Gladiolus of large-flowered "Russian selection" "Pimsy Lizard", river 12/+, 5 pcs, spring 2024 105

Gladiolus is a tubercle plant 50-150 cm high with a vertical stem and linear or mucous leaves. The flowers are funnel -shaped, collected in a spike -shaped inflorescence up to 80 cm long, a wide variety of colors, can be simple or corrugated. Russian gladioli-differ in high (up to 180 cm) and a durable peduncle, large flowers (12-16 cm), while at the same time 8-10 buds are open! Gladioli Russian selection is unpretentious in growing! Almost all varieties have strongly corrugated flowers! The elegance and unusual coloring of buds makes these flowers ideal for cutting! Location: well -lit areas protected from the wind. Soil: loamy or sandy loam, quite drained with a slightly acidic reaction. Planting: the bulbs are planted when the soil at a depth of 10-12 cm warms up to a temperature of 8... 10 0C. A layer of soil over an adult bulb should be about 8-10 cm. Small corms are planted 5-10 cm from each other, large-after 10-15 cm. Care: it is desirable to mulch with a peat with a layer of 2-3 cm. During the summer, plants are necessary Provide regular watering, loosening and 2-3 top dressing with mineral fertilizers. Cutting is best done in the morning or in the evening. In open ground, the plant does not winter. The bulbs are dug up in the fall until stable cold weather, dried and stored in a cool place. Use: for planting flower beds and flower beds. Ideal for cutting. A quick lizard (author of Fotin) is one of the greenest in his class. In the throat there is a slight highlight. The edges of the flowers are corrugated with small folds. The texture of the petals is dense. The colossus is slim, two -row. The inflorescence is 70 cm, consists of 20 large buds (9-10 are simultaneously open). Great cut.