This beautiful and bright flower can not fail to attract attention. It can be found in the professional work of landscape designers, and in the flowerbeds of private plots. Further in the article we will describe a plant called Lychnis, tell about planting and caring for them, show photos of different species and flower beds with Lychnis.
a brief description of
Lychnis is a perennial grass, grows up to 100 cm, has a straight, straight cylindrical stem covered with hairs. The leaves are oval, elongated, pointed, rough. The flowers are small, with a diameter of about 2 cm, bright red, pink, yellowish, white or bright orange shade, form shields or heads.
Fruits of juniper remain viable for 3-4 years - these are small nuts of dark color. Without a transplant, the plant feels great up to 5 years.
Did you know? The name "lithnis" comes from the Greek "Lychnos" - "torch, lamp". There is a version that the Greeks used the stem of a plant species for wicks in lamps. Although, perhaps, this name was given simply because of the bright colors of the plant.
Lychnisa has many names - dawn ordinary, adonis, soap. All of them denote some important features of the plant: bright flowers and the ability of its roots to launder dirt.Choosing the right place
A rare plant does not like sunlight, and lithnis is no exception. So for planting choose a place well lit, with light fertile land. The soil should be hydrated, but without stagnant water.
Site preparation
If the land in your area is dense, you need to add sand there (about 1 bucket per 1 sq. M). It is advisable to add humus or compost before planting. To neutralize the acidity of the soil, add lime or dolomite flour. 
During the digging of the site for planting dawn, put in fertilizer there - superphosphate and potassium magnesia.
Growing from seed
Lychnis is usually grown from seed, cuttings or dividing a bush.
Seeds are sown immediately in open ground in autumn or early spring. At the same time, seeds can undergo natural stratification. If you sow dawn in spring, the seeds should be kept in the fridge for about a month. The best temperature for growth is 18 ° C.
With this method of sowing adonis bloom the next year after planting. To accelerate flowering seedlings can be used.
Basics of care
Dawn - a plant unpretentious and undemanding, therefore, special conditions and procedures for the care of them is not required.
Watering and weeding
Watering and weeding - the most important conditions for the full growth of the flower.
Watering is necessary every week and very abundant. The next watering spend after complete drying of the place of growth. After watering necessarily loosen the ground.
To preserve moisture, it is recommended to mulch the soil. Adonis - not a competitive plant. If you do not weed or run a growth site, then other plants will clog it. Therefore, thoroughly clean the ground around lihnisa. 
Top dressing
Dawn responds well to mineral fertilizers. It is recommended for the growing season to do 2-3 feeding: the first - immediately after germination, and the following - in 3-4 weeks. The best dressing can be considered a mixture of urea, superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
Another option for a later fertilizer is potassium sulfate, "Agricol 7", superphosphate.
Pruning
To prolong flowering, periodically remove flowering inflorescences. So you will increase the aesthetics of adonis.
For winter, it is recommended to cut the plant almost to the root - it will be enough to leave 5-10 cm of the stem. This will facilitate the wintering process of lichen.
Disease and Pest Resistance
The main problem for the dawn is water overflow. Therefore, the most frequent diseases are fungi. Because of the abundant moisture, root rot, rust, spots on the leaves appear. 
Important! If fungal infections appear, feel free to use fungicides (for example, Topaz) to treat plants. The best prevention is to control the flow of water and prevent excessive soil moisture.
Of insect pests most common aphid and leafworm. You can fight them with the infusion of tobacco and soap. If there are a lot of insects, then use insecticides such as Aktara, Tanrek.
Wintering
The main rule of a successful wintering is the correct pruning (this was written above). After this procedure, the plant tolerates the winter without additional shelters. 
Important! This is true for everyone except terry spade. Such varieties after pruning should be covered with peat, turf or mulch.
Breeding methods
Like any perennial, dawn has several methods of reproduction. This is growing from seeds (this is also written above), and grafting, and dividing the bush.
Cuttings
For cuttings in the summer, young shoots of short length (up to 25 cm) are cut. After that, they are germinated and rooted. Rooting is best carried out under film and in greenhouses. Such cuttings will be ready for planting in September. 
Dividing bush
This procedure is carried out in the autumn, after the cessation of flowering. It is worth sharing already adult bushes (3-5 years). This bush can be divided into 3-5 parts. Planted such parts at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other. 
Use in landscape design
Adonis looks good near primroses, bells, daylilies and gaylardiy. The red lindens contrasts well with the white cornwood.
Dawn is often used in landscape design to create alpine slides, rockeries, flower beds, borders and gardens. In the middle of a bright green lawn, the blooms look great and live up to their name - bright flowers seem to burn against the background of grass.
Did you know? Designers especially like to use the "Vesuvius" variety, as it creates impressive bright spots.
Undemanding to care, but memorable adonis well manifest itself in any flowerbed or plot and will give you pleasure with its "burning" colors.
