- Water and soil to nourish the carnation
- Air carnations and how they are nurtured
- How are they nurtured?
- References
The main source from which carnations are nourished is the water and nutrients obtained from the soil in which they are planted. Carnations are narrow, linear herbaceous plants of the Caryophyllaceae family. They typically grow throughout the Mediterranean. Its growth is one flower per stem and many dozens of petals per flower.
The main source of life for a carnation is water. However, it must be controlled at all times for its delicacy. The water of a carnation should not get to puddle, because it is necessary to avoid a drowning of the flower.
Water and soil to nourish the carnation
In addition to water, carnations require well-fertilized soil. In home care it is recommended to fertilize the plantation once a week in its first weeks and then once a month.
Natural nutrients are essential for the flower to develop with the greatest number of petals and vivid colors. You also need a very precise light of about 40,000 lux.
Another essential element for the carnation habitat is soil with a pH between 6.5 and 7.5.
Carnations are unable to tolerate significant variations in the pH of their land. Likewise, it must be a porous soil with good drainage. This prevents excess water.
In addition, the plant must be located on a suitable slope. Adequate stem stiffness and very pronounced growth must be achieved.
Air carnations and how they are nurtured
Carnations can be found around different areas of the Iberian Peninsula, which is why it is considered the National Flower of Spain.
In its genus there are up to 300 subspecies that are spread throughout Europe, North America and Asia. But there are certain variations that you are only able to concentrate in a certain area and can rarely survive elsewhere.
One of the most particular variations is the air carnations. It belongs to the botanical genus Tillandsia of the Bromeliaceae family.
These are nourished through the leaves, they obtain rainwater or environmental humidity through structures (trichomes) that absorb and retain the liquid. Therefore, its leaves have a whitish appearance.
The mineral salts and organic compounds necessary for life are taken from small animals that fall on them or that are carried by the wind.
How are they nurtured?
Carnations are vascular plants. Thus, they use a system of tissues called xylem and phloem. These internal cylinders help extract and distribute water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Vascular tissues begin at the root and spread throughout the plant. They end in the pores located in the leaves and flowers. These pores, stomata, are what help regulate the internal pressure of vascular plants.
The long stomata of the carnation flower, in addition to transporting water, contain dye. This colorant is deposited through the plant stem and on the flower petals when it loses water through perspiration.
References
- Directorate of Commercial Intelligence and Investments. (2013). Sectorial analysis of flowers. Recovered from proecuador.gob.ec
- Where does the carnation live? Recovered from Dondevive.org
- Mateu, I. (2012). What does the air carnation live on? Recovered from metode.es
- University of Miami. / 2010). Movement of water in vascular plants. Retrieved from bio.miami.edu.