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White fairy-lantern Calochortus albus

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Light White fairy-lanternSole pieno
During this time of year the The White fairy-lantern can be grown outdoors. During the period of vegetative rest, it’s possible to take the bulbs or tubers out of the ground; the well cleaned and dried bulbs should be placed in a cool, dry and dark place; to be planted later on during the most indicated time of year.Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.

Cultivation White fairy-lantern
The White fairy-lantern develops bulbs or tubers. White fairy-lantern isn't an evergreen; during the spring it assumes a white colouring; the adult species are medium in size and reach 50 cm in height. The development of the The White fairy-lantern is

Fertilize White fairy-lantern
Let’s add some organic fertilizer or humus to the soil, when planting our bulbous plants, in the spring or autumn; later let’s remember to start fertilizing when the flowers are withering, using, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer for bulbous plants.

Water White fairy-lanternTenere asciutto
We suggest watering these plants with 1-2 glasses of water only when the soil is perfectly dry, generally it needs to be watered about every 1-2 weeks . Let's avoid to exceed. To avoid that the bulb or tuber should become rotten, we must remember to avoid excessively abundant waterings, which keep the soil wet for a long time.

Pests White fairy-lantern
The spring weather, with a high temperature swing between the day and night hours, and pretty frequent rains, can favour the development of fungus diseases, which should be treated pre-emptively with a systemic fungicide, to use before the gems grow excessively; at the end of the winter we also suggest a wide range insecticide to prevent the attack of aphids and cochineals. We should always remember to do these treatments when there aren't flowerings in the garden.

Mold White fairy-lantern
We advise cultivating these bulbous plants in a soft and light, very well drained, soil.

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

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Plant White fairy-lantern

Seeing the quite contained development it’s possible to grow these plants in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather mediterranean it is possible to choose another climate area alpine continental

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