Eustoma in gardens or on the windowsill is rare. The French rose is able to impress everyone with its beauty. The plant is ideal for landscaping balconies and loggias. It can be annual, biennial or perennial.
Origin
The birthplace of the plant is Central America. Belongs to the Gorechavkov family. In the wild, it can bloom in Latin America, Africa, as well as in Australia.
Blooming eustoma
Eustoma is otherwise called lysanthus or French rose. The last name is given so because of the similarity with the rose. Lisianthus in translation means "bitter plant." There is a misconception that the French rose is not affected by diseases and pests. This is not true - the plant suffers from parasites, insects. If you do not follow the rules for caring for eustoma, diseases occur.
Description
Eustoma is a rose-like flower. Unlike her, lisianthus has no thorns. It features a significant number of color options and the degree of terryness. There are about 30 plant varieties.
The French rose tolerates the climatic conditions of the European part of Russia. In winter, it is best to transfer the plant from the open ground to the room. Without a transplant, it has been growing for several years.
The undersized eustoma flower is large, with almost any color scheme. The sheet has a classic elliptical shape.
Note! In an adult plant, the leaf is covered with a waxy coating. From this, he changes the tint to bluish.
Lisianthus can grow up to 75 cm in height if it is in the garden. At home, the plant is rarely more than 25 cm long. If you trim the bush correctly, then over time it will have a very beautiful shape.
How eustoma blooms
The flowers of this plant have all kinds of colors. In diameter, they reach 8 cm. In a half-bloomed form they look like a rose, in a fully bloomed-like poppies. In the inflorescence can be up to 30 pieces of flowers.
Lisianthus Flower
Flowers can stand cut for a long time.
How lisianthus grows
The stems of this plant are strong. In tall varieties reach 1 meter in height. Low-growing varieties are much lower - from 20 to 30 cm, sometimes even less.
The stems branch intensively. Due to this property, the bush looks like one big and very beautiful bouquet.
Species and varieties
Most varieties of French roses have bright flowers and bloom for a long time. Propagated by cuttings and with the help of seeds. Popular varieties have bell-shaped flowers, sometimes double. Advantages of hybrid varieties are early and long flowering, resistance to diseases and adverse conditions (temperature fluctuations, non-compliance with irrigation or feeding rules).
Eustoma white
Refers to hybrid varieties. The plant grows rapidly, blooms early. The peak of flowering white eustoma occurs in July. It differs in large, large inflorescences with a pleasant aroma. The flower resembles a large beautiful rose. To grow eustoma at home, the pot should have a diameter of 10 to 20 cm.
White eustoma
Eustoma undersized
Varieties of undersized eustomas are ideal for growing indoors. The plants are compact and grow no more than 20 cm in height. The diameter of the flowers is on average 5 cm. Against the background of a compact bush in a pot, the flowers contrast very beautifully.
The color scheme of undersized perennials is represented by blue, purple, violet, pink, white colors. The flowers are simple and funnel-shaped.
Low-growing varieties are very easy to grow with seeds. Seeds are placed in disposable peat pots. Once three pairs of leaves form, they can be planted in a larger pot. The root system of a potted plant with such a planting is not injured.
Undersized lisianthus
Terry varieties
Terry varieties are suitable not only for growing in the garden, but also indoors. Bred many varieties of terry eustoma with all kinds of shades. You can find packages where there are seeds of plants with dazzling white and almost dark purple shades. Here you can find pink or red eustoma flowers.
All varieties of terry eustomas are characterized by purity and color saturation. They bloom intensively for a long time.
Eustoma purple
Varieties are distinguished by purple, bluish, blue, purple petals. They are characterized by tallness. Individual large-flowered specimens are able to grow up to 80-centimeter height.
Bushes of eustoma flowers Little Mermaid or Sapphire are characterized by intensive and rapid growth. The flowers are large, up to 7 cm in diameter, terry. The core of their dark purple, saturated shade. Stamens are yellow.
Some varieties of purple varieties are specially designed for growing in a pot indoors. Such bushes are compact: the height of some of them is from 13 to a maximum of 17 cm. The flowers are small, all have a rich purple hue.
Purple eustoma
Eustoma lavender
Another name for the varieties is light purple. In many ways, the lavender French rose is similar to purple. The difference is in a terry large light purple flower resembling a full rose. The plant is tall.
Lavender eustoma
Eustoma Lilac
This perennial eustoma is very similar to purple eustoma. The difference is in the shade of flowers: in an adult perennial they have a very beautiful dark purple or lilac shade.
How to grow at home
In the climatic conditions of Russia, an ideal option would be to grow eustoma in a pot. So the plant will not suffer from fluctuations in temperature, humidity. Using additional lighting, it is possible to ensure the formation of lush flowers.
Florists are interested in how to care for eustomas. When growing a home-made austoma or eustoma, you need to follow step-by-step recommendations. All of them are associated with compliance with lighting conditions, watering, temperature. By following the tips on planting and caring for the eustoma flower, you can achieve super lush and long flowering.
The best lighting for eustoma, or lisianthus, is diffused sunlight.
Note! During the cultivation of eustoma perennial flower must be protected from direct sunlight.
When growing plants at home, overdrying can ruin it. Therefore, the soil must be constantly moistened. At the same time, the plant is afraid of waterlogging. Watering the soil should occur only if its top layer is dry.
You need to water the plant under the root and in no case direct a stream of water on the leaves. From this they can disappear. In cool weather, in case of improper watering, there is a chance of developing a fungal disease. Due to the tendency to fungal diseases, the flower is not sprayed.
The optimum temperature for the plant is about 20 degrees during the day and at least 15 degrees at night. During wintering, the plant is transferred to a room with an average temperature of about 12 degrees.
A transplant at home is not performed. This is because the plant has very tender and small roots. In case of urgent need, the plant can be placed in another pot using the transshipment method.
The plant is fed complex fertilizer for indoor flowers. The first time you need to do this 2 weeks after planting in a pot. Then top dressing is carried out regularly according to the instructions. Top dressing is especially relevant for flowering plants.
The cuttings of this plant rarely form roots. When dividing a bush, special care must be taken, since there is a possibility of injuring it or injuring the root.
Note! Florists are not advised to carry out reproduction by dividing the bush. An adult plant does not tolerate such a procedure, and cuttings can die due to a violation of the integrity of the root.
Growing plants from seeds
You can grow eustoma flowers at home by sowing purchased seeds. It is very difficult to collect them yourself. Germination in purchased seeds is not higher than 60%.
Eustoma seedlings
They need to be sown in winter or early spring (in March) in good permeable and breathable soil. It should include garden land and peat. Having moistened it well, they pour seeds on top and do not close them. Then the pot is covered with plastic wrap and placed in a well-lit and warm place with a temperature of about 25 degrees. You can open it after the first leaves of the sprouts appear.
It will be useful to lighten up the seeds. As a result, they should receive about 14 hours of light during the day. At night, a container with sown seeds should be placed in a cooler place with a temperature of at least 17 degrees. This is the hardening of seeds, and increases the plant's resistance to adverse environmental factors.
Note! If you sow the seeds in April, then they will give flower stalks earlier, but the leaves and the bush itself will form noticeably worse.
Shoots appear after 2 weeks. From this time, watering is reduced. Seedlings should preferably be transferred to a cool place.
Seedlings are growing slowly. Dive is carried out after the appearance of three pairs of leaves. Small plants are placed in separate pots, where they continue to grow.
Eustoma is a flower that will decorate every apartment or house. Due to the variety of shades, the plant is able to create a real floral palette.
