Cute honey care
P:There is a plant in "My Beautiful Garden". I don't know its name and requirements. In your gardening calendar, I found a picture of a plant with pink-purple flowers. That's what I mean. When it fades, it grows larger green leaves with silver blotches, covered with prickly hairs, shaped like funkia leaves.
O:The plant in question is Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis var. maculosa. Lungwort is a low spring perennial (blooms in March - April), suitable for semi-shaded and humid places.It belongs to the rough-leaved Boraginaceae family. In nature, it grows in the undergrowth of moist forests.
It is multiplied after flowering by dividing the roots and planted 25-30 cm apart. It can be used as a ground cover under the canopy of trees and shrubs.It is an undemanding and easy-to-grow plant.
Wintering skimma in the ground
P:I was given a plant called skimmia as a gift, but it is not exactly the same as what you write about, nor is it similar to the ones I saw recently on fair. My plant is led like a tree, and at the moment it is 30 cm high. The youngest leaves are maroon on the underside and initially closed in pairs. After opening, the leaves gradually become greener, and the oldest ones are completely green, but retain maroon veins. Now the plant is sprouting upward, willow-like blooms.Can my plant winter in the ground?
O:The thirty-centimeter seedling is still too small to lead it in the form of a tree.Presumably it will grow into a bushy form. The skimmas are about 1 m high and have similar requirements to rhododendrons (acid soil, partial shade).
In winter, skimmia should be covered with agrotextile or stored in a cool, bright room. It blooms in May and sets flower buds in the fall of the previous year.Can be grown in container.
Growing arum italicum
P:I'd like to know how to grow Arum italicum. I bought this plant at the market and put it in the ground in my garden. After two months, I dug it up because it "did not come out" from the ground, it only had small buds. I have transplanted the plant into a pot and keep it at home, on the window sill. It has grown up, but it is fragile.
O:Arum italicum, or Italian pictures, is grown in a garden in fertile, well-drained and moist soil in a shady position. Since this plant is characterized by low frost resistance, in winter it should be covered with a thick layer of leaves or other mulch, or the tubers should be moved in a pot with soil to a cool cellar.
After flowering in May, red, spherical, very decorative fruits develop.
