Alstroemeria Golden

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Alstroemeria golden is a perennial and herbaceous plant. In its appearance, it resembles a lily, although this flower is much smaller in size. The most common plant colors are striped and spotted. Thus, alstroemeria becomes a wonderful decoration in the garden or home

In general, the colors can be completely different. Inflorescences are collected in the form of tassels. This culture came to our region from the forest and mountainous areas of South America. In general, such alstroemeria is divided into five dozen types. Due to its original and non-standard appearance, alstroemeria golden received several interesting names among the people - Lily of the Incas, Peruvian lily. Modern gardeners very often decorate the landscape of the territory with the help of such sophisticated and exotic plants.

How to choose a landing site?

When planting golden alstroemeria, the gardener will have to thoroughly and competently approach the choice of the location of the culture. The area for planting must be dry and include good lighting due to direct sunlight. Sometimes it is possible to place the plant in partial shade, but in this case the flowering will be somewhat smaller and weaker. It is most correct to select sandy and clayey soils. Such soil will dry out perfectly. Slightly acidic and neutral soil compositions will be the best option for growing. Also, the soil should be well-drained and fertile.

Planting process

It is advisable to plant alstroemeria golden on a fairly warm and bright day, when the weather is sunny and clear. Thanks to this approach, the plant will get better and faster in a new place. When planting between culture specimens, a distance of thirty centimeters must be observed.

Planting depth - twenty-five centimeters. A great option would be to add a small amount of organic fertilizers to the wells.

Care principles

In fact, it is very easy to care for this flower culture. It is enough just in time and competently to water alstroemeria golden, regularly clean the garden or flower bed from weeds and slightly loosen the ground.

Such a flower reacts very sensitively to changes in temperature. During the formation of the first buds and at the time of flowering, the plant needs a coolness of about plus sixteen degrees. With indicators of more than twenty degrees of heat, alstroemeria, alas, will not bloom, but its tubers will begin to form more intensively. Therefore, it is extremely important to prevent overheating of the soil under the influence of sunlight. As a result, it is necessary to shade the flower bed in very hot weather.

In one summer season, it will take only three or four times to feed the golden alstroemeria. Here, potassium-based mineral fertilizers are used. Top dressing is required to be applied both in spring and in summer. Finish fertilization after the flowering phase. At the moment when buds begin to form on the plant, you need to make sure that fertilizers do not contain nitrogen in their composition. At the end of flowering, it is a good idea to cut off the shoots 6-7 centimeters from the ground.

For Alstroemeria, waterlogging is a much more terrible circumstance. The culture will withstand drought as firmly as possible. Excessive watering during watering can cause root rot. In the winter season, the plant itself may freeze from excess moisture. It is necessary to moisten the soil very carefully, but the water must penetrate into the soil two and a half centimeters deep.

As for the frequency of watering, you need to monitor the drying out of the soil. This will be the main sign of the need to moisten the soil. But you do not need to be negligent about this factor, since overdrying also does not bode well.

How does a flower propagate?

Alstroemeria golden seeds have excellent germination rates and unpretentiousness in growing conditions. Therefore, they can be planted both as seedlings and by the method of one-time sowing in open ground. If the first method is chosen, then the process should start already at the end of February or the beginning of March. The container must be covered with polyethylene on top and the temperature in it must be maintained at five degrees for a month. Then you can raise the indicators to eighteen degrees and begin to water regularly.