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The Santiago flower It is a magnificent bulbous that, with minimal care, will make you fall in love year after year. The red color of its petals combined with the easily manageable size make this a plant of exceptional ornamental interest.
If your patio, garden or home urgently needs a little color, get one of them that we will take care of telling you how to take care of yourself.
Origin and characteristics
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Our protagonist it is a bulbous perennial plant originally from Mexico whose scientific name is Sprekelia formosissimaalthough it is popularly known as the flor de Santiago or fleur de lis. The bulb has a globose shape, is dark brown or black in color and measures about 5cm. Green ribbed leaves sprout from it, and also the flowers, which are solitary and are composed of 6 red cross-shaped tepals.
The total height of the plant is between 20 and 50cm, which is why it can be grown both in pots and in the garden.
What are their cares?
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If you dare to have a specimen of Flor de Santiago, we recommend that you provide it with the following care:
- Location:
- Exterior: in semi-shade, such as under a tree.
- Interior: it must be in a room with plenty of natural light.
- Earth:
- Pot: universal growing substrate (you can buy it here!) mixed with 30% perlite (for sale at this link).
- Garden: Will grow well in soils with good drainage.
- Irrigation: 3-4 times a week in summer, and a little less the rest of the year.
- Subscriber: in spring and summer with a fertilizer for bulbous plants, following the indications specified on the product packaging.
- Multiplication: by seeds in spring, and by bulbs at any time of the year, being especially recommended to do it at the end of winter.
- Plagues and diseases: the mollusks hurt him a lot. You can control them with these remedies.
- Rusticity: resists cold and frost down to -4ºC.
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