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Hippeastrum Apple Blossom

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Cultivation Hippeastrum
This plant in the winter assumes a pinkwhite colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 50 cm 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. These plants are bulbeous. Fertilize Hippeastrum
Let’s use a slow release fertilizer, or manure, when planting, mixing the product to the ground; during the spring let’s mix, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer for bulbous plants to our irrigation water, starting from the moment in which the first flowers are withering. Light HippeastrumPosizione mezza ombra
These plants are grown in apartment or in a temperated green house; they can be brought outdoors when the minimum temperatures are above 15° C. Avoid excessively sunny places; we suggest to put the The in a partially shady spot.If you desire cleaning the ground from the bulbous plants after flowering, wait for the leaves to dry; later it’s possible to take the bulbs out of the ground and place them somewhere dark, cool and dry, until the best season to plant them again. Water HippeastrumTenere asciutto
Let's water abundantly, moistening the soil deeply with 1-2 glasses of water , but let's act only when the substratum is dry, leaving it dry even for 1-2 weeks before watering it. We suggest not to exceed with the waterings: if the soil remains damp too long, it can favour the development of rotten in the bulbs. Pests Hippeastrum
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 Hippeastrum
Let’s favour soft soils, with an elevated drainage.
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alpine
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continental
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mediterranean
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Plant Hippeastrum

If desired, we can grow the The Hippeastrum in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.
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