Heliopsis

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Heliopsis it is also sometimes called sunflower. This plant can be either annual or perennial. Heliopsis is especially valuable due to its unpretentious care, as well as its incredibly attractive appearance. In addition, the flower blooms very profusely for quite a long time.

In height, this plant can even reach more than one meter. In the event that all the norms for growing a plant are observed, then you will definitely grow a very lush bush. This plant also looks charming in bouquets. Most often, heliopsis is grown in culture. There are varieties of this plant with both simple double flowers and variegated leaves.

Care and cultivation of heliopsis

As already mentioned, heliopsis is particularly unpretentious in care. However, the most favorable plant development occurs in sunny areas, which are reliably protected from wind gusts. In terms of soil, heliopsis will require well-drained and moist soils. Watering the plant will do quite moderately, while both excessive drying of the soil and its excessive moisture should not be allowed. After watering has been carried out, it will be necessary to loosen the soil. Among other things, for the favorable development of the plant, the introduction of complex mineral fertilizers is also required, which should occur approximately once every three to four weeks. Top dressing with fertilizers should begin only from the second year of heliopsis development.

Since heliopsis is considered a fairly tall plant, it will need support. Otherwise, the bushes may fall apart. In order to extend the flowering period of heliopsis, you can promptly cut those flowers that have already bloomed. After the end of the flowering period, the ground part of heliopsis should also be cut off at the root. The plant does not need to be transplanted, in one place heliopsis can develop normally even for tens of years, however, for the favorable development of the plant, the transplant should be performed once every four years or once every six years. The plant is particularly resistant to cold temperatures, so no winter shelter is required.

Reproduction of heliopsis

Heliopsis can multiply by dividing the bush, seeds, and also using cuttings. The division of the bush should occur every four to six years, while the spring or autumn period of time should be chosen. Delenki are recommended to be planted immediately to a permanent place. In this case, a distance of about forty centimeters should form between the plants.

Through cuttings, the plant is rarely propagated, this method is considered optimal only for those varieties of heliopsis that have variegated leaves.

Seeds should be planted in open ground in the spring or before winter. If the plant was planted in the fall, then at the very beginning of summer, the seedlings should be planted in a permanent place.

Heliopsis is extremely rarely grown by seedlings, but this option still remains acceptable. In March, seeds are sown in boxes containing drainage and loose substrate. Before sowing occurs, the mixture should be poured with boiling water or a rather weak solution of potassium permanganate. After that, after about an hour or two, the seeds should be spread over the substrate. The container itself with such crops should be covered with glass or a special film. Seeds will need stratification to thrive. For a month, the seeds should be kept at a temperature of four degrees. After that, the seedlings should be transferred to a warm place where the temperature will be more than twenty-five degrees. After the leaves appear, the glass can be removed. Then the seedlings dive into the container, and the temperature should already be thirteen to fifteen soil. At the end of May, seedlings can already be planted in a permanent place.