Pancracy, or Lily-star, belongs to the evergreen plants of the Amaryllis family, which are native to the Mediterranean, regions of Africa and Asia. In nature, the distribution area covers significant areas of the subtropics from India to the Canary Islands. Wild species are found in the Antilles. Some species are found in regions of Botswana, growing on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. The usual habitat is the seaside. Due to the violation of natural distribution sites (opening of beaches with modern infrastructure, etc.), it practically does not occur in mass quantities. Included in the Red Book of Plants of the Russian Federation.
Pancratium sea (lat.Pancratium maritimum). Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com vincenzolerro
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Biological characteristics
In the amaryllis family, a separate genus of pankraciaceae is distinguished, containing about 20 species, represented by perennial herbaceous plants. Form a large onion protected by brown or dark gray scales. The bulb stores nutrients and water. The root system is fibrous with many long fleshy roots. The neck of the bulb is elongated and drawn (generic).
Pankration leaves are dark green, broad-linear or belt-shaped with a grayish tint. They are collected in a near-ground bundle, from the center of which one or several peduncles 40-60 cm in height grow. At the ends of the bare peduncles there are large white flowers, single or collected in an umbellate inflorescence. The flowers give off a pleasant vanilla scent.
The shape of the flowers is lily-shaped, consists of a simple perianth with narrow petals, fused at the base into short or long tubes, expanding upward. An elegant corolla of 6 petals (Star of David), free or accrete at the base. The fruit is a capsule. The seeds contain alkaloids. Of the 20 species, about 7 are most common, including:
- narrow-leaved pankration (Latin Pancratium angustifolium);
- Illyrian pancratium (Latin Pancratium illyricum);
- sea pankration (lat.Pancratium maritimum);
- small pankration (Latin Pancratium parvum);
- Saharan pancratium (Latin Pancratium saharae);
- Ceylon pancratium (Latin Pancratium zeylanicum);
- pancratium beautiful (Latin Hymenocallis speciosa, syn-m. Pancratium speciosum).
The use of pankration in room culture
In home culture, floriculture lovers usually grow Illyrian pankration, marine pankration, beautiful pankration.
Pankratsii Illyrian and Pankratsii splendid are placed in warm sunny rooms (apartments, offices, greenhouses, conservatories) in large containers or pots. In the open field, they are grown as single annuals, the bulbs of which are placed in pots for the winter and taken indoors. Different species bloom at different times, 1-2 times a year.
Pancratius Illyrian
Pankratius Illyrian translated from Italian means lily-star. Most common on the islands of Malta, Sardinia, Corsica. Large plant, up to 50-60 cm high. Bulb 4-8 cm in diameter, covered with several layers of light brown integumentary scales. The neck of the bulb is strongly drawn. Leaves are medium-belt-shaped, intense green with a bluish bloom. A 40-60 cm flower stalk bears 6-12 flowers in an umbellate inflorescence.
Differs in the characteristic structure of flowers that bloom in May – June. The lower part of the filaments grows in a petal shape. They grow together to form a delicate calyx, which adheres to the perianth with its lower part. The upper free part of the stamens protrudes beyond the fused calyx, giving the flower a graceful appearance. The flower exudes a pleasant vanilla scent. The fruit is a polyspermous capsule. Reproduction by seeds and vegetative by onion babies. A very unpretentious look that does not require special individual care.
Pankratius the beautiful
Pankratius is beautiful, its origin comes from the Antilles. The base of the plant is formed by a large beige-brown bulb with a long neck. Belt-shaped leaves with short petioles, soft, rich green. The flower is white, large, lily-like, differs from the Illyrian pancracy in narrow, prominent corolla petals.
In the middle of the flower there is a crown, which is formed from accreted expanded petal-shaped bases of filaments. On the peduncle there are 7-16 flowers that enter the flowering period in late autumn and early winter.
According to some classifications, Pancratius the Beautiful is synonymous with the Beautiful Hymenokallis. For most growers, he is known as Pankratius the beautiful
Pancracy sea
Seaside or marine pankration is known among flower growers as “sea daffodil”, sand lily, Lily of Sharon. On the coastal slopes and empty beach areas of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus and the Mediterranean east coast, you can find micro-meadows from several marine pankration plants. The species blooms in August-September, which is the peak of the dry season. The appearance of vegetative organs is similar to other species. The same large bulb, belt-like leaves, high peduncle.
The flower differs from other species in its special exquisite beauty of long tubular flowers bordered by narrow long petals. A tube up to 7 cm long, ending in 12 teeth, is formed by accrete filaments. Since most of the plants grow on the coast, the spray of the sea waves hits the flower. To protect it from salt water, it is covered with a thin layer of waxy substance.
The amazing flower pancracy of the sea is revealed in all its graceful beauty for just one night. Tourists from all over the world come to see the flowering of Sharon’s lily (mentioned in the Bible). In Hebrew, this period is called “wedding night”, and the sandy star Lily of Sharon is a symbol of the Jewish people.
Seeds of pankration of the sea are very interesting. They look like pieces of coal covered with a thin layer of cork on top, which prevents them from drowning in sea water, where they are carried away by the coastal wind and steep waves. They can stay in salt water for more than a month without losing germination. Once on the coastal sand, they give rise to new plants.
Growing pankration at home
Pankration is practically not grown in an open field culture, since it requires conditions in which he is used to living in places of origin. Sometimes flower growers plant it in gardens as an annual crop, transplanting it into a container for the winter and placing it in a warm place.
Basically, pankration is grown in greenhouses: in apartments, offices, winter gardens, greenhouses. In the summer, plants can be taken out into the garden, on an open balcony or veranda. The sun will not prevent them from spending a period of rest in the open air.
After a dormant period, the plants quickly gain leaf mass and discard flower stalks with buds. The buds open with a slight crackle and within a few minutes the flower is fully revealed. In the inflorescence 3-5 flowers bloom at the same time, each bloom lasts 4-5 days. In general, the flowering period spans 2-3 weeks.
Soil preparation
Soil for planting pankration is prepared from a mixture of leaf, humus or peat, soddy clay soil with the addition of sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1: 0,5. Add wood ash and some bone meal to the mixture. And mix thoroughly.
Planting and transplanting pankration
Lay a good drainage of shards and large pebbles at the bottom of the prepared container. Fill 2/3 of the planting pot with the soil mixture and place the bulb in the center so that 1/4 of the pankration bulb remains above the surface after adding soil. Compress the soil slightly.
It is not recommended to compact the soil too much in order not to damage the roots. Drizzle with water at room temperature (dechlorinated) in moderation. Until complete engraftment, the planted plants should not be waterlogged. The planted plant is placed in a warm place without direct sunlight. In the first days after planting, the plants are covered from bright lighting.
Pankration is transplanted in 2-3 years. It is better to transplant in early March, so that the plants take root well before retirement. Before transplanting, the roots of plants are carefully, but very carefully, so as not to damage, cleaned of the old substrate.
Watering pankration
The resting period for pankration lasts 2-3 summer months. With yellowing and drying of the leaves, watering is reduced and stopped altogether. During this period, the optimum air temperature for it is + 17..18 ° C. Plants are moved to a cool place. When you exit the dormant state, the first sheet appears. From this moment, watering is resumed and it is brought to flowering to abundant (water in the pan). The soil must be constantly moist. Even a one-time drying out of the soil coma can affect flowering.
Top dressing pankration
Top dressing is carried out with fertilizers purchased at a flower shop. During the active period, the plants are fed after 7-10 days. After flowering, they are fed less often and during the dormant period, fertilizers are not applied.
Reproduction
At home, it is more practical to propagate pankration vegetatively with onion children, which are separated during transplantation. The planted children bloom in 3-4 years.
Diseases and pests of pankration
Diseases and pests do not infect plants with proper care. To protect the root system of plants from rotting with excessive watering, once a month for a preventive purpose, watering with a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate is carried out.
