Night beauty - a flower, the cultivation of which is not difficult
Flowers are beautiful. This is certainly undeniable. The names of colors are their primary characteristic. The plant with a beautiful, poetic name "night beauty" - a flower, the cultivation of which began back in 1582. Its official name is mirabilis, which in Latin means "amazing," "extraordinary." This is indeed so. It surprises in him a lot.
First, at once three countries are considered officiallyhis homeland. They are Chile, Peru and Mexico. In these countries, the mirabilis grows as a perennial plant due to the warm and humid climate. Secondly, he was called a night beauty for good reason. This flower opens its petals in the evening and blossoms until dawn. Thirdly, flowers of different shades are blossoming on the same plant, giving it a special exotic character. The color spectrum differs in variety: from yellow and white to crimson, sometimes one flower can be two-color or even striped. The process of flowering is also amazing. Each flower lives only one night, and in the morning it fades and its place is taken by the fruit-box, but the very next evening the whole bush is again covered with colorful flowers having an unusually pleasant aroma. That's why the night beauty is a flower, the cultivation of which brings many surprises and pleasures.
In Russia, the mirabilis is grown as an annualbecause of very cold winters. The best soil for it is loamy or clayey with a small limestone content. Night beauty - the flower is very gentle, it does not tolerate acidic and moist soils, as well as low temperatures. Seeds of this plant need to be sown in a special greenhouse in early April, in the open ground it can be sown only in early May. Greenhouse sprouts dive into pots and are planted in June. You can store it with tubers, like dahlias. However, if there is no such possibility, then it multiplies perfectly by seeds. Mirabilis is notable for good germination, unpretentious and does not require special care. In our country there are cases when tubers of this plant have wintered in the ground and did not freeze. To do this, they need to be pre-baked in autumn, covered with a layer of sawdust and cover.
Many experienced flower growers highlight a number of advantagesthis flower. One of them is resistance to drought. At such a time, the mirabilis does not perish, but only stops growth and flowering - as if it falls asleep. The bush of the night beauty reaches a height of one or a half meters, is strong, abundantly sprinkled with flowers and exudes a fragrance. That is why it is most often planted in the recreation area of any garden area or park. In the afternoon, he creates an aesthetic background, and in the evening he shakes with an amazing flowering. The night beauty is a flower, the cultivation of which delivers true joy to the flower growers.
