Lilies Anastasia - garden decoration

Lilia Anastasia is an unusual beauty with a pleasant sweet aroma. Will serve as an ornament of any flower bed or garden.

Lilia Anastasia: description of the variety

It is a perennial herbaceous, bulbous plant. The shape of the bulbs is ovoid or rounded. Diameter bulbs - from 2 to 20 cm. Lilies Anastasia are very large flowers, delicate pink with raspberry specks, and in the middle of the petal there is a smoky band. Edge of petals white, wavy. The shape of the flower is cup-shaped or funnel-shaped. Anastasia grows lilies very high - up to 180 cm, and under suitable conditions after two years they can grow up to 2.5 m. Then they look like real trees.

Lilia Anastasia refers to OT-hybrids. They brought them out, crossing the eastern lilies and tubular. Lilies OT-hybrids are characterized by a huge number of beautiful, very large flowers with a pleasant strong aroma. The flowering time is July-August.

Lilies Anastasia grow on strong, sturdy stems, often higher than human growth. Also they are distinguished by high resistance to diseases and good winter hardiness.

Soil and planting

Lilies do not like calcareous soils, they grow wellon neutral, weakly acidic and abundantly fertilized. Like other bulbous plants, it does not tolerate stagnant water and this lily. Variety Anastasia does not like fresh organic. Best of all, they grow on raised flower beds with good drainage.

Lilies are light-loving crops, but they are well tolerated by light shading, so they can be grown under fruit trees with a delicate crown.

Since the plant is a perennial, it is usuallygrows in one place for about 5 years, it needs to be transplanted. A transplant will be required when the number of buds and the height of the peduncle begin to decrease. This means that the bulb is depleted. This usually occurs for 5-6 years. If the plant is not transplanted at this time, it can get sick and die. New bulbs should be immediately put on a permanent place. If this is not possible, then a cool area will be suitable for storage. Bulbs can be wrapped in moss or folded in washed coarse-grained sand (or weathered peat).

To the permanent place of the lily, Anastasia is planted inSeptember or in May. Before planting, you need to clean them from damaged scales and old roots. Plant them to a depth of 15-20 cm, in advance should be prepared fertile soil. Planting mulching.

Reproduction of lilies and care for them

Lilies of this variety are unpretentious in care. It is important to water them during flowering. After this period, watering is stopped. When cutting flowers, it is necessary to leave a leafy stem so that the bulbs will develop further. Before winter, the stems can be cut, leaving the petioles 10-15 cm from the ground.

Feed the plant during the formation periodbuds. During flowering you should not fertilize - abundant food quickly completes the process. The last time you need to feed the flower with potash fertilizers after flowering, in August. This helps to restore a weakened bulb.

Lilies Anastasia reproduce in several ways: with the help of seeds, bulbs, children and cuttings. The most common is the reproduction of bulbs. Usually an adult 4-5-year-old plant is used.