Amazing or Bacopa Sutera. Features sowing and cuttings

Home to this beautiful plant is considered tropical and subtropical South America. There are about 110 species of this plant. It can be concluded that the Bacopa loves warm and humid climate. growing conditions are similar to growing petunias.

Description

Bacopa - a basket plant. Diameter of flowers about 2 cm. Common colors - blue and white. But there are pink, red, orange, purple colors. shoots can be up to 1 m. In contact with the soil of roots are formed. Grown mostly in hanging pots.

For spreading shoots, education lush bush Bacopa pinch out for the season several times. Bacopa grown as screen printing, curtain. It will decorate your flower gardens, verandas and balconies, pools, terraces and pergolas. Resists cooling to minus 5 degrees.

The soil

The plant grows well in a neutral or slightly acid soil. The soil should be loose. The potting soil, you can add sand, vermiculite, perlite, sphagnum moss, coco substrate. The pots are planted a few plants. One seedling require from 2.5 to 3.5 l of soil.

sowing Features

Bacopa seeds sown on the soil surface, without further incorporation into the soil, as the emergence of light is needed. Crops covered with foil. When the 4-6 leaves of plants first time pinch, removing the crown. So do several times, forming a dense shrub.

feeding

One month after planting, you can feed the monophosphate of potassium for root growth. After 10-14 days, making calcium nitrate for a better formation of the skeleton of culture. After 2 weeks are fed nitrogen fertilizer. Then make phosphorous-potassium fertilizer for the formation of buds. With proper care Bacopa will bloom for 3-4 months.

How to cut into cuttings

In August and September can be cut cuttings 5-6 cm long, with at least two nodes. Planted in moist soil, so that the lower interstitial appeared in the ground. Covers the top film. Cuttings in the soil to take root in 2-3 weeks.

How to keep the winter

Winter contain cuttings got accustomed to cool conditions not higher than 15 degrees, sufficient illumination. Fertilizing at this time do not contribute. Royal plant can not leave for the winter, as expected abundant blooms next year is not worth it.

As you can see, you want to update the annual cuttings and planting material (as petunias) to have such a beautiful plant as Bacopa Sutera or.

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