Mattiola, also called Levka, is an annual flower. The plant is short, usually from 30 to 80 cm, has silvery-green leaves and beautiful fragrant flowers, which are simple or large-flowered, the petals can be double or collected in inflorescences. The color of mattiola flowers is very different: purple, pink, yellow, white and red.
Necessary
- - seeds of matthiola;
- - nutrient cups for seedlings;
- - neutral flower soil;
- - remedy for fungi.
Instructions
Step 1
Matthiola loves neutral loamy soil, fertilized with mineral and organic substances. The only thing that does not tolerate fertilizers is fresh manure. Loves the sun and does not like the wind. Set up a suitable spot for matthiol in your garden. To do this, it is necessary to add compost from rotted organic fertilizers and neutral flower soil to the soil in the fall at the rate of 0.5 kg per 1 sq. m of territory.
Step 2
Choose a variety of mattiola. There are many varieties of these flowers, but the most popular are two-horned matthiola - low plants about 30 cm in size, their flowers are small and almost invisible. But they bloom in the late afternoon and fill the whole area with a wonderful aroma, for this they are loved more than other varieties.
Step 3
Around the end of March, you need to sow mattiola seeds in boxes to prepare flower seedlings. The second half of May is the time to transplant the plant into the ground. This flower tolerates a drop in temperature quite calmly, but does not like transplanting very much, so get special nutrient cups that can be immediately placed in the soil without removing the plant from it.
Step 4
If you plant matthiola directly into the ground in May, then keep in mind that flowers will appear only in August. To clarify this point, specify the information regarding your particular flower variety. Flowers that have been planted as seedlings usually bloom as early as June.
Step 5
Once the plants have taken root, weed them from time to time to remove the weeds. Otherwise, matthiols will later begin to bloom, it will be harder for them to break through, and diseases may even appear from excessive crowding.
Step 6
If the soil is too wet and the plants grow too often, they can get black leg disease. This is a fungal disease, from which the stem becomes brown, and the plants themselves wither and die. To prevent the appearance of a fungus, you need to purchase a special agent to combat it, even before planting, water the soil with it and then spray the plants from time to time.
