GROWING SAUROMATUM – LILIES VOODOO

Sauromatum – PHOTO

Last spring, my husband brought a spectacular bag of tubers from the garden center and said: "Beautiful calla!»However, it turned out, what is exotic sauromatum, which is also called the Tibetan lizard and the Voodoo lily; The plant is considered conditionally indoor and feels great in our garden..

Every spring I plant sauromatu-ma tubers in clay pots with a mixture of garden soil and compost - 2:1 (although any, since the plant is unpretentious). Be sure to pour expanded clay to the bottom. I deepen the tubers to the level of the root collar, sprinkled literally on 1 see soil. In such conditions, they are afraid of excessive moisture., so I start watering after the appearance of the peduncle.

I rarely do this, but abundantly (trying not to hit the tuber) and only after that, how the topsoil dries out. I feed with Novo-Firth complex fertilizer for flower plants, according to instructions, 1 -2 times at the beginning of the growing season. However, sauro-matum can bloom without additional fertilizing.

The appearance of a flower-cob with a speckled veil is an impressive sight. However, I am very confused by the unpleasant smell., on which flies fly from all over the area. The "aroma" lasts 3 days. At this time, I put the flower away, deep into the site. When the stalks wither, in their place, fruits are formed in a spherical "box". Each fleshy berry contains a red seed.

Sauromatum – PHOTO

In the fall, I dig tubers from the ground - the plant gives a lot of children, by which it is easy to propagate. I select healthy tubers and dust with ashes. Store in a basement at a temperature +5-6 city.

From history In the 19th century, it was fashionable for noble people to put glasses with the tubers of this plant on a writing table.. Sauromatum bloomed even in water, the main thing is to be in the light. Hence another name - "cob in an empty glass".

© Author: Lyudmila SULTANOVA, r. Borisov