Bells - unpretentious and graceful flowers

Probably, each of us at least once in our life has seen in the meadow, at the edge of the forest, these lovely and beautiful in their simplicity flowers - bells. In the natural environment, there are about three hundred species of this herbaceous plant.

In addition, bells are flowers that have long been of interest to breeders. Thanks to their work, today there are a lot of varieties of garden bells of a wide variety of colors, flower shapes.

Bells belong to perennial herbaceous plants, they are very easy to grow and care for, they can effortlessly make your garden more attractive and decorative.

Bells are flowers that grow on any kind of soil, so they are unpretentious in their composition. But if you want to make the plants pleasant, then plant them in loose and fertile soil. Stagnation of water at the landing sites is highly undesirable. For bells, moderate watering is preferable, which is increased on especially hot days.

In order for the flowering of bells to last longer, it is necessary to remove faded peduncles from the plants in a timely manner. Before flowering, during the budding period, it would be good to feed the bells with organic and mineral fertilizers.

Closer to winter (this is mainly done in October), the bells will need to be cut at the root. These plants tolerate winter well without additional shelter. If your bells belong to one of the southern varieties, then they will need shelter for the winter.

Bells can be propagated in several ways:

  • division of plant rhizomes;
  • dividing large bushes;
  • cuttings;
  • seeds.
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