Lichnis is a representative of the genus of perennial herbaceous plants belonging to the Clove family. It is easy to distinguish by rough, fairly large leaves, straight stems and white, pink, cream, orange or scarlet flowers, collected in inflorescences up to 10 cm in size. The height of the flower lichnis (photo) can reach 100 cm. The area of its distribution is wide enough: it grows well in Eastern and Southern Siberia, in the European part of Russia, in the Far East, Central Asia, China, Japan and Southern Europe. There are about five dozen different species of this perennial. In our country, the most popular are the lichnis of the Chalcedonian, Lichenis Crowned and Lichenis Haaghe. If you want to ennoble and revitalize your garden with cheerful and vivid colors - choose your choice on this elegant perennial, which is popularly called "flame", "zorka" or "gorichvet". Perfectly looks a perennial flower lichen in group plantings, combined with asters, chrysanthemums and carnations. Low-grown varieties are used for decorating alpine hills.
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In order for this perennial to flourish blossom and have a healthy appearance, it is necessary to choose the right place for planting. Best of all, it grows and develops in open solar areas. The soil for licnice is required to be neutral in acidity, light, friable and moderately moist. If the soil is acidified, lime must first be added to it. In general, lichnis many years is quite unpretentious, but it does not tolerate too raw soils and stagnant water. These perennials prefer sufficient and regular watering, especially in droughty weather, need a lot of moisturizing. Nevertheless, when watering, you should not allow water to stagnate, which can lead to decay of the roots of perennial. It is also desirable to feed the plant with mineral fertilizers. You can do this once a month, during the growing season. In one place, a lichen can grow up to 5 years, after which it will have to be transplanted to a new site. Do this in autumn or spring: dig a bush and neatly divide it into several parts, and then the obtained specimens are planted in a new place. With sufficient illumination and watering lichnis will please you with its magnificent flowering from June to August.
Lichenis is a perennial planting and reproduction of a plant
Reproduction of this perennial is carried out in several ways: the division of adult specimens, cuttings and sowing of seeds. Planting seeds can be lichen both in the greenhouse and in the open ground. The greenhouse method involves sowing seeds in the middle or late March, at a temperature of about 20 ° C. Seed boxes with seeds are covered with a film, and after 3 weeks the shelter is removed after emergence. After germination, 2 of these leaflets produce a pick. And at the end of May, the shoots are transplanted into the open ground. In August, the transplantation of lichnus to a permanent place of residence is performed , the flowering of the plant should begin next year. Many varieties of this perennial normally tolerate low temperatures, so do not require shelter for the winter.