Primula - evergreen perennial. This plant has a huge number of species. Among them there are varieties of natural and derived breeders. Most of the species inhabit the region of the northern hemisphere. Moderate climatic conditions prevail there.
The flower most often settles near reservoirs, on lawns or mountain slopes. In our article we will look at how to plant this flower correctly and what activities need to be carried out with it to prepare it for winter. You can also watch a useful video on this topic.
Preparing a flower for the cold: do I need to cut the leaves?
For example, phloxes or peonies are always deprived of their above-ground parts for the winter, but this cannot be done with a primrose. After the rosette of the plant fades and fades, it doesn’t create the most aesthetic look, but in no case can the leaves be cut, as they are a kind of natural shield from cold winds and frost. Dry foliage is removed only in the spring, when the snow has already fallen, and the plant has opened.
How to plant in the fall seeds?
If there is an opportunity to sow the seeds of primrose immediately after they have been collected, then it should be done in a quality garden soil in a box. Tara is added in open beds. Soil, before sowing, watered well. Sowing itself is carried out shallowly. Young flowers for the winter protect a dense layer of mulch (up to 12 centimeters).
Sowing seeds for the winter is best carried out in boxes. This should be done when the first night frosts come and the ground starts to freeze. At the bottom of the box you need to bookmark a powerful layer of drainage. It is also necessary to provide the box with a large number of drainage holes. The sowing itself should be done as thick as possible, but the seeds are sown superficially, slightly covering the top with earth.
To protect the flower, it must be covered with any non-woven material or film. This will save the primrose from snow, weeds and excessive moisture.
Preparing for the winter period: step by step instructions
In order for the flower to survive the winter period painlessly, it is worth adhering to all recommendations for preparing and proper care for the primrose in the fall, and also to do everything in a certain sequence. Need to start immediately after flowering.
Flower garden cleaning
The first thing to do is the general cleaning of the flower garden. All rubbish, dry leaves, branches, plant fragments are removed from the plot.. This must be done, because during the period of wintering they can create unsanitary conditions. The process of decay may begin, pathogenic spores will develop, parasites will appear and all of this will cause damage to the flower.
For a successful wintering make watering, well moistened soil. Then the ground around the primrose is loosened. This will create healthy conditions for the plant and protect it from excessive moisture in the days of thaw.
Shelter
A sufficient amount of snow will serve as a natural shelter for a primrose.. However, not always precipitation can fall so much to protect the flower from the cold. In this case, the primula should be covered with spruce branches.
This procedure should be done when the temperature dropped to -10 and below. Shelter material is needed only clean and dry. Correctly make a shelter as follows: a couple of fir branches put a low hut and secured with a rope. If lapnik was not possible to get, you can use the twigs, or shoots of berry bushes.
Pruning
As mentioned above, primrose does not need pruning leaves for the winter, as they serve as protection for it. But, if the variety of the flower is not frost-resistant and will be stored in a container during the cold season, then not only the leaves, but also the stems of the plant are cut.
The introduction of humus in the soil
The next stage of primrose preparation for winter is the introduction of humus into the ground. This procedure should be done at the moment of the onset of stable night frosts. Often this time is in the middle of autumn. Under the plant make humus, scattering around the outlet, slightly larger than the diameter of the space occupied by the rhizomes. First, you need to sprinkle the flower on top of a layer of humus, and then a layer of earth or something one. This should be done in such a way that the upper part of the outlet remains visible.
Features storage of some varieties of the house
If the primrose variety that grows in the garden is not frost-resistant, then immediately after the plant has faded, it is dug out, the foliage and the stem are removed, and the roots are placed in a sphagnum container. Store recommended in the freezer. Low temperature is very important, because the flower should not begin to grow and develop leaves ahead of time. If suddenly this has already happened, then the plant is planted in a pot and kept in a cold place. In a warm environment and low humidity the primrose faces death.
Board: It is also allowed to remove the whole flower from the soil and transplant it into a container, while taking a volume that will be twice the size of the above-ground one.
- The roots must be carefully cleaned from the former soil so as not to damage the thin fragile parts.
- After, the primrose is planted in a special land composition for indoor flowering plants. It is mixed with sand in proportion - one to one.
- It is not necessary to deepen the basal neck.
Care
Primula stored in containers and pots, poured only with soft water. When a layer of earth settles, pour a new soil.
The container is placed in a place that is moderately lit and with a temperature of + 13 ... +15 degrees. Humidity is maintained with the help of a greenhouse, which is regularly ventilated.
With such care, the primrose will easily survive the winter and in May it can be sent to the garden.
Conclusion
When growing primrose, it is necessary to take into account all the rules and nuances of caring for it.. A particularly important stage is the preparation of the plant for the winter. Much depends on this stage - the viability of the flower and the quality of flowering. If you carry out the preparation procedure correctly, then the primrose will bring for many years beautiful elegant flowers and decorate the plot in the garden.
