Puzyreplodnik kalinolistny – the ornamental shrub up to 2-3 meters high relating to family Pink. The homeland of effective plant with dense and spherical krone - North America, cultivate culture in gardens, squares, parks, grow up on house adjoining sites. The puzyreplodnik in June blossoms, it is appreciated by gardeners large corrugated leaves with pilchato-toothed edges. Landing and care for bush do not cause difficulties even in beginners in crop production thanks to its unpretentiousness, good survival and rapid growth even in gas-polluted air of city squares.
The name "puzyreplodnik" has come from two Latin roots: "physo" - bubble and "carpos" – fruit. In total about 10 grades differing in form, coloring of leaves, height of branches and color of fruits are known. Most often the krone of bush happens green, burgundy and yellowish shade, but grades meet orange, violet, burgundy-red leaves. Flowers at all versions small, white, are collected in inflorescences caps with a diameter of 5-7 cm. Thanks to spherical krone, bright color of bushes and their rapid growth the puzyreplodnik is often used in landscaping as green hedge, in group and single landings. The unpretentious plant with sprawling branches is not afraid of heat, bright light, well transfers change.
Types and grades
Puzyreplodnik kalinolistny is provided by two types which are subdivided into several decorative grades with foliage of different color. On high-quality sign the bushes divide into 3 groups:
- with flavovirent sheet plates - grades of Luteus, Nugget, Darts Gold;
- with red-burgundy color of foliage - grades of Summer Wine, Diablo, Little Angel, Red Baron, Schuch;
- from the mixed color leaves - grades of Center Glow, Coppertina, Jefam.
Grades which short description is given below are considered as the most popular with gardeners.
- Diablo, or purple.The Krasnolistny puzyreplodnik of Diablo differs in foliage of dark burgundy color, blossoming reminds rowan. Leaves at bush with the sharpened ends, have burgundy border. Blossoming lasts two weeks, begins in June. The grade well transfers cold and heat, is unpretentious by sunlight.
- Red baron (Red Baron). Differs from Diablo in the veined narrower leaves of scarlet shade and pinkish flowers blossoming in June. Reaches in height of 1.5-2 m, in the sun the foliage becomes red (as is one photo lower), in shadow - almost green. The krone demands regular cutting.
- Summer Wine. Selectors have removed this grade by crossing of two versions - Diablo and Nanus. The Krasnolistny hybrid differs in bright crimson color of leaves, compactness of krone. Branches grow to 1.5 m, flowers - gentle-pink color (blossoming of puzyreplodnik Summer Wine is presented on photo).
- These zheltolistny subspecies grow to 3 m, love sunlight, well transfer any weather patterns. Has spherical krone, well gives in to forming in green hedge.
- Darts gold (Dart’s Gold). The fast-growing zheltolistny grade will decorate any site. Yellow color of leaves remains during the entire period of vegetation, flowers have white color, look very effectively (blossoming is presented on photo). Most often the decorative subspecies are used for creation of green hedge, well give in to molding.
- Lady ying of edition. Differs in the small sizes (height - up to 1.5 m, diameter of krone - up to 1.2 m). Leaves at first happen scarlet color, by fall become fiery chestnut.
Also in the garden centers it is possible to buy such grades of puzyreplodnik kalinolistny as Nugget, Golden (or Yellow), Ember Dzhubili, Teenie wine, Amur, André, Shukh, Aurea and other hybrids.
Rules of landing of puzyreplodnik
Before putting puzyreplodnik on the site or in garden, it is necessary to study preferences of bush to light, the soil and temperature condition.
- Place of landing. Selecting the site for single or group landings, it is necessary to consider that the krone expands in the diameter up to 1.5 m, and branches often reach 2.5-3 m in height. It is also desirable to choose the place which is well lit, protected from winter winds and heavy rains.
- Temperature conditions. The bush well transfers heat and cold weather, differs in high winter hardiness. If winter very severe, tips of branches can freeze slightly, but during the summer they will grow again. It is not necessary to cover bushes for the winter, but it is recommended to land in the spring on the constant place when the threat of frosts passes.
- Humidity and lighting. Stagnation of moisture in the soil transfers senna badly, roots need good drainage. It is better if underground waters do not approach close surface. Too often it is not necessary to water bushes too. To lighting the bush is not exacting, can grow also on bright sun, and in half-shade, shadow. However on open solar areas its foliage becomes brighter, beautiful, in shadow gets greenish, but not yellow or burgundy outflow.
- Requirements to soil. Puzyreplodnik is not too exacting to structure of the soil, can grow both on sandy, and on clay sites, however reaches the greatest decorative effect when landing in mix of the turf, peat, bank sand and humus. It is better if soil is soft, fertile, well fertilized, than poor and too dense.
Process of landing after acquisition in nursery of saplings in pots or rooting of shanks consists of simple stages.
- To dig out on the site hole not less than 40 cm in depth, diameter about half a meter.
- To fill peat, humus on bottom.
- To take out sapling from plastic pot, to place accurately in hole together in earth lump.
- To fill up hole with fertile soil, to stamp palms, to water.
- To Zamulchirovat pristvolny circle peat. The mulch will not allow the earth to dry up quickly during heat, will protect from weeds initially.
Ways of reproduction
It is possible to make multiple copies kalinolistny puzyreplodnik in several ways:
- seeds;
- layers;
- shanks;
- division of adult bush.
The seed way rather labor-consuming, is used only by selectors as does not guarantee maintaining ""maternal"" properties of bush. Generally gardeners apply the vegetative ways of reproduction easier and the effective, allowing to grow up for 2-3 years beautiful bushes on the site.
It is rather simple to multiply adult copy division of bush. It is necessary:
- In the fall or to dig out on the site of hole under new plants in the early spring.
- To cut off at maternal bush of branch at the level of 60-70 cm above the ground (it not only to simplify division, but also will rejuvenate adult copy).
- To dig out the plant is accurate, having exempted roots from surplus of the earth hands.
- To separate large root shovel into 3-4 parts or in half.
- To seat allotments at once on new places, having powdered with the earth, having stamped and having watered pristvolny circle.
- To Zamulchirovat the soil peat.
Layers it is simple to execute reproduction in the presence on the site of adult bush too:
- To choose healthy long escape in April.
- To remove from it all appeared leaves, without touching top.
- To dig out long groove about 10 cm in depth on the earth.
- Without cutting off escape, to lay it in groove, to pin, powder with the earth. To leave the end of branch open that leaned out from under the soil.
- To water periodically if long there is no rain.
- To separate escape by secateurs at the basis in the fall, for the winter to cover young shoots with fir twigs that have not frozen.
The kalinolistny puzyreplodnik shanks is the simplest to multiply:
- At the end of spring or at the beginning of summer (flowers have not appeared yet) to cut shanks about 15 cm long. The main thing that on everyone there were about 4-5 points of growth.
- From the lower part of escapes to remove leaves, from above - half to cut off.
- To wet the bases in any korneobrazovatel for day.
- To land shanks in the container with mix of peat and bank sand, to moisten the soil, to cover pots with film.
- To periodically moisten soil, to air under film.
- At emergence of new leaves and escapes to remove film.
- To replace shoots to bed for growing.
- For the winter to cover with fir twigs.
It is possible to implant shanks of puzyreplodnik in the open ground at once, instead of film using the cut-off plastic bottles.
Features of leaving
Care for senna saplings in the open ground absolutely simple, will borrow the gardener at least of time and forces. The bush is practically not surprised diseases and insects wreckers, is unpretentious to fertilizing. It is necessary to water only sometimes bushes, to mulch the soil, to bring the liquid or complex granulated fertilizing for density of foliage and rapid growth of branches. Also periodically it is necessary to carry out the sanitary and forming cutting, especially if the plant is used for landing in green hedge.
Sanitary cutting is carried out in the early spring or in the fall, deleting the dried-up, broken branches, weak escapes. The forming cutting is also carried out in spring time, straightening branches and giving to krone the necessary rounded or square form.
To water bushes only during heat when the earth becomes dry, begins to burst. Avoid modulations, it causes rotting of roots. Feed up in the spring nitrogen-containing fertilizer, and at the end of summer or in the fall - mineral structure. Cover only young escapes for the winter, adult bushes well winter also without shelter.