The corolla is an elegant and unpretentious perennial plant with a long flowering period. It can be used to decorate the border, landscaping the site and decorating the rockery. So easy to maintain, it is only gaining popularity, but is doing so at a fast pace.
Description
A low plant with delicate grassy leaves and stems has a bright green hue of shoots. Long leaves are fixed at the base and easily spread along the ground.
White lily flowers with six petals are collected in small inflorescences on a flexible peduncle. Bright yellow stamens stand out against the delicate background of the petals. The maximum flower size is 1.5-4 cm, depending on the species.
Among more than 70 species of the corolla, only two are the most famous and widely cultivated:
- Anthericum ramosum L. - branched corolla;
- Anthericum liliago L. - liliago or simple corolla.
Corolla branched
Distributed in the south of Europe and Russia, as well as Ciscaucasia. It prefers rocky slopes and mountain gorges, found in meadows and in rare wooded areas.
The stems grow to a height of 45 cm, while the leaves protruding to the sides can reach 60 cm in length. The diameter of a single flower does not exceed 1 cm. The greens are darker, easily swaying in the wind. Active growth occurs from early May to mid-September. But small snow-white inflorescences begin to appear by mid-July and delight their hosts within a month. Then, in place of the faded buds, they form triangular boxes with small black seeds.
Corolla simple
Widely distributed in the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, Western Europe and other regions. It can be found in meadows, in sparse forests, at the foot of mountains and hills.
This instance is larger than its relative. The stems grow up to 60 cm, and the size of one flower is 3-4 cm. White petals resemble stars swaying in the wind with a pleasant, barely noticeable aroma. On one inflorescence in the form of a brush there can be 10-20 flowers on flexible short pedicels.
Spreading leaves are 40 cm long and up to 5 mm wide. The shoots are light and soft.
Cultivation and care
It multiplies well both by seeds and by simple division of the bush. Seeds should be sown in the ground from autumn, so that they have time to harden and germinate. With this reproduction, the first inflorescences appear in 2-3 years. When dividing the bush, flowering is possible as early as next year, although the crown will be rather weak at first.
They grow well on any drained soil, but it is preferable to plant on calcareous and clay soils with the addition of deciduous humus. The garden grows well in dry lit areas or in a small shade. In dark or damp places it starts to hurt.
Bushes are planted to a depth of 10 cm with a distance from each other of 25-35 cm. Since the rhizomes grow rapidly, thinning or transplantation will be required after 4-5 years. Landing is performed at the end of September or in the spring (April-May).
The corolla tolerates temperature extremes and temperate winters. In the cold period, the roots do not require additional shelter.
The plant is resistant to diseases and pests, responds well to mineral fertilizers. It requires moderate watering, which must be increased during the flowering period.
