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Aquilegia dark-lined (Latin Aquilegia atrovinosa) - a little-known species of the genus Aquilegia of the Buttercup family. It is a native of China, also found on the territory of Kazakhstan. It is rarely used in culture, despite its high decorative properties and attractive appearance.
Characteristics of culture
Aquilegia dark-lined is represented by perennial herbaceous plants not exceeding 60 cm in height. Low-growing specimens with a height of 30-35 cm are also grown in culture, which makes it possible to use this species for decorating alpine slides, borders and other flower beds. Stems of aquilegia dark-veined thin, bear green pubescent leaves. The pubescence is barely noticeable.
The flowers are medium-sized, drooping, can have a wine or dark purple color. The sepals of the aquilegia dark-veined flowers diverge, reaching 2-2.5 cm in length. The corolla petals are short, up to 10 mm long. Spurs are a unique feature of all members of the genus, short, up to 1.5 cm long. The species is drought-resistant, frost-resistant and resistant to pests and diseases. Suitable for landscaping personal backyards and summer cottages.
Seed collection and sowing features
Collecting seeds of aquilegia darkfilkova is carried out closer to the time of ripening of fruits - leaflets, by which time they have a brownish-green color. Drying of fruits is carried out in a dry ventilated area. When leaflets ripen, small elongated black seeds spill out of them (when pressed). It is important to remember that leaflets should not be collected at full maturity, because the culture is prone to self-sowing. It is recommended to store seeds at low temperatures, otherwise they quickly lose their germination.
It is advisable to sow seeds before winter, then the seeds do not require preliminary stratification. Seeds are sown in open ground before the onset of persistent cold weather. Sowing too early is not recommended, as the seeds will begin to hatch and grow, and freeze with the onset of frost. In the spring, they appear together, then thinning is carried out, leaving a distance of 10 cm between the plants. Later, carrying out repeated thinning with a distance between the plants - 30-40 cm.
If spring sowing is planned, the seeds are stratified. They are wrapped in a cloth or sand soaked in water and sent to the refrigerator or into the snow. The optimum temperature of stratification is 0 - + 5C. Old seeds should be thoroughly washed, kept in a warm room for a couple of days, and then sent for stratification. Scarification is encouraged. This process will speed up the spitting of seeds. Old seeds that have been stored for more than 3 years are not suitable for sowing.
Spring sowing is carried out in seedling boxes. Sowing in separate pots is not prohibited, by the way, this method allows you to exclude the diving procedure, because the dark-veined aquilegia, like other representatives of the genus, has a long root system, which can be damaged when transplanting seedlings into the ground. If you cannot do without picking, it is carried out with the appearance of two true leaves on the seedlings. By the way, seedling boxes and pots are filled with a nutritious substrate consisting of turf and leafy soil and sand, taken in a 1: 1: 1 ratio.
After sowing seeds in boxes or pots, the soil is abundantly moistened, and then covered with glass or plastic wrap, which is periodically removed for ventilation. The optimum room temperature for accelerating seed germination is 18C, the lower limit is 16C. With proper care, seeds hatch in 1-2 weeks. By the way, before the entrances appear, it is very important to monitor the condition of the soil, waterlogging threatens with a disease called black leg.
Planting young plants in the ground is carried out in the first decade of June. The soil is carefully cultivated before planting, first it is dug to a depth of 20-25 cm and mineral and organic fertilizers are applied, the amount depends on the level of soil fertility. From organic matter, preference should be given to rotted humus or compost. Fresh manure and bird droppings are not suitable for these purposes. Plant care is reduced to watering, weeding, fertilizing and loosening. With systematic care, the plants will delight you with beautiful flowering in the second year.
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