Nemophila is a motley, bright annual, with lacy greenery and unusual coloring of flowers. It is very easy to grow such a flower decorative meadow. She needs only regular plentiful watering. Nemophila in aggregate forms a fluffy carpet with flowers 2-4 cm in diameter. The coating that she creates is openwork and decorative. In nature, scientists counted more than 100 species of this plant.
A distinctive feature of the nemophile is its unpretentiousness in care, ease of cultivation. She will delight her owner with a bright bloom both in bright sunlight and in ambient light. The latter option is more preferable for her. However, there are certain varieties that give the most abundant flowering only in bright sunshine.
The composition of the soil also does not have much significance: the nemophile is unpretentious to fertility. The only important condition is that the substrate must be regularly wet. Nemophila in the process of its growth, and especially flowering, consumes a large amount of water. Without the necessary moisture level, the plant will quickly die or completely stop flowering. Particular attention should be paid to watering in the summer, dry and hot.
What the nemophile is demanding about is the looseness of the soil and its breathability. Since the earth should always be loose, good throughput properties are the main characteristic. Otherwise, the soil will be swampy, which will lead to rotting of the roots. A favorite place for the growth of nemophiles is the banks of rivers and reservoirs, on which the substrate is constantly moistened, but it passes air well.
Nemophile planted seeds exclusively in open ground. Greenhouse conditions are unsuitable for this plant. The soil before planting is prepared as follows: aeration, digging and leveling are carried out. Then, if necessary, organic or mineral fertilizers are applied. If the soil is heavy, then a drainage layer is made at a depth of about 20 cm. Crushed stone and broken brick are suitable as drainage.
Nemophila: growing from seeds, when to plant? This question is asked by many novice gardeners. The timing of planting nemophiles will directly affect the flowering period. If the gardener wants to get flowering throughout the summer season, then planting should be carried out in early spring. Seeds are planted no later than the end of April. It is very difficult to grow a nemophile in the form of seedlings, since it rarely tolerates room conditions and dies. If the gardener decides to plant seeds specifically for seedlings, then it must be carried out in early April. After germination, the seedlings are dived once. Having planted a nemophile in the open ground in May, flowering can be seen in June. If there is a desire that bright flowers please their owner in the fall, then the plant is planted in the ground in June.
The soil for planting seeds must be moist. They should not be deeply deepened, the planting distance is about 15-20 cm. On the soil, it is necessary to maintain a high level of moisture until the first shoots appear. Usually they appear 2 weeks after planting the seeds.
Together with this kind of flowers, it will look original on the plot and kohiya.
