The beauty of landscaping with this culture is simply hard to describe in words. Bright green colors in combination with multi-colored spots of flowers are favorably set off by the snow-white action, which, like drifts of snow, covers separate sites garden.
Grow it unusual plant not difficult, since action in planting and care does not require special efforts and costs. All you need to do is find a suitable place for planting and do not forget to cover it in time for the winter. And the action in full force will delight you with its lush flowering.
In this article we will consider the features and description of the action, learn about the most popular types and varieties of this graceful plant... We will also talk in more detail about the main nuances of the agricultural technology of growing an Asian aristocrat.
Features and description of the action
Deutzia belongs to the family Hortensiae and is a deciduous and evergreen perennial woody plant... The natural habitat of this culture is Central America, in particular Mexico, the Himalayas and East Asia... With its appearance, the action resembles blooming Japanese sakura, which are covered with a dense veil with numerous openwork flowers exuding a wonderful aroma. It is for this decorative effect that gardeners all over the world fell in love with.
Today there are about 50 species of this wonderful plant. In Europe, action appeared in the 19th century thanks to Dutch traders who brought this culture from Japan. Since then, the action shrub has become one of the most popular elements of landscape design throughout Europe, including in Russia.
The Asian beauty got its name thanks to the Swedish scientist Karl Thunberg, who named the action in honor of the mayor of Amsterdam, Johann van Deitz, who invested a lot in traveling to the East.
Description of the action:
- Deutzia is a deciduous or evergreen plant, it all depends on the specific species and variety.
- In nature, it can be found in coniferous, broad-leaved and oak forests, even sometimes grows at elevations up to 1500 m.
- This is ornamental shrub, which reaches a height of 0.5-2 meters, specimens up to 4 m can be found in nature.
- In shape, the stems that form a shrub can be erect and spreading. Depending on these features, the action can be used in different options when decorating the site.
- Due to its large branching, action lends itself well to pruning, which allows you to create beautiful shape crown and use this plant to create a hedge.
- All branches and shoots are covered with originally brown bark, which over time acquires gray tint... The bark of the action may flake off.
- Leaves are oblong with jagged edges, pointed to the apex, reach 6 cm in length, oppositely arranged. The color can be from light green to dark green, yellowish-brown in autumn.
- The action blooms on the shoots of last year, therefore, it is necessary to scrupulously take shelter of the shrub for the winter. If the shoots freeze, you are unlikely to see a blooming action next year.
- Small flowers of white, cream or pink shade... Collected in thyroid or racemose inflorescences up to 7 cm in length. They are odorless.
- On the territory of Russia, the deytion begins to bloom at the end of May and flowering lasts for 10-16 days, in some varieties up to 1 month.
- The fruit of the action is a box in the form of a yellowish-brown ball, inside which there are small seeds.
- This culture is distinguished by its relative drought resistance and unpretentiousness to soil and care. However, in the absence of shelter in winter, it can freeze slightly. Although it has action unique feature recover quickly.
- Suitable for single planting, for hedging and for planting in tubs.
Popular types and varieties of action
In total, there are about 50 types of action in nature, some of which are representatives of decorative garden forms. Let's take a closer look at the most popular and demanded types and varieties of action.
Deytsia Amur
The second name of this species is small-flowered and it is common in nature on Far East, in China and Korea. In Russia, there are also Amur deytsia shrubs, but many of them are protected varieties.
- Deytsia Amur is a spreading deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 1.5-2 m.
- Bark Brown, becomes grayish over time.
- The foliage of this species is oblong, narrowed at one end. Up to 6 cm long, deep green or with a grayish tint.
- It blooms in late June and can last up to 20 days.
- It blooms with white small flowers, which are collected in thyroid inflorescences up to 7 cm long. Virtually odorless.
- Amurskaya deytsiya perfectly adapt to almost any conditions: moisture-loving, drought-resistant, has good resistance to gases and harmful emissions.
- It is the most common type of action.
- It is often used to breed various types of hybrid action.
Deytion graceful
Another fairly common type of this culture.
- It grows naturally in Japan.
- It is a small deciduous shrub that reaches a height of only 0.5-1.5 m.
- The bush is formed with thin arcuate branches that together form a beautiful spherical shape. This gives this type of action a decorative value.
- The leaves are oblong, pointed on one side. The upper part is covered with a small fluff. They are bright green in color.
- The action blooms graceful white small flowers, which are collected in inflorescences up to 9 cm long.
- It starts flowering quite late, around mid-July. However, it differs in duration - 35 days.
Popular varieties and shapes:
- The action is graceful golden. A shrub that will delight you with golden foliage in summer.
- Deytion Albo-marmorata. A short shrub that is completely covered with green leaves with small white spots. It blooms with snow-white flowers, which are collected in thyroid inflorescences.
The action is great
It is a hybrid species.
- The bush is formed with erect shoots that grow rather quickly.
- The shrub can reach a height of 2.5 m.
- The leaves are oblong, ovoid.
- Begins flowering in June.
- The flowers are snow-white, double in shape. Collected in umbellate inflorescences up to 10 cm long.
- During flowering, shoots with an abundance of flowers bend in an arc, which gives the shrub a special decorative effect.
- Differs in rather low winter hardiness.
Deytsiya large-colored
- China and Korea are considered the birthplace of this species.
- The shrub can reach a height of 2 meters.
- The foliage is oblong, up to 5 cm long.The upper part is green with small villi, Bottom part slightly whitish.
- The flowers are quite large, snow-white. One flower can reach a size of 3 cm. Most often they grow singly, less often they can be collected in inflorescences of 2-3 pcs.
- It is the earliest species by flowering.
Deyzia Vilmoren
- The area of natural habitat is China.
- Shrub in height can reach 2-2.5 m.
- The shoots have a brownish color; over time, the bark begins to flake off from them.
- The foliage is oblong, up to 5 cm in length. The upper part is green, and the lower one with a grayish tint.
- It blooms with snow-white flowers of a fairly large size - up to 2.5 cm. Collected in small inflorescences.
- Flowering begins in June.
Action Lemoine
This is a hybrid species that was created by crossing the graceful action and the chalky action.
- Shrub up to 2 m high.
- It blooms with snow-white flowers, which reach 2 cm in diameter. Collected in fairly large inflorescences - up to 10 cm.
- This type of action begins to bloom already in May, it is distinguished by the splendor of flowering.
Popular varieties:
- Pink Pompom. An ornamental variety of Lemoine action. Differs in bright pink double flowers, which are collected in large inflorescences.
- Mont Rose. A medium-sized shrub, it can reach a height of 1.5 m. The main decoration is large pink flowers. Flowering begins in June.
Rough action
It has another name - star-giving action.
- China and Japan are considered to be natural habitats.
- It is the latest type of action.
- This is a sprawling shrub that can reach a height of 1.5-2.5 m.
- The leaves are oblong, 6-8 cm long. They are covered with small villi, which makes them rough to the touch - hence the name of this species.
- It begins to bloom in June-July. Flowering lasts for 3 weeks.
- The flowers are snow-white or pinkish, small size... Collected in large inflorescences up to 12 cm in length.
Popular varieties:
- Marmorata. This variety of action is distinguished by an unusual color of foliage - it is green with white or yellowish spots.
- Candidissima. Shrub blooming with snow-white flowers, collected in inflorescences.
- Captivity. This variety of rough action is characterized by a rather high growth - up to 3-4 m. It is a very sprawling shrub, blooms with white double flowers.
Most types of action are created by crossing the main and most common species: graceful, Amur, rough.
Reproduction methods of action
Action can be propagated vegetatively and by seeds, the method chosen will depend on your preferences and capabilities. Let's take a closer look at each of the methods.
Seed propagation
This method is rarely used. It is suitable for specific varieties, since in the case of hybrid ones, all the parental features of the shrub can be lost.
- First of all, you need to collect the seeds. They ripen around the end of September or the beginning of October.
- Choose the ripe fruits and extract the seeds from them. They are stored until spring, until the moment of sowing.
- The seeds do not need preliminary preparation.
- Choose a suitable container and fill it with nutritious soil, which should consist of humus, sand and peat.
- The seeds do not need to be buried, they are simply sown on the surface of the soil and lightly sprinkled thin layer river sand.
- The container must be covered with glass or foil to create greenhouse conditions.
- Care consists in constant soil moisture.
- Seedlings will appear in 1-1.5 months, after which they are planted in open ground.
Propagation by green cuttings
This method is one of the most common.
- You need to start harvesting cuttings in June.
- On a healthy and strong bush, choose thick and mature shoots.
- Cuttings are harvested about 10-12 cm.
- Before planting, you can treat them with special preparations to stimulate root formation.
- To root the cuttings, find containers that are large enough and fill them with nutritious soil of fertile soil and sand.
- Green cuttings must be buried 0.5 cm into the ground, slightly tilted.
- All containers are placed in greenhouses.
- Action cuttings have almost 100% rooting.
- In the spring, cuttings can be planted for growing in open ground.
Propagation by lignified cuttings
The second variant of propagation of action by cuttings.
- For this method, cuttings must be harvested in late autumn.
- One stalk should be 15-20 cm long. And it must have at least 3 buds.
- The required number of cuttings is collected in a bunch and fastened.
- Then the entire bundle is placed in a container with wet sand and stored in a dark and cold room, where the temperature is about 0 degrees.
- In the spring, cuttings are planted in greenhouses or hotbeds and grown like green ones.
Reproduction by layering
Action can be propagated by layering. In the spring, on the bush, choose the strongest and healthiest shoots that are as close to the ground as possible. Under the bush, you need to dig small grooves and bend the selected shoots to them. Then sprinkle with earth, leaving only the top. After rooting, the layering is disconnected and transplanted to a permanent place.
Reproduction by dividing the bush
Most often, this method of propagation is used for highly overgrown deytion bushes. You must carefully dig out the bush and use a sharp knife or pruning shears to detach several parts. The main thing is that each part has healthy and strong roots. The resulting parts of the plant must be planted immediately in the prepared places, since it is impossible for the roots to dry out.
On the root system, action may appear root growth, which can be disconnected and transplanted to another place. This should be done in the spring.
Preparation steps before planting action
To get a beautiful and decorative plant that will decorate your site for many years, it is important to carefully prepare. It is necessary to select a quality planting material and correctly determine the landing site. It is also important to prepare the soil in the future planting site.
Stage 1. Selection of action seedlings
Well-chosen seedlings guarantee a healthy and strong plant in the future. Purchase planting material from specialized stores or nurseries. It is not recommended to buy seedlings in spontaneous markets or along the roads, as you may not get what you wanted at all.
When buying, carefully inspect the seedlings. They must be free of damage or signs of disease and pests. All young plants should have healthy buds. Seedlings can be purchased with open root systems and closed ones. The two options have their pros and cons. Open root system allows you to carefully examine the roots for the presence of dried parts, a closed root system allows you not to rush to planting in open ground.
Stage 2. Choosing a location
Deitia prefers to grow in open areas that have protection from the open midday sun. Slightly shaded areas with nearby trees will do. Thus, the air humidity required for the shrub is created. The site should also be well protected from strong cold winds.
Before choosing a place for planting, decide on the composition that you want to get in the end. With action, you can create hedge, or you can use it in single landings.
Stage 3. Preparing the soil
For a beautiful and lush shrub, choose an area with fertile, light soil. It is acceptable for her to grow on clay soils with moderate moisture. Remember, for action, it is unacceptable for the close occurrence of groundwater. Dig up the selected area thoroughly before planting so that the soil is filled with oxygen and becomes looser and lighter. The ideal soil for the full growth of action should consist of compost soil, humus and sand.
Planting action in open ground
With the onset of spring, you can start planting action seedlings in open ground.
Planting process:
- Add some fertilizer to the soil before planting. 100 g of nitrophoska and 1 bucket of compost are suitable for each plant.
- Prepare seedlings as well. If the root system is slightly dry, then a couple of hours before planting, place the planting material in a clay mess. You can also trim the roots slightly.
- Next, take care of the planting holes. The depth of each should be about 0.5 m. If you are planting several action seedlings in one row, then you must definitely keep some distance between them. The approximate distance between the holes should be between 1.5 m and 2.5 m.
- Place a layer of 10-15 cm of drainage on the bottom of each planting hole. Use as drainage broken brick or expanded clay, small stones or gravel.
- Further, the roots of the seedlings are lowered into the hole and carefully sprinkled with soil mixture.
- Remember that the root collar of the seedling must remain level with the ground. Allow 1-2 cm deepening.
- After planting, compact the soil well and water abundantly.
- The last stage in the process of planting action will be mulching the trunk circle. Use dry peat or sawdust as mulch.
- Tops can be trimmed to stimulate shoot growth.
Features of care for action in the open field
After correct fit you only need to pay attention to the Asian beauty sometimes and she will delight you with abundant and lush flowering. Caring for the action will not be difficult, the main thing is to do everything in moderation and not overdo it.
Watering action
Deytsia is distinguished by sufficient drought resistance, so it can perfectly long time do without water. However, flowering in this case will be poor and not long-lasting. Optimal mode watering for this crop will be once a week. In dry times, you can increase the rate to 2 buckets. The main thing is that the earth is saturated with moisture to a depth of 50 cm. During rainy days, you can cover the trunk circle with waterproof material, because this plant does not like stagnant water. All watering stops in mid-August, when the plant begins to prepare for wintering.
Loosening and mulching action
Loosening is mandatory for action after each watering and last rain. This is necessary to saturate the soil with oxygen. Remove any emerging weeds while loosening. To reduce the amount of loosening, the soil around the plant can be continuously mulched. Use dry peat, sawdust, or tree bark as mulch.
Feeding the action
All fertilizing must be applied only during flowering. Liquid manure dissolved in water can be added monthly under each bush. 1-2 times a season, you can feed the action with superphosphate or complex mineral fertilizers.
Trimming the action
Pruning action allows you to give the bush a correct and decorative shape. This crop requires pruning twice per season: in the spring and fall, or late summer. In the spring, it is necessary to remove all damaged and broken branches with a sharp pruner. Shoots that have frozen over the winter are also shortened.
After the end of flowering, all branches on which there were flower buds must be cut to a young shoot. You need to shorten it by about a quarter, so it will begin to branch. You need to carry out this procedure with a sharp knife or pruner.
Pest and disease control
A distinctive feature of the action is its resistance to damage various diseases and the appearance of pests. Only sometimes shrubs can be affected by the proboscis, which damages the branches and leaves of the plant. To combat it, special drugs are used, for example, karbofos.
Shelter action for the winter
The main problem in growing this crop is correct hiding place for the winter. After all, quite often the shoots on which buds appear on this shrub freeze slightly. Because of this, the action may not bloom. You can cover with straw and fallen leaves. With the help of these materials, the trunk circle is closed. You can start insulating in late autumn. Pay special attention to young seedlings. You can also use coniferous spruce branches or any cardboard boxes for shelter. Some varieties of action require more careful cover, for which burlap or spunbond is used. The main thing is, in April, do not forget to remove the shelter in time so that the root system of the bush does not die.
Using action in landscape design
Action is ideal for decorating and landscaping the site. maybe a large number of options for using the action:
- Single planting of shrubs against the background of a green lawn.
- Use in the creation of a hedge.
- Planting with conifers and evergreens.
- Planting low-growing varieties in tubs.
Photo action in landscape design
To see more clearly all the features of using the Asian beauty in landscape design can be on the proposed photos.
Single fit:
Landing along the house:
Today there are a huge number of plants that can make your site bright and unique. Deytsia is a shrub that will become the centerpiece in your garden and will allow you to fill the site with the atmosphere of the East.
In the middle of the nineteenth century, Dutch merchant ships first brought to Northern Europe the seeds that adorned Japanese gardens, and at the end of the century its Chinese varieties arrived in France.
The sight of blooming conquered absolutely all gardening lovers, and in England the popularity and demand shook the eternal British roses from the "pedestal". This - action.
In the photo, the action is white
Since the beginning of the last century, he began to decorate gardens in the Moscow region, and now, action, Photo which is often adorned with the covers of botanical magazines, not only does not lose its popularity, but, on the contrary, constantly increases it, confidently moving from the West back to the East.
Description and features of the action
Today, more than 50 varieties of this are available to gardeners, moreover, the work on breeding new hybrids does not stop, since it is extremely in demand both in landscape art and in floristry.
Action bushes are really versatile, they are beautiful and in carefully calibrated compositions landscape parks, because they tolerate a haircut very well and keep their shape for a long time, and in the garden, where no one has ever picked up garden shears, as they grow into spreading flowering cascades, creating a shadow with their branches.
Many poetic natures note that there is nothing more inspiring than to lie under the action and look through the shadow of the endless rays of the sun's rays passing through the branches.
In the photo, the action is rough
The variety of varieties available makes this oriental beauty among gardeners a welcome in every garden and in every summer cottage... The only difficulty is choosing the most suitable type.
Deytsia bushes grow from 50 cm to 4 meters, can be spreading and erect, deciduous and evergreen. They belong to a large family, and just like all of this family, they have both simple flowers and caps of terry inflorescences, almost of all colors and shades.
A common feature of the entire abundance of forms and types of these shrubs is the lack of smell - this feature makes it ideal for allergy sufferers, because actions not only do not smell, they do not attract insects, which often make it simply impossible for many people to spend time at their dachas.
Also among all other plants, it stands out for its early and very long flowering. In the middle lane, already at the beginning of May, the gardens in which deytsi grow are buried in bloom.
Themselves, regardless of their color and whether they are simple or terry, are collected in inflorescences and are bisexual. After the end of flowering, "boxes" with seeds are formed.
In the photo, the action is Magnificent
Also, extremely in appearance graceful action, is distinguished by excellent health, high immunity and longevity - this plant pleases with stable and lush flowering in one place for at least a quarter of a century.
Planting and breeding action
Landing action carried out in early spring, the hole for the plant must be prepared in accordance with the selected type of shrub, however, there are general conditions:
open or slightly shaded area;
the depth of the pit is from 30 to 60 cm, after planting the root neck of the bush should be open;
to stimulate the process of plant adaptation, liquid manure is introduced, at the rate of 4-5 liters per bush;
if a composition or a fence is being drawn up, then the distance between small actions should be from one and a half to two meters.
The plant propagates both by seeds and cuttings. The seeds are usually germinated. Then the plants are grown up to a year in boxes, and only after that they are planted in the garden.
However, self-seeding occurs quite often, especially in abandoned garden plots, and the shrubs that grow independently are no less decorative or sustainable. Than those that grew up "according to the rules." For the first time, such bushes bloom in the third year of life.
In the photo, the action is pink
For reproduction, they are cut in the spring, their length should be from 10 to 15 cm.For a higher rooting rate, the cut is processed modern means to stimulate the formation of the root system. The stalk can be planted both immediately in the ground, and pre-rooted in a peat tub, with planting it in a permanent place at the end of summer.
Action care
As for leaving, action- the bush is unpretentious, but you need to water it. If the weather is hot and dry, then watering the bush should be done three times a month, 10 - 25 liters per, depending on its size and weather. Under ordinary, familiar weather conditions for middle lane, the bush drinks 10-12 liters a month.
As for the land, these shrubs prefer loam, fertile, that is, fertilized, but without a hint of stagnant water. Water stagnation negatively affects both growth and its decorative effect, that is, the quality of flowering.
Planting action and care in the open field are not difficult, and just as well the bushes tolerate transplantation, which makes them stars in landscape design.
In the photo, the action is graceful
For a transplant, which, as a rule, is carried out before its flowering, one should take into account the length of the roots when digging a hole and create a nutrient medium in it for maximum speed in the survival rate of the bush.
A mixture of river sand with peat and humus, or mineral sand, sold as ready-made mixtures, will be ideal. Both dry ones, which need to be brought to the bottom of the pit, and liquid ones, intended for irrigation, are suitable.
To ensure more lush bloom, the bushes are fed with liquid organic matter once a season, at the rate of 3 to 5 liters per bush. Many gardeners additionally add 100-200 grams of mineral every month, but this action is completely optional.
As for landscape decorativeness, the trimming of the bushes is carried out twice per season:
in spring, before flowering;
in summer, after the cessation of flowering.
Pruning is carried out in accordance with the desired shape for the bush. If necessary, you can cut the crown of the bush absolutely at any time, it is completely calm about this.
In the photo, the action is large-leaved
For the winter, the bushes can not be covered if the frosts do not step over the threshold of 30 degrees. With stable severe winters, when it is 40 frost on the street, shelter is a must.
Types and varieties of action
Varieties action shrubs a lot, but among gardeners the following are the most popular:
Deytion white... A two-meter hybrid with large snow-white flowers 3-4 cm in diameter, making up inflorescences up to 12-15 cm in length. The life span of a bush with stable flowering reaches 40-50 years, which is twice as much average term the life of this species, and is the merit of the botanists who bred the variety.
The most popular species not only among our gardeners, but all over the world. It is these actions that grow close to Eiffel tower and decorate the Tuileries Gardens, they form the flowering alleys in the secluded corners of London parks and hang over the narrow canals in Amsterdam.
Rough action. Natural view growing in wildlife mainly in China. With free growth, it reaches 2.5 - 3 meters, the shade is pale pink and white with pinkish veins.
Deytion pink... Hybrid miniature variety that does not grow higher than 1.2. With very good branching. The bush was created so that round green balls would be formed from it, flashing in the spring with delicate pink flowers. Ideal for design.
In the photo action Strawberry (Strawberry)
Deytia Strawberry Fields. Another one hybrid action created for design use. It never grows in height over one and a half meters, covered with graceful long semi-double inflorescences, all shades of pink.
It also has a beautiful decorative peeling of the bark, which some people use when trimming a bush in the shape of a "poodle", with a partial exposure of the trunk.
The action is great... Extremely winter hardy hybrid. Representatives of this variety calmly endure winters in Yakutia. Moreover, this bush, first of all, decorative action, As the others.
It grows from 2 to 3 meters, has lush and long clusters of snow-white semi-double inflorescences and ideally decorates any landscape.
One of the favorite plants in the gardens of Norway, Finland and Germany. It is also very actively used by domestic designers when decorating plots in Karelia, Kamchatka and Yakutia.
Deyzia Mont Rose... A very interesting hybrid with bright, blazing all shades of pink, from light to deeply saturated lavender, with edging and curling petals.
In the photo action Mont Rose
The inflorescences are collected in bunches, perky sticking up. The variety is best suited for single planting. Incredibly popular in the courtyard landscape for the restoration of old houses in Portugal and southern France.
Deyzia Turbilon... Erect stems and cluster-like clusters of inflorescences with flowers of white-red shades with clear color boundaries, give the shrub a somewhat aggressive and warlike appearance. It grows to a height of 1.8 meters and is ideal for center accents in landscape compositions.
In addition to the garden, the shoots of this particular variety are loved by florists all over the world, and, perhaps, the finest hour of the flowers of this plant in floristry was during its use in the design of the Vatican cathedrals when the last Pope was elected. Also, quite often the inflorescences of this particular action adorn the cathedrals and chapels of Florence.
In the photo action Pom Pom
Action Pom Pom... Or, as this hybrid variety is often called - action Pink, this is the most ornamental shrub of the entire family of these. Growing to a height of two meters, this shrub is decorated with incredibly long, cascading cascades of pink inflorescences every spring.
Very often, this particular variety is used to decorate waterfalls, Japanese corners and gazebos in the spirit of fantasy. It was these bushes that adorned most of the location filming in fairy-tale and fantasy films and even appeared in the design of pavilions for location filming of one of the episodes of the epic about Star Wars.
Diseases and pests of action
As for health, it is simply iron for these shrubs, in relation to absolutely all diseases characteristic of plants. Even stagnation of water in the roots does not lead to rot, but only reduces indicators such as the growth of a shrub and the quality of its flowering.
Also, the bushes are of no interest to insects. The only ones who decide to eat the foliage on deytions are bumblebee proboscis, which are extremely easy to deal with, you just need to treat the bush with a solution of karbofos or phthalophos, 10 -15%. A one-time treatment is always sufficient.
In the photo action Turbilon
Sometimes, gardeners, who first encounter this culture and focusing on its appearance, begin to care for the bushes in the same way as for lilacs or bird cherry, fearing that the abundance of flowers will attract a large number of pests.
It is completely redundant, completely devoid of flavor, bisexual flowers, are completely unattractive to insects, and its leaves cause something like digestive upset in most pests, such as caterpillars. Despite the fact that the bushes tolerate all kinds of preventive treatments well, there is no need for them.
Saplings action buy can be found almost everywhere, from specialized gardening shops and seasonal fairs to supermarkets and online stores. Prices for a seedling depend not so much on the variety as on where they are purchased and vary between 300 - 700 rubles per piece.
In addition to excellent decorative properties in the garden landscape, branches with action inflorescences can be used in cutting, both as independent bouquet compositions and as part of complex floristic bouquets, firmness in cut form is much higher than the same qualities in or bird cherry.
In the photo, the action is hybrid
Erect shoots with complex multicolored flowers are especially beautiful in vases.However, whichever variety of shrub is chosen, spring action will be covered in bulk and will forever conquer the heart of both the gardener himself and everyone who sees her.
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Deutzia is a real decoration of the garden: the plant is distinguished by remarkably decorative white and pale pink flowers. It is for the decorativeness of flowers that creates action on the bush white foam, so appreciate her gardeners.
The plant is not the easiest to care for, however, the hassle is fully compensated for by the magnificent flowering, which can make any garden plot elegant. In this article, we will consider the question of how to grow action in the open field, and how to care for it. We will also get acquainted with the most popular and decorative varieties and types of action.
Description and types
Deutzia is an evergreen but deciduous plant. It is a rather tall bush with spreading branches. During the flowering period, all branches of the action are strewn with beautiful white-pink flowers of a delicate shade. In the wild, the plant is found in Mexico, East Asia, and the Himalayas.
Note that this plant is still a novelty for our gardeners, but in a short period many have already come to love it. Modern selection works wonders, and varieties of action have already been artificially bred, which have increased decorativeness, various colors of petals, undersized and tall species.
On the video - Deytsia shrub:
The height of the bush can be from 40 cm to 4 m. But the latter option is found only in the wild, in natural conditions. In the gardens of our climatic zone grow mainly low or medium-sized varieties. The period of the action's life is at least a quarter of a century.
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In total, there are about 50 different types and varieties of action. Let's take a closer look at the most popular ones.
Pink
This is a hybrid variety. It has an average frost resistance, but even if the roots freeze in winter, the plant easily revives in the spring. The flowers of this action are pale pink, very decorative and graceful.
Deytion Pink
Amurskaya
This plant is found in the wild even in our Far East, as well as in China and Korea. Its other name is small-colored. It has small white flowers, devoid of aroma. The flowering period is three weeks and begins at the end of June. Differs in rather rapid growth.
Amurskaya
White
This type of plant has terry belos delicate flowers reaching 3 cm in diameter. Very decorative. Blooms in June-July. Under favorable conditions, it can live up to 50 years. And the minimum life span is 20 years. It grows up to two meters and is very spreading.
Rough (star)
The plant is found in its natural habitat in China and Japan. In height rough action can reach 2.5 m. The name is due to the fact that its leaves have an edge of short, star-shaped villi. Due to such an edge, the foliage is rough to the touch. This type of action blooms late: not earlier than July, and this period lasts from two to three weeks.
Rough
Her flowers are white or slightly pinkish. This type of action formed the basis of many artificially derived hybrid varieties with increased decorative effect. Including among the hybrids of the plant, you can see two-color variants of the color of the petals, speckled, and terry.
Hybrid Strawberry Fields
This artificially bred plant variety has incredible beautiful flowers: bright pink, lush. Strawberry fields blooms in June-July, and very abundantly. Suitable for decorating hedges, and also great in single and group plantings.
Hybrid Strawberry Fields
Kalmiflora
This plant has a compact bush size (up to 1.5 m) and very graceful flowers of a pale pink hue. Refers to purple types of action. The plant is frost-resistant and easy to care for. Even if the frost hits -28 degrees, then the action of calmiflora will successfully transfer it, unless, of course, the frosty period lasts for a long time. Blooms early: May-June. And here is how they look, and in which part of the cabin it is worth planting them. specified in this article.
Kalmiflora
Note that the action is unpretentious, therefore, any gardener, even not the most experienced one, can grow it. The main thing is to find the most suitable place in the garden for planting (and do not forget that the action will be in one place for at least a quarter of a century), and also do not forget to cover the plant before every winter. With this kind of care: elementary and uncomplicated, the action will delight every summer with its wonderful flowers.
Seat selection
It is better to grow action in open areas of the garden, but at the same time protected from too aggressive direct sunlight. The perfect place there will be a plot next to a tall tree: its crown will protect the delicate flowers of the action from the sun, but at the same time it will not create too strong a shadow.
Make sure that the site is protected from drafts and strong impulses of faith: the action does not really like such "whims" of the weather.
Before placing a seedling in the ground, first decide on the general garden composition. It is necessary to clearly understand whether the action will be a single plant, or will be included in some kind of landscape group. Also, the bush can be used for hedges.
Soil preparation
Action needs fertile soil, and at the same time - light. Slightly clayey soils, moderately moist, are well suited for it. If the site is in a lowland, or the soil is swampy, it is better not to plant the action in that place: the presence of stagnant water is unacceptable for it.
It is recommended to carefully dig up the last before placing the seedling in the ground. This will saturate the soil with oxygen, and make it lighter, friable. It is also advisable to add humus to the soil, river sand and compost: this will make the substrate more nutritious, fertile.
Landing in the ground
Action seedlings are placed in open ground in early to mid-spring. Exact date depends on the individual climate of the area. For the plant to take root and take root well, enrich the soil with fertilizer consisting of 100 grams of nitrophoska.
Pre-inspect the roots of the seedling: if they are dry, place them in a clay mash. And if it seems too long, trim it, but only slightly.
The hole for planting action should be half a meter deep. If you plant several seedlings at once, maintain a distance of at least one and a half meters between them: the bush grows spreading. This distance can only be made small if you are forming a hedge.
At the bottom of each dug hole, it is necessary to place drainage in a layer of 10-15 cm. Expanded clay, brick chips, gravel, small pebbles can be considered as drainage. After that, the seedling is placed in a hole, and sprinkled with soil on top.
Please note that the root collar of a young plant should be flush with the ground, but a slight deepening of 1, -2 cm is permissible. After the seedling is in the ground, water it and pat the soil.
It is recommended to mulch the soil within the root circle of action. To do this, use sawdust or dried peat. Mulching will help trap moisture, preventing it from sinking too quickly into the ground. And so that young seedlings grow faster, experienced gardeners prune their tops.
At this point, the process of planting action in open ground is considered complete. Now you just need to take good care of this beauty, observing simple rules. Let's talk about them further.
The plant is remarkable for its drought resistance, so it does not need frequent watering. However, the action completely devoid of watering will not be able to please with its decorative flowering. The optimal frequency of watering is once a week if there was no rainfall. If it rains, it is recommended to reduce the frequency of watering. In addition, experienced gardeners cover a plot of land in the root circle of action with a thick film during heavy rains to avoid subsequent stagnation of water.
It is important that during irrigation there is enough water to soak the soil by half a meter: it is at this depth that its roots lie. And in mid-August, watering stops, since at this time the plant must begin to prepare for winter.
Loosening, mulching
To make life easier for yourself, and to loosen less often, you can mulch the soil with bark, peat or sawdust. But how it happens, this article will help you understand.
Top dressing
In this case, fertilizers are applied only during flowering. And besides, every month active life plants in a warm season, you can add water with liquid manure dissolved in it. But, and how to properly establish it on your site, this information will help you understand.
On the video - the cultivation of Deytsia:
Pruning
The plant needs pruning, as this procedure helps the action to take a neat and beautiful shape. In addition, the bush tolerates the procedure quite easily, only becoming even more lush.
It is recommended to prune the action after winter and before winter, but not during flowering and active growth. In the spring, it is also necessary to inspect the bush that has survived the winter, and remove all broken and deformed branches with a pruner.
After the flowering period has ended, the branches on which there were inflorescences must be shortened to a young shoot. This is about a quarter of the length of the branch. But how pruning occurs in the spring will help to understand the information from this
Pests and diseases
The plant has good resistance to diseases and harmful insects. Only in rare cases can the proboscis strike the action, focusing on the foliage and branches of the plant. To cope with this scourge, malofos or other suitable insecticides are usually used.
The video shows how to care for the bushes:
Wintering
It is very important when growing action to have its proper shelter for the winter. Because of our frosts, shoots often freeze out of the plant, which leads to the subsequent lack of flowering.
You can cover the soil in the area of the root circle with foliage or straw: this will protect the roots of the plant. Particular attention to young animals - it can generally be sheltered for the first how many winters cardboard boxes completely on top, plus complement the protection with coniferous spruce branches.
If the deytion variety is not particularly frost-resistant, then even adult plant it is recommended to cover with spunbond or burlap for the winter, fixing the protection around the trunk. But how you can apply in this case, this article will help you understand.
Attention: with the arrival of heat in spring, hurry up to remove the shelter in order to prevent overheating of the plant roots: this problem can even lead to its death.
We examined the features of growing action in the open field. The plant is distinguished by its rare unpretentiousness, therefore, caring for it will not cause much trouble. But every year you can enjoy a magnificent view blooming action... Tips from our article will help you to correctly plant and grow this beauty on your personal plot.
It is a low, about 1.5 m, deciduous shrub from the Hortensia family. Salient feature action, characteristic of many hydrangea - flaking of the bark. If you look closely, you can see gray-brown shoots with thin sheets of bark hanging in "rags" under the white lace of flowers. This is a normal property of mature shoots, and not traces of a disease or pest.
In the garden, the action looks good, for example, in a conspicuous place with evergreen and terry. They all bloom at the same time, and the action creates a neutral white transition between lilac and yellow colors. In landscape design, a combination of action with decorative conifers is often used, and they form from tall varieties. Action is not afraid of exhaust gases, so it can be planted as a fence in areas adjacent to the road.
Action: planting and leaving
Landing action
The plant is very light-requiring, for planting you need to choose the sunniest place, protected from cold winds. The soil should be loose, fertile, well-drained, with a neutral reaction. If, when planting action, 300 g of slaked lime or a glass of ash are introduced into the pit. The best soil for action is earth and sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1.
Areas with waterlogged soil and high groundwater levels are not suitable for operation.
The action is planted in the spring; it is best to buy seedlings immediately before planting. The depth of the planting pit is about 50 cm, for drainage, sand or broken creep can be poured into the bottom of the pit with a layer of 10-15 cm. It is recommended to add 100-120 g of nitrophoska to the soil mixture to fill the pit. In no case should it be possible to deepen the root collar of the seedling, it should be at ground level. The distance between the bushes is not less than 1.5 m. After planting, the action is watered abundantly, the soil is tamped and mulched with a layer 5-7 cm thick.
Action care
Watering... Adult plants are drought-resistant and do not tolerate waterlogging well, so 1 bucket of water for each bush is enough for them once a week or less. After watering, the soil is loosened to a depth of 20 cm. In hot dry weather and during flowering, watering is increased, and in the first decade of August, it is stopped to give action the opportunity to prepare for winter. Young plants during the period of active growth require more abundant watering.
Top dressing. Fertilize the action with compost with a glass of ash or fermented liquid (1 liter per 10 liters of water). Two times a season, they make complex mineral fertilizers(120-150 g for each bush). It is advisable to fertilize during the flowering period and in the first half of summer, fertilization in the fall has a bad effect on winter hardiness.
Pruning... The action is pruned in the spring and early summer. At the end of April, remove all branches growing inside the crown, broken or damaged, as well as the tips of the shoots that have not matured last year and are frozen. After flowering, each faded branch is cut to a strong young shoot. It is also shortened by a third or a quarter, and it begins to bush and lay future flower buds.
If the plant is more than five years old, every 3 years it is necessary to remove 1-2 of the oldest shoots to ground level and thus rejuvenate the bush.
Preparing the action for winter. Deytsia winters not as easily as. In severe winter, the shrub can freeze to the level of snow and then grow back, but there will be practically no flowering this year, because the action blooms on the shoots of the previous year.
Young plants for the winter can be bent to the ground, fixing the branches with two sticks crosswise or in small arcs, sketch the foliage on top and build a "hut" of sticks. Cover the entire structure with lutrasil and polyethylene. This design of the shelter will not allow the snow settling in the spring to bend and break the branches of the action.
It will not be possible to bend an adult bush - its thick branches will break immediately, they are very fragile. Adult plants are prepared for winter before the leaves have completely fallen off, so that they can serve as additional protection in the cold. The branches of the action are carefully pulled together with a rope and put on a bush or any bag with a density of 60. From above it is fixed with clothespins. Such a shelter protects not so much from frost as from drying out the shoots: without a bag, flower buds are likely to dry out.
Reproduction of action
The plant reproduces well in early summer with green and lignified cuttings, but the bushes obtained by layering grow fastest. Sowing with seeds is also possible. Preliminary preparation seeds are not needed, they are simply sown in the spring, pressing them tightly to the ground without embedding in the soil. It usually takes about 3 weeks before germination.
Annual seedlings are easily damaged by frost, so they are covered for the winter. The flowering of seedlings begins in the third year.
Pests and diseases of action
The plant is very resistant to pests and diseases. Sometimes its leaves are damaged by the bumblebee proboscis, which will help to get rid of the treatment of the bushes with phthalophos or karbofos (15% solution).
Types and varieties of action
The following species are grown in central Russia:
Small-flowered action, or Amur (Deutzia parviflora, Deutzia amurensis). Sprawling shrub up to 2 m high (in the Moscow region - up to 1.5 m). It blooms with small (up to 1.2 cm) white, odorless five-petal flowers. Flowering time - June, duration up to 20 days.
The action is great, or lush (Deutzia magnifica). Shrub up to 1.5 m high with a wide crown that grows rapidly. It blooms with large, up to 3 cm, bright white flowers, collected in umbrellas. Flowering time in the suburbs - late June - early July. The culture is grown decorative forms action is magnificent with double flowers ( Formoza), with bell-shaped flowers ( Superba), with especially dense inflorescences ( Erecta).
Action Lemoine, or hybrid (Deutzia x lemoinei). Taller, up to 1.6 m, with a wide rounded crown. White flowers up to 2 cm in diameter are collected in pyramidal panicle inflorescences, standing straight. Blooms early, in May; in the suburbs, flowering may be later. Withdrawn decorative varieties Lemoine's actions that are popular with gardeners:
Boule de Neige- with white flowers in panicle inflorescences.
Mount Rose (Mont Rose)- flowers are large, up to 3 cm, bright pink, unusually wide open.
Pink Pom Pom- flowers are double, deep pink, hemispherical inflorescences.
Strawberry Fields- with flowers of an unusual color: crimson on the outside and pale pink on the inside.
Rough action, or star-shaped (Deutzia scabra) has rough, hairy leaves. The crown becomes spreading with age, in the middle lane the bush grows up to 1.5 m.It blooms with white or pink flowers of small size (up to 1.5 cm) with characteristic oblong-pointed petals. The inflorescence is an elongated, narrow panicle.
In gardens, there are rough forms of action:
Plena- with pale pink double flowers;
Roseo-plena- very hardy, with pink double flowers.
It is thermophilic, grows well and blooms in sunny places, sheltered from the wind.
Requires loose, well-drained, fertile soil. Dislikes acidic soils.
Drought-resistant, watering is very moderate, except for young plants and the flowering period.
Cropping is required.
Shelter is needed for the winter.
Deytsia appeared in our latitudes relatively recently. The homeland of this shrub is East Asia. However, our gardeners have already appreciated this. ornamental plant deservedly. The action is distinguished by bright beautiful colors and is able to surprise and inspire even the most discerning esthete.
Under natural conditions, this shrub plant grows in the gardens of China and Japan. However, varieties bred in the middle lane make it possible to breed this plant in the European zone. This ornamental shrub amazes with a variety of colors and shapes, sizes of crowns and shrubs.
Description of the plant and main varieties
Most types of action have vertical shoots, however, some varieties are distinguished by drooping shoots. The height of the shrubs can reach 4 meters.
There are also dwarf forms of action, the height of which does not exceed 40 cm. Outside the flowering period, the shrub can resemble honeysuckle in its appearance. However, when the action begins to bloom, it is white and yellow flowers it is impossible to confuse with anything.
The shrub is a perennial, flower buds are laid on last year's shoots. Flowers are collected in racemose inflorescences located on the tops of the shoots. The shrub has a rather long life expectancy - up to 25 years. Throughout its life, the shrub continues to bloom and develop actively.
You can grow action as together with other perennials or separately. This ornamental plant looks great in a hedge or as part of a curb. Some varieties of this shrub are used in the creation of landscape design.
Star action brought to our latitudes of their Japanese gardens. This plant is deciduous and belongs to medium-sized perennials. The length of its shoots can reach 2.5 meters. The leaves are oval and bright green in color, densely pubescent. Deytsia pink begins to bloom in mid-June. The flowers of this variety are distinguished by their special grace, they are white in color with a raspberry or pink tint.
Recently, by breeding have been bred terry varieties actions- rough snow-white and star-shaped terry. Since the branches of these shrubs are abundantly covered with flowers, they can bend under the weight of the inflorescences. Such a drooping crown of action, rough, gives even more charm and attractiveness to the shrub of the whitest action.
These varieties are best bred in southern regions with a warm mild climate. In the conditions of the middle lane, the rough action can be severely affected by frost, which negatively affects the nature of flowering. These troubles can be avoided if the shrubbery is reliably covered for the winter.
Deytion graceful originally from North China. This variety is distinguished by its high resistance to frost. The graceful action retains its decorative properties throughout the summer. In summer, the bush is covered with foliage green color, and in autumn the leaves acquire a golden copper hue.
This variety is different abundant and long flowering- one brush contains up to 40 pale white colors. This perennial begins to bloom in mid-May. In the European strip, the action does not require additional shelter for the winter and winters well under the snow.
The action is great Is a hybrid plant. Its shoots are erect, but under the weight of the inflorescences, they can lean to the ground. Terry flowers are snow-white in color. In severe winters, it requires additional shelter.
Deyzia Mont Rose- a plant of medium height with bright crimson or pink inflorescences in the form of brooms.
Action - landing and care in the suburbs
In order for the action to grow and develop well, it is necessary to follow a number of rules when planting it and competently take care of the shrub.
One of the most important requirements is an correct location bush on garden plot... The plant must be planted in places safely sheltered from drafts and strong winds.
It is important to ensure that groundwater on the site did not rise higher than 2-3 meters. The soil for action needs light, nutritious and loose. The reaction of the soil is preferably neutral or slightly acidic. At the planting site of the action shrub, it is necessary cultivate the soil layer not less than half a meter deep.
If the soil in your area is unsuitable for action, you can sprinkle a layer of potting soil from sand, humus and turf. For one part of the sand, 2 parts of turf and humus are taken. You can add complex mineral fertilizers to the soil, including potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. Instead of ready-made industrial fertilizers, ash or a small amount of lime can be used.
How to choose seedlings for breeding in the Moscow region
The success of correct breeding and care of the action largely depends on the choice of seedlings. In this matter, do not rush. Before purchasing seedlings, it is better to consult with experienced gardeners... The requirements for a seedling are as follows:
Ground planting rules
In order for the shrub to grow healthy and delight with its beautiful flowers, it will need a large space on the site.
It is important to remember that the root collar must be positioned at the level of the soil surface or a couple of cm deeper.
Bush care
Although this ornamental plant is considered unpretentious or drought tolerant, it nevertheless needs some agrotechnical measures.
The most beautiful and spectacular inflorescences are formed on shoots that are 2-3 years old. Escapes over 5 years old are trimmed, a stump up to 15 cm in height is left.
Preparation for wintering
By the onset of winter cold weather, it is necessary that the shrub has matured well. For this, the bush is no longer watered from the end of August. In September, the shrub must be carefully covered from lingering precipitation - waterproof covering materials will be needed.
The insulation procedure is carried out in two consecutive stages... Initially, the bush is covered as soon as the first frost occurs at night. To do this, you need to press the shoots of the action to the ground and cover them with dry foliage.
If the shoots are too tall, they can break. To avoid this, use burlap or other dense material.
When the average daily temperature drops below freezing, additional shelter will be required. At the base of the shrub, branches of spruce branches are laid - it will help to keep the layer of snow and protect the bush from freezing. It will be possible to remove this shelter when the snow has completely melted and persistent warm weather is established.