Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus

Light Flowering rush
These plants aren't afraid of the cold weather and can be grwon in the garden throughout the whole year. Our water plants can't bear cold temperatures therefore we can move them inside the house, placing them in large containers.The Flowering rush should be preferably located in a place where it can have at least a few hours a day of direct solar light.

Cultivation Flowering rush
These plants are grown in water gardens. This plant in the spring, summer, autumn, winter assumes a pink colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 1 m high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub.

Fertilize Flowering rush
During the spring months we can add a specific fertilizer for our plants, green or flowering ones, to the water of our water garden . On the market there are also specific fertilizer which come in bars or in granular form, to be planted near the plants to melt constantly in about 3-4 months.

Water Flowering rush
Watering must be abundant and very regular, trying to keep the soil slightly humid; we suggest to avoid surpluses. Let's water it every 0-1 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . These plants need a great quantity of dampness; they should be placed on shores, or sea beds, or small ponds. If grown in a large container, usually the water should be substituted every 15-20 days.

Pests Flowering rush
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Mold Flowering rush
Aquatic plants need a heavy, scarcely drained, constantly humid soil.

Climate peat sand Soil Pumice Bark S. Organic alpine 5 1 2 0 0 1 continental 4 2 2 0 0 1 mediterranean 3 3 2 0 0 1

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