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Armeria maritima (lat. Armeria maritima) - a flowering plant; a representative of the genus Armeria of the Pig family. A common type, actively used in the design of rocky gardens and alpine hills. In nature, it is found on the territory of European countries, in Eurasia, North America. Typical habitats are seaside dunes, rocks, alpine mountain meadows, river valleys.
Interesting feature
Armeria Primorskaya is one of the few species related to metallophytes. It easily adapts to soils that contain large amounts of zinc, lead, cadmium and other elements of the periodic table. For this reason, the plant can be found not only in ecologically clean places, but also in abandoned mines, waste heaps (an artificial embankment from waste rocks extracted during the development of mineral deposits).
Characteristics of culture
Armeria seaside is represented by perennial herbaceous plants, endowed with a shortened rhizome, which forms a huge number of shoots. These shoots, in turn, form lush, dense cushions and mounds with a diameter of over 30 cm, above which beautiful spherical inflorescences rise. The stems of the seaside armeria are straight, often pubescent, not more than 30 cm in length. The foliage is green, pubescent, often has gray spots on the surface, collected in a socket.
The flowers are symmetrical, pink, red or white (depending on the variety), with a diameter of about 2-3 cm, collected in spherical heads. The inflorescences have a wrapper, the outermost leaf of which is endowed with a lanceolate shape. Armeria seaside blooms all summer. In the southern regions, flowering occurs in mid - late April, in the Urals not earlier than the third decade of May - the first decade of June. The fruits are represented by dry capsules, which are equipped with a hairy cup. They carry an elongated, obovate, ribbed seed.
The subtleties of growing
Armeria Primorskaya prefers moist, sandy loam, slightly acidic soils. You should not even try to grow it in areas with swampy, alkaline, heavy clay soils. The culture will also not tolerate the presence of lime in the soil. The location is preferably sunny with diffused light. The thick shadow is not the best ally of the Armeria. In shady areas, the plant will lag behind in growth, bloom poorly or not bloom at all, often get sick, death is possible.
The seaside armeria is propagated by the seed method (through seedlings or directly into the open ground) and by dividing the bush. Seeds need cold stratification before sowing (7 days on the top shelf of the refrigerator will be enough). After that, the seeds are soaked in warm water for 8-10 hours. Sowing is carried out in seedling boxes. The seeding depth is not more than 1 cm. After the sowing, it is watered with a spray bottle, covered with foil and placed in a warm room. With the appearance of 2 true leaves on the seedlings, the seedlings are dived in separate containers.
In open ground, seedlings of seaside armeria are carried out not earlier than the end of May. It is important to remember that deepening the root collar is strictly prohibited. The distance between the plants should be at least 20 cm, if in the end you want to get separate bushes, and not a lush carpet, then the plants should be planted at a distance of 40-45 cm. After planting, the soil is tamped and watered abundantly at the root. Subsequently, the soil is carefully loosened and freed from weeds, watered as the soil dries up.
The division of the bush is carried out in the spring. For these purposes, adult plants no more than 5 years old are used. They are dug out, trying not to damage the roots, divided into parts and planted in prepared holes. After planting, the delenki are watered, and the soil is mulched with hay or other material that will prevent weeds from forming. It should be noted that flowering during division occurs in the same year, but with the seed method - only in the second year. It is very important to fertilize with mineral fertilizers before flowering. Organic matter is also introduced, but before planting in the soil.
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