Flowers similar to gladiolus bulbous. Japanese gladiolus, planting and care. Pruning faded flower stalks

Montbrecia (croxmia vulgaris) - excellent ornamental plant for summer-autumn. Perennial, Iris family, native to South Africa. It can be planted alone or in groups with other flowers. The flower looks very impressive against the green background of the lawn. If you add a few sprigs of montbrecia to the bouquet, it will become much more elegant.

Among the people, montbrecia is also called "Japanese gladiolus", because. outwardly, it resembles miniature gladioli. The plant has narrow leaves, the length of which reaches 40-60 cm, a narrow branched stem up to 100 cm high. 3-4 peduncles grow from a small corm. Paniculate inflorescences consist of small yellow or orange-red flowers. Montbrecia blooms for a long time and abundantly - from July to September.

Growing Montbrecia.

The plant is very photophilous, requires cultivation in open areas, otherwise there may not be flowering. Prefers moist, humus-rich soil. However, water stagnation should not be allowed. The soil for crocosmia is prepared in the fall. For 1 m2, 2 buckets of humus, 40 g of superphosphate, 20 g of potassium chloride, 100 g of slaked lime are required. In the spring, nitrogen fertilizers (30 g/m2) are applied.

Care.
During the summer, after the appearance of the second leaf, once every 10 days they are fed with mineral fertilizers (2-3 g / l) or mullein infusion (1:10). During the formation of buds, top dressing with potash fertilizers (2 g / l) is added. Abundant watering of plants is carried out once a week and periodically the soil is loosened.

Wintering.
For winter, montbrecia is covered with a layer of shavings or dry leaves at least 20 cm high, and a film is placed on top to protect it from dampness during thaws. A plant that has overwintered in the ground is usually more powerful, blooms earlier and blooms longer. But it is better to dig varietal crocosmia for the winter.

Since corms grow at the end of the season, they need to be dug up as late as possible, unless severe frosts have set in, this is usually done at the end of October. Corms with the resulting baby are dug up in dry weather, shake off the ground from them and cut off the stems, leaving 5 cm, then dry for several days. Prepared corms are placed in paper bags or boxes, sprinkled with dry peat, and left for storage in a cellar with a temperature of plus 5-7 ° C. In March, a month before planting, montbrecia is taken out of the cellar and kept at room temperature for several days, then prepared for planting.

Landing.
From the planting material, the roots and the remaining stems with leaves are cut off, the “nests” are dismantled and the baby is separated, and the dry shells are cleaned. Before planting, the corm and baby are dipped for several hours in a warm 0.1% solution of potassium permanganate. In addition to the disinfecting effect, this allows you to accelerate the germination of planting material and the formation of roots.

Montbrecia, wintering in the ground, is dug up and divided once every three years.

Reproduction.
Crocosmia reproduces by corms, seeds and babies. Every year, one adult corm forms 5-6 children, which bloom in a year. Moreover, the mother bulb continues to bloom and multiply further. When the soil warms up to 6-10 ° C, you can start planting montbrecia, usually this happens at the end of April. Corms are planted at a depth of 6-8 cm, leaving 10-12 cm between plants, the baby is planted at a depth of 3-5 cm, with a distance of 5-6 cm between them.

Before planting in open ground, montbrecia can be grown in a pot, and then planted in May-June. Children are separated in the spring and later used for reproduction. The plants are also easily propagated by seeds. It is best to sow fresh, washed seeds. When sown indoors in early spring, flowers usually appear in the second year.

Having decided to grow a "Japanese gladiolus", you will be amazed by the grace and beauty of this flower and become its constant adherent.

Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Sciences
Ivanovich A.A.

Bulbous plants are great for the garden. They can be very attractive, covered in lush or slender flowers. different shades and forms. Many novice flower growers do not risk contacting bulbs, as they believe that such plants require some kind of special planting, care or storage. But in fact, some of these flowers are quite unpretentious, such as, for example, the montbrecia plant, let's clarify how it is planted and what care it needs in open ground, and also give a photo of the flowers.

Montbrecia is also known as Crocosmia. This bulbous plant belongs to the Iris family, it came to our gardens from South Africa. Montbrecia blooms from mid-summer to early autumn. A brush of small funnel-shaped flowers appears on it, which can be yellow, orange, brownish or bright red in color. The height of such a garden pet can be different - from sixty centimeters to one and a half meters, depending on the variety.

In the photo montbrecia

Montbrecia can be grown from seeds, bulbs or babies. The easiest way to get it from the bulbs, they must be planted directly in open ground. Best time for this - the end of April - the beginning of May. But before planting, you should bring the bulbs into the house so that they warm up a little at room temperature. It is necessary to remove the remaining leaves and roots from them, and if necessary, separate the children for reproduction.

In order for Montbrecia to feel good in the open field and bloom attractively, you need to choose the right place for it in the garden. Readers of "Popular about Health" are advised to prepare it since the fall. It is best that the place for such a plant is sunny and not blown by the winds. It is advisable to dig it in advance and apply fertilizer to the soil. Best Choice there will be a couple of buckets of humus, forty grams of superphosphate, one hundred grams of slaked lime and twenty grams of potassium chloride. This amount of fertilizer must be used for each square meter soil. In spring, it is also desirable to add thirty grams of nitrogen fertilizers to the soil. It is worth noting that montbrecia cannot grow on too damp soil, the soil must be water and breathable, and good drainage plays an important role.

The bulbs must be buried in the soil by eight to ten centimeters, and the optimal interval between individual plants should be from ten to twelve centimeters. Children of Montbrecia are recommended to be planted not so deep - only five centimeters deep, leaving the same five-centimeter gap between them. They can bloom in a year.

Features of caring for montbrecia

Such a plant can be quite classified as unpretentious. It only needs sufficient soil moisture - the earth should never dry out. Optimal watering should be rare, but plentiful. Loosening and weeding of the soil should also be ensured - preferably after each watering. Experienced gardeners It is recommended to organize top dressing of montbrecia with fertilizers, which contain nitrogen. They must be used before flowering. And when buds appear on the plant, it is advisable to give preference to fertilizers that are rich in potassium.

In the event that the montbrecia flower produces fairly tall peduncles, she may need a garter so that the wind does not break the plant.

Even experienced flower growers are advised to cut the montbrecia flowers before they completely wither and fall off. This will help ensure that the bulbs are fully ripe, and will give them the opportunity to grow well and bloom next year. Cut flowers can stay fresh for a long time, and if hung upside down, after drying, they will be suitable for forming excellent winter bouquets.

If the climate allows, Montbrecia bulbs can be left in the soil for the winter. In such a situation, it is worth covering the soil with a rather thick layer of dry leaves - twenty centimeters thick, no less. For the same purpose, you can use sawdust or peat. It is also necessary to use a layer of polyethylene - to protect the plant from moisture. To hold snow, the shelter must be covered from above with roofing felt and spruce branches. In the spring, covering material can be removed early - montbrecia is not afraid of minor frosts.

Owners of varietal montbrecia still need to remove it from the soil for the winter. It is best to carry out such manipulation by the end of October, when the children grow up. The bulbs are dug only in dry weather, after which all the stems are cut, leaving only five centimeters. But at the same time, it is not worth dividing the nests, strenuously pounding the ground or cutting off the roots so that the bulbs do not suffer. The resulting material must be thoroughly dried, folded into a suitable box and sprinkled with peat. Bulbs should be stored in a rather dark and at the same time cool place - the temperature should not rise above ten degrees.

Montbrecia can suffer from various diseases. So, sometimes this plant is affected by fungal, viral or bacterial diseases. In addition, it can be attacked by pests represented by aphids, mites and nematodes. It is advisable to dispose of diseased plants, and treat healthy ones with special preparations. The next year after the trouble that has occurred, it is worthwhile to land the montbrecia in a new place.

Montbrecia flowers are not a capricious bulbous plant, which is distinguished by its attractiveness and stunning sophistication. She can always decorate the garden and goes well with other flowering crops.

Planting and caring for montbrecia in the open field will not cause difficulties for amateur gardeners. The plant takes root easily. It is hardy and tolerates drought well. With minimal effort, you can enjoy the lush flowering of the original perennial. Bright exquisite flowers will complement landscape design. They will be the highlight of any type of flower bed. Dry inflorescences will please with a pleasant sweet-tart aroma with a slight bitterness, reminiscent of the smell of saffron. This similarity is due to the relationship of plants. Montbrecia and saffron belong to the Iris family.

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Characteristic features of the plant

Despite belonging to the Iris family, Montbrecia looks like a miniature gladiolus. Narrow pointed xiphoid leaves are collected in a basal rosette. Thin peduncles rise above them, reaching a height of 1.5 m. In late June-early July, the first buds appear on them. They bloom alternately, giving the plant an attractive appearance throughout the flowering period (from July to September).

At the same time, 4-5 flowers similar to stars are revealed. They can be painted in pink, white, golden yellow, juicy orange or scarlet. The diameter of the flowers reaches 5 cm. They are collected in dense paniculate inflorescences.

For its resemblance to gladiolus, montbrecia is called Japanese (or Chinese) gladiolus. The plant is a bulbous hybrid obtained by crossing Potts crocosmia and golden crocosmia. Flowers are native to South Africa.

Montbrecia has small, flattened corms, similar to gladiolus roots. Their diameter is about 2-2.5 cm. The corms are covered with several layers of mesh membranes. During the warm period, several new replacement bulblets develop.



Caring for a plant differs little from the agricultural technology of an ordinary gladiolus. Its corms are also recommended to be dug up and stored indoors in winter period under certain conditions.

Choosing a place to plant a flower

For montbrecia, you need to choose an open place, well lit by the sun. You can plant a plant in areas where direct lines fall. Sun rays only part of the day. It is better that the flower is not shaded in the morning. It tolerates penumbra with diffused light well.



If the lighting is not enough, the plant will stretch excessively, lose its brightness of color and bloom poorly. In conditions of deep shading, it will not produce inflorescences.

Near the Japanese gladiolus should be undersized plants or lawn. Montbrecia needs additional space, as it is sprawling. Her inflorescences will hang over the ground, taking up additional space. The plant should be planted at a distance of at least 40-60 cm from the path.

Flowers should not be in a draft. It is desirable that they be protected from prevailing winds, especially cold ones. At the same time, there should be good air circulation in the area.

You should not plant such a flower in a lowland, where rain and melt flows will collect. You should also avoid places where groundwater is close to the surface of the earth. Like others bulbous plants, montbrecia does not tolerate moisture stagnation. However, choosing the highest site is also not recommended. The soil will dry out quickly. Although the plant is drought tolerant, it thrives best in moist soil.

Montbrecia loves loose, acidic soils with a pH of 5.8-6.4. You can determine the area with acidic soil by the plants growing on it. Among them will be horsetail, horse sorrel, moss, sedge and wood lice.



If you plan to plant several types of plants, you need to choose different areas for them. The minimum distance between specimens of different varieties is 80 cm. With a closer planting, the flowers will be pollinated and lose their decorative qualities.

Planting bulbs

The soil in the selected area should be prepared in mid-autumn. It must be dug up and fertilized (20 g of potassium chloride, 100 g of slaked lime, 2 buckets of humus and 40 g of superphosphate per 1 m²).



The easiest way to plant Japanese gladiolus bulbs. They are immersed in open ground when it warms up to a temperature of +6 ... + 7 ° С (at the end of April or beginning of May). Before planting the bulbs, you need to bring them into a warm room, separate the children from them and remove the layers of dried shells. 2-3 hours before placing them in the ground, they must be soaked in a warm (+25 ... + 30 ° C) solution of potassium permanganate. The concentration of potassium permanganate should not exceed 0.1%. Soaking is necessary to disinfect the bulbs, as well as stimulate the growth of the root system and stems.

Until the soil warms up well, the plant will form a root system. After that, it will begin to build up the ground part. If the bulbs are planted too late, montbrecia will immediately begin to grow upwards without spending resources on the formation of the root system. Plants with poorly developed roots have low decorative qualities.

Before planting, nitrogen fertilizers must be applied to the soil (30 g per 1 m²). The soil needs to be loosened, breaking up large clods, and moistened. Large bulbs need to be deepened into the ground by 8-10 cm. Small planting material is placed at a depth of no more than 4-5 cm.



It is necessary that there be a distance of at least 6-12 cm between plants. Rows should be placed at a distance of 25 cm. The more space there is, the more magnificent the bush will be and the higher the flower stalks. They can be cut to create gorgeous bouquets. Planted flowers should be watered and covered from direct sunlight for 2-3 days.

In order for the Chinese gladiolus to bloom earlier, the bulbs can be planted in pots. Sprouts are transferred to open ground in May or June. Children will bloom only in the second year.

Planting Japanese Gladiolus Seeds

You can plant montbrecia seeds. Large grains with a brown-red tint are in the seed box. They need to be collected when the fruit dries and opens. But it is better to buy planting material in the store. Plants grown from self-harvested seeds may not have the decorative qualities of a hybrid.



IN last days February or early March, planting material should be soaked in water at room temperature. It must be changed every 6 hours. A day later, the seeds are planted with a substrate at a distance of 2-3 cm. The composition of the soil should include leafy soil, peat, humus and sand. The components of the mixture must be taken in equal parts.

The container with soil is covered with a film and placed in a well-lit place. When the first shoots appear, the film is removed. Sprouts need to be watered as the soil dries out and loosened. So that the plants are not hit fungal diseases, and their roots have not rotted, the earth should be slightly moist.

When 2-3 leaves appear on the sprouts, they swoop down (they are moved to separate pots). The last 10-14 days before planting, containers with seedlings should be taken out daily, gradually increasing the duration of exposure to fresh air. This will allow plants to more easily adapt to new conditions after planting in open ground.

Seedlings should be planted at the same time as the bulbs (in late April-early May). For each plant, you need to dig a hole 5-7 cm deep. It should be wide enough to fit the entire earthen sprout. Soil should not be removed from the root system. It will help protect her from damage.

Plants grown from seeds will only flower in their second or third year.

You need to water the flower 2-3 times a week. On hot days, the frequency of moistening is increased, not allowing the soil to dry out excessively. So that a crust does not form after it, the earth must be regularly loosened. must be removed at the same time weeds. Regular weeding and loosening will provide the roots of the plant with oxygen.



Poor soil should be fertilized regularly. As soon as the first leaves appear on the surface, they need to be watered every 2 weeks with nitrogen fertilizers (2 g per 1 liter of water). Top dressing will enhance the growth of the plant. In summer, it is better to fertilize the soil with mullein, diluted in water in a ratio of 1:10. When the first buds appear on the gladiolus, fertilizers rich in potassium should be applied to the soil.

When Japanese gladioli have faded, their stems and foliage must be cut off. Then the flowers will spend all their resources on the development of bulbs.

Bulb care in winter

In the southern regions of the middle lane, montbrecia can not be dug up for the winter. The plant must be mulched with fallen leaves, bark, spruce branches, straw, mowed grass or sawdust. The mulch layer should be at least 15-20 cm. It is covered with a film on top. In the spring, after the positive temperature is established, the film and mulch must be removed so that the sprouts appear safely on the surface. The leaves of the plant that will winter in the ground must be cut.



If the Japanese gladiolus tolerates winter well, it should be dug up once every 3-5 years to separate the children from the bulb. If this is not done, the plants will be too close to each other. They will become small and bloom poorly.

In regions with colder winters, bulbs should be dug out of the soil in mid-October, before the first frost, when the leaves of the plant turn yellow. If you do this earlier, the children will not have time to mature. In the excavated plant, the stem is cut at a height of 5 cm from its base. The bulbs are dried together with an earthy clod in the fresh air in the shade or in a well-ventilated room at a temperature of 10 ° C.

They should be stored in boxes with sawdust, moss or dry peat in cool rooms at an air temperature of +5 ... + 8 ° С. The basement or cellar is best suited for this purpose. If it is not possible to keep the bulbs in such a room, they can be placed on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator, wrapped in clean cotton cloth or paper.

Remove the bulbs a few days before planting. They are kept indoors at room temperature.



Experienced gardeners recommend leaving some of the bulbs in the ground, even in relatively cold climates. Some of them can safely overwinter. Surviving specimens become more hardy and viable. They throw out powerful peduncles, bloom longer and more abundantly. In case of failure, planting material dug out for the winter can be planted.

Disease and pest control

Chinese gladioli are affected by diseases inherent in gladioli. If the leaves of the plant dry up, the stems are bent, the flowers are deformed and their color changes, it is affected by fungal organisms that cause fusarium. For the treatment of the disease, fungicides (drugs with antifungal action) are used.



Yellowing and drying foliage can be a sign of herbaceousness. This viral disease is spread by leafhoppers. Such a plant must be dug up and burned.

With an excess of water, montbrecia can be affected by bacteria that cause gray rot. A sign of the disease is a gray coating on the bulbs and bad smell. You can cure the plant by reducing the frequency of watering.

If the castings dry out, the stems are twisted, and the flowers fall off, the Japanese gladiolus can be affected by thrips. Pests leave colorless stripes or spots on it. They are fought with Karbofos, Confidor or Agravertin.

Medvedki can destroy flowers. They eat their bulbs. To get rid of insects, they dig a hole 50 cm deep and pour manure into it. Toward the end of autumn, they dig a hole and remove the bears that settled in it for the winter.

Falling leaves can be caused by the activity of the spider mite. The pest sucks the juices of the plant, causing its death. It can be killed with any insecticide.

They call her differently: montbrecia (mambrecia), and sometimes lucrecia, tritonia and even Japanese gladiolus. The correct name for the hybrid form of two varieties of cosmea is crocosmia, or montbrecia, named after de Montbre, a French botanist. Lovers of iris forms and flower professionals will be interested in the nuances of agricultural technology, including planting, care and other worldly joys of the flower grower.

Description, morphological features

Crocosmia (abbr. Greek crocosmia - the smell of saffron) is a genus of garden South African hybrids of the family of iris, bulbous perennials. The most famous representatives of the South African genus are Montbrecia crocosmia and garden montbrecia, bred in 1880 by the French breeder Lemunan.

Outwardly, crocosmia resembles a miniature gladiolus. Majestic long peduncles protrude from the basal rosette of xiphoid narrow leaves. Branched stems are thin, graceful, slightly bending, up to a meter high. Paniculate-type inflorescences carry 5-10 funnel-shaped or star-shaped flowers with divergent graceful petals.

Flowers open from bottom to top almost simultaneously. Their size is small, only 3-5 cm in diameter, color - variations of red-orange, red-pink. Dried crocosmia smells like saffron, justifying the Greek name.



Flowering montbrecia

The corms of the plant are turnip-like, with 2-3 layers of retina. A corm with a bottom diameter of 2.5-3 cm gives 2-4 peduncles. Montbrecia blooms later - from July to September. All its beauty can be appreciated in the photo of common varieties.

Reproduction and planting

You can start and increase this beauty in two ways: seeds (seedling method) and corms.




Advice! Separating the "nests", cutting off the roots when digging, as well as strongly clearing the ground, is not worth it: this will cause the bulbs to dry out.

Care, maintenance rules

• Illumination. Choose sunny areas. When planting montbrecia in partial shade, flower stalks are drawn out, sometimes there is no flowering.
• Priming. It is demanding on the composition of the soil - it will give abundant flowering on humus-rich, humus-rich soils. Wet areas are not suitable for montbrecia - its bulbs rot.
• Watering. Frequent - weekly, but moderate, in combination with loosening: montbrecia does not like stagnant water.
• Fertilizers. In the spring, nitrogen fertilizers are applied under the montbrecia (consumption up to 30 g / m2). Abundant flowering is promoted by organic matter: in summer, with the appearance of the first two pairs of leaves, they are watered with 10% mullein every 10 days. Three times a season it is worth adding a nitrogen-mineral complex (nitroammophoska, etc.). During bud formation, additional potassium supplements (2 g / l), phosphorus are added.
• Diseases and pests. The culture is prone to fusarium, gray rot of bulbs, viral jaundice (grassiness). Fungicides will save you from the first fungal ones, there is no salvation from viral jaundice carried by cicadas - they get rid of diseased plants and bulbs. Of the pests, bears, thrips, spider mites are dangerous - insectoacaracids will help the grower in the fight against them.

Preparing for winter

In the southern and central regions, Montbrecia winters under plant litter mulch, under agricultural fabric. Flower growers came to the conclusion that the maximum winter hardiness of large-flowered forms is only -15 ° C, and small-flowered mixtures, like the Lucifer variety, Mason's montbrecia, can withstand temperatures down to -30 ° C.



Formed general rule: V middle lane, as in the northern regions, the plants are dug up, in the south they are covered. However, in temperate latitudes successful wintering outdoor montbrecia is possible, but in a well-drained, dry cover.

So, preparing for winter in Siberia means digging up corms after the leaves turn yellow, with the beginning of their drying. The event is held in mid-autumn, until early October. They still try to wait a little with digging in anticipation of frost: the children finish their formation at the end of the season. The longer autumn lasts, the larger they are.

After digging, cut off the stems with leaves. Corms are dried in the fresh air. Sprinkled with sand or dry peat, they are kept in a dry cellar, basement at + 4 ... + 5 ° C, put in ventilated boxes, paper bags.

Attention! Each year, the crocosmia bulb grows up to 5 daughters, and needs to be divided every 2-3 years. Even winter-hardy varieties periodically dug up for seating: without separation of the children, the plants are depleted.

In general, care showy plant similar to caring for an ordinary gladiolus. In some ways demanding, but responsive to care, graceful montbrecia are magnificent in the flower garden and on the lawn, they will decorate the rock garden. In a group with undersized crops, in a monoculture - they are desirable in any summer-autumn garden.

Montbrecia in the garden: video

The Japanese gladiolus is a beautiful, exquisite flower that looks perfect anywhere. The original name of the Japanese gladiolus is Montbrecia. The flower has a beautiful exquisite shape that can resemble the shape of irises. The Japanese gladiolus is renowned for its weather resistance. It retains its sophisticated fresh look from the first months of summer to late autumn.

In the photo, which shows the Japanese gladiolus, you can see flowers that look like funnels. The inflorescence usually opens at the very top. One plant can please the world 10 flowers from bright red to pale pink.

Montbrecia in a bouquet

When creating a bouquet with the participation of Montbrezia, it is good to add a golden color to it, for example, cereals. They will make the flower look even more elegant and sophisticated. In a bouquet Montbrezia lasts up to 4 weeks. During this period, she will fully open her buds to the world. Cutting a Japanese gladiolus for a bouquet is very useful for the further growth of flower bulbs. For those who do not want to part with beautiful flower, for the winter it can be advised to dry it for a dry bouquet. It will retain the color and shape of the flowers.



Things to remember when growing

Planting a Japanese gladiolus is a simple and straightforward matter even for a beginner grower. For planting, you will need Montbrecia seeds or "babies" of an already grown plant. The most suitable time for planting is autumn. It is best to plant about 5 cm deep. Already next year will delight beautiful flowers. If planting Japanese gladiolus in seeds is preferred, it is better to do this in February. The seeds have Brown color with a red tint and a very large size. They ripen in small oval containers.

If you plant Japanese gladiolus in seeds, it will bloom only 2 years after planting.

Montbrecia is quite prolific, it has many "kids" that turn into flowers in a year. It should be borne in mind that the plant grows rapidly and forms colonies. If the plant becomes denser, its flowering becomes worse, and may even stop altogether. For harmonious growth, flowers should be planted once every 4-5 years in early spring before flowering. Use the babies to breed the flower most best way distribution of Montbrecia in the economy.



In May, when the earth warms up enough, corms can be planted in the ground to a depth of 7 to 10 cm, while the corms should be located at a distance of about 11-12 cm from each other. It is most favorable for seeds if the soil is prepared in advance in September-October and fertilized.

In order for the plant to decorate the territory, it is recommended to plant it in large portions in the 1-2 row of the flower garden. It is also allowed to plant on the territory of the site, located in the shade. Montbrecia tolerates the neighborhood well. Ideal neighbors for the plant will be dahlias, chrysanthemums, echinacea, daylily, sedum, cannes, rudbeckia and other plants that bloom during the summer months.

Japanese gladiolus: landing for winter (video)

Simple or complex maintenance

Planting and caring for a Japanese gladiolus is not something difficult. Japanese gladiolus is a plant that normally tolerates low temperatures, does not get sick. All it requires is regular watering, loosening the soil and top dressing. They must be done once every 2 weeks until flowering. Montbrezia is very fond of light, mineral fertilizers and moist soil. It is important to remember that the water in the soil should not stagnate, then the plant will die. Flowers will open better if there is a large space filled with light around the plant.

If the flowers of the plant are large, it must be protected from low temperatures, if the plant is in a cool place, wilted leaves should be left. With digging is better not in a hurry. If autumn is warm and frosts linger, it is worth postponing activities until the end of October - beginning of November.



plant with small flowers temperature sensitive. To avoid trouble, it is better to cover with straw or dry leaves with a large layer of at least 18 cm, additionally placing a waterproof shelter on top. This is especially necessary for flowers planted for the first time.

If the plant has endured the winter well, it will bloom quickly, and will delight with flowers for a long time. If the plant is planted in the south of Russia, such measures will not be required. In winter, there is a temperature suitable for overwintering a flower.



Basic rules for caring for Japanese gladiolus:

• regular watering;
• loosening the soil;
• feeding on a regular schedule;
• thorough protection against low temperatures and snow.

In autumn, a variety with large flowers is worth digging. In order to save the planting material, it is necessary to cut the leaves and stems, slightly dry the corms for 2-3 days. If the bulb has spots and is soft, it is best to throw it away. Good bulbs can be kept in paper-wrapped flower boxes at 5-7°C.



For some it has great importance color and height of the planted flower. The Japanese gladiolus has different varieties that differ in flower color and size.

You can choose from:

• Crocosmia Potts- color pale pink, height 1 m;
• Crocosmia "George Davison"- amber color, height up to 80 cm;
• crocosmia masoniorum- color orange, height up to 1.5 m;
• Crocosmia Babylon- color orange, height up to 50 cm.

Japanese gladiolus: planting bulbs (video)

Growing flowers is always interesting and fun because you never know what will happen and when. It happens that a flower begins to bloom at the most unexpected moment, and then it becomes very joyful that it has bloomed thanks to your care and care for it.