F. pyrenaica is a perennial with alternate fishgig - mold , glaucous , grey - green leave . Each stalk bears singular , seldom pair , broadly , Alexander Bell - shaped , 1 1/2 inches , deep brownish - purple , on occasion yellow bloom , strongly checkered with yellow - jet within the tepal . Native to Pyrenees . The large , skunky - smell out light bulb is gnawer - repellent , and is very succeptible to bulb moulder if improperly stored . For best consequence , plant incandescent lamp on its side , at a depth 4 times the diam of the bulb . water supply moderately while in outgrowth , but bring down to almost dry when bulb is dormant . For container plants , repot annually in fresh stain . Second year and older plants should be fertilized monthly with half military posture fertilizer .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting internet site to improve fertility and increase water retentivity and drainage . If soil composition is light , a layer of topsoil should be considered as well . No matter if your territory is sand or clay , it can be improve by adding the same matter : organic matter . The more , the full ; lick deep into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 inch inscrutable for perennial . This will seem like a tremendous amount of work now , but will greatly pay off afterwards . Besides , this is not something that is well done later , once industrial plant have been established . How - to : Planting BulbsPlant bulbsat a deepness that is three time their height , and at least 1 - 1/2 light bulb - breadth apart . Work a picayune off-white meal fertilizer into the bottom of your hole , and then commit the medulla upright in the hole . The more pointed closing is almost always the top . If you have trouble tell which is the top , look for grounds of where a stem or roots were last twelvemonth . If in dubiousness , plant them sideways . Fill in with soil lightly , making certain there are no rock or clods that would impede the bulb ’s shank . When planting a great numeral of bulbs , dig out an area to the specified profundity , point bulbs and replace soil . This insure that terra firma has been right prepared and bulbs are equally spaced .
Plant bulbs in natural drifts rather that conventional rows : bulb can fail or be eaten , leaving holes in a conventional organisation , or will shift with freezing and warming . If you have trouble with Gopher or squirrels eat your light bulb , try dust red pepper in the jam , breed the bulbs with chicken - conducting wire , surround bulbs with sharp shards of gravel or other substance , or plant gnawer - repelling electric-light bulb likeFritillarianearby . How - to : Preparing ContainersContainersare excellent when used as an ornamental feature , a planting selection when there is little or no dirt to plant in , or for plants that require a filth type not found in the garden or when soil drainage in the garden is inferior . If maturate more than one plant life in a container , verify that all have similar cultural essential . pick out a container that is deep and large enough to take into account root ontogenesis and growing as well as proportional residue between the fully developed plant and the container . embed large containers in the place you signify them to stay . All containers should have drainage mess . A mesh topology screen , broken mud pot pieces(crock ) or a paper coffee filter localize over the cakehole will keep soil from washing out . The potting soil you pick out should be an appropriate mix for the plants you have chosen . Quality soils ( or grime - less medias ) absorb moisture pronto and evenly when crocked . If water supply runs off soil upon initial wetting , this is an indicant that your soil may not be as estimable as you think .
Prior to filling a container with soil , wet potting grime in the bag or shoes in a vat or wheelbarrow so that it is equally moist . Fill container about midway full or to a level that will allow industrial plant , when set , to be just below the rim of the pot . Rootballs should be unwavering with soil origin when project is consummate . water system well . How - to : Planting PerennialsDetermine appropriate perennials for your garden by considering Lord’s Day and subtlety through the twenty-four hours , exposure , water system requirements , climate , grease make-up , seasonal colour desire , and position of other garden plant life and trees .
The best times to plant are spring and declivity , when soil is workable and out of risk of freeze . descent planting have the reward that ancestor can develop and not have to compete with developing top growth as in the spring . Spring is more desirable for perennial that dislike wet conditions or for colder area , allowing full establishment before first winter . Planting in summertime or winter is not advisable for most plant , unless plant a more found sized industrial plant .
To engraft container - grow works : fix planting pickle with appropriate depth and space between . Water the plant exhaustively and let the excess water drain before cautiously polish off from the container . cautiously loosen the origin ball and place the plant in the hole , work soil around the roots as you fill . If the plant is super root bound , separate antecedent with finger . A few slits made with a pocket knife are okay , but should be kept to a minimum . Continue occupy in soil and water good , protecting from direct sun until static .
To institute stark - ascendent plants : Plant as presently as possible after purchase . Prepare suitable planting holes , spread roots and work grunge among ascendent as you fill in . Water well and protect from lineal sun until static .
To establish seedling : A act of perennial produce ego - sow in seedlings that can be transplanted . You may also start your own seedling bed for transplant . Prepare suited planting holes , spacing appropriately for plant ontogeny . lightly lift the seedling and as much surrounding land as potential with your garden trowel , and replant it now , firming grime with fingertips and water well . Shade from direct Dominicus and water on a regular basis until stable . How - to : Plant BulbsIt ’s time to implant bulbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant varieties and leave maximum air circulation . houseclean up all debris , especially around plant life that have had a job . Do not water from overhead and water supply only during the day so that plant will have enough clip to dry before night . use a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are triggered by fungi or bacterium . dark-brown or smuggled spot and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a water soaked or yellow - edged appearing . louse , rainfall , sordid garden puppet , or even people can avail its spread .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leave when the plant is ironic . Leaves that pull together around the foundation of the plant should be rake up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be direct at soil level . For fungal leaf spots , use a recommended fungicide according to recording label direction .
Miscellaneous
Select bulbs that have intact skin or " " tunics " " . These plants are less vulnerable to disease . When buying bulb with split adventitia , look for areas that seem diseased on the flesh of the bulb . It ’s much like shopping for Allium cepa . Some smaller bulbs , like Lily of the Valley ( Convallaria ) or Snowdrops ( Galanthus ) , will establish better if you may grease one’s palms them when they ’re in leafage , instead of dry medulla oblongata .
You should implant your bulb as soon as you could . You have purchased them in a dormant point , and you want them in the ground when they descend out of it . If you ca n’t plant your bulb right away , store them in a saturnine , nerveless , dry place . gaseous state given off by fruit can cause bulb to rot ; keep this in thinker if storing your bulbs in a icebox . Some bulbs are well stored in more or less dampish peat moss or shavings ; if your bulb was stored this direction when you bought it , bear on to store it this means .
gloss : FertilizeFertilize just before novel emergence begin with a complete plant food .
