Campanula at home - planting and care (video, photo): advice to a beginner floriculturist
Bells - medium-sized tender flowers, famouseach gardener. Any sort of campaignan looks solemn and very elegant, but of the 300 species known today, only a few southern representatives get well in the room.
In the people, the Campanula is divided into grooms and brides - the first have blue flowers, the latter, as befits a bride, are dressed in white.
Falling stars - so in another way they call the Campanula, and the beginning gardener should remember that this is an ampel plant, which means that the shoots do not need to be tied up.
Charming Campanile - capricious plant: does not take root in every home, but only grows two or three years. And that the darling will please you with magnificent bloom and good health, you need to create certain conditions for her.
Planting Campanula at home
The first thing you need to know and remember the beginnerfloriculturist - campaigner in natural conditions prefers rocky soil. The roots of the plant should breathe well, so a loose substrate will be the best choice.
Soil for the planting of the Campanula
Substrate for Campanula should have been gooddrained - add to the drain and also pieces of charcoal. The composition of the soil itself can be as follows: a mixture of sod, leaf, peat and sand in 6: 3: 1: 1 proportions.
Planting Campanul at home can be likewith the help of seeds, and by planting cuttings and dividing the bush. In this case, you should know that the plant from the seeds will please the flowers only in the second year, but the ripe camomile from the cuttings will blossom within a year.
How to Plant Cuttings of Campanula
The beginning of spring, when the air temperature only reaches 10 degrees Celsius, is the best time for planting cuttings of Campanula.
On a note! For planting, take strong and healthy cuttings, andbefore landing, each shoot should stand for about 7 hours in a pale solution of potassium permanganate. After that, move the shoot into clean water and wait until it starts to take off the roots. Only now cuttings can be planted in the ground.
First, plant cuttings in smallcapacity, and already during the summer to transplant the surviving shoots in pots of a larger size. It is important for a young plant to create a microclimate - cover each pot with a glass jar. A homemade greenhouse will really like the flower, and after a while you'll notice that the stalk began to grow actively.
On a note! In the morning and in the evening, the can is removed - start with 10 minutes of freedom to escape, and gradually increase this time. When you notice that the campaign is well established, the greenhouse can be removed altogether.
Care for Campanula at home
A flowering plant will develop well if you can create simple but so necessary conditions for it.
Lighting
A bright place plays a big role in lifeCampanula - lack of light leads to poor flowering and pale color. At the same time, like any other plant, campaign has inclined to burns, so protect the plant from scorching sun rays. You can shade windows with white paper or gauze.
Note! The plant has a habit of reaching out forlight, so the flower should be gradually turned towards the side of light. In no case do it abruptly - a turn of 180 degrees will only worsen the flowering and spoil the appearance of the plant. Of course, the ideal place will be with sufficient lighting, where you do not have to turn the pot. This can be a corner rack between two windows, for example, or suspended pots.
Watering Campanula and Air Humidity
These are very important conditions for the proper care of the Campanula at home. In summer the plant requires regular, but not excessive watering, and frequent spraying. In winter, watering is limited.
How do you know that a flower requires watering? This is not difficult - the soil from above should dry completely.
Bells are very fond of moist air, so take care not to overly abundant daily spraying of the plant. Humidity is the key to normal growth and flowering.
Wintering
Winter is a difficult period for a fragile plant. At this time, you need to closely monitor the health of the Campanula.
On a note! After the plant has faded, long shoots need to be cut about half. Shorter ones can be cut just a third. Place a cut with charcoal.
The cause of the death of bells in winter is oftenbecomes a cold and wet land in a pot. In addition, dry air and high temperatures in the apartment are also capable of harming your pet. Optimal care for Campanula at home in winter - the absence of drafts, moderately warm and moist, but not stuffy air, the temperature of which is not lower than 12 degrees. Humidify the substrate is increasingly necessary with the advent of autumn, and in winter there is almost no watering - only feed the soil to avoid overdrying.
Do not forget about the removal of driedflowers and leaves - this should be done immediately after flowering (in autumn) and before flowering (in spring). Pruning is also subject to excessively developed, fluid leaves, withered stems that stand out from the rest and spoil the appearance of your pet.
Well, the last point of proper care forCampanula at home, on which I would like to stop the attention - the purity of the leaves of the plant. Regularly wipe the leaves from dust - keep clean will reduce the risk of spider mite and scab.
Easy growing and lush blossoming!
