Before the beauty of these ornamental plants, no woman will resist.
They delight the eye and smell, conquer the purity of color and delicate aroma.
To grow white lily can and at home.
This block is devoted to the most important points in the care of indoor plants.
Description and photo
Lily belongs to the family of the lilyns. It grows from a bulb. Its name is translated from Gallic means "white-white". This is very symbolic, because of the diversity of species the very first became known exactly White Lily.
She decorated ancient frescoes, was symbol royal power, woven into the wreaths of brides. Modern brides also often choose it for a wedding bouquet. AT Christianity white lily called the flower of the Virgin Mary, as a symbol of purity and innocence.
But back to the description of the plant itself. Its appearance is not confused with any other. It is characterized by a straight long stem of 30 cm, oblong leaves, large flowers, looking upwards. At the same time, 4-5 flowers bloom. The photo below shows White Lily.
What does the White Lily look like?
Proper care
Plant requires special care and attention. But for its relative capriciousness will thank unique flowering. Autumn buy bulbs for planting. They should be healthy, not shriveled, without brown scales and excessive looseness. It is recommended to soak for two hours in a solution of potassium permanganate just before planting in the ground.
IMPORTANT! If there are brown spots on the onion scales, they are removed, and the onion is soaked in 0.3% karbofos solution for 20 minutes.
Pruning
In autumn, the lily is prepared for wintering.
Dry stalks and leaves pruned.
And after two weeks of onions extract from the ground, wrapped in a bag of wet moss and kept in the refrigerator.
You can put them in wet sand and take out in a cold room.
If there is no such possibility, onions transplanted in fresh ground, adding a little ash and maintaining moisture. In the spring the plant will grow faster. The use of the same land for the next season is not recommended. It is already exhausted and will not give good nutrition and growth.
Landing
Snow-white beauty is planted in early spring. One onion is placed in a container with a diameter of approximately 20 cm. It is better to take a light, mixed with sand earth. To provide the roots with good nutrition, drainage is needed.
Expanded clay is placed on the bottom of the pot, then lay out a layer of soil. Plant the onion and cover it with earth only up to half. You can fill it up when the stems appear above the pot.
How to plant and replant lilies is shown in the video below:
Growing up
Until the first sprouts appear, the pot with the bulb is kept in a dark and cool place. With the first shoots, the container is rearranged to the window sill or carried to the balcony.
IMPORTANT! Lily loves freshness and coolness. Therefore, it should ensure that it is well ventilated area in the house.
White Lily requires regular soil moisture and air. You can spray the plant. Water it often, allowing the soil to dry out. Each time, admiring the plant, it is not superfluous to loosen the earth. Periodic useful to add wood ash.
For more information about growing lilies at home, you can read in this publication.
Transfer
Lily does not need a transplant.
The whole spring and summer period is enough for her to have one tank.
But if the sizes do not correspond, the onion is transplanted into a bigger pot next autumn.
Temperature
The flower does not tolerate heat. The sun can be useful for him only in the morning.
Lighting
Keep the plant follows in light indoors, but avoid direct sunlight.
Breeding
Lilies multiply kids. On some varieties in the axils of the leaves grow bulb. If they are planted, then in a year they will produce onions for a new plant. With artificial pollination lilies multiply by seeds.
If the pot is too large, the bulbs begin to produce the babies. Flowering will occur only when the earthen space is filled.
Bloom
Bloom Lilies all summer from June to August. During this period, increase watering. The stems are tied up so that they do not break under the weight of the inflorescences.
IMPORTANT! In the first year, the buds are recommended to remove. Then the indoor flower White Lily will be a healthy and strong plant in the coming years.
In the people of household lilies often called amaraliss and hippeastrum from the family Amarallisee for the similarity of inflorescences. Hippeastrum is easy to distinguish. They bloom from winter to spring.
Fertilizer
Liquid fertilizers are suitable for lilies. Top dressing is required three times:
- before growth;
- when buds are formed;
- after flowering until mid-August.
Benefit and harm
In addition to aesthetic pleasure, white lily good for health and has healing properties. Based on it, prepare tinctures that:
- soothe a toothache;
- heal wounds, burns and bruises;
- they clean the skin, including freckles;
- help with heart disease;
- act as a diuretic;
- help with arthritis;
- used to fight cancer.
Preparing the tincture at home is very simple.
During flowering collect the petals and put them in a container with a dark glass.
Pour the contents of the wine vinegar so that it covers the petals 2 cm.
Capacity tightly closed and cleaned in a dark cool place.
After 6 weeks, the tool is ready. Before use, the tincture is shaken and diluted with 2/3 of boiled water. Contraindications not available for use. the main thing, properly proportioned while cooking. White Lily not poisonous, but if you inhale its scent for a long time, it causes headaches, nausea.
Diseases and pests
With right Caring lilies practically do not get sick, they are less affected by pests. Flowers sensitive to fungal diseases, various rot. If they are poured or underprocessed, they will become lethargic. Inflorescences darken from the cold, and brighten from too bright lighting.
Among the pests that impinge on domestic lilies are known aphid, lily fly, lily beetle, thrips. Disposed of from them using insecticidal preparations.
It is difficult to imagine that large white snow flowers of a recognizable shape grow from a bulb in just a few months. Besides they are a real home first aid kit.
Based on the petals you can always to cook useful tincture.
And so that the head is not spinning from the aroma, it is better to keep the lilies on the balcony. Especially since they themselves love the fresh air.
