Winter in this country is gray and dreary. The beginning of spring occasionally too. Thanks to flower bulbs, color and fragrance enter our homes. We can receive them with warmth. What else do you need?
Onion flowers can also be kept indoors
The "Winter Bloomers"
There are no such thing as winter bloomers among flower bulb varieties. But in a warm apartment, the flowering time of the spring flowers can be brought forward by many weeks. The most popular are:
- crocuses
- snowdrop
- grape hyacinths
- hyacinths
- daffodil
- tulips
Not to forget the magnificent amaryllis, which gives us the largest flower.
cold stimulus
Flower bulbs that bloom in spring have to go through a cold spell for weeks beforehand. Only then are they ready to expel. But it's not cold enough in the apartment, nor are we willing to wait that long for her to wake up.
Flower bulb suppliers have found a solution for this. Before the onions go on sale, they are put into an artificial winter period in cold stores. So if you buy pots planted with flower bulbs in the garden center or supermarket in winter, they are already ready to sprout.
You have to give your own flower bulbs from the previous year this cold stimulus yourself. From October you can plant them loose or in pots in a cool place with a maximum of 8 degrees Celsius
hibernate.
Colorful combinations
You can combine varieties with different flowering times so that you can enjoy the flower bulbs for longer. It gets even nicer when the wide range of colors is used harmoniously. Plants that don't grow from bulbs can also be part of the game to fill in the last gaps. How about a blooming horned violet?
tips
Why don't you try the
Lasagna method. By planting several layers of flower bulbs, the space in the pot is used optimally.
Plant decoratively
Flower bulbs in the apartment are a popular decorative element, where the planter must also have a certain attractiveness. It can be beautifully shaped and painted pots.
Flower bulbs in a glass with a little water and a few pebbles draw everyone's attention. There are even special propellant glasses available for this purpose.
Another relatively new trend is “waxing”. Flower bulbs are covered with wax. After that, they neither need soil nor do they have to be watered. The energy contained in the onion is enough for them to grow leaves and flowers.
However, only flower bulbs that have stored a lot of nutrients and water are suitable for waxing. For example hyacinths and amaryllis.