Ghatsania: cultivation and care, photo, video. Popular varieties of gasania. Planting seeds and seedlings in the open ground

Ghatsania, cultivation and care for which a long time agostudied by experienced gardeners, does not cease to amaze with its primitive beauty. Perennial and annual shrubs reach 35 cm in height. The leaves of all of them, as a rule, are of various shapes, dark green or gray-green in color, with a thick cover of silvery pile. Inflorescences in the form of single baskets with a volume of 9 cm pleases the eye with bright yellow, orange, brown, red and pink hues.

Ghatsania: description of varieties with photos

Modern breeders number more than 40varieties of grubbing. The most popular among them are long-rimmed, shiny, pinnate, white, etc. There is also an impressive number of hybrids (for example, there are often such names as Big Kiss, Star, Mini Star, perennial khatsaniya), differing in color, presence or absence of stripes, spots, kaomok and other decorative elements.

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  Brilliant shining is a plant whose height reaches 35 cm. The flowers are usually reed - orange, yellow, red, with specks on the petals at the base or without them.


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  Long-stemmed gazania - one-year-old shrub withlong stems up to 15 cm. Leaves are bright green, slightly pubescent on the wrong side. The flowers are bright yellow with brown inner ends.


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  Peacock feathers - a variety of flowers, different fromthe remaining oblong form of green leaves. The basket of peacock khatsanii grows up to 8 cm in diameter and consists of orange petals with black ends and a yellow center of tubular elements.

In addition to the varieties listed above, single-flowered, snow-white, hybrid and pinnate varieties are grown. Among the hybrids the most polar are the following:

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  A group of varieties Ministar - representatives with yellow, orange, white flowers;


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  Daybreak Red Stripe - a species with red and light yellow inflorescences closing at night;


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  Talent - a relatively new hybrid, characterized by stunning basket colors and night "sleep."

If you are interested in the plant gatsaniya, the description of varieties see in the video in more detail:

Ghatsania: growing from seeds at home. When to plant?

One of the most common ways of planting a grass plant is growing from seeds. When to plant, which soil to give preference to, than feed up the soil and how much to wait for the first shoots we will tell further.

All important actions aimed at cultivating gas colors by seed method can be conditionally divided into several logical parts:

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   Time. The process usually begins in late May - early April.


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   Priming. The substrate for seeding must be perfectly drained, light and loose.


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   A place. Seeds are sown in deep containers with a "chessboard" with a step of 5 cm. Seeds are left on the surface of the ground, without deepening them inside.


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   Watering. At first, the crop is moistened with an atomizer.


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   Microclimate. The optimum temperature for germination is 19-20 ° C. After the appearance of the first shoots, the temperature in the room is reduced to 16C.


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   Planting on a flower bed. Transplantation of seedlings seedling is carried out not earlier than 2 months after sowing of seeds.

Gatsania: planting and care in the open ground

The best soil for a permanent growing placegatsanii - peat-humus slides or loose sandy loamy soil. Before planting seedlings on the prepared site, it is carefully seasoned. For this, the seedlings are daily put on the street (in a secluded place) for 1-2 hours.

During the transplantation of plants in the open groundgardeners use a small scoop. So it is possible to dig deeper holes and transfer the seedlings without damaging the delicate root system. Plant individual seedlings at a distance of 25-30 cm from each other. After 2-3 weeks, the gas begins to bloom.

African chamomile perfectly tolerates frost,despite its thermophilic nature. In connection with this flicker can be kept in the open ground until the end of the garden season, and then move to a pot and settle on the balcony or in the veranda. Even in winter, a wonderful Australian plant will please the eyes of its owners.

In fact, every aspiring gardener is capable ofto grow a gorgeous flower of gas. Planting and care in the open ground practically do not differ from the rules of growing other popular garden plants. More information about the flower and its cultivation, see the video:

Ghatsania: cultivation and care with photo

Gazania in the flowerbed is a magical phenomenon. She is adorable in any of her manifestations. And the bright greenery, and the unusual "chamomile" flowers impress every spectator. But only if the plant is provided with appropriate conditions. To get a gorgeous flower gatsaniya, planting and care must meet all the requirements dictated by the priorities of this culture.

Since gatsaniya - a plant of African origin, care for him is specific. It is difficult nothing, if you memorize and successfully apply the basic principles:

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  The soil must necessarily be nutritious and perfectly drained;


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  Top dressing and loosening are needed 2 times a month;


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  Watering is welcomed rare, but abundant;


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  Dry inflorescences should be removed in time to accelerate branching and the formation of new buds;


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  An ideal place for active growth and reproduction is the sunny plain plains;


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  Reproduction is carried out with the help of seedlings or the method of cuttings propagation;


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  Diseases, in particular the defeat of gray rot, arise due to excess moisture or improper care.

Otherwise, there is nothing complicated in planting a marvelous gacian plant. Cultivation and care is possible even for beginning gardeners. And experts will certainly find these processes easy and primitive.