"My bells, flowers of the steppe …" - the words of one popular song that almost everyone knows. But the perennial bell grows not only in the steppe and forests. It is also successfully grown by gardeners. He is completely unpretentious and does not need careful care. Delicate inflorescences-bells are very beautiful, although they are considered rustic. Some of these plants reach a height of 1.5 m, such as broadleaf bell. There are also very small ones (1.5 - 2 cm), such as the Carpathian bell. These plants can be kept in the shade, but with good sun they feel much better and bloom more profusely. Their flowering time is summer. June, July, beginning of August. The perennial bell has many varieties and colors: white, pink, blue, lilac and all its shades. Size and shape also vary.
Varieties and their difference
Bolognese variety blooms in mid-summer with small light blue flowers. The stem is poorly developed.
Flowering time - mid-July and early August. The Carpathian bluebell has large blue or white flowers in the form of a glass, the inflorescence is pyramidal. Solitary flowers onweak stem. The peach-leaved is characterized by a blue color, sometimes white. It grows with two or three flowers, collected in brushes on a thin stem. It is a perennial with a thick stem, up to two meters high. Covered with small woolly hairs. Its calyx is funnel-shaped, purple, up to 10 flowers can grow on one stem. The round-leaved variety blooms very first (in early June) and pleases the eye all summer with its small pale lilac inflorescences on a long, flexible stem. To prolong flowering time, dry petals are removed.
How is the bluebell propagated?
Bells are perennial flowers. They are propagated by cuttings, division and seeds. Seeds (boxes) are best sown before winter, when they turn brown. They are scattered on the ground and compacted. Fertilize the soil twice a season - in early spring and summer, when buds form on the plant.
These plants are transplanted rarely and in the off-season. When a perennial bell grows for a long time in one place, it loses its immunity. They do not need frequent watering, unless there is a natural drought. But he does not like stagnant water. The main danger for the bell is slugs and pennitsa. Shag helps to eliminate them. Perennial garden bells are an excellent material for landscape designers. Tall flowers are used in group plantings to decorate flower beds and lawns. From low-growing varieties create borders or planted along the paths. It also grows well in rocky gardens. Decorate them and alpine slides. This plant reproduces wellvegetatively and from year to year occupies an increasing space. The perennial bellflower is one of the most beautiful and convenient flowers when making bouquets and compositions. The Carpathian variety looks amazing with scarlet poppies. Bluebells are not only beautiful and unpretentious to grow, they are also useful. An infusion of this variety, such as crowded, treats sore throats and other diseases of the throat. It is also used in the form of lotions for skin diseases.
