Flower seeds canary Canary Islands, 0.3 g

Canary - a genus of herbaceous plants of the cereal family, which includes about 20 species, the birthplace of plants is the Pyrenee Peninsula, common on all continents, except Antarctica, was first described by the researcher and botanist Karl Liney in 1753. A very spectacular cereal, which is often used in landscape design. True, it is not suitable for creating lawns, but thanks to a variegated foliage, it is perfect for creating borders, a slave and decorating retaining walls. It is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and the ability to take root in any conditions. The plant got its name due to the fact that its seeds serve as food to birds, including canaries. Canarye, or silk grass, is valued for the beauty of leaves, unpretentiousness, stability of shoots to lie down, is used in mixed plantings on flower beds and flower beds as an emphasis, it is planted as a background plant. The cut shoots of the canarye retain freshness for a long time, being an excellent addition to the bouquets, they are dried, used in the compilation of the winter composition.

Propagated with seeds, pre -soaked for speedy germination. Sowing is carried out in the spring with straight sowing right into the open ground in May, when the soil warms up, with nests at a distance of 20 - 25 cm or sowing in plastic pots of several pieces in each.  The depth of the seal is -1,5 cm, a distance of at least 2-3 cm between the seedlings.  The shoots appear after a few and in a week they rush over the surface of the soil with a brush. The plant is cold-resistant, photophilous and not demanding soils, pH: 6.0-8.1.  It needs watering at the beginning of development and in arid periods. Blooms in July, secondary - at the end of August.