Dolphinium New Zealand giant - decorative plant With long stems, on which bright beautiful inflorescences are located. Flowerbed with his motley colorful sultans from large flowers will decorate any garden plot.

Stems can be covered with flowers almost half of their length. The diameter of the individual flower reaches 10 centimeters. Dolphinium flowers are like a fringe and without it. It depends on the preferred variety. At the bottom of the stem is covered with squeezed leaves of juicy green.

Another name of this plant is found - sprack. This is due to the presence of spur flowers on the petal above others. Now it is almost no classic dolphinium with the number of petals in a flower equal to five.

On the fully blossomed flower of the dolphinium, you can see a pale green strip in the center of petals. Bud green, open, acquires bright red, blue or white color, leaving a reminder of the ripening time in the form of this strip.

An adult plant in full growth is drawn up to 2 meters at a loss of inflorescence reaching 70 centimeters. Flowers are bright, most often purple, blue, red or white shades, but varieties come across a dark color. Core of contrasting color. One bush can please their blooming species For 5-8 years. For proper care Dolphinium will bloom both in the middle of summer and in the beginning of autumn.

Important! Despite the fact that there are annual varieties of delphiniums, experienced daches give preference to perennial. The latter require less attention and significantly exceed in their decorative qualities.

The most popular from perennials are New Zealand dolphiniums with gigantic sizes both stem and flowers themselves.

Step-by-step instructions for crops and cultivation

Table. The main stages of sowing and growing the Dolphinium of New Zealand.

Steps, photos	Short description
	The dolphinium soil should not be sour.
	Before sowing, the seeds of the dolphinium are disinfected in the solution of mangarteau. You can also soak them in order to increase the percentage of germination.
	Seeds plant in a ground to a depth of 3 mm.
	Seedlings are transferred to B. open sadWhen the probability of frost occurs disappears.
	Dolphinium does not tolerate both dampness and lack of moisture. Regular irrigation should be especially followed immediately after planning. During the rest of the time the plant can be fed, if the soil has not been fertilized when transferring the plant into open ground.
	Plant stems cut off, leaving 20-centimeter hemps. In order to avoid water from entering the roots, hollow stems are recommended to smear by clay or a special smear. It will save them from the posting.
	For the winter, the dolphinium is usually not required to stream. In the regions with a cold climate, it is possible to protect the plant with a plant.

We will get acquainted with these steps more detail.

Preparation of soil

For the landing of the dolphinium required to prepare a well-lit place. Not strongly demanding a dolphinium, nevertheless, does not like shaded places and too wet soil. In such conditions, it will grow badly and give rare and pale inflorescences. Similarly, it responds to non-fermentation soil.

Important! The soil is also desirable to thoroughly prepare, so that it does not have to do then often fertilize and save the plant from pests.

George Preparation Activities include:

• autumn pumping and administration of complex bait;
• adding to the soil of the composition of the same parts by humus, peat and soils for garden plants;
• pumping soil in spring with the introduction of a mixture of potash salts and ammonium sulfate;
• when planning spracks on sites with a large amount of moisture, it is recommended to plunge sand under the main soil prepared for plants.

If the soil is prepared before planting plants in such a way, then next time Feed and fertilize the dolphinium will not have soon.

Ideal for sprack is such a place on a plot that is well lit by the sun in the morning, and during the day it gets scattered sun rays. Dolphinium is afraid of cold winds, but loves aeration. Good ventilation is necessary to protect the plant from the slug.

Preparation and processing of seeds

When buying spur seeds, it is necessary to focus on the products of the well-proven in the market of companies. Especially valuable varieties derived abroad, therefore good seeds Have a high cost. Thus, the modest price of the Dolphinium seed should be alert.

Independent collection of seeds of the plant should not be carried out in wet weather. Before that, you need to make sure that the seeds are quite mature. Petering also should not be allowed, since the fruits overwhelmed, as a rule, cannot hold the seeds in themselves. The indicator of the necessary degree of maturity protrudes the brown color of the fruit.

If the collected fruits have not yet darkened, they need to be trimmed. To do this, they must be left for some time in a dry room. Then the seeds of sprack are put on a refrigerator, where you can keep them before sowing no more than a year.

Important! The germination of seeds of the New Zealand Dolphinium Giant is 67%. If they are additionally soaked before sowing, this indicator increases by about 13%.

The soaking of seeds is made as follows: they are placed in a wet cloth made of cotton and keep in the refrigerator for about 6 days, following the fabric does not dry. In this case, the excess of moisture is also contraindicated, since the seeds need air.

When soaking, you can additionally wrap a bundle with seeds in moss-sfagnum. The seeds can be sown as a result of this procedure.

Sowing seeds

Sowing seeds (in this example - in peat pills)

Sowing is carried out in the holes in a depth of 0.3 cm. Top pour the soil and slightly tamper. On the container with the seeds planted into the ground, stretch the film and exhibit in a warm place, which increases the germination.

Capacities are covered with a film (here - placed in PET package), now they need to put on the windowsill

Seeds for speedy germination requires ambient temperature, not exceeding + 15 ° C. After 3 days, Tara with seedlings begin to rearrange in the refrigerator at night. Sprouts are shown after 14 days. When this happens, the film must be removed. Semits periodically need to water.

After the appearance of three full-fledged sheets is carried out. For this, sprouts are transplanted into separate cups, which are filled with loose ground. Shortly before the landing in the open ground, the seedlings are ordered, exposing for some time on fresh air. Immediately before transfer, it is allowed to make mineral fertilizers into the soil.

Transplant seedlings

Spark spare spare on the flowerbed in the event that frost ceases. Under the individual bushes, 40 cm pins in a circle and 50 cm depth. The distance between them should be at least 60 cm. Under each bush, fertilizers are made, which you need to mix well with the soil, otherwise they can damage the root system.

After planting the soil is tamped, and then moisturized. Before the plants begin to grow violently, they need to be protected by the shelter, which can be built from transparent plastic Tara From under mineral water.

Important! If the seedlings in the ground did not make a fertilizer, then the dolphinium additionally feed. To do this, take half a litter and bred it in water, taken in the number of five buckets.

Flowerbed with sprack needs regular loosening and watering. When the plants are reached 25 cm in length, they will need to be switched. For this, weak stems are cut on every bush so that in the end there are no more than three strongest shoots.

As the stalks are pulling up to 50 cm, it makes 3 leafs that reach 2 m. Pour backups need carefully, protecting the root system from damage. Plant stems that grew up more than a meter in height are tied to protect against wind.

In the heat of Dolphinium, it is necessary to abundantly water so that he does not dry. By watering in such conditions, 3-4 buckets of water may be required. After irrigation, it is necessary to loosen the soil when it snacks. The depth of loosening should not exceed 5 cm.

Fighting pests

Most often, sprack suffers from the following pests:

With proper care, the New Zealand Dolphinium responds with a stormy colorful bloom every summer for several years. The way to care should be selected based on the region of residence. In the north should not create conditions for the second bloom. IN southern regions Organize re-blossoms for the plant, on the contrary, it is recommended.

Dolphinium - Garden Noble Vertical

Video - New Zealand Dolphinium: Sowing Seeds

Dolphinium Motherland: Northern Hemisphere Plant Type: Herbaceous Restorenik or Perennial Family: Fall Lights: Sunny Place, Punny

Soil: neutral, sugal, linous watering: regular temperature: thermal-loving blossom: June-July Height: up to 2 m

Reproduction: seeds, division, stalling

Hybrids of New Zealand Dolphiniums

In the last decades, the breeder of Terry Daudezwell has been very fruitful in New Zealand. He created a luxurious series of Dolphinium hybrids, which called New Millenium Hibibides.. These flowers possess the highest decorative qualities, winter-hardy and durable.

Dolphiniums Terry Daudezella have very large flowers collected in dense brushes of clean and beautiful paintings, semi-world or real terry, with 4-6 rows of petals.

Secrets of storage seeds

The most important thing is that the dolphinium seeds are properly kept. When storing B. room conditions By the end of the first year, they lose their germination.

Seeds should be stored at low, but positive temperatures. therefore the best place For this purpose - in the refrigerator.

Sowing seeds of New Zealand Dolphiniums

Capacity for seeding seeds I choose a height of 8-10 cm (better, so that it is possible to water through the pallet), fill it with a land mixture (sheet, hardening, river sand -2: 1: 1), watering the solution

By the way

Dolphinium seeds with dark color flowers germinate longer than with blond flowers.

Phytosporin-M, I give the soil to ventilate a little and scatter seeds on the surface. 1 cm2 - approximately 3-4 seeds.

Seeds sprinkle with sifted ground with a layer of 3 mm, I slam, carefully moisturize and cover the film.

Shoots

Sevings put in the refrigerator for stratification for 2 weeks. The germination of seeds of different varieties is individual and hesitated from 50% to 80%. After sowing stratification, I put on the windowsill (18 ~ 20 ° C), I ventilate them daily.

Shoots appear in about 2 weeks.

Care for seedlings

So that the seedlings are not affected by a black leg, watering through the pallet.

Approximately after b weekly, we start the picking, which I spend in separate cups; I am watching that when landing does not fall asleep the point of growth. For the first 5 days of the plants put away from the sun.

Disembarking

At the end of May - early June, I sit on my seedlings for a permanent place (usually groups of 3-5 pieces). It is best for them to suit a sunny place or a ventilated half-day, without water stagnation.

Before planting the soil, it is good, I add humus, sand, leafy ground into it. In hot and dry weather, dolphiniums require plentiful watering.

Dolphinium feeding

With a height of shoots 10-15 cm, I spend the first feeder (organic or mineral fertilizers). During the bootonization period and at the beginning of flowering, feeding phosphorus-potash fertilizers.

When the renewal kidney is laid, it is desirable to feed fertilizers without nitrogen.

New Zealand hybrids of plants are high (up to 200 cm) and need a garter to the support.

Protection of dolphiniums from diseases

Dolphiniums are very susceptible to disease, so they should be sprayed in the order of the prevention of solutions of biological preparations in July - August, every 2-3 weeks. With the appearance of diseases (pulse dew), the plants should be treated with chemical means of protection.

Preparing the dolphiniums by winter, the color pains must cut, leaving about 25 cm from the ground. Collecting the flowers into the bundle and tying the twine or simply I climb in half to the ground. This is done so that moisture from the autumn rains does not hit the hollow stems and did not reach the root system - so the roots are protected from highlighting and sparing.

Most dear varieties It is possible to climb the peat or humid layer 3-4 cm.

Vegetative reproduction

Important

When sowing seeds into the ground, the number of dolphinium shoots sharply decreases.

As a result of natural selection, more plants are developing with natural painting (blue-violet). For preservation varietal features Dolphiniums are better to multiply in vegetative - division or stalling.

Large dense bushes Dolphinium should be reversed, leaving 2-3 strongest escapes. Remote shoots can be used for overlap.

Preparation for winter

Dolphinium bleached stalks are necessarily cut to the Earth - in this case they will bloom again, although the flowering will not be so luxurious.

Decision bushes spend in early spring or at the end of August. When landing the root neck is plugged by 2-3 cm, no more

Dolphinium seeds can be heated in a few more streets: in March, in the middle of the garden, in April and May - in the ground, under the winter - on the frozen land.

Varieties of New Zealand Dolphiniums - Description

• Innosense- White white with white eye.
• Double Innosense - White terry and semi-world flowers.
• Pink Punch - terry and semi-world Darkorosis flowers.
• Pereple Peshn. - Purple purple with white eye.
• Munlayt Blues - Dense brushes of bright blue terry flowers.
• Morning Laite - Dense brush of two-color bluish-lilac semi-world flowers.
• R oyal Espireishn - Vasilka with white eye.
• Duska Maidens. - Pink with brown eye.
• Blue Lace - Light blue with pink tint, terry.
• Misty Mouwes. - light and dark lilac with corrugated petals, terry.

New Zealand Dolphiniums - photos of varieties

New Zealand Dolphiniums: Question - Answer

I really like New Zealand Dolphiniums. But buying plants expensive. Perhaps they are not very difficult to grow from seeds? What care is needed? Will we grow perennial dolphiniums?

Lily Voskoboinikova, Kolomna

New Zealand hybrids are very decorative winter-hardy and resistant to diseases. Dolphinium seeds are quickly losing germination, they can be stored in the refrigerator (at low positive temperatures) more than a year. Best time For sowing - March. Before sowing seeds need to soak for 20 minutes. In the gauze bag in the solution of mangarteese of yarnoshozoa color.

The seedlings poorly tolerate the pickup, therefore it is desirable to sow seeds into individual containers, wherein the soil layer in them must be at least 10 cm. Use a mixture from sand, leaf or delicate earth with the addition of a small amount of humidiation and peat. Cups with seeds are covered with dark film, the temperature to germination is maintained at 10-15 ° C (at the same time, shoots appear in 9-10 days).

Seeds fall asleep thin layer Soil 2-4 mm. Soaking seeds will help increase the germination, for this, they keep them to sowing wet fabric In the refrigerator for 5-6 days. Another way is to put a container with seeds for 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator.

Seedlings are grown at a temperature of 20-25 ° C, one should not immediately exhibit it in the sun. In cloudy weather it is advisable to make a shower.

Watering young plants need moderately and regularly using a spray gun.

It is possible to plant seedlings to open soil at the end of April. New Zealand hybrids are considered frost-resistant, in a minor winter winter they are covered with a sweetheart. You can sow seeds under the winter, but in this case, due to the exposure of frosts, the color of flowers is not guaranteed.

For many years I tried to acquire good varietal dolphiniums of foreign selection. But all attempts to find them in Russia were not crowned with success. About pink or completely terry dolphiniums had to dream only.

Perennial dolphiniums who grew from the seeds of the English company "Unwins" often had flowers with one layer of petals (or they had inhomogeneous color), which reduced the size of the flower, and its decorativeness. Many grown dolphiniums had a loose spacing. To get a good decorative dolphinium, had to grow many seedlings, of which a large number of plants were then rejected. As a result - there was a lot of work, and the result did not suit me.

And finally, my searches were crowned with success: I received from New Zealand seeds of varietal delphiniums from the company of the New Zealand selection of Terry Dudeswell, specialized in dolphiniums. The seeds attached instructions on english language. By comparing its text with the instructions on the sachets of the Dolphinium seeds sold in Russia, I realized why our flowerflows often fail when growing these plants. We present the main points from this instruction on the sowing of Dolphinium seeds, which I checked on my experience.

Growing Dolphinium from Seeds

I keep the seeds of dolphiniums to sowing in the refrigerator (at a plus temperature) not longer than one year. Before boarding the seeds not soak!

For sowing Dolphinium seeds I use small sterile containers with a transparent lid, filling them in a living or stealed earth (leave a distance of 1 cm to the upper edge of the tank). I shed the earth with a weak solution of mangartee (Fundazole or the drug "Maxim") from the "Black leg"; During the ripping of the seedlings of dolphiniums, I shed soil with this solution weekly. On the surface of the shedding ground, uniformly laying out the seeds (at a distance of at least two centimeters from each other), pressing the seeds to the ground, spray dry ground (layer of 7-10 mm). I close the lid, wrapping the container with polyethylene and put in the refrigerator (not in the freezer, with a temperature of +3 - + 5 degrees). After two weeks, we take out the container from the refrigerator and, removing the polyethylene, put it into the bright and moderately warm (+ 20 degrees) place.

Some dolphinium seeds can exist in the refrigerator after 10-12 days after sowing - then I remove with polyethylene and, without opening the covers, I put it on the bright window. With the cultivation of Dolphinium seedlings, I highlight the seedlings with a lamp, since the lights on the window lacks, and the plants are stretched from it.

White Dolphinium shoots exhibit a light window when the first sprouted seed appears. Sleepy white dolphinium seeds highlight better than the seeds of dolphiniums of other colors.

The proceeding seeds of dolphiniums grow in the containers with a closed cap until the plants fit under the lid. Once a day I raise the cover of the tank for a short time (so as not to dry the leaves in shoots) and ventilating plants. I water the dolphinium shoots carefully, shallow jets using a medical disposable syringe.

Dolphinium seedlings I grow on a window with a temperature not higher than 20 degrees of heat.

Once every 2 weeks, it feels a plant with a solution of phosphorus-potash fertilizer (concentration is two times less than for adult plants) with the addition of epin (2 ampoules per 10 liters of water) or zircon (1 ampoule by 10 liters of water).

Delphinium seedlings in small pots when plants appear 2-3 real sheets. When picking, I take the plant only for the seedy leaves and buried it into the ground to the point of growth of real leaves. After picking, we grow plants at a temperature not higher than + 20 degrees; I follow the land in the pots did not drive.

In the spring, dolphinium seedlings land in the ground after the end of frosts. I correspond to it from the Sun, watering it timely, fertilize and carefully guarding young plants from the slug (they can eat all the young leaves, and then the plants will die). I struggle with the help of metaldehyde, scattering it around the plants.

New Zealand Dolphiniums in Russia

The first shown flowering New Zealand dolphiniums produced real extension at the permanent exhibition of amateur flower exhibition in Kazan. Their level was an order of magnitude higher than the level of delphiniums grown from English seeds. And some plants turned out completely terry (there were 21 petals on each flower). New Zealand dolphiniums belong to the ELATUM-hybrid group, reach a height of 160-200 cm. It is characterized by a dense arrangement of flowers on a color-spike length 60-80 cm.

These plants are well tolerated winter and spring freezes. In June 2004, it was rained almost daily, so it was impossible to carry out preventive treatment of dolphiniums from pulse dew - everything was immediately washed off. And at the same time, only two plants were sick, which stood in dense landings near the unrecoverable deaf wall of the house. But, cropped under the root, these dolphiniums did not dock, and bloomed in the fall.

On the third year, the increasing New Zealand dolphiniums I divided and seeded for breeding beautiful varieties. After the dig of each dolphinium, I washed the rhizome from the ground, cleaved it to the hollow middle, and then chopped the Delinka with two-three bloomrs, around which several large kidneys were already formed. Each Delinka had enough roots. Old hollow dwarfs, I cleaned from the discharged parts.

All parts of the dolphinium of poisonous, so when working with it, care should be taken, carefully wash your hands after work, do not touch the hands of the face and eyes.

Dolphiniums grow in one place for many years, have a large number of roots and impoverish the soil strongly. Therefore, before planting divided bushes for each plant, I prepared a pits, mixing garden soil With live land, sand, overworked compost and fertilizer "Kemira". Planted bushes, well shed the land on great depth And he tried the dolphiniums from the sun. New landings fit well.

Selection of dolphiniums

Besides vegetative reproductionwhich did not give a large number of plants, I tried to grow new Zealand Dolphiniums from seeds that were collected from the uterine plants. The second generation of dolphiniums retained its color purity and gamut, but seedlings other than their parents appeared.

Seeds of New Zealand Dolphiniums, planted in the ground under the winter, had a tendency to stronger splitting, so I grow these dolphiniums from seeds only at home, through seedlings.

The third generation of New Zealand dolphiniums (grown of second-generation seeds) had a stronger splitting. Therefore, I no longer grow the seedlings of the third generation - I collect seeds only from the Musicians.

When I set photos of the seedlings of New Zealand dolphiniums on its website, I began to ask questions about the names of their varieties. But that the Dolphinium seedman becomes a variety and got a name, it must be registered accordingly. On the Internet, I found in England the organization responsible for the registration of delphiniums, the registration form and the cost of payment for registration. It seems simple. And the cost of registration is small. But I can not yet be found in Russia a special English album in color codes (R.h.s. Color Chart), released and supplemented in different years by the English royal society of gardeners (R.h.s.).

The color of the dolphinium (like the color of the flower of any plant) must be described according to this album (of any year of release), and next to the color description you need to put the year of release of the album used and the code of this color. In the last issue (2001) R.h.s. Color Chart is expanded to 808 colors, codes from 1A to 202D.

Therefore, I decided to register these varieties in Russia in Russia (in the State Commission for Registration of Varietary Plants), although this requires the provision of more documents and more expensive than in England. I decided to give the names of Dolphiniums in honor of the heroes of English literature and in honor of the expensive people. In the photos placed below, the flowers of these delphiniums are presented.

The variety "Lady Rovena (Lady Rovena)" is so called my spouse, who gained his name in honor of the main character of Roman V. Scott "Ivanho". Light pink flower with a more dark pink edging of each petal; Fully terry. Flower size 7-9 cm.

The variety "Ivango (Aivengo)" - named the main character of the novel of the same name. Heavenly blue flower with a pink tint in the depths of each petal, in the place of attachment to the trunk; Fully terry. Flower size 7 cm.

Sort "Prince Artur-2003 (Prince Arthur-2003)" - named after my grandson and his year of birth. Dark pink flower, completely terry. Flower size 7-9 cm.

Variety "Dr. Nina (Doctor Nina)" - named after a wonderful doctor and my mother. Seminar flower of light pink-milk color, with light old towns in the third row of the flower; Stamody with stripes in the middle of light pink-milk color. Flower size 7 cm.

Grade "Sean Conori (Sean Connery)" - named after my favorite actor. Dark-purple blue flower with a dark-lilac wide strip in the center of the petal; All three rows of petals have the same length. Fully terry. Flower size 8 cm.

I hope that very soon the names of these varieties of delphiniums will appear in State registry varietal plants of Russia. As I was told in the State Commission, the varietal dolphiniums in Russia were not registered for a long time.

This year I get newest grade Dolphinium "Coral Sunset", according to the color considered coral-pink. It is interesting to try to crush this dolphinium with New Zealand dolphiniums and get a new beautiful variety.

Growing perennial dolphiniums

Dolphiniums grow on well-processed and fertilized soil (weakly acid or neutral reaction) without water stagnation and close groundwater.

When boarding dolphiniums for each bush, I am preparing a separate yam of 40x40x40cm. The distance between the plants should be at least 50cm. The landing site should be sunny and protected from the wind, since the plants are very fragile and easily break.

So that the dolphiniums do not break with the wind and the rain, each blooming plant (in 3-4 places on its entire length) attaching plastic rings-holders to a pin with a height of at least 2 meters, stuck next to the ground. To do this, you can use another similar tool; It is better to paint it into a green color.

Savy Dolphiniums in the spring (at the end of April) or in the fall - from the end of August to mid-September. I add compost, humid, ash, the mineral fertilizer "Kemira" to the landing pit. After landing, the plant abundantly irrigate before rooting.

For lush flowering In the spring of dolphiniums feather a nitrogen-phosphorus-potash fertilizer with the predominance of phosphorus and potassium.

Young dolphiniums in the first year I hide for the winter. It is possible to cover the plants with a sweetheart or a small layer of land, and on top of putting a film, consolidating its edges (so as not to blow up the wind).

In one place, dolphiniums can grow up to 10 years. But if at the age of 4-6 years the center of the plant gets, and the bush breaks down - then in the spring it is divided and searched. When dividing on a bush, leave no more than 2-3 last year's trunks, around which young shoots grow.

In the spring, large bushes of the dolphinium forming, leaving 2-4 bloomon. The rest of the shoots do not care because larger quantities Escapes at the dolphinium his flowers are minced, their color is less saturated; And in terry dolphiniums, flowers can grow semi-mar.

Blowed non-empty shoots are not shorter than 10-15 cm can be used on stalks for vegetative reproduction of the dolphinium. Before planting a cutlets, I carry 2-3 hours in the heteroacexin solution, and then plant a peat-sand mixture and cover with a glass or plastic can. I follow the land under the bank did not drive. After 1.5 months, the dolphinium cuttings are rooted.

Dolphinium pests

Unfortunately, this beautiful and majestic plant has pests - dolphinium flies, slugs, nematodes, fault.

The main pest is a dolphinium fly - in mid-May, there is eggs at the base of the plants stems. It is a winter insect in the form of a pupa, so when the Dolphinium transfers, I look at its roots, add "Bazedin" to the landing pitch. When insects are found on plants, shed them in the middle of May carbofos or fufanon.

Dolphiniums are susceptible to malievable dew and viral infections (Although new varieties already have immunity against these diseases). It is not necessary to wait when plants get sick - it is better to make the prevention with a solution of Fundazola, the drug "Maxim", iodine solution (5 g per bucket of water) or an antibiotic "Tetracycline" (1 tablet per 1 liter of water). The processing of dolphiniums produce three times with a weekly interval, and in rainy weather and more often.

When using dolphiniums on a cut to extend the preservation of colors in a fresh form, a cut-down blooming turn over a cut up, gently pour water into his hollow trunk and then climb it with a piece of cotton. In this form, the dolphinium color, I put in a high vase.

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Dolphinium (gibby or sprinkler) - herbaceous decorative flowering plantbelonging to the Lutikov family. To date, there are over 400 varieties of delphinium. It can be annual and perennial plants. Motherland of growing - Southeast Asia, China and tropical area of \u200b\u200bAfrica. New Zealand dolphiniums are most famous for their originality and beauty, the fashion for the cultivation of which has been rocked to our flowerflowers.

A little about the biology of dolphiniums

The cultivation of the New Zealand Dolphinium is the process of painstaking, requiring patience and effort. To the selection of a landing site you need to come true with full responsibility. The place to land this plant should be well illuminated, without winds, drafts and water stagnation. New Zealand Dolphiniums can grow in one place to 5-6 years. At the expiration of this period, the bushes are divided and searched separately.

The most unpleasant disease of the dolphinium is mildew. Chemicals are used in the fight against it. Due to this unusual flower, proper care and attention can be achieved repeated flowering. The first period of the release of flower buds begins in June, the second, less long-term - at the end of summer and at the beginning of autumn.

The first hybrids of this garden beloved were obtained on the basis of crossing perennial plants. The most popular and beautiful Dolphiniums of the Scottish, New Zealand and Marfin selection are considered.

Where to buy seeds of New Zealand Dolphiniums?

Considering the fact that the cost of seeds of these hybrids is very high, it became appropriate to arrange the joint venture, which means Joint purchase. To date, there are several existing forums engaged in the organization of SP from New Zealand. Thus, it is possible to purchase seeds from Terry Daudezwell, who managed to establish the production of these hybrids. It is very convenient today for many flower water, who wish to grow beautiful and unusual flowers on their plot, while the cost of acquiring planting material Will be much lower.

The most popular and beautiful are the Novovered varieties of delphiniums from this distant country. These are tall plants reaching a two-meter height. They produce large terry and semi-world flowers with a diameter of up to 8-9 cm. Some species have corrugated flowers.

One of the brightest plants of this group is the Dolphinium New Zealand giant.

All hybrids of this group are characterized by frost resistance, durability, resistant to various diseases. Their landing is made for further cut. This is a profitable business for those who deal with the sale of colors. You can look at all varieties of New Zealand Dolphiniums on the Galina Nikitina website, where the purchase of seed purchases is also held. The joint venture will reduce the cost of the desired product.

How to grow a dolphinium from seeds?

Growing a long-term dolphinium from seeds is not only fascinating, but also profitable. After all, seeds for planting this plant are not suiced. In addition, the Dolphinium New Zealand can be propagated not only with the help of seeds, but also cuttings, the division of the bush and the kidneys.

Landing with seeds - the most reliable and effective method. It is worth remembering that it is not recommended to store seeds in the warm room, their germination is lost. Fresh-plated seeds are seeded immediately, or sent to the refrigerator.

Preparation of seeds

Before disembarking, they pass the disinfection procedure. They are placed in gauze, then lowered in a strongly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate. Some flower products use a fungicide solution. Then the seeds right in the gauze need to be rinsed under running water. The next step will be their soaking in the epined solution (2 drops of the substance are divorced by 1 liter of water). After that, the seeds are dried, preventing their sticking.

Preparation of soil

Next, you need to prepare the soil mixture from the garden land, peat and compost for one part, adding the floor of the half of the coarse sand. In order to make the Earth more loose and moisture, you need to add perlite. Ten liters of the soil make one glass of substance. To destroy the seeds of weighing herbs and fungal dispute, the soil mixture is heated in a water bath of 40-50 minutes.

Sowing

Landing the dolphinium is carried out in small containers, which are filled with soil, slightly swept. Seeds plant superficially. In order not to get confused, where which variety, each container with seedlings needs to be signed with the date of sowing. So that the seeds did not float on the surface at first moisture, they are sprinkled with a thin layer of soil 3-4 mm. Immediately after sowing, the seeds are sprayed with boiled water temperature. Since the germination of seeds in the dark rises, the seedlings are first covered with transparent capacity, then with black polyethylene.

Caring for crops

To speed up the appearance of germs, containers with seeds are closer to sunlight.

Subsequent sowing care is to ensure a stable temperature regimen within 10-15 degrees. You can increase the germination by placing the container with seedlings to the fridge for several days. Plants completely successfully transfer the temperature to -5 degrees. After 1-2 weeks, lined hybrids put on a sunny place. Thanks to such stratification, after 2 weeks will appear the first searches. It is very important not to miss this moment and immediately remove the film.

Survey care

Further care for seedlings is regular spraying and ventilation. As soon as the seedlings are strengthened, and several leaves will appear on it, it is seated into a separate pot volume on three hundred milliliters.

The plant content of plants should be within 20 degrees. At the same time, the earth should be lightweight, breathable and loose.

Watering hybrids need moderately and regularly. The oversupply of moisture can lead to the appearance of a "black leg" disease, from which all planting can perish. Optimize your favorites to prevent this.

In May, gradual adaptation of seedlings to fresh air and sunlight.

Dolphinium fertilizer is held twice until the landing in the open ground. The break between feedings is two weeks. Agrikola or solver is used as feeding.

Landing for a permanent place and plant care

Landing seedlings in open ground is carried out after root system Plants completely turn the earthlom com. Seedling is easily removed from the planting capacity without damage to the roots.

After the plants reach a 15-centimeter height, the first feeding in the open soil is carried out. One bucket of manure is bred 10 buckets of water. You can pour five bushes with a finished solution. Then the injection of land is carried out with the removal of weeds. After that, the land around the plants is mounted with a small layer of peat.

Sleeping bushes

When the plants are reached 25-30 cm, they are thinned. This procedure is carried out in order to obtain larger and beautiful inflorescences. On one bush should remain no more than 4-5 shoots. In addition, thinning improves air circulation and increases the stability of plants to various diseases.

In the process of thinning, stronger and healthy stems are left, thin and weak cut from the ground itself. By the way, cut cuttings that have a heel, you can try to root. The sections of the sections are treated with coal, then chopped into the powder of the heteroacexin tablet. Processed shoots are lowered into a mixture of sand with peat, then covered with polyethylene. If everything is done correctly, after a month, shoots should be rooted. 14 days after rooting, they are put into open soil. This cultivation of the dolphinium occurs with the help of cuttings.

Babe support

As soon as the plants have achieved half-meter height, they will need to build a support. The rod of two-dimensional heights are bought next to the bushes. Near each plant should be 3 rods. Then the hybrids are tied up to the constructed support with flaps. The next garter is carried out when the plants reach a height of 1 m.

Care during flowering

New Zealand Dolphiniums, as well as other varieties, very much like moisture. During the actual growth, one plant can "drink" over 50 liters of water. In the regions with a warm climate and hot summer, flowers are watered once a week, pouring 3 liters of water under one bush. After each watering, the roofing procedure of the soil around the bush in a depth of up to five centimeters.

Special care requires a dolphinium during the release of flower buds. IN this moment The plant is abundantly watered and fed by phosphorus-potash fertilizers (20 g of substances are diluted with a bucket of water). 1 liter of the finished solution is made on one bush. Such measures will allow to achieve a beautiful and abundant flowering. Therefore, timely care is important here, which will achieve maximum decorativeness.

Diseases of New Zealand Dolphiniums

Dolphiniums may be amazed by mildew. Most often it happens in the middle of summer. Signs of the appearance of this fungal disease is a white flare, which over time becomes brown. It is necessary to immediately take action, otherwise the entire land part of the plants will die in a short time. For this, the hybrids spray the foundazole or the preparation of topaz.

The appearance of black spots is evidenced by black spots that extending from the bottom up the stalk of the flower. Cured the affected instances is possible only in an inappropriate form. One tablet tetracycline is bred in 1 liter of water. A repeated solution is carried out a repeated spraying of damaged plants.

With the appearance of ring spots, the leaves of the dolphinium are yellow. In this case, the fight against the viral disease is useless. The affected instances are destroyed. The carrier of this disease is the TLL. In prophylactic purposes, landings are sprayed with accuters or carbofos.

Pest

Especially dangerous insectwhich lays eggs in floral booths of plants, dolphinium flies, as well as slippers.

To destroy flies, flowers are treated with insecticidal drugs. To get rid of the slugs, the plants exhibit containers with chlorine lime that scares them.

Care after flowering

After the end of the flowering period, the inflorescences are subject to cut. Also at this time collect seeds. After cutting on the bushes, new stems will appear. Closer to the fall, the dolphiniums will bloom again if it will be given correct care.

Between bloom, dividing bushes 3-4 years of age. The bush is neatly digging and divided into parts in such a way as not to affect the kidney growth. To do this, you need to take acute knife. Sections of sections are treated with wood powder. Dellets are searched separately. This cultivation of dolphiniums also relates to a vegetative method.

After the hybrids are swinging, and they take off the leaves, cut the stems, leaving 30 cm above the ground level. Slices are recommended to smell clay. This will prevent the water from entering through the hole to the root system in autumn-winter periodIt is fraught with root rotting.

Wintering of New Zealand Dolphiniums

Regardless of age, all New Zealand Dolphiniums of Frost-Building. In a low-snowy winter, the plants are covered with straw or sweetheart. These flowers are very sensitive to harsh temperatures, which can lead to their death. This can be avoided, pouring onto the bottom of the pits in the process of planting half the sand.

The cultivation of dolphiniums with the help of seeds is, though troublesome, but worthwhile. Moreover, there will be no problems with the acquisition of seeds, thanks to the existing SP system. Create optimal conditions And replace the plants due care, as a reward you get an amazing beauty that can be admired in the summer and autumn.

If in your garden there is a place for tall flowering perennials, then plant a rigorous and impressive aristocrat-dolphinium. Flowering dolphiniums are always very effective. They possess an unusual flower shape and rare shades. In addition, they do not need some special care. And what is the most pleasant perennial species Normally winter in our latitudes. Let's pay attention to the Dolphinium Perennial, the cultivation of seeds of which can provide you with a flowering plant this summer.

Dolphinium, sprack or bellyness (Delphinium) - tall (up to 2 m) flowering herbaceous plant. There are more than 300 annual and perennial species.

Leaves rounded palp pad, slightly pubescent. On a straight stem, a large coolmid inflorescence is located, in which up to 80 flowers can be counted. Alpine species are lower.

In flower growing, various subspecies and varieties of hybrid dolphinium (Delphinium x Cultorum Voss are most common (Delphinium x Cultorum Voss.). They are divided into groups:

— Martinian hybrids Russian selection is distinguished by high winter hardiness. But in reproduction, seeds occurs a strong splitting of species signs, so they are now infrequently used.

— Hybrids Belladonna (D. BellAdonna) are derived from green colorful and large-flowered varieties at the end of the XIX century. They are relatively low, have ability to re-blossom.

Dolphinium Hybrid Belladonna

— Hybrids Elatum (D. X. ELATUM) obtained as a result of crossing with the obligatory participation of the highly high dolphinium. Large flowers This species is most often semi-natural.

Delphinium Hybrid Elamum

— Pacific hybrids or pacifik (D. X Pacifi) are derived in the United States, differ in high bushes, large inflorescences and flowers. But in our climatic conditions is often amazed by diseases, therefore, mainly used as a twentieth bowl, but can grow up to 6 years. Needs a support.

— New Zealand hybrids Or New Millennium Hybrids are the most popular dolphiniums. Granted by the New Zealand breeder Terry Daudezwell. They have very high decorativeness, as they have large dense inflorescences, the purest color of various tones. And besides this, winter-hardy, durable and retain their source qualities in reproduction.

Dolphinium New Zealand hybrids

main feature Dolphinium - unusual structure Flower. It consists of 5 petals, one of which with a "spur" process. Inside there are two small petals and two nectar, which differ in color from outdoor sewers. It is they who attract pollinators (bumblebees, birds), so they are called eyes or bees. This applies to simple forms, but there are still semi-world and completely terry.

Premunition options

Perennial species of dolphinium grow in one place up to 6 years, then the bush begins to rain and requires transplant. During such a procedure and spend the simplest reproduction - the division of the bush. Do it in early spring or in the late summer after flowering. It is enough to separate one escape with a healthy renewal kidney and the presence of roots.

Just like other perennials, the dolphinium and cuttings multiply. Cut them in May or August. Rooted in a shaded place in a wet mixture of sand with peat (pre-processing heteroacexin). At a temperature, slightly above 20 degrees, rooting occurs within two or three weeks.

Popular also the cultivation of dolphinium from seeds. Previously, reproduction seeds led to the loss of parental signs. Now, thanks to modern breeders, this problem is practically solved. Especially good in this New Zealand hybrids.

Dolphinium seeds and their features

One of the difficulties in the cultivation of dolphiniums from seed is a very short term storage. They quickly lose their germination. And so that the seeds collected in the autumn could be sowed in the spring, they need to be stored exclusively in the refrigerator. Seeds stored in heat are spoiled, since at temperatures above 15 degrees can start germinate directly in the package.

Therefore, take carefully to buy seeds. Before ordering, read reviews about online stores, ask for competent acquaintances. Dolphinium seeds are quite expensive and sorry if you spend money and efforts in vain.

You can collect your own seeds with flowering dolphiniums. You need to do it dry sunny day, select completely ripe dark brown seeds. Store them best in the glass container in the refrigerator or in another sufficiently cool place (veranda or balcony). However, when using its own seeds, the likelihood of obtaining plants other than the parents are very high. Therefore, it is better to apply for seeds to proven stores or to famous breeders.

Sowing seeds in open ground

You can raise dolphiniums from seeds, seeding them in the second half of the spring directly into the open ground. To do this, carefully sleep the garden (about 30 cm), make comprehensive fertilizers. Make superficial shallow grooves, well spin, evenly distribute the seeds and suck the dry soil with a thin layer. For a better germination of seeds, the garden can be covered with dark agricultural or black film. Provide regular surface polyv.. Shoots should appear in about 25 days. And only after that it will be possible to remove the shelter.

Young sprouts should be regularly water and feed. Ruff soil and remove weeds. For the winter, young plants will require shelter. And the next year they can already be planted at a permanent place, and they can bloom.

Promotional sowing annual species of dolphiniums multiply.

Seeding seeds

Raise dolphiniums from seeds ensure. Sowing seed Dolphiniums to seedlings are best carried out in recent numbers February or at the very beginning of March. In 2019. favorable days In February are: 24-26, 28; In March - 1-2, 5, 7, 10-14 (see more details). Since young shoots are not very satisfying artificial illumination, they are preferably more daylight.

First of all, it is necessary to prepare landing ground. It must be neutral or weakly acid, as well as light and breathable. To do this, you can prepare an soil mixture of sand and leaf (or delicate) land by adding a bit of humus and peat. Special soil bought in the store is suitable.

Before use, the soil is necessarily subject to disinfection. Several options. It is possible to put it for 5 minutes to the microwave oven (maximum power) or shed steep boiling water, and you can simply pour a solution of manganese or "preview".

Dolphiniums do not move very well to the pickup, so if possible, they are better to immediately sow into large separate cups (diameter 9-13 cm).

Seeds before sowing should be stored in the package at a negative temperature in the freezer.

The total seeding container can be taken anyone (more popular food plastic containers With covers), the main thing is to make drain holes at the bottom, as the stagnation of water is destroyed for seedlings. You can put a few broken red brick or clay.

Fill the tank with wet soil, we compact, leaving about two centimeters to the upper edge of the container. It is important that the depth of the soil layer was at least 10 cm. We spread the seeds with a wetooth toothpick (they stick to one, and the other toothpicks face them in the right place). It is desirable that between the seeds there was a distance of 1.5-2 cm. Slightly press them to the surface and sprinkle the finest soil layer (about 2-3 mm). Pour from the spray gun. Cover the cover with a container or film, and on top of a black agrofrum (you can also use a black opaque film). Dolphinium seeds in the dark germinate. Note, the temperature should not be above 20 degrees (15-18)! Below can, and more heat Sprouts will coal.

When the first shoots appear (after 7-12 days), the dark shelter is removed, and we put our container in a very bright place, but not on the right sun. On cloudy days, we definitely include additional backlight. It is advisable to be heated in the evening. Watering drip or spray with a pulverizer.

Do not forget to regularly clean the condensate from the cover and gradually air seedlings. When the sprouts reach the level of the lid (film or glass), then it must be removed.

Further care

If you did not sow seeds immediately into separate big cups, then after the first pair of real leaves, the seedlings should be kept. Dolphiniums are very sensitive to root injuries, so do it as neat as possible.

Use large plastic glasses, but it is best to reclaim the seedlings in peat cups. You can avoid trauma of plants by putting them in the garden with a glass. When picking, carefully take the sprout for seedy leaves and burst into the soil to the level of real leaves. Further continue to grow seedlings at temperatures below 20 degrees, additional lighting and a neat regular watering (we use a sprayer or syringe without a needle).

A few days after the dive, seedlings can be seeded with potash-phosphoric fertilizer. In the future, feeding every week.

For the prevention of the disease of the seedlings "black leg" first watering after planting, as well as after a dive, carry out the "Preview" solution.

In early May, seedlings need to start gradually to temper. Take out the plants to the street or an open balcony first for a few minutes, then gradually increasing the time to a few hours.

More about one interesting sowing method

Does the dolphinium need stratification?

In the question, whether it is necessary to spend the seed stratification, there is no single opinion when sowing the dolphinium.

Some flower products believe that since the seeds before sowing were kept in a cold place, they have already been stratified to some extent. They sow seeds immediately into the ground and get a normal germination.

Others, not less experienced flowerflowersThey believe that stratification is still needed. For this, containers with sown seeds (which were stored before that in the freezer) put in the refrigerator for about 10-14 days. Then the container is placed in warm (+25 degrees) and a bright place. And after germination, they take care of the seedle as usual. With this method, the germination is also good.

Therefore, the choice is exclusively for you.

Sit in the garden

When the probability of night frosts passes, at about late May (depending on your climatic conditions), we plant our seedlings to the designated place in the garden.

To land the dolphiniums, choose a place without wind and water stagnation. It should be sunny, but with shading at midday time. The soil is suitable for a sample or sublinous, necessarily enriched by humus. Dolphiniums are normally transferred to drought, they are much worse for them to exterminate.

Landing depends on the variety and composite solution. After landing, inspire the root circle. Young plants first need to be contacted so that they do not get sun burns And normally adapted to new conditions. It is also important to protect the gentle leaves from the slug. Do not forget to think through the support for taking up graceful dolphiniums.

IN further care The most common: watering, feeding, loosening and removing weeds, garter. For the winter, the upper part is cut. Wintering Dolphinium without shelter. However, if the winter you have frosty and often without snow, it is better to cover the plants with straw or pagan.

The first year, your seedlings will gain strength and build roots. At the end of the summer you will see the first, while still weak, bloom. And the next year you will be pleased with a full bloom, which, with proper care and in accordance with the characteristics of the variety can occur twice.

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Diseases and pests

Seeding of dolphiniums from seeds, like any other, can be subject to fungal disease "blackleg". The pathogens of this disease are in the soil, therefore, to prevent and require its disinfection. Contributes to the occurrence of the disease, the convergence, thickening of planting and heavy soil. If you have noticed a rainier with a spinning point at the bottom of the stalk, which becomes weak, immediately delete it. With group sowing, the soil must be replaced as much as possible, and then heal the solution of the preparation "Previkur".

Adult plants are amazed by fungal diseases (powdery dew, rust, rotting root neck, mosaic and others). Dolphiniums and bacterial (viral) diseases (spottedness, curlyness and others) are also sick.

With fungal lesions, a spraying of borobo liquid (5%) or other drugs acting on or another disease is used.

When viruses most often have to remove the affected plant. Can help spraying with tetracycline with a solution, but only at the very beginning of the disease. And with infections with infections - flush should be struggling with the help of insecticides.

All these diseases appear due to improper government care and adverse weather conditions (protracted rains or severe drought). You should also regularly remove the fallen leaves, cut down the bushes, water in a timely manner.

Dolphiniums and pests are available: cobed tick, Dolphiny and leek flies, various caterpillars, slugs that are very harmful to young leaves.

With insects need to fight special chemical preparations. You can also use tobacco dust, garlic infusion. And with slugs helps to fight metaldehyde. Various folk remedies The struggle is quite trouble.

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Little prompts

1. Before sowing seeds on the surface of the soil sieved by a thin layer of river sand. On a light sandy background, dark brown seeds will be clearly visible and it will make it possible to distribute them correctly.
2. For more successful wintering, except for mulching, you can sprinkle a trimmed sandy sand, and the hollow tube of stem smells to clay (or even plasticine).
3. White Dolphinium varieties require more light than the rest. Therefore, they are put into a bright place when the first seed is crossing the very first seed, without waiting for the rest.
4. With close landing of several different varieties, the purity of the variety may not be preserved. Also temperature regime and external environment Can affect the color of some varieties.

Now you know how to grow a dolphinium from seeds. This is not much more complicated than any other seedlings. And all the troubles and efforts will immediately seem insignificant as soon as you see in our garden the amazing magnificence of large openwork candles of blooming dolphinium. Rather, buy seeds, because you can already begin to sow!