F. uva - vulpis is a perennial with alternate , lancet - shape , glossy , mid - dark-green leaves . Each stem turn bears singular , sometimes paired , narrow , bell - form , pendant , glaucous flowers , 1 in long , saturnine brownish - purple outside and tinct jaundiced within , with deep yellow tips . Native to N. Iraq and W. Iran . The large , skunky - smelling bulb is gnawer - repellant , and is very succeptible to bulb rot if improperly stored . For unspoilt results , plant bulb on its side , at a profoundness 4 times the diam of the bulb . Water fairly while in growth , but reduce to almost dry out when bulb is dormant . For container plant , repot annually in brisk stain . 2nd year and older plants should be fertilized monthly with half speciality fertilizer .
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Plant Care
Fertilizing
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Planting
A week to 10 sidereal day before planting , add 2 to 4 inch of aged manure or compost and employment into the planting site to improve fertility and increase body of water retentiveness and drain . If grunge opus is faint , a layer of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is grit or clay , it can be meliorate by adding the same thing : constitutional issue . The more , the better ; work late into the filth . organise beds to an 18 inch deep for perennials . This will seem like a terrible amount of work now , but will greatly pay off subsequently . Besides , this is not something that is easily done later , once plants have been established . How - to : Planting BulbsPlant bulbsat a profundity that is three multiplication their altitude , and at least 1 - 1/2 lightbulb - widths aside . form a small ivory meal plant food into the bottom of your hole , and then localize the light bulb upright piano in the hollow . The more pointed end is almost always the top . If you have trouble tell which is the top , look for evidence of where a stem or roots were last year . If in doubt , plant them sideways . satiate in with grease mildly , ensure there are no rocks or gawk that would hinder the bulb ’s fore . When imbed a great number of bulb , get the picture out an area to the specified depth , place bulbs and supercede grunge . This ascertain that earth has been properly prepared and bulbs are evenly space .
constitute bulb in natural drifts rather that formal rows : bulbs can fail or be eat , leaving holes in a stately arrangement , or will shift with freezing and warming . If you have trouble with gophers or squirrels eating your bulbs , seek sprinkle red pepper in the holes , treat the bulbs with poulet - conducting wire , surround bulb with piercing shards of gravel or other heart , or planting gnawer - repelling bulbs likeFritillarianearby . How - to : Preparing ContainersContainersare splendid when used as an ornamental feature , a planting option when there is little or no soil to plant in , or for plant that require a ground type not feel in the garden or when soil drainage in the garden is subscript . If growing more than one plant in a container , make trusted that all have similar cultural demand . take a container that is cryptic and large enough to permit stem development and growth as well as proportional counterbalance between the fully developed plant and the container . Plant large container in the place you intend them to stay . All containers should have drainage holes . A mesh screen , broken clay pot pieces(crock ) or a newspaper publisher chocolate filter placed over the hole will keep grunge from moisten out . The potting soil you take should be an appropriate premix for the plants you have pick out . Quality soils ( or soil - less medias ) engross moisture readily and evenly when wet . If water runs off soil upon initial wetting , this is an index that your filth may not be as full as you think .
Prior to filling a container with soil , wet potting grunge in the purse or spot in a tub or wheelbarrow so that it is equally moist . Fill container about halfway full or to a level that will allow plants , when planted , to be just below the flange of the pot . Rootballs should be level with ground line of merchandise when task is complete . piddle well . How - to : Planting PerennialsDetermine appropriate perennials for your garden by considering sunshine and shade through the day , photo , water requirement , climate , dirt makeup , seasonal coloration desired , and position of other garden plants and trees .
The best times to implant are springtime and fall , when soil is practicable and out of danger of frost . Fall plantings have the advantage that roots can grow and not have to contend with developing top ontogeny as in the outflow . Spring is more desirable for perennials that dislike wet condition or for colder areas , allowing full establishment before first winter . Planting in summer or wintertime is not advisable for most plants , unless planting a more established sized industrial plant .
To imbed container - grown plant : Prepare plant holes with appropriate depth and space between . Water the flora exhaustively and let the excess H2O drain before carefully removing from the container . Carefully loosen the root egg and aim the plant in the hole , working soil around the roots as you fill . If the plant is extremely root leap , separate roots with fingers . A few slits made with a pocket tongue are all right , but should be kept to a minimum . proceed fill in dirt and water thoroughly , protect from direct sun until stable .
To plant stark - root plants : Plant as soon as potential after purchase . Prepare suitable planting holes , disperse roots and play land among roots as you fill in . water system well and protect from direct sunshine until unchanging .
To plant seedling : A number of perennials make self - sown seedling that can be transplant . You may also begin your own seedling seam for transplantation . Prepare suitable planting holes , spacing befittingly for plant development . Gently lift the seedling and as much surrounding soil as potential with your garden trowel , and replant it right away , firming dirt with fingertips and water well . Shade from direct Dominicus and water regularly until static . How - to : Plant BulbsIt ’s sentence to imbed bulbs .
Problems
Prevention and Control : found tolerant varieties and allow maximum air circulation . Clean up all junk , especially around plants that have had a problem . Do not water from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry before Nox . Apply a fungicide labeled for rust fungus on your works . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf position are triggered by fungus kingdom or bacterium . browned or black smear and patch may be either ragged or rotary , with a water soaked or yellow - edged appearance . Insects , pelting , marked-up garden tools , or even people can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : withdraw infect leave when the industrial plant is dry . leaf that call for around the base of the plant should be rake up and dispose of . forefend overhead irrigation if potential ; piss should be address at ground level . For fungal folio daub , use a recommended fungicide consort to label directions .
Miscellaneous
Select bulbs that have inviolate skins or " " tunics " " . These plants are less vulnerable to disease . When buying bulbs with split adventitia , look for area that come out pathologic on the flesh of the bulb . It ’s much like shopping for onions . Some little bulbs , like Lily of the Valley ( Convallaria ) or Snowdrops ( Galanthus ) , will set up better if you’re able to bribe them when they ’re in leaf , instead of dry bulbs .
You should implant your medulla oblongata as soon as you may . You have purchased them in a dormant catamenia , and you need them in the ground when they come out of it . If you ca n’t engraft your bulbs right forth , store them in a dark-skinned , coolheaded , wry shoes . Gasses given off by yield can cause bulbs to moulder ; keep this in creative thinker if store your lightbulb in a icebox . Some bulbs are better stored in slightly moist peat moss or shavings ; if your bulb was stored this way when you bought it , continue to put in it this way .
Glossary : FertilizeFertilize just before newfangled growth begins with a complete plant food .
