeds and hybrids of the Irish rose. Now the seeds can be purchased not only by professionals, but also by amateur gardeners. When buying seed eustomomy, you should know that it is a low-dol (dwarf) and a tall one. Typically, tall plants are grown in gardens, then cut, and dwarf on balconies in boxes or propagate as a room culture.
What else should I pay attention to when samotresemyan: on the bag should be such marks "biennial" or "annual." We want the plant to grow and rejoice us longer, but it's best to stop the selection on the one-year-old eustoma, because two-year-olds can properly grow only professional floriculturists , who have greenhouses. Fans-flower growers are better able to choose one-year culture, which can be grown without worries in an apartment.
As already mentioned, the flowers of the eustoma can be either marble or simple. Naturally, terry flowers are much more beautiful than simple ones. You can choose a variety of colors, because each color is beautiful in its own way.
Seeds of this plant are small, so most often they are sold in a dumplings form. It is convenient to sow such plants and can be clearly seen.
How to save the eustom?
To plant a flower in the soil should be sowing - January inclusive. If you sow later, the flower will bloom as much as the first frost. The earth should be loose and light, the reaction is preferred to the neutral, because the increased acidity does not allow the plant to develop properly. It is worth noting that the seeds of the culture for germination need moisture and heat, so the capacity after sowing is covered with a film or a polyethylene bag. It is necessary to sow superficially, just for better contact with the soil it is possible to press the seeds into the ground a little. When the seeds are under polyethylene, frequent watering is unnecessary, however, it is recommended to monitor the degree of moistening. In the daytime the temperature should be from 22 to 25 degrees of heat, and at night from 20 to 21 degrees of heat.
It is necessary to highlight the seedlings, because in the winter period of the world, as for us, they are not enough. If this condition is not met, then these small plants will begin to stretch to become weaker.
Seedlings - what to do next?
Eustoma easily pollinates and shares boxes, which are packed with seeds - they easily germinate. The first shoots appear in ten to twelve days. When small eustoms reach a month and a half of their age, they should be dived. If you take into account the size of the seedling, then you will need a certain background. Either way, the seedlings often get well, and when they are planted in the soil, they begin to grow actively.
Pots or boxes with dive cultures for a time need to grow under a film, and then slowly accustom to the air. In general, in this case the most important thing is to consider the conditions in which the seedlings will be located. If the apartment is very dry air, the irassad will not develop well or may die at all. Therefore, if you decide to grow eustoma, provide it with a good microclimate. When picking, the seedlings are transferred to small peas in diameter up to 6 centimeters, because in large containers the growth is slowed down. Only here it should be remembered that soon the plants will need to be transplanted again and the capacity will be required already more than 8-10 centimeters in diameter.
To pass plants from one of the dishes of the other is with great care, so that the earth clod is not disturbed. There are many opinions that eustoma can propagate vegetatively, but despite this, the most reliable and only way to get healthy plants is to sow seeds. Delenki often die when they are transplanted, because the root system of this culture is small and difficult to recover from injuries. You can try cuttings - but this is ineffectual.
Landing in the ground
In the protected ground, the eustoma feels very well, so you can say that it is a beautiful greenhouse plant. If you want to grow such a culture in a garden garden, then it's worthwhile to note that they love light, so choose a bright, but sheltered place from the cold winds. Nutrition for the plant is very important, so remember that the soil should be fertile and easy, when the eustoma will begin to grow actively, it is possible to feed it every week, and complex mineral fertilizers will be perfect for this.
In the ground can be planted seedlings only after you are sure that there will be no more spring frosts. But at first it is still recommended to provide an Irish rose at night with a small shelter so that it can adapt and acclimatize quickly. When the eustoma is transplanted into the soil on the flower garden, it begins to grow actively and develop, and already grown and strengthened plants do not require any shelter.
The time of flowering
When the time of flowering comes, the plant is covered with numerous buds, there can be a dozen flowers on one stem, which form lush bouquets, and then you realize that you worked and worked not just so - your patience gets a reward, and even so. Approximately two months it can please the eye and gives you to admire the luxurious flowers of the austemia, of course, if frost does not prevent it. If you live in a place where frosts come late, you can see a second flowering if the first raids that bloom and cut off. In general, if you try and take care of growing with special care, then the growth will be favorable conditions, and it will be a joy to you. Well, the difficulties in growing seedlings are for everyone, the main thing is that the result is.