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Ekkremokarpus (lat. Eccremocarpus) - a genus of climbing lianas and shrubs of the Bignoniaceae family. Other names are Ekkremokarp or Visloplodnik. The genus includes only three species; in ornamental gardening, only one species is used - Rough Eccremocarpus, or Scabbard Rough (lat. Eccremocarpus scaber). Under natural conditions, representatives of the genus grow in South America.
Characteristics of culture
Ekkremokarpus, or Hedgehog, is a climbing liana or clinging shrub with green, once or repeatedly plumose leaves, equipped with antennae at the tips, with which the plants cling to the support. The flowers are large, bisexual, bell-shaped or tubular, can have yellow, orange or red color, collected in sparse decorative racemose inflorescences that form at the ends of the shoots. The calyx is corolla-shaped, greenish, five-toothed. The corolla is tubular, has small denticles and a narrowed pharynx. The fruit is a capsule. Seeds are numerous, winged.
Rough ekremocarpus is the most widespread species, in Europe and America it is used for landscaping park areas, in Russia it is cultivated as an annual on personal backyard plots. The species is characterized by rapid growth, during the season the plants reach a length of 4-5 m. The leaves of the ekremocarpus are rough, shiny, delicate, feathery. The flowers are bright orange, carmine-red or deep yellow, collected in racemose inflorescences, the length of which varies from 10 to 15 cm. Flowering is long, usually from July to September - early October. Suitable for gardening fences, walls of houses and other buildings. Today there are forms of ekremocarpus with pink and cherry-pink flowers.
The subtleties of growing
Ekkremokarpus, or Visloplodnik needs open sunny areas, protected from cold, piercing winds. It is preferable to plant the culture near the southern walls. The soil for plants is desirable light, loose, nutritious, moderately moist. The eccremocarpus does not tolerate swampy, waterlogged and strongly acidic soils. It is not forbidden to grow crops in pots and other large containers on balconies and verandas. Support for plants is required.
On the territory of the Russian Federation, ekremocarpus is propagated by seeds. The most effective seedling method. Seeds do not need preliminary preparation. Sowing is carried out in March-April in seedling containers. After sowing, the soil is poured abundantly with a spray bottle, covered with plastic wrap, which is removed from time to time for ventilation. You can make small holes in the plastic for ventilation. Seedlings appear in 2-3 weeks.
In the phase of 1-2 true leaves, the seedlings dive into separate pots equipped with small supports. It is recommended to use peat pots so that the root system of the seedlings is not damaged during transplantation. Ekremocarpus is transplanted into open ground in late May - early June. Before transplanting, the plants are hardened, periodically taking the pots out to the balcony or street with a daily increase in time. In regions with warm and mild winters, the culture can be grown as a biennial; in this case, winter sowing is carried out - in August-September in greenhouses or greenhouses with a constant air temperature of 13C.
Care
Watering should be regular and daily. Top dressing of container specimens is carried out weekly, grown in the open field - 3 times per season. If all conditions are met, the plants will be rewarded with abundant flowering and rapid growth. Ekcremocarpus is rarely affected by pests and diseases, and is rarely attacked by aphids. Fighting aphids is easy: plants are sprayed with soapy water or insecticides against leaf-gnawing insects.
