Amazonian lily or euharis large-flowered - a beautifully flowering perennial bulbous plant with a shortened stem from the family of Amaryllis. Its homeland is the tropical and subtropical regions of America (the mountains of Colombia and the territory of the Amazon).
Eucharis translated from Greek means the most beautiful, and this is really so: its lanceolate dark green leaves 30-35 cm long beautifully shine in the sun, and similar to narcissus flowers up to 10 cm in diameter form an inflorescence in the form of an umbrella of 4-6 pieces at a high peduncle (50-60 cm).
In this article, you will learn how to properly care for an Amazonian lily at home.
Amazonian lily: care
- Accommodation . It is better to place it on the eastern or western windows to avoid the rays of the bright sun at noon, but if placed elsewhere, then euharis will equally calmly transfer both the bright sun and the shadow.
- Temperature . Lily is a heat-loving plant, so for it the optimal air temperature in summer is +25 - 30 ° C, and in winter + 15-18 ° C.
- The soil . For a lily, you need to make a substrate with a good moisture capacity. You can make it by taking the sheet earth, compost, coarse sand, loam in the proportions 4: 2: 2: 1 and mixing. In the pot on the bottom must necessarily put drainage.
- Watering . During the flowering period you need to water 2-3 times a week, but do not spray, make sure that the water does not stagnate at the roots. Then 35-50 days (in the rest period) - watering is cut as much as possible, only not allowing the earth coma to dry completely. It is recommended to regularly spray and wipe the leaves.
- Landing . The best time for planting euharis is March. Plant bulbs at different depths: without leaves - leaving the top at the top, with leaves - deepening for 5-10 cm. It is better to choose a spacious pot, for the children bulbs.
- Top dressing . Begin to fertilize the Amazon lily should be a month after planting or transplantation, alternating mineral and organic fertilizers every 2 weeks.
- Transplantation . Eucharis can be transplanted during the rest period. After that, for better rooting, do not water for 10 days and put it at an average temperature in a bright place without direct sunlight.
- Reproduction . Like any bulbous plant, the Amazonian lily reproduces by planting in a separate pot formed near the flower of the daughter onions.
Correctly taking care of the Amazon lily, you can achieve a triple flowering in a year.
Amazonian lily: diseases and pests
The improperly organized care of the Amazon lily, like the indoor flower, namely, too dry and hot air in the room, can lead to the appearance of such pests as thrips , whitefly , scab and spider mite on it. To get rid of them, you can treat the plant with the necessary insecticides and organize regular spraying.
In addition to the appearance of pests, with eucharis, the following problems may still arise:
- yellow leaves - occurs in case of decay of roots in the Amazonian lily due to overflow and when used for top dressing heavily
concentrated solutions of fertilizers; - the formation of small colors - occurs with strong changes in room temperature;
- does not blossom - if the rest period was not observed or for the Amazon lily, a too loose pot was picked up.
To your Amazonian lily pleased you with regular and luxuriant flowering, it is recommended to plant several bulbs in one pot at a time.
And it is very important to remember that all amaryllis plants are poisonous, therefore, in any type of care work for Amazon lily or eukheris large-flowered, you just need to be careful and wear gloves.