The Alpine hill - the real decoration of any flower bed. The correct selection of plants will allow to keep for many years its decorative look at the minimum leaving. Bushes are integral part of any rock garden, their choice is huge - we will consider the most effective and unpretentious.
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Krasivotsvetushchy gustovetvisty bush with dense krone.
The most beautiful and compact grades:
- ""Blyu Titus"": height is 80-120 cm, width is 50-80 cm; bush pincushion with violet-blue colors; winter-hardy (up to -28 °C).-Romano: height is 60 cm, width is up to 200 cm, dense krone, flowers bright lilac; winter-hardy. - To ""Bl Silver"": up to 90 cm high; pink flowers; winter hardiness up to -23 °C. - Azurika: height up to 50 cm, in width expands up to 100 cm, dark-violet flowers; does not demand the shelter for the winter.
Blossoming: May
Conditions for growth: solar arrangement, fertile soil with addition of humus and peat.
Does not transfer ashes and sawdust in the soil.
Leaving:
- in three weeks after blossoming needs scrap; - abundant watering, frequent sprayings; - fertilizing three times during the season: in the spring - mullein infusion, June - spraying of leaves grass infusion, the beginning of August - ashes infusion.
Technology of landing: prepare hole of 50х50 cm, lay drainage layer (15 cm) and earth podsypta, place sapling in hole and powder with the earth up to root neck, it is abundant water also to zamulchiruyta.
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At bush dark red leaves. It is characterized by slow growth.
Size: height - 60 cm, width - 120 cm.
Blossoming: May, within three weeks; burgundy-yellow flowers.
Conditions for growth: bright sunlight, the fertile and trained soil with addition of humus and ashes.
Winter hardiness: up to -20 °C, in northern areas needs the shelter.
Leaving:
- watering rare, time in 7-10 days; - fertilizers bring from second year after landing: in the spring and in the fall - nitrogen, in the summer - potassium; - cutting of old and dry branches; - scarification, is not deeper than 3 cm not to damage root system; - for the winter mulch peat.
Technology of landing: dig hole of 40х40 cm, make drainage layer, fill the soil and place sapling in hole, powder with the earth and water. Soil to zamulchiruyta.
3.
The grade differs in golden foliage which gradually changes color to red, and then bronze.
Size: height is up to 80 cm, width - 70 cm.
Blossoming: June-July, flowers red or dark pink.
Conditions for growth: solar location, the soil easy with addition of sand and peat.
Winter hardiness: up to -20 °C.
Leaving:
- sanitary cutting in the spring; - rare watering, every two weeks; - weeding and scarification after watering; - fertilizing since the second year of landing: in the spring - complex mineral fertilizer, in the summer - organic chemistry.
Technology of landing: prepare hole of 40х50 cm, make drainage layer and fill pochvosmes, place sapling in hole, cover roots with earth and water. Zamulchiruyte peat or sawdust.
4.
The dekorativnolistvenny grade expands slowly.
Size: height is 40-50 cm, width is 70 cm.
Form: bush branchy with dense krone.
Winter hardiness: up to -25 °C.
Conditions for growth: the solar place, to the soil it is undemanding.
Leaving:
- abundant watering, but without overwetting; - moderate fertilizing of times during the season complex mineral fertilizer; - scarification to three times during the season.
Technology of landing: to podgotovya hole of 60х60 cm, lay drainage layer of 15 cm and fill from above the soil, place sapling in hole and powder with the earth. Root neck do not bury more than 3 cm. Water landings and zamulchiruyta with peat.
5.
Semi-bush up to 35 cm high.
Blossoming: July-August.
Color: yellow flowers.
Winter hardiness: winters without shelter.
Conditions for growth: the solar place, to the soil it is undemanding.
Leaving:
- spring cutting; - regular watering, two times a week; - application of fertilizers for the second year of crops or landing: in the spring - organic chemistry, in the summer - complex mineral fertilizer.
Technology of crops: dig over the earth and bring in it humus, peat and coarse bank sand, if necessary drain; make grooves of 2 cm in depth, spread out in them seeds and powder with the soil; water crops.
At spring crops cover with film.
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The most popular grades:
- ""Decumbens"": height is 50-60 cm, width is up to 120 cm; needs the shelter for the winter (maintains frost to -12 °C).-Korbarsky, in height reaches 90 cm, compact, winter hardiness: up to -23 °C.
Conditions for growth: solar place, light, fertile and shchebenisty soil.
Leaving:
- rare watering; - fertilizers bring time during the season, any complex mineral fertilizer; - nipping for stimulation of kushcheniye.
Technology of landing: prepare hole of 40х40 cm, put drainage and powder with the soil, from above arrange sapling, cover roots with earth and it is abundant water.
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Grades:
- grassy: height is 65 cm, width of 45 cm - graceful: up to 50 cm high, the central stalks are longer than side. - krestolistny: height of 50-70 cm is eared, height is 25 cm, bush sprawling. - gray: height is within 30-50 cm.
Winter hardiness: krestolistny, eared and gray need the shelter, grassy it is winter-hardy.
Flowers in the form of the hand bells collected in clustery inflorescences.
Conditions for growth: half-shade or diffused light; the soil trained with addition of sand and peat.
Leaving:
- fertilizing once during the season complex mineral fertilizer; - does not need watering; - cutting of old and dry branches.
Technology of landing: prepare hole of 25х30 cm, make drainage sand layer and place sapling in hole, powder with the soil and water. Zamulchiruyte landing by peat.