Lily Monotonous

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Lily monotonous (or Georgian) is a perennial bulbous plant belonging to the Liliaceae family. In Latin, the name of the flower culture in question will sound as follows:

Lilium monadelphum … The lily grows in Southeast Asia, the Caucasus and Northeastern Iran. In natural growing conditions, the plant chooses mountain slopes, green meadows and river valleys.

The species is widely used in gardening personal plots. With the help of selection, a low-growing garden form of plants with many small leaves, and having a high level of decorativeness, was bred.

Characteristics of culture

The monochromatic lily is a rather large ornamental flowering plant that can reach 2 meters in height. On a long, erect peduncle of a dark green color, with a slight white pubescence, there is an abundant amount of foliage of a rich green hue. Close-set leaves are linear-lanceolate, with the upper foliage much shorter than the lower foliage. One peduncle can have from 30 to 60 leaves.

The voluminous racemose inflorescences of the considered flower culture consist of 10-15 drooping flowers, which are quite large in size (about 12-15 centimeters in diameter) and have a strong tart aroma. The perianth petals are lanceolate, fleshy and strongly curved back, painted in a rich yellow-gold hue with dark rare spots. In the center of the inflorescence is a light green stigma, surrounded on all sides by filaments with orange or yellow anthers.

The fruit is represented by an oval tricuspid box with dark brown seeds. The bulb of the plant is large, completely covered with dense, purple, scaly plates. The root system is annual and consists of a large number of thin root shoots.

Cultivation conditions

Lily monochromatic is considered one of the most popular garden plants, due to its decorative and unpretentious care. In order for the presented type of lilies to please for a long time with its colorful flowering, which occurs from May to July, depending on environmental conditions, it is necessary to choose the right location, provide watering and feeding.

When choosing a place for planting, it is advisable to pay attention to open, brightly lit elevated areas with light fertile soil, where other bulbous crops have not previously grown. In the shade, the plant does not bloom and may soon die.

It is advisable to prepare the soil in advance, 2 - 3 weeks, the deadline is 7 days before planting. The soil must be made light, if clay predominates, sand must be added, with an excess of sand, peat is added. The culture does not tolerate acidic soils, therefore lime must be added to the soil in the case of an elevated pH level. After preparing the composition of the soil, the site is dug up, and organic fertilizers are applied, after which the bed is left to settle and soak for 7-14 days. It is necessary to apply fertilizers according to the instructions, if the amount of nutrients exceeds the norm, then the plant will quickly grow into growth, not allowing the bulbs to fully grow and fully develop.

Lilies can be planted both in autumn and spring. In spring, the bulbs are planted from late April to mid-May, in autumn from late August to mid-September. In order to determine the required planting depth, you need to measure the diameter of the bulb, the depth of the hole should be three times this size.

If the bulbs are planted in the fall, then, as soon as the first drops in temperature begin, in order to avoid freezing, the plant must be covered. This can be done by laying a mulching or peat layer over the bed with bulbs, you can also use dried foliage and branches. In the spring, the shelter is removed, while the mulching layer can be left.