Gilia Grandiflorum

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Gilia grandiflora (lat. Gilia grandiflora) - flowering decorative culture; one of the brightest representatives of the genus Gilia of the Sinyukhov family. It is found under the name of large-flowered Linanthus (Latin Linanthus pacificus = Linanthus grandiflorus). Homeland - North America. Typical natural sites are mountains and hills. In culture, it is cultivated as an annual.

Characteristics of culture

Large-flowered gilia is represented by annual herbaceous plants no more than 30 cm in height with stems covered with whorls, collected from thin, needle-like, filamentous, rather soft leaves of a dark green color. In appearance, the plants look prickly, but this is only at first glance, in fact, they are very pleasant to the touch. The flowers are relatively large, funnel-shaped, pale pink outside, white inside, up to 4 cm in diameter, collected in dense corymbose inflorescences.

Currently, a huge variety of varietal groups and forms of large-flowered gili are presented on the garden market, dwarf varieties that fit perfectly into rockeries, rock gardens and borders are especially popular. Large-flowered Hilia is a cold-resistant, light-loving and drought-resistant plant. The growing conditions are not too demanding. It can develop normally and bloom profusely even in semi-shaded areas. But the heavily shaded areas for growing the species in question are not suitable, on them he feels defective, often gets sick and stunted, and sometimes dies altogether.

Soils for gili krpuniflora are preferred moderately moist, neutral, sandy or sandy loam, loose, water and air-permeable, nutritious, drained. It is also possible to grow on acidic soils, but in this case, preliminary liming is required. Negatively, the culture refers to damp soils, including lowlands, where a large amount of precipitation accumulates during rain. The large-flowered gilia does not put forward other requirements.

Growing features

Large-flowered Hilia is propagated mainly by seeds. It's hard to imagine, but 1 g contains about 2500-3000 seeds. They are rather shallow, so they do not need deep embedding; it is enough to lightly sprinkle them with light soil and moisten them with a spray bottle. Sowing can be carried out both in autumn (before winter) and in early spring (in the first decade of May), it is not forbidden to grow a crop through seedlings, in which case the plants will bloom earlier. Seedlings appear in 1-1, 5 weeks, of course, subject to careful and careful care and compliance with optimal conditions.

When sowing in open ground in the phase of 2-3 leaves, the seedlings are thinned out, leaving a distance of 15-20 cm between them. When growing seedlings in the same period, the seedlings dive into separate pots filled with a nutrient mixture, or are planted in a greenhouse. Plants obtained in this way of reproduction bloom in the second decade of June - the first decade of July and delight with abundant flowering and the beauty of inflorescences before the onset of frost.

Large-flowered gilia is unpretentious in care, standard procedures are enough for it, that is, weeding and loosening as needed, moderate watering and fertilizing with mineral fertilizers. To ensure abundant flowering, feeding is desirable to be carried out 1 time in 2-3 weeks, fertilizers are recommended to be used in liquid form. The amount of fertilizer used depends solely on the fertility of the soil on the site.

Usage

Large-flowered gilia, like all representatives of the Gilia genus, are ideal for decorating stony-type flower beds (rockeries, alpine hills, etc.), borders and flower beds. In addition, they can be grown in garden pots and containers that will decorate the entrance to the gazebo, the porch of the house, the terrace and even the balcony. Plants will stand out from other floral and ornamental crops and add flavor to the garden.