Plant Tulip (Lat. Tulipa) refers to Lily (Lat. Liliaceae), is one of the most popular decorative plants and occurs almost in every garden and a greenhouse.
Tulip occurred with a distant Asian, and his name acquired from the word "turban", because it looks very similar to him.
Triumpham for breeders was the creation of a black tulip. In 17 tbsp. A dark purple tulip of the Harlemsky variety was bred, he was illuminated in the artistic art of today.
Absolutely black tulip was created in the winter of 1986 by the Danish breeder of Herro Hageman and was considered at a meeting at the Netherlands Floristics Institute. Four hundred thousand dollars and whole three centuries went to conduct research.
Tulip - Morphological Features
This flower refers to perennials of the bulb. Tulip grows in length from 15-20 to 50-95 cm.
Root: represented by pressing roots that come from the bottom of the bulbs. Until the first flowering, each bulb contains shoots (collises), which grows either in the side, or vertically down, also on the bottom there is a subsidiary.
Cutting: There are 3 forms, such as side escape (collus), the Donets and the main generative escape. Direct, cylindrical stem 20-80 cm in height.
Leaf: Has arc jet, lanceal form, green or gray-green. The leaflets clasp the stem and are alternately from each other.
In a fully developed plant, there are from 2 to 4-5 sheets, which are at the bottom of the stem, and young people are only one that develops to the growing season.
Flower: Most often one, but there are other varieties that have more than 2 flowers. Yellow, red and white tulips belong to ordinary tulips.
Color range of varietal (purebred) tulips - lavender, magenta, pink, also a mixture of two and more colors. Depending on the variety there are lily, glass-shaped, in the form of a star, fringe, terry forms. Size - varies from 5 to 11 cm.
Fruit: Green triangled box with flat seeds.
More details with the structure of the plant, you can considering the photo-description of tulips.
Tulips landing in Earth and cultivation specificity
So that the seedlock has grown and turned into a beautiful flower, proper care is needed, and for this it is necessary to familiarize himself with certain agrotechnical rules for the cultivation of this representative of the Lily:
- During the vegetative (active growth), the period is required to feed the tulips at least 3 times.
- Looking at the appearance, it is possible to understand what the plant will require: the leaves have become sluggish and narrowed, then he needs nitrogen. With the appearance on the edge of the leaves of blue spots, it is necessary to enrich the soil of potassium and phosphorus.
- Early spring old and sick flowers are eliminated with a bulb, and a hot solution of manganese is poured into the resulting hole.
- So that the plant pleases you with great and lush color and next year, cut the faded and sprinkled flowers before forming the box.
- Do not fertilize with manure, as it contributes to infection of the bulbs of tulips fungus and their raininess.
- When cutting stems, save two sheets for normal nutritional nutrition.
- On the flowerbed, chosen under the tulips, they should not grow up to 3 years.
Beginner gardeners are often asked: "What time is suitable for planting tulips?". After all, it is very difficult to determine the right time.
Usually the bulbs are planted in September and give up to the month of their rooting. Those that are planted too late, during the flowering period will have a slow growth, minor bulbs will bring and their color will not be so elegant.
To know exactly what it is already time to plant these wonderful flowers, throw a hole with a depth of 10 cm and when the soil temperature will become approximately +10 ºC - then the time has come.
Planting the bulbs in the fall, you need to drop the wounded and sick bulbs before disembarking, so that they do not infect healthy plants and land. The bulbs hold in a 5% heat transfer solution to half an hour.
Then land the big bulbs at a depth of 10 cm, and small - 6 cm, slightly pushing them with their fingers into the ground, sprinkle with soil and to litter with robbles. Sprinkle with leaflets, hay or sawdusts on top, so that in winter the bulbs are not frozen.
Platology care features
At the beginning of the spring, when the sprouts of tulips begin to appear from under the ground, the task of proper tulips care is set before gardes.
First, to ensure health plants, it is necessary to get rid of not sprouted and sick flowers.
Secondly, one of the main requirements is a frequent watering of bulbs, but do not transfer them, since the bulbs will begin to rot. To preserve the moisture of the Earth, it must be periodically disappeared.
Thirdly, an important condition for active growth is timely "feeding" of tulips. For the first time, it is necessary to register them in early spring, as soon as young stems begin to see, dry phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium are scattered onto the ground on top (2: 2: 1) in accordance with 1 m².
The second time, the tulips fueled when the bootonization period occurs, only at the moment there is a literacy to apply the solution listed above (nitrogen - 1 particles, phosphorus and potassium - 2 parts).
And the last one is the third feeding, occurs when the tulips bloomed, only for feeding using phosphorus and potassium (1: 1), calculating up to 35 g per 1 m². For better growth of additional (subsidiaries), zinc and boron mixed in the solution.
Varieties of varieties of tulips
Tulips are conventionally divided into IV Groups and 15 classes. But the most common are the first 6 classes.
To the I grade (Early simple tulips) include such varieties as Demeter, Golden Olga. This class is characterized by short, but resistant flowerwomen (20-40 cm). Flower shape boal and cupid, color yellow and red.
Class II (Tulips terry simple) - Madame Test, Shujord. Flowerines 30 cm long, yellow and red terry flowers, diameter up to 9 cm, have a long period of flowering.
III class (Tulips-Triumph) - Snowstar, Crater. Stems up to 60 cm, Flowers Large, glazing, color gamut varied: from light to dark tones.
In the IV class (Darwinov hybrids) includes Apeldoman, Vivex. Sprouts reach a height of 80 cm. Flowers with a diameter of up to 12 cm, have an intense red shade, there are other tones of red, as well as two-color copies. Do not be afraid of frosts.
At V class (Bakhus, Georgette -Tulpans Simple Late) Strong and long (80cm) Floors. Water-shaped flowers and large sizes. Large variation of colors, there are two-color views.
VI Class - Gizella, Red Shain (Liliece). Flower of a glassworm form, with characteristic of rejected and pointed petals, multicolor color. Steel up to 50 cm.
Photo of tulips
The middle of the spring, the end of April, is always associated with the wonderful blossoms of amazing on the beauty of plantations - bright and colorful tulips. Their homeland, many consider Holland, however, by their origin the tulips are obliged to Iran and Tian-Shan, where they appeared many, many centuries ago. The most beautiful tulips, the photo of the small part of which you will see below, began to cultivate much later, approximately in the XI century, in the countries of the Middle East, where the proud flower was considered a symbol of peace and peace.
In the XV-XVI centuries, tulips began to plant in Europe. At first it was the privilege of exclusively aristocratic special estates from the highest class, but gradually the passion for unusually beautiful flowers passed to people who were able to achieve life vertices with their work. The demand for tulip bulbs was so high that the proposal exceeded. This was the cause of incredible growth of the price of them. The stories are known for the fact that the French Melnik for one tulip lucner gave his mill! Very often at that time, the number of flower bulbs of tulips was measured by a rich dowry of the bride.
And today the tulips have become loved ones and most popular colors in the world. Currently, the sale of tulips is a significant part of the annual income of the Netherlands, more and more with their commercial purpose are grown in Israel and China. Millions of people around the world will read this amazing flower, admiring its beauty and diversity.
Currently, more than 1800 types of tulips are known to breeders. As a rule, they have a cup-shaped flower shape of the brightest shades and a straight green stem with elongated leaves.
The color gamut of tulips is infinitely rich. They can be ,,,, purple ,,,, violet, pink, cream and even with several shades of different colors in one buton. Conditionally, they are divided into 15 categories, including early and late, terry and simple, parrot and triumph, liliece and baked!
The most beautiful tulips. Photo
Some of the most popular and beautiful tulips are considered terry early flowers with pinkish gentle petals, more like peonies - Angelika, Pink Miracle Christmas, Dream Double, Dior, Belisia. It is a magnificent, slightly dishearsal flowers from dark pink to the brightest shades. Their stems grow sufficiently high, up to 45 centimeters in height and therefore are valued for the special elegance, the uniqueness of the flower shape and painting.
Purple and purple tulips
Having traditional conical shapes, they attract the look of unusual color, such as Zurel tulip, which is distinguished by mixing beet and cream color with a characteristic pattern resembling flames. It also has a strong stem and beautiful foliage.
Zelen-colorful tulips
Liliece tulips
Barbed tulips
Wild tulips
Very gentle and beautiful tulip, which still grows in the wild. It can be found at an altitude of 1500-3000 meters in the mountains of the Himalayas. He loves loneliness of mountain peaks, combining white elevation with red stripes on outdoor petals.
Exquisitely beautiful tulips
In the language of colors a bouquet of tulips symbolizes about the purity of feelings to your beloved person, with whom I want to divide happiness, live in harmony, experiencing pleasure and simultaneous pride.
If you give the motley tulips, it will mean that life is beautiful with their diversity, and you are worthy of being proud. You are the sunlight and a bright ray for those who give you yellow tulips. If you are presented with red buds, be sure that you are in love with you and you wish you great happiness.
Be always beautiful and gentle as flowers!
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