Perennial Evening Primrose

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Perennial evening primrose species are members of the Donkey family. In natural conditions, such flowers grow in almost all corners of the world. However, breeders with the help of artificial technologies were able to bring out new ornamental varieties of such plants, which are now very often a spectacular and elegant decoration of the garden

Any type of evening primrose is a crop with bright and attractive inflorescences that can be either monochromatic or striped. The most common plants are white and yellow. Red and blue evening primrose plants are much less common.

Evening primrose and the process of planting it. How to choose the right place?

In one location, most of the evening primrose varieties grow for a long time and develop well, moreover, they practically do not require certain living conditions. Therefore, these flowers can be considered unpretentious. Any soil composition will be acceptable for them, except for clayey lands with a poor content of microelements.

During landing, when choosing a place, you need to focus on good lighting. If the plant is constantly in the open sun, then the inflorescences in the form of yellow lights will be formed soon enough. If partial shade is chosen for the landing site, then in such a situation the size of the flowers will be miniature. In shaded areas, evening primrose most likely will not bloom. There is a popular belief that evening primrose blooms in the evening. But in fact, this is true only in relation to the stemless donkey. The rest of the plants bloom at the right time.

How to plant seedlings and evening primrose seeds?

Evening primrose seeds are sold in specialized stores, where growers buy them. In such a situation, when the summer resident decides to plant evening primrose seeds immediately in the open air, as a result, in the first year of cultivation, he will be able to observe only a rosette of leaves. The culture will bloom, of course, but only next summer.

To please yourself with evening primrose flowering in the year of planting, you need to sow the plant with seedlings in February. Before planting, you need to mix the flower seeds with sandy soil. However, it is not recommended to bury them too deeply.

When planting seedlings in open ground, you should choose the time in May, but also only after the past threat of a decrease in the temperature indicators of the air. Instances are planted in individual pits, the distance between which should be from fifteen to twenty-five centimeters.

Principles of good care

In fact, in relation to the departure of the evening primrose, it is not at all capricious and demanding. Caring for her is needed only to a minimum. Thus, even a beginner in the world of floriculture will be able to cope with the cultivation of this spectacular and attractive flower on their own.

Evening primrose is a plant that can withstand dry weather and lack of moisture. But when grown in a garden or in the country, flowers should be watered on time. In sunny areas, the crop is watered at least once a week. This is especially important if the summer was not rainy, but very hot. Sometimes it is necessary to increase the number of watering in order to avoid wilting of flowers. Waterlogging to this flower does not threaten with root decay, however, if it is not planted in a swampy area.

As a fertilizer for evening primrose, a mixture of components such as potassium and phosphate is used. In general, more often than not, only one top dressing for the entire summer season is enough. It should be performed at the moment when evening primrose buds are being formed. For one square meter of planted plants, just a small teaspoon of fertilizer is enough.

In the autumn period of the year, pruning is required for the flower culture. In this case, only those stems that are completely dry or have faded are destroyed. After completing the procedure, the flowers should be covered with spruce branches or a certain material so that evening primrose can withstand even the lowest temperatures and cold frosts. Evening primrose can grow in one place for several years, but, of course, every year its decorative properties will become weaker. Older plants will already bloom less and shorter in time.

To rejuvenate the flower, you can dig the evening primrose from the soil and, dividing it into several parts, plant it in pre-prepared free areas in the garden. As a rule, September is considered the optimal time for this manipulation.