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Calendrinia refers to undersized perennial plants. The height of this bush can fluctuate between fifteen and forty centimeters. The stems of this plant are creeping.
Calendrinia flowers are about four centimeters in diameter, flowers are collected in inflorescences, which are dressed in the shape of umbrellas. Calendrinia flowers are colored in crimson tones. The flowering of this plant begins at the very beginning of summer, and will continue until the very beginning of autumn.
Care and cultivation of calendrinia
This plant is considered quite unpretentious to care for, however, certain rules for growing calendria will be required, which will allow you to grow an incredibly beautiful plant. It is best to choose rather poor and well-drained sandy soils for calandria. In addition, it is recommended to choose bright places for planting the plant, which will be reliably protected from gusts of wind.
Calandria should provide moderate watering, which should be carried out only after the soil has dried out. The plant is one of the drought-resistant plants, for this reason, the calendria will not need particularly abundant and frequent watering. In addition, the plant does not need any additional feeding, this circumstance is due to the fact that feeding can have an extremely negative effect on the flowering of this plant.
It is noteworthy that the plant is perfectly acceptable to grow in containers. In this case, it is recommended to use the following substrate, which will consist of sod and leafy soil, as well as gravel or fine gravel, and also sand. It is recommended to cover the plantings for the winter period. Sometimes it is permissible to transplant plant bushes into special containers, which should be transferred to bright rooms. In such rooms, a temperature of about seven degrees Celsius should be maintained. With such a temperature regime and under such conditions, this plant should be kept throughout the entire winter period. In this case, it will be necessary to provide rare and rather moderate watering of the calendrinium.
Features of the reproduction of calendrinia
The propagation of this plant is done by means of seeds. It is recommended to sow seeds in the month of April: at this time, seeds are sown for seedlings. Sowing calendrinia seeds should be superficial, while they do not need to be buried, and it is also not worth sprinkling them with earth on top. It is recommended to germinate seeds in a bright place, while the temperature regime should be about sixteen to eighteen degrees. Seeds should be germinated under foil or glass. In open ground, the plant should be planted as early as May, at the time when the threat of possible frost has already passed. It is recommended to plant seedlings at a distance of about fifteen centimeters from each other.
As for possible diseases and pests, a plant such as calendrinia can be affected by a disease such as powdery mildew. And the roots of a plant can very often rot due to excessive moisture. In order to combat powdery mildew, it will be necessary to cut off the affected leaves of the plant; in some cases, it is recommended to carry out a cardinal pruning of the plant. You should also replace the topsoil with a new one.
A plant such as calendrinia is very often used as a border decoration, as well as when creating rabatki. As for the compatibility of this plant with other flowers, the calendrinia will look great next to forget-me-not, stellate, purslane and seaside cineraria. In addition, calendrinia will look good with various other plants with decorative silvery leaves.
