Geiger is a perennial plant from the family of rock-hewn, the height of which reaches one meter, depending on the variety. In total, there are more than two hundred species. Geicher can rightly be called one of the most beautiful ornamental plants due to its unique coloring of both leaves and flowers: the leaves can be dark green, silvery purple, brown, orange, purple with silver spider web, flowers - white, pink, cream.
Geiger: planting, cultivation and care
Despite the fact that the Geiger is unpretentious, it is necessary to observe the conditions of its cultivation, which will allow it to grow and blossom actively. With proper care, the plant is able to grow in the garden for many years.
Geiger: growing and multiplying from seeds
The plant multiplies by seeds. Before you multiply the geycher, you should decide where you will get the seeds - buy it in the store or collect it yourself from perennial. The store has a chance to buy overdue seeds. Therefore it will be more reliable to collect them yourself. Store seeds geyhery better in a tightly closed jar in the refrigerator.
Seeds for seedlings are sowing in March-April. For planting, a light loose earth mix with the addition of sand or perlite is suitable. Seeds need to be mixed with sand, take a sheet of paper folded in half and use it to scatter seeds on the surface of the earth, where the seedlings will germinate. As soon as four leaves appear, the plant must be dived.
The grown, seasoned seedlings are planted in the open ground already in late May - early June. The soil during the planting should be moistened. The distance between the seedlings should be at least 20 cm.
Where to plant a geyher?
The plant is shade-tolerant, and therefore for planting should be selected places where diffuse light from the sun will break through the foliage of trees or high bushes. In principle, geyher can be planted and in a sunny place, but then you should provide abundant and regular watering.
Geiger grows well on fertile, loamy soils. Before planting it is necessary to take care of the basal drainage. As drainage, river sand or fine gravel is suitable. Before winter, it is necessary to mulch : add organic fertilizers to the soil, for example, wood ash, compost or overgrown bark of trees. After that the plant is hilled. In the spring, mulch is cleaned.
In the soil, it is necessary to introduce complex fertilizers with a low nitrogen content twice for the entire time:
- in the spring before the beginning of flowering;
- deep autumn after flowering.
How to care for geyhera?
In some species, geychur stems can stretch upward, the lower leaves begin to fall off, and the upper ones grow small. To avoid this, it is necessary to transplant the plant once in two to three years to a new location and periodically cut branches.
Particular attention should be paid to watering. In arid weather in spring and in summer, the plant needs a lot and often water. If there is a lack of moisture, the Geiger will grow less actively, and its flowering will not be so lush.
Geiger is not susceptible to pest attack. Therefore, there is no need for additional spraying of the plant with insecticides.
Geiger is widely used in landscape design for decorating curbs, flower beds, alpine hills .
The beautiful inflorescences of the Geicher appear in the spring, blossom to the summer and continue to please the gardeners with their flowering until frosts. This winter-hardy plant is unpretentious in care, so it can be recommended for planting on the garden even inexperienced fans of ornamental plants.