Rough and white action - decorative shrub
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A hundred years ago, mysterious seeds of a unique plant from the Hortensia family were brought to Russia from distant Japan. The flowering of a beautiful action wins the heart at first sight. Every year the shrub is gaining more and more popularity due to its long and violent flowering. In nature, there are about fifty varieties of this plant, the description of which makes you fall in love with them. Not only flower growers, but also landscape designers use them with great enthusiasm to create flower arrangements. If the gardener does not want to give the plant a certain shape, then he gets a lush, spreading shrub. Due to the huge variety of species, each person will be able to choose for himself exactly what he needs.
In the first weeks of May, the garden area is buried in a mesmerizing bloom. Thanks to its long life, even after many years, the shrub will delight with a lush color.
What does the action look like?
At the end of the period, small seed sacs with a large number of seeds appear.
Popular types and varieties of action
Shrubs can reach four hundred centimeters in height. To decorate paths and flower beds, breeders have bred miniature varieties. Such a shrub does not exceed fifty-five centimeters. When planting a plant, you must take into account the fact that no variety can boast of fragrant flowers. However, this is a huge benefit for allergy sufferers. Moreover, they do not attract annoying insects that like to spoil the rest.
Deutzia scabra
Rough action grows well in central Russia, the only caveat is the low winter hardiness. In the winter season, it must be covered, otherwise it will suffer from the cold and die.
In height, this bush can reach almost a meter. Its leaves are slightly rough with shortened pubescence, they have a length of 7 to 9 cm.The flowers are painted in a pale pink shade, giving way to the usual white tone. The shape of each bud is a bell. The shrub blooms in late June.
Popular varieties of star action:
- Captivity. A bush with double buds that resemble wide bells. Plant height can reach up to 1 meter.
- Candissima. A bush with pink buds that turn white during the opening process. White flowers are collected in lush inflorescences, reminiscent of a panicle. The shrub does not tolerate winter frosts well, therefore it needs shelter.
- Pride of Rochester. A bush with a dense crown can reach up to 3 meters in height. The plant blooms with white flowers, slightly double, almost the whole summer.
Deytsiya most graceful (D. x elegantissima)
This is a hybrid shrub, obtained as a result of selection, as a basis were taken purple deutzium, as well as Siebold. The crossing resulted in an interesting shrub up to 1.5 meters high with oval leaves that have a slightly serrated edge. The buds of the shrub have a purple-pinkish tone, they are collected in cluster-like inflorescences.
The most popular variety among flower growers is Pearl Rose, it is a lush ornamental shrub with voluminous inflorescences of pink flowers.A heat-loving plant, therefore, when grown in the northern regions, it needs shelter in winter.
Action Turbilon Rouge
An ornamental plant with lush inflorescences, vaguely resembling lilacs or hydrangeas. The flowers are pinkish. During flowering, it emits a delicate aroma. The shrub looks great during flowering, but without inflorescences it does not lose its decorative effect, thanks to a slightly rough leaf. The action, the bush of which is described, is capable of reaching a height of up to 2 meters.
Action Tourbilon Rouge
Deutzia x rosea
A wonderful spreading hybrid with bell-shaped flowers. They are the feature of this species. The buds have an interesting rich pink hue, which is gradually replaced by a pale pinkish tone at the top of the bush. The inflorescence is racemose, blooming from June to July. Each brush has 15 to 30 buds. The shrub height can reach up to 2.5 meters. The whole plant is covered with dense foliage. The leaves have a bright green tone, which changes with the onset of autumn to a reddish-yellow hue. They are broadly oval in shape.
Deutzia graceful or slender (Deutzia gracilis)
An interesting golden shrub with a rounded crown. It grows not very tall (from 50 to 70 cm).
Conquers florists with its snow-white bloom. The buds are collected in inflorescences from 6 to 10 cm. The plant blooms throughout June. Popular in horticulture due to its ability to do without moisture for a long time.
Selection of seedlings and planting in open ground
Deytsia is not a particularly capricious plant, but it is demanding on some conditions, so it is necessary to carefully approach the issue of its cultivation.
How to plant
It is recommended to plant a plant in the first half of April. The plant is planted in pre-prepared holes. The depth of the seat should not be less than thirty-five centimeters. It is best to plant a plant in spring, when the air temperature is from 0 to 2 degrees Celsius.
How to plant
The action multiplies in two ways:
- The seed propagation method consists of planting seeds in open ground or for seedlings. Direct sowing is carried out in the second half of April.
- With the help of cuttings. Cuttings are cut from the strongest shrub, no more than eighteen centimeters long. The planting material is processed with rooting agents and placed in a container with soil. At the end of the summer period, the rooted cuttings are moved to the garden. Further care consists in timely watering and loosening of the soil. During the period of active growth, it is necessary to apply mineral or complex fertilizers.
Outdoor care
It is not difficult to take care of plants, but some nuances must be taken into account. This will protect the action from diseases.
Action care
Watering
During the dry summer, it is necessary to double the amount of watering. One shrub takes from eighteen to thirty-eight liters of water. The amount of water is selected individually for each plant.However, an excess of moisture provokes rotting of the root system and the formation of fungal diseases.
Top dressing and fertilization
Three-time feeding per season requires a deutsel shrub cultivation consists in timely watering, loosening the soil, and also feeding.
Sequence:
- At the beginning of the growing season, the first feeding is carried out, in the form of mulching an earthen coma around the plant.
- Secondary feeding is carried out with mineral fertilizers (in liquid form) during the flowering period.
- Before autumn pruning, it is the turn of the last feeding of the season. At this time, it is advisable to use mullein solution as food.
Top dressing and fertilization
Diseases and pests
Deutzia is resistant to the bulk of diseases and pests. It will not be difficult to grow it if timely prevention is carried out: loosening the soil, thinning the crown, removing withered leaves and dry shoots.
The main disease is root rot. To avoid it, one should strive not to overmoisten the soil, to prevent stagnation of moisture.
Of the pests, aphids, ticks and caterpillars are dangerous for action. They can be fought with chemicals: Decis or Actellic.
Bush formation
Pruning is an important point in growing action. It is necessary to take care of the plant starting in early spring. When the first leaves appeared, it becomes clear which of the shoots overwintered well and which did not. Branches affected by frost are removed.
For the second time during the season, pruning is carried out after the buds have faded. At this time, the peduncles are removed, the shoots that are too “shooting” are cut, the crown is being formed. At the same time, rejuvenating pruning is carried out, starting at 5 years after planting.
Bush formation
Frost resistance and shelter for the winter
With the onset of autumn, the preparation of the plant for winter dormancy begins. Watering is reduced, the doses of dressings are reduced, or they are not carried out at all. Such measures contribute to the maturation of the shoots, they become lignified and more resistant to frost.
After cutting the crown, a dense layer of mulch is laid around the bush - about 10-12 cm high. You can use peat or a peat mixture (foliage, peat, sawdust).
Action can become a bright decoration not only for gardens, but also for interiors. It fits perfectly into any bouquet and stands in the water for a long time. In terms of durability, the flowers are superior to lilac or bird cherry.
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