Some gardeners are interested in how to grow a Hawaii Super Siesta tulip. The following describes the characteristics of cultivation, planting rules, subtleties of care, diseases and pests, as well as use in landscape design.

Grade description

Among the many species and varieties of tulips, fringed ones are considered the most memorable and attractive. It is to this species that Super Siesta tulips belong. This variety is quite rare, but increasingly it is used in landscape design of parks, alleys and summer cottages. This is due to the unusual appearance of these flowers, which attracts the attention of gardeners.

Did you know? In 1623, Holland was covered by "tulip fever." This was due to the fact that one Viceroy bulb cost more than 1000 guilders and was in great demand.

A distinctive feature of this flower is the needle-shaped form of a bud - fringe. Color can be the most diverse. The edge of the bud is always bright, as is its base. The flower head itself is relatively large and can reach 7–8 cm in height.

Super Siesta is considered late flowering and blooms mainly in May. Resistant to all weather events, pests and frost. Bulbs are perfectly adapted to winter frosts. They must be planted in the fall, from September to October, and in spring, tulips will delight in blooming.

Growing Features

Hawaiians are unpretentious in their care, but by the size and brightness of the flower it is always clear whether the plant has received enough nutrients. Even before flowering, tulips need to be fed. For the leaves to be wide, juicy and held upright, nitrogen is needed. Add phosphorus and potassium only if blue appears on the edge of the sheet.

Important! Before storing the bulbs, they must be dried in the shade.ёplace. It is better to implement this away from direct rays.

As soon as you find a diseased or dead tulip in the flowerbed, you need to not only remove it by grabbing an earthen lump, but also water the planting site with hot potassium permanganate for disinfection.

Once your Hawaiians bloom, it's time to think about the quality of planting material for the fall. To get a strong, healthy bulb in the new season, it is important to remove wilted flowers without letting the hay box form. Cutting off tulips, it is necessary to leave 2-3 leaves on the plant for proper nutrition and development.

Landing rules

If you want to enjoy the lush multicolor in early spring, you need to plant tulips in the fall. It is recommended to do this before persistent frost on the soil, no later than November. In different regions, the ideal landing time is warm October or the end of September. Much attention should be paid to the choice of the site. Tulips are hygrophilous, but do not tolerate stagnant groundwater. Choose a place higher for the organization of flower beds or take the trouble to organize a drainage system.

Important! Using fresh manure is not recommended, and not only because it can cause fungal diseases. The smell of a popular fertilizer attracts earthworms and moles, which will destroy the composition you conceived.

The preparation of planting material differs little from other bulbs. Having discarded sick and injured bulbs, healthy ones are soaked for 30-60 minutes in a solution of manganese (0.5%) and treated with growth stimulants.

Before planting the bulbs, it is recommended to sort them by size, this will help to choose the correct planting depth and the distance between plants. When forming a hole, keep in mind that the bulb should plunge into the ground at its three heights, but no more than 20 cm. If you know that the soil in your area is heavy, then the depth can be reduced by a third.

It is impossible to push the bulbs into the ground, as the root roller will be damaged. A comfortable and beautiful planting is obtained at a density of 45-50 large plants per square meter. If the planting material is small, then the amount can be increased up to 80–90 per 1 m². At the bottom of the hole, you can pour a little river sand, which will create a more favorable air regime for the bulb and reduce the risk of infection.

It is important to remember that after planting, you do not need to water the plants. The first light watering is recommended no earlier than a week after planting. Ammonium nitrate (30 g per 10 l of water) can be added to the water, this will accelerate the growth of plants.

Covering the plants for the winter, you will get stronger flower stalks and a good flower size. Therefore, as soon as the soil begins to freeze, the planting area needs to be mulched or covered with coniferous branches. With the onset of stable frosts (when the ground freezes during the night, and thaws during the day), it is advisable to mulch the plantings and cover them with lapnik. But do not rush and immediately cover the plants with mulch, since heat can cause premature development of the root system and in the cold the plants will die.

The subtleties of care

Tulips begin to bloom in spring. This time lasts from 3 to 7 days. On well-prepared soil, caring for tulips of any kind will not be difficult. So, it is recommended to periodically loosen the soil, remove weeds and provide regular accurate watering, which should continue for another 2-3 weeks after flowering.

Pests and diseases

Tulips are ornamental plants, so they are easily susceptible to diseases, as well as pests. At the moment, more than three dozen tulip diseases are known, but not all of them are common.

The most common are a number of diseases:

1. Root rot. This is the decay of part of the root system. It should be noted that often in this infection there is no great danger. As a preventive measure, it is necessary to use fresh soil, with a good structure and drainage. It is also recommended to cultivate the soil with fungicides such as Fitosporin-M (25 g per 10 liters of water), Topsin-M (10 g per 10 liters of water) and others.
2. Gray rot. It appears in rainy weather, since moisture provokes the spread of the fungus. This disease affects all visible parts of the tulip, as well as the bulb. The source of infection is diseased bulbs that were infected before planting. The disease looks like dented yellow-gray spots. To combat gray rot, it is recommended that the bulbs are treated with a mixture of the “Tiram”, “Ether-sulfophonal” and sulfur broth. It is also recommended to feed the soil with phosphorus, potassium and magnesium.
3. White rot. The disease occurs in different ways: it is possible to cover with a white coating, which after some time turns into brown, and also the appearance of formations in the form of wet rot around the bulb growth point. Plants are infected through soil in which there is spore fungus. The most suitable way to combat rot is to remove damaged bulbs along with an earthen lump. To prevent damage to tulips by this disease, it is recommended not to plant them in places where other bulbous plants had previously grown.
4. Soft rot. A characteristic feature of such rot are watery bulbs, which have an unusual odor. At first, the roots look healthy, and then suddenly rot, or this process begins just before flowering. They deal with soft rot by replacing the soil with fresh and structured soil, and also fertilize it with the corresponding mineral complex.
5. Tifulez. Affected tulips are stunted, their buds are underdeveloped. The carriers are weeds on which the pathogen lives. In addition, soil with spores of fungi can also be infected. Usually planting material is treated with potassium permanganate, and the earth must be carefully dug up and rid of weeds for prevention.
6. Fusarium or wet rot. The dynamics of flowering plants decreases, the size of the petals decreases. The root system is poorly developed and acquires a yellowish-brown color. An effective method of control is considered to be treatment with the drugs "Fundazol" and "Uzgen".
7. Rhizoctonia. At low soil temperatures (below + 13 ° C), this fungus may begin to be affected. It is recommended to change the landing site every 5 years. Sick and damaged bulbs must be removed. One of the methods of prevention is the treatment with fungicide.
8. Trichoderma. The infected roots look transparent and rot over time. Leaves acquire a light gray tint.
9. Variety. This disease on the leaves manifests itself in the form of light mottling, light green strokes or stripes. Carried by aphids. Damaged tulips cannot be treated. They must be removed from the site along with the ground.

Video: tulip diseases

Tulips can be damaged not only by fungi and infections, but also by insect pests, for example, different species of aphids that damage tulips, which leads to deformation of the young leaves of the flower. For the fight, it is recommended to use chemical agents that it is advisable to spray plants and soil.

Pest insects attacked by a tulip:

1. Onion mites penetrate the bulb and feed on it until it dies. To stop the defeat of the tulip by ticks, it is recommended to carefully dig the ground in the spring, before planting, process the onion mushroom and mulch the beds.
2. Nematodes deform and thicken the buds, characteristic bloats form on the shoots. It is recommended that the affected bulbs be immersed in hot water to kill the bacteria.
3. Tulips can suffer from slug damage. They must be collected from the surface of the flower. You can set traps for slugs from fresh grass, where they themselves will climb, hiding from the sun.

Tulip in landscaping

These flowers are great for landscaping the soil, they look great on the flower beds. They have a large bud, a slender stem, the edge is framed by a fringe, which creates the effect of frost, and it can be grown in open ground and in a greenhouse.

Did you know? In Turkey, out of 168,000 tulips, a flag composition was created that fell into the Guinness Book of Records. 400,000 people took part in its formation, the process took 12 hours.

Depending on the purpose of planting, choose a landing site. To decorate the site or form flower beds, they prefer to plant a fringed tulip in small groups. A number of criteria are presented to the landing site, for example, it must be protected from the wind and have sufficient lighting, the site should be flat so that the water does not stagnate on it in spring and autumn.

Having familiarized yourself with how to plant tulips and given the intricacies of caring for them, you can get a beautiful and well-groomed garden. Adhere to the described rules for the care of plants, and also fight against their diseases and pests in a timely manner, so that they look favorably in the exterior of the landscape design.