Godsend for lazy summer resident: bright flowers all summer without watering (and literally)

Welcome growers! You've already figured out what to decorate the land in 2020?

Today's winter evening, I want to introduce you to ornamental plants, for all its beauty is surprisingly unpretentious. Who will approach the flower:

• Those who do not feel the delight of the dissolution of the super-moody colors and wants to see the beauty without the hassle and abstruse;
• Those who do not consider it necessary to spend time and effort on the care of flowers (have the right!);
• Those who want to paint a corner of the garden, at home or in the cemetery, which was not possible to regularly take care of;
• Those looking for unpretentious flower for the super-sunny balcony, where the soil in the container or pots in the hot days of summer dries instantly.

It - gorgeous decorative purslane 🌸

As far as can be beautiful unpretentious annual plant?

Decorative purslane - floral carpet spreading out in the garden itself. This is a low creeping plant with sprigs of red-brown color, rarely exceeding 20 cm in height.

Note the purslane leaves. From afar, it may appear that the shoots are covered with needles (at least - round leaves). But touching them, one wonders: are soft, fleshy. It is through these leaflets, needles purslane does not require watering.

In terms of the average summer flower central Russia may well be content with natural rainfall. Because it has the property to store moisture in the leaves and use it in a drought. Yes, purslane is considered to be succulents like cactus or "money tree."

In addition to decorative purslane has a garden. But no aesthetic qualities, he can not boast, so he is considered a malignant weed.

It is noteworthy that purslane flower lives only a day. But replacing one flower comes another. Therefore, a bright kaleidoscope of beds changed every day.

What can be purslane

Breeders tried to glory. They took a beautiful hybrid varieties of purslane. There are plants and simple, and with double flowers (including differences in the cultivation of these groups, there is one interesting feature, which I will describe below.) About the color palette at all I will not write anything, just to make a gallery with photo (scroll to the right):

According to the type of growth decorative purslane divided into 2 groups:

• Ampelnoe suitable for hanging pots, vases and balcony high containers;
• Grandiflora suitable for growing in the flowerbed, about him and referred to in my publication. The flowers are bright, large, excellent stand out against the green needle.

Growing decorative purslane in the country. Are there any pitfalls?

💎 Let's start from the beginning. If you want to purslane zatsvol early sow seedlings in April. Previously, it makes no sense - a flower grows quite quickly and cheerfully. For this reason, the seeds can be sown directly in open ground, when the night is not colder than 12-15 ° C. Typically, such a time comes in May.

💎 only requirement decorative purslane - good lighting. Boldly put him in the open areas, the substituted to direct sunlight. So lively mat will be denser, and flowers - more magnificent.

In the shadow of purslane may refuse to bloom at all or only to please single flowers. Therefore, among the gardeners it is sometimes jokingly affectionately called "Child of the Sun". However, large-terry varieties can successfully grow in partial shade. An easy course. Keep this in mind when buying seeds decorative purslane and choosing a place to land.

💎 Purslane grows well on the poorest soils. That is his nature. Dressing are not necessary, but for a couple of mineral fertilizers to say "thank you". However, you can do without them.

💎 Purslane do not need such a procedure as loosening the soil. And it is unlikely to be able to do it, because the sprouts tightly harbor land.

💎 But nipping will benefit, though postpone flowering by 10-14 days. The fact that the purslane flowers grow only on the tips of shoots. The more branches - the more buds. But this can be unnecessary, because our hero and without this well-bush.

💎 Purslane brings great drought, so in the average summer water it is not required. However, if no rain has 10 days, and the sun fries - watering once a week to keep the decoration.

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