Lobelia - "calico" Flower for hanging pots and tall vases. Why you should put him in this year

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We continue to talk about the colors that can become an ornament to your garden and balcony in 2019. Today I will talk about a small, but very showy ornamental plants - ampelnye (or cascade) lobelia.

It can boast of long lashes, large flowers and numerous petals. I would say that this plant is ideal for the minimalist. Despite its relatively small size, lobelia - a bright spot, attracting attention and copes with the main task - lakonchinoe but spectacular garden decoration or balcony.

By the way, this flower is, and spray forms. They grow a neat ball, completely covered with small flowers. It looks something like this:

Features lobelia

✅ Lobelia - a flower with a gorgeous and massive blooms. Small florets (no more than 2 cm) from 5 petals of different sizes and form a bright cascades cloud. Flowering lasts almost the whole summer and autumn capture!

✅ Although lobelia - guest from the warm countries, bad moves minor frosts. This property is important for regions with unstable climates (we know what surprises may present weather ...)

✅ lobelia We have different colors. But blue (traditional or common) - the most unpretentious. But with the white, and even more pink and purple varieties will have to tinker.

✅ ampelnye lobelia charmingly looks in hanging pots. Also it can take its rightful place in boxes and decorative containers - for example, in baskets.

✅ Trimming and topping makes the plant branches. Lobelia grows so dense cascade, painted flowers.

A little bit about growing up

To lobelia bloomed in June, you need to take care of seedlings in February. When sowing seeds do not forget about the feature - they do not need to bury in the ground, the maximum - sprinkle a very thin layer of soil.

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Care lobelia simple. I emphasize two main aspects that need to be emphasized in order to obtain a beautiful ornamental plant:

• Lobelia need fertilizing complex mineral fertilizers for flowering plants - flowering is so abundant.
• Most importantly - daily watering. In hot weather, lobelia hang-downing watered 2 times, morning and evening. Otherwise, the flowers are small, rare, and some shoots may wither.

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