Along with all the favorite garden flowers that attract their scents? There are also little-known to a wide range - such as broad-leaved kermek.
It is also called a limonium or a statue - to whom as much as possible. This amazing beauty fragrant plant blooming from July to September can become the main flowering culture of this period, as the magical form of bright blue flowers will not leave anyone indifferent. The broad-leaved kermek plant is a perennial bush, not more than 80 centimeters high. As a rule, they plant it immediately to a permanent place, but if a transplant is required, then it should be carried out when the plant is no more than three years old. In this case, the intervention in the root system will be transferred without loss.
Kermek is used both for decorating a garden plot, and for creating flower compositions, where it perfectly complements large flowers. Very exquisitely and unusually looks plant in dry bouquets, because it retains its original color.
Selecting a landing site
Like many residents of the flower garden, the broad-leaved kermek will feel great on the sunny patch. But to the quality of the soil it is not exacting and can grow on sandy, stony and even acidified soils. Since the plant is winter-hardy and withstands a great drop in temperature, it is not necessary to worry about its wintering, choosing a place that is closed from cold winds.
Watering
Kermek (statics) does not like abundant watering - it is enough only to occasionally moisten the kidney, avoiding drying it. Stagnation during the spring period of thawing of snow or during long summer rains
Reproduction
Get the broad-leaved kermek on your site by growing it from seeds. Quality seed is sown under the winter for a permanent place. In this case, the plant will bloom for 2-3 years. To speed up the process, you can plant the seeds in the spring in cups and transfer them into the garden with the onset of warm days. In this case, flowering is possible for the next year.