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Pink flowers
Flowering plants that are sold at gardening centers and specialized nurseries are often hybrids obtained with widely tested crosses. These operations are carried out to make pink flowers as there are very few in circulation with the natural color. However, by entering into the botanical knowledge we identify two species that produce pink flowers such as rhododendron or rose of the Alps and anemone. The rhododendron is a branched and leafy shrub that develops in width with broad flowers suitable for garden decorations. It belongs to the Ericaceae family and is distinguished in some subspecies including the Ponticum, the Caucasicum, the Catawbiense, the Maximum and the Arboreum. The anemone instead is a tuberous plant of brownish-black color, the leaves are rather jagged and divided into linear lacinias; the inflorescence has a characteristic cup shape. The most known species is the coronary anemone that arises spontaneously in Italy, is widespread in gardens and develops pink flowers in splendid contrast with the black central part. Another very interesting species for the beauty of its flowers is the Japonica anemone, originally from Japan, also with very decorative double or simple flowers, with colors ranging from pure white, to lilac blue and above all to pink. The latter is a garden plant, but it also fits well on terraces or balconies growing in large-sized crates or pots.
PINK FLOWERS: RODODENDRO CULTIVATION
For a satisfactory success of the rhododendron plants it is essential to supply them with an acid soil, completely free of calcium. Cultivating these plants in pots and large crates is however easier to provide for the type of suitable soil composed of woodland, heather land and peat joined if possible to that of chestnut and beech leaves. The mixture must be enriched with very mature manure. In gardens where the soil is calcareous, it is necessary to create the ideal habitat for cultivation so that the plant develops healthy and with a luxuriant flowering. The roots of the rhododendron develop close to the surface, for this reason it is advisable to periodically place at the foot of the shrubs, a layer of earth of heather or peat with very decomposed dung which is used to reintegrate the nutrients suitable for this kind of plants into the soil as well as protecting the roots. The rhododendrons prefer places where the proximity of tall trees, woods or large bodies of water (lakes, sea) combine to create a certain atmospheric humidity; in such areas they can also be in sunny exposure otherwise, the best position is the half-shade one.
PINK FLOWERS: RODODENDRO MAINTENANCE
Rhododendrons need frequent and abundant watering, especially when they are in bloom and are grown in boxes. They do not tolerate stagnant humidity in the soil so drainage needs to be treated in particular. Liquid fertilizers are indispensable and some administration of preparations based on ferrous salts is useful for keeping the leaves of their beautiful deep green. The flowers that are gathered in bunches when they are withered must be cut below the glasses. This operation should not be postponed beyond the middle of July. Laterally to the point where they have been cut new shoots are born already in the late summer immediately after the flowering. The large, delicately pink rhododendron flowers form a rich conical inflorescence called "pink pearl".
Pink flowers: PINK FLOWERS: ANEMONE CULTIVATION
The coronary anemone and its varieties are cultivated in pots and boxes and must be buried in autumn in the Mediterranean climate regions, while in those with a colder climate it is prudent to plant them in the period between March and April. They will flower respectively in early spring or in summer. The anemone prefers sunny exposures, and requires a soft and fertile soil. In the flowerbeds in the garden you can place the tubers at a depth of 4 or 5 centimeters in two or three rows, about 15 centimeters apart. If instead you want them to flower in pots, you should use one with a diameter of at least 30 centimeters where you can plant 4 or 5 tubers of different varieties at the same time. The flowering is abundant and occurs from late June to late September. The waterings must be frequent on the hottest days and must be done at sunset. The fertilization of the anemone does not require particular interventions but the only thing to do is that to administer above all in the summery period after an abundant weeding of the soil, of the peat shredded so as to allow the ground to remain damp and well drained. The flowers are numerous with the typical pink color and with some nuances of lilac but, there are also other species like the carmine pink that appears in late summer. Thanks to this vast range of pink colors and its nuances, the anemone is appreciated and also known as an ornamental plant of the apartment of which splendid cut flowers can be obtained. These flowers can last even a week if inside the Put peat tablets near the cut stem, so as to slow down the release of water absorbed by the roots.
