Lilies - beautiful flowers with amazing smell.
The plant will grow from small onions. The subspecies has a wide range of colors.
Loves copious amounts of sunlight.
general description
Trumpet lilies - amazing fragrant flowers. Possess an unusual decorative look.
They have elongated flowers of different shades and short stems. Flowers can be both paired and single.
A distinctive feature of the variety are large flowers that can be sent in all directions. Flowers bloom inflorescences of several pieces. The hybrid was bred at the beginning 20s.
Visually see the Tubular Lilies in the photo below:
- Amazonian;
- Asian;
- room White;
- Water;
- East;
- Marlene;
- Takka Chantrier or black lily.
Care
How to care for Tubular Lily and grow a plant at home?
Pruning
Cut the plant is necessary only before preparing for the winter. After flowering, the stems need to be slightly dried in the sun. The ground part of the flower can quickly die off.
IMPORTANT! Pruning is strictly prohibited!
Flowers for the remaining period, gaining the necessary amount of minerals. All vitamins should remain in the bud that is born.
If you cut off the stem in mid-summer - the flower will not be able to prepare itself for flowering next year.
Untimely pruning deprives the bulb to prepare for the next season.
Planting and transplanting
When grown in open ground, the plant is planted on a hill.
Preferred soil acidity pH 4.5-8. When growing under room conditions, it is necessary to choose larger containers.
But it is worth noting that in large pots mineral components may not reach the root system.
Therefore, if the plant was planted to obtain abundant flowering - the capacity should be no more 3-5 cm from planting bulbs.
The depth of the pot should be free to accommodate the spreading root system of lilies. The plant grows well in turf, leaf soil, mixed with humus. Plant transplant not desirable.
IMPORTANT! Planting material is imported from abroad. All bulbs can react differently to weather conditions. Some begin to bloom profusely, others - reduce the quality of flowering.
Learn more useful about planting and transplanting Tubular Lily can be on the video below:
Temperature
Lilies are considered very thermophilic by plants. They are poorly formed in the shade and in cool weather. When grown in open ground, temperatures should not be lowered. below 15 ° C.
In room conditions, sharp temperature drops should be avoided. The optimum temperature can vary within 18-28 ° C. Air humidity should be not less than 50%.
You can not keep the flower next to the heating devices. In hot weather, the amount can be increased before the first drying out of the soil.
Lighting
This type of plant is very Anxious about lighting. It is important that the amount of sunlight on the flower is necessary.
When growing lilies in a shaded area, poor bud development occurs. The plant can not actively grow and grow.
So that the flowers do not deform - the plant is installed next to large windows. When grown in open ground, the flower is planted in sunny elevated areas.
Growing up
ATTENTION! The plant likes a hot climate and copious amounts of sunlight.
The variety can be planted in greenhouses, botanical gardens, garden plots. With good lighting and careful care, lilies can be planted on balconies, loggias or indoor conditions.
In this case, the flower should grow next to the large bright windows. Such lilies are not recommended to be planted in the northern regions of the country.
These flowers produce underdeveloped ugly buds. This is a distinctive feature of this subspecies.
Breeding
Propagated by the plant onion and seeds. Bulbs recommended to buy in specialized stores.
Before emergence of the soil thoroughly watered at room water from the sprayer. Also, this type of reproduction is used to obtain new hybrid subspecies.
Bloom
Flowering shoots grow from the bud. Formation is laid in the beginning of May. Thus, the plant prepares itself for future flowering next year.
Flowering stem is protected by scales. From late spring to late summer, the plant forms young bulbs. Then the main flower stem is laid.
Until the end of autumn it grows the beginnings of branch leaves. Vegetation of the stems will begin next year. In the bottom will begin to appear a new root system.
With the advent of heat, the flowering stem will begin to actively grow. In early summer, buds will form. Flowering occurs in the second decade of July.
The flowers of the plant are very fragrant. They attract a large number of insects. They have different colors.
Fertilizer
The plant responds well on top dressing. You can use mineral and complex fertilizers. They can be made foliar or with irrigation.
IMPORTANT! When using manure, it is important to ensure that the compost does not fall on bare roots. Otherwise a very severe burn will occur. A flowering stem will be touched and the plant will lose its buds.
Medicinal properties
In folk medicine, you can make tinctures on the petals of a plant. It is taken from heartburn, gastritis, intestinal diseases.
The mixture is washed wounds, burns. Smear warts, papillomas, scratches. Also in the pollen of the plant is vitamin P and carotene.
Pollen tinctures help get rid of elevated blood pressure.
Thanks to this mixture, the intestinal function can be normalized. Petals can insist on alcohol. The solution heals wounds on the skin, softens the epidermis.
IMPORTANT! All tinctures should be stored in a cool place at a temperature not higher than 4 ° C.
Diseases and pests
Plant medium resistant to pests and all sorts of diseases. Sometimes it may be affected by the web mite, flake or mealybug.
The appearance of a pest indicates poor plant care. To do this, spray the leaves with warm water. Cotton swab clean the entire web.
You can also put a flower under a stream of warm water. But it is necessary to close the ground in advance in order to avoid the blurring of useful substances from the soil.
After a few days, the plant is again checked for the presence of a pest. If the water did not help, then you should use alcohol, manganese solution.
Both components are pre-diluted with water. Leaflets and stem rubbed with a cotton swab. But it should not be allowed to get the drugs on the root system. Otherwise, severe burns may occur.
If the leaves began to crumble, it is necessary to increase air humidity. The plant begins to spray out of the sprayer. Sometimes a pot with a flower put on a tray with forest moss or wet pebbles.
The number of irrigations increase. If blotchiness or rot begins to appear on the stem and leaflets - it says on waterlogging.
The plant is placed in a warmer and more sunny room. Watering and spraying stop. You can also transplant a tubular lily in a new substrate.
Lilies respond well to fertilizing and systematic watering. Can grow in greenhouses, suburban areas or in room conditions. Love a lot of sunshine. Propagated by seeds and onions.
