Home flower: a rare but amazing. Look!

Going to visit a friend, I admired the colorful and magnificent lily. Sinful deed thought it gippeastrum, plain old. But no! A friend told me that this is - Wallot. Decided to introduce the flower and you! I hope you enjoy it!

Wallot - unpretentious bulbous plant of the family Amaryllidaceae. From other members of this family are characterized by a light raspberry tone dry bulb scales of internal and purple leaf base. Steel plate Wallot - dark green, xiphoid shape, length 50-60 cm.

Ovoid small onion differs unusual formation of numerous subsidiaries bulbs. Whereas other members of Amaryllidaceae babies are formed at the base of the bulb, we Wallot they appear on the surface using a special repellent "legs". With the growth of their own roots are formed from the daughter bulbs.

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Particularly impressive is the flowering Wallot. The hollow spike, up to 40 cm, is located umbrella inflorescence with 3-9 single flowers with a diameter of 8 cm. The petals are painted in red, purple, orange and white colors. Healthy onion blooms twice a year.

Care Wallot

Wallot needs intensive bright light. Pritenyat from direct sunlight it is recommended only at midday. The optimum place - east or west window sill, winter - south window. In summer, take out the pot in a garden or on a balcony.

Temperature

Between the optimum temperature for growing Wallot is 20-25 degrees. In winter, the thermometer indicators is better to keep within 10-12 degrees, if possible. Avoid sudden temperature changes and drafts: they are harmful to plants.

Watering

Pour carefully Wallot. Avoid over-wetting the soil - it can trigger the processes of decay. Summer moisten soil 1-2 days after drying of the upper layer of the earth. After flowering watering is gradually decreasing. The lower the content of the temperature, the more scarce and must be rare watering. Avoid strong peresushki that leads to wilting and death of leaves.

Air humidity

Wallot prefers high humidity environment - 50-60%. In summer, when raising the thermometer above 25 degrees, spray plant daily so that droplets do not fall on the flowers. From time to time wipe the leaves from the dust with a damp cloth.

Soil and transplanting

Wallot requires loose fertile substrate. Mix equal parts of garden soil, coarse sand, damp peat or humus and a little lime. There is no desire to mess around - just use the universal soil with soil for flowering, adding baking powder.

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Repot Wallot not more than 1 time in 3 years. Annually possible to replace the top layer of soil. When transplanting bulbs separate the child, so as not to deplete the mother plant. Choose a wide, shallow pots, bury the onion in half.

fertilizers

In spring and summer make dressing 1 every 2-3 weeks. Alternate with mineral organic fertilizer for bulbous.

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The rest period

He comes after flowering and lasts for about 2 months. The optimum temperature of the contents at this time - 10-12 degrees, but not less than 5 degrees. Watering - lean, feeding is not carried out. Wallot not shed its leaves during the resting period.

If the plant to create a comfortable environment, it will thank abundant flowering twice a year. Valotta like? Click the "Thumbs up!"