In family pink thousands of flowers, and one of them - modest handsome bennet Chilean. By the name it is clear that he is from Chile, however gardeners of the whole world know this beautiful perennial and like to grow up it
Bennet – perennial, and gardeners can get acquainted with twenty of its types though in wild-growing look about 50 of its versions meet. This flower attracts velvety inflorescences with red, yellow, orange shades. Though after blossoming it is beautiful because leaves do not wither and do not lose esthetic attractiveness. Plant height – from 15 to 70 cm.
Bennet grades - the description
In gardening most often use bennet mountain with flowers of yellow shades, 15-20 cm high, simple in leaving. The low bennet with shades of different tones well is suitable for the Alpine hills – it to raznotsvetya will please from May to August.
The bennet polzuchiys by inflorescences in the form of hand bells which can be lowered down is very interesting or on the contrary – to look up.
The bennet city – high plant, reaches 60 cm in length, blossoms gentle-yellow inflorescences. It is unpretentious, blossoms in May.
Bennet Chilean – one of tall grades with effective red colors. Its hybrids happen bright red or acid-yellow tones. The bennet Chilean in the middle or the end of May blossoms, about two weeks blossom.
Chilean bennet: landing, cultivation and leaving
This long-term bush prefers the sun – better to put it where light suffices. As for the soil – it has to be low-acid therefore when landing it is the best of all to dig over, bring well the earth in bed or in hole sand and wood ashes. So the drainage will be provided to plant and the level of acidity will decrease. Also the bed can be raised that water did not hide at roots.
Landing form: each bush has to be located in 15-20 cm from each other.
Reproduction of bennet
As a rule, the bennet Chilean is planted seeds. When adult plants grow, it can be made multiple copies also division of bush: in the spring the rhizome is separated sharp knife and replace bushes to the new place in well watered holes. In the southern areas it can be done in the early spring, and to the north – it is better in the fall. In 3-4 years it is better to update bennet.
How to plant bennet Chilean seeds
It is better to do it through seedling. In boxes or the greenhouse at the beginning of April plant seeds in deepenings 0.5-1sm, and with approach of heat of boring land on the constant habitat. Shoots, as a rule, appear cherz 2-3 weeks. At approach of cold snap the planted bushes need to be covered with agrofibre, plastic bottles or film. In the first year you will see only greens, flowers will appear for the second year.
Care for bennet Chilean
Everything that is necessary for this perennial – regular watering, removal of the dried-up inflorescences and peduncles, scarification under bush.
Fertilizing is carried out by 2-3 times during the summer: under each bush it is necessary to introduce potassium-phosphatic fertilizers or organic (manure, humus).
Important condition: before strong frosts all plant is cut off and mulch the soil fir grove or foliage.
As for diseases, the bennet Chilean is almost not subject to damage by wreckers and diseases.