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Action - we grow a lily of the valley shrub in the country. Important about planting and caring for action in the open field Deutsia hybrid pink

Deutzia is a deciduous perennial (lives about 25 years) shrub 0.4-4 m high. It belongs to the Hortensia family. natural environment habitats are Mexico, Japan, China.

The name of the plant was given in honor of Johann van Deitz, the mayor of Amsterdam, who sponsored the expedition to the East. Dutch merchants brought Japanese and Himalayan species to Europe in early XIX c, a Chinese species became known towards the end of the aforementioned century.

Botanical description

root system mixed type: 1-2 taproots are combined with fibrous roots located in the upper part. The shape of the bush is upright or sprawling. The branches are hollow inside, easily broken from the load. The stems are covered with smooth dark brown bark, over time the old bark peels off and hangs in tatters - this is a natural process and is not a sign of any problems.

Numerous oblong-shaped leaves are attached on short petioles, arranged oppositely, colored in green color- before flowering, the action can be confused with honeysuckle. Racemes begin to appear on last year's shoots in late spring. Flowering is plentiful. The diameter of the five-petalled corolla is 1-2 cm, the perianth is double.

The flowers are bisexual, painted in white, raspberry, pink, purple hue, there is a double color. They can be simple or terry. The core consists of an ovary and long stamens. Flowering lasts about 2 months and is accompanied by a subtle, subtle aroma. After flowering, spherical seed pods are tied.

Selection of seedlings and planting action in open ground

Deutzia ‘Scabra Plena’

When choosing seedlings in a store, you must carefully examine the bush for damage, signs of disease, whether the kidneys are intact. You can choose a seedling with open roots, and not in a container, because you can inspect the root system well (the roots should not be overdried, damaged) and the cost is more budgetary. Purchase such seedlings immediately before planting, wrap the roots with thick paper during transportation.

But best of all, the survival rate of seedlings with a closed root system, planted in a container. Here it is important to pay attention to the cleanliness of the leaves: so that there are no spots and various damages.

When to plant

You need to plant in the spring, when the ground has already thawed, and the buds have not yet opened. Choose an open area without direct sunlight in the afternoon.

Preparation for planting and the distance between the bushes

If the roots of the seedling have dried up and become bare, you need to hold the plant for 2-3 hours in a container with a clay mash from a solution of light pink potassium permanganate; cut off broken branches. Container plants are lightly watered and allowed to stand so that the roots can be carefully removed along with earthy clod.

The bush grows quite strongly, so it is necessary at a distance of 2.5 m from other plants or any buildings. The soil needs loose, nutritious drained. If the soil in the garden does not meet these parameters, the planting holes can be filled with a mixture of humus, peat, sand in a ratio of 2:1:2. In too acidic soil, 300 g of slaked lime should be added. The depth of the landing hole should be 40-50 cm. Coarse-grained sand can be placed on the bottom as drainage.

How to plant

The soil removed from the planting hole (if it is suitable for the plant) or the prepared earth mixture must be mixed with 100-125 g of nitrophoska. Place the seedling in landing pit, cover with earth, the root collar should be a couple of centimeters above the soil surface. Press the soil a little, water the bush. To stimulate tillering, shoots should be shortened to 3-5 buds. Mulch the soil surface with a layer of peat about 5 cm thick.

How to care for action in the garden

Deutzia graceful Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’ photo

Watering

It won't be needed often. It is enough to add 1 bucket of water once a week, and in hot weather You will need 2 buckets of water at a time. From mid-August, stop watering.

After watering, loosen the soil to a depth of 20-25 cm. Remove weeds regularly.

top dressing

Top dressing should be applied only during the flowering period. Once a month, fertilize with organic matter (3-4 liters of manure solution for each bush). Twice a season, apply 120-150 g of complex mineral fertilizers under each bush.

pruning

Pruning should be done in spring and autumn. In the spring, shorten the frozen branches, cut off the broken ones completely. If almost all shoots have suffered from frost, it is best to carry out a cardinal pruning: cut them almost to the base, leaving only stumps. In the same way, the plant is rejuvenated once every 5-8 years.

After the end of flowering, it is necessary to shorten the shoots that have faded this year to the first strong bud or to the base. Cut off old branches, thin out the bush, give it the desired shape.

Transfer

If there is a desire or need to transplant a bush, this should be done only in the spring, so that the action has time to take root in a new place before the onset of cold weather. Moisten the soil, carefully dig out the bush and roll it along with the earthen clod into new planting holes. At the bottom, first place a drainage layer and 20-30 g of complex mineral fertilizer. Top up the earth, tamp, water abundantly. Old branches must be cut down, and young shoots shortened by 1/3 of the length. Adult bushes after transplantation adapt for a long time, but young ones take root quickly.

Diseases and pests

The plant is resistant to diseases and pests. Occasionally, a bumblebee proboscis can eat leaves - treat with an insecticide.

Frost resistance action and shelter for the winter

The frost resistance of the action is low, so it is necessary to cover it for the winter. In areas with snowy winters, it is enough to bend the bush to the ground and cover it with snow. In severe winters with low temperatures, shelter will be required. It is most reliable to build an air-dry shelter (suitable for young plants): lay the bush on the ground, make a frame, cover with lutrasil or other nonwoven fabric, additionally cover with spruce branches. Adult bushes should be tied with twine or twine, wrapped on top with breathable material (burlap, lutrasil, etc.).

Winter-hardy species suitable for the Moscow region and middle lane that can withstand a drop to -18 ° C are long-leaved deutsia, Lemoine deutsia, Amur deutsia, Pink deutsia. However, shelter for the winter is still necessary. Action rough (rough, terry) also winters in the Moscow region, but is more thermophilic and often damaged by frost. Requires enhanced cover. Frozen branches are pruned in spring.

Action from seeds

How to sow in the ground

You can sow seeds in open ground before winter (crops must be covered for the winter with non-woven material, which is removed with the onset of spring heat).
The bed is prepared in advance so that the earth settles.
Shallow furrows are filled at a distance of 25-30 cm, seeds are sown to a depth of 1-2 cm, keeping a distance of 8-10 cm.
In the spring, seedlings are weeded from weeds, moderately watered during the dry period.
For the winter they cover with a layer of fallen leaves.
On the permanent place seedlings are transplanted after 2-3 years upon reaching a height of 25-30 cm.

How to sow seedlings

For action on seedlings, use boxes with moist nutrient soil.
Spread the seeds over the surface of the soil, spray with a spray gun, cover with a film or glass.
Ventilate regularly, spray crops with water from a fine spray.
Wait about 3 weeks for germination, then remove the cover.
Continue to provide the plants with moderate soil moisture and bright diffused light.
Fortified plants are planted in open ground in the spring of the next season, and in the fall, be sure to cover for the winter.
The full development of the bush will take about 3 years.

Propagation of action by cuttings

Most often, actions are carried out by cuttings.

How to propagate with green cuttings

In early July, cut green cuttings 20-25 cm long.
Remove the lower leaves, hold the stalk for a day in a growth accelerator solution.
Carry out rooting in a container with sandy-peat soil, you can add humus.
Place the branches at an angle of 45 °, deepen into the soil by 5-10 cm. Cover with glass or cling film and take it outside. Bring indoors for the winter, grow young seedlings until spring.

How to propagate with woody cuttings

Collect lignified cuttings 20-25 cm long in small bundles, tie, sprinkle the lower part with sand, store in a cool room until spring. In April, plant in open ground and build a film shelter. When the buds begin to bloom, the shelter must be removed.

Reproduction by layering and dividing the bush

layering

For propagation by layering, bend a branch in the ground, make a shallow incision and sprinkle with earth. Rooted cuttings are separated from the mother plant next spring.

By dividing the bush

Actively used during transplantation. The bush must be dug up, carefully cleaned of the roots from the ground, divided into parts. Each division must have growth buds. Plant immediately in open ground.

It is easiest to propagate by root shoots, since the bushes form shoots quite actively, then the mother plant does not need to be disturbed. The young shoot should be dug up and planted separately.

Popular types and varieties

Action Amur or small-colored Deutzia amurensis

From Far East, China, North Korea. Spreading deciduous shrub reaches a height of about 2 m. Elliptical leaf plates are 6 cm long, pubescent on both sides, bright green or ash-green color becomes yellow-brown by autumn. The corymbose inflorescences consist of white buds with a diameter of 7 cm. Flowering begins in June and lasts about a month.

A native of Japan. The height of the rounded bush is 0.5-1.5 m. The stems are thin, bent in an arc. The color of the leaf plates is light green, the lower part is covered with hairs. Upright brushes about 9 cm long consist of many white flowers. Flowering lasts a little over a month.

Action rough or star-shaped Deutzia scabra

Native to China, Japan. The bush reaches a height of 2.5 m. The shoots are covered with brown or reddish bark. The leaves are elongated, pubescent, painted in a dull green color. Racemose inflorescences about 12 cm long consist of white or pinkish flowers.

Decorative forms:

terry - terry corolla is white inside and pink outside.
pure white - has snow-white terry flowers.

Deutzia scabra ‘Pride of Rochester’ photo

Vaterera - the corolla is white inside, the outer part is painted in a burgundy shade.
pink-terry - terry corolla is painted pink.

Deutzia scabra Candidissima photo

white-dotted - green leaves are covered with whitish specks.

Action magnificent or magnificent Deutzia magnifica

It is a shrub reaching a height of 2.5 m. The shape of the leaf plates is elongated-ovate. Flowering is plentiful, shoots tend to the ground under the weight of large umbrella panicles 10 cm long. Flowers are double, white.

Deutzia longifolia

The height of the bush is 1-2 m. The shoots and the underside of the leaf plates are pubescent. Leaf plates reach a length of 12 cm, the surface is dark green, the reverse side has a grayish tint.

Deutzia lemoinei

Shrub reaching a height of 2 m. Flowering early, plentiful. The flowers are snow-white, the diameter of the corolla is 2 cm.

Decorative varieties:

Boule de Nezhe - the height of the bush is 1.5 m. The flowers are white, with a diameter of about 2.5 cm.
Mont Rose - flowers are large, painted in a bright pink hue.
Pink Pompom - dense hemispherical inflorescences consist of double flowers of a bright pink color.

Other varieties are also popular: deutsia Vilmorin and Wilson, large-flowered, purple.

Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’

Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ photo

One of the most popular hybrids based on the action of the graceful and purple, with beautiful pink inflorescences of large double flowers.

Deytsiya whitest Deutzia Candidissima

Various interspecific hybrid forms with bright white double flowers.

Not so long ago in Russian gardens"settled" exotic flowering shrub called (Deutzia), originally from East Asia. The East is a delicate matter, and in gardening it is also very pleasant when you watch how, thanks to your efforts, a flowering splendor is born from a small nondescript seedling. Openwork flowers of action, collected in tassels of inflorescences, abundantly strew the bush during flowering, giving summer cottage light Asian flavor. It makes you want to dress up in an embroidered kimono and lie down on it, languidly fanning yourself with a fan and inhaling the aroma of a flowering garden.

If the action bush is not trimmed and provided with natural growth, it becomes unusually lush, sprawling. Therefore, the "child of the East" of the Hortensiev family looks great both as single bushes and in company with other flowering plants.

To create original compositions, landscape designers use padding of tree groups with miniature varieties of action. It looks especially exotic against the background of decorative ones. And if you plant a white action in a company with lemon-yellow flowers and hot pink, then you get a picturesque composition that can give a unique aura to any summer cottage.

In a mild climate, they create from tall action. She is not susceptible to smoke, so she is often planted in front of country houses located along the roadway.

Landing and care action

Asian beauty is quite capricious. She does not like cold winds, does not tolerate waterlogging and is not very frost-resistant. Frost at -25 ° C can destroy the action, so it is best to plant it on the gentle southwestern slopes, where there is a powerful snow cover in winter.

At landing action one of the main conditions for successful growth is an right choice places.

Drop her off in a well-lit area, protected from the wind, place the bushes at a distance of 1.5–2 m from each other, depending on the plant variety.
Remember: action requires drained, loose and fertile soil. Ideal soil mix for her: compost earth, humus and sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.
The depth of the landing hole must be at least half a meter. A layer of drainage is poured at the bottom (you can sand). After that, 200-300 g of slaked lime and a little are added to the hole.

If you did everything right, then a beautiful Asian will delight you with abundant flowering.

You can choose varieties of action with the help of our market, where goods from different online stores are presented. .

After pruning, the action is prepared for wintering: the foot of the bush is well covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves and / or coniferous spruce branches, and when the snow falls tightly, you can bend the flexible branches of the bush to the ground to protect against freezing and spud them with snow.

Types and watering action

And now I present to you the most popular types of action, which have many decorative forms and varieties:

Deutzia graceful (Deutzia gracilis)

The graceful action is different small size: from 0.5 to 1.2 m in height, neat bush form and early, abundant flowering. Unlike other types of shrubs, the graceful deutsia blooms already in the second year after planting. Her white flowers collected in graceful brushes, each of which has from 40 to 50 flowers. A sort of small bouquets against the background of oblong-lanceolate lettuce leaves.

Deytion graceful is successfully used for decorating borders and padding the front of a group planting tall plants.

Action purple, or purple (Deutzia purpurascens)

Action purple up to 2 meters high has thin, flexible shoots, slightly pubescent. Flowers of all shades of purple, up to 2 cm in diameter, are collected in semi-umbrella baskets of 10-15 pieces each.

The leaves are broadly lanceolate, pubescent on both sides and finely serrated, serve as an excellent backdrop for incredibly decorative inflorescences.

Deutzia pink (Deutzia x rosea)

Deutsia pink is the original hybrid of purple and graceful action. It never grows more than 1.2 m. A feature of the hybrid is unusually delicate bell-shaped flowers, which have a bright pink color below, smoothly turning into a pale pink color from above. Inflorescences racemose, collected 20-25 pieces in each brush.

Deutsia pink is quite resistant to winter frosts, unlike other plant species.

Deutzia grandiflora (Deutzia grandiflora)

Deutsia grandiflora is a tall, early flowering perennial. Its height reaches 2 m. The flowers are large, about three centimeters in size, grow singly, but sometimes there are 2-3 flowers in the inflorescence. The leaves are dark green, slightly rough in the lower part, beautiful oval shape.

This type of action is not frost-resistant, therefore it is suitable only for landing in the southern regions. In the landscape it is used to decorate hedges and as a separate decorative element.

In general, action has more than 50 varieties, I have given only the most common in our gardens.

The hydrangea family (lat. Hydrangeáceae) includes 17 genera, including the genus Deutzia (lat. Deutzia). According to decorative features, the plants belong to the group of flowering flowers, characterized by long flowering of elegant inflorescences of white, pink, lilac-purple flowers, odorless.

Distribution area

Japan and China are considered the homeland of hydrangeas. Actions are widespread in Asia, North America, in certain areas of southeastern Europe. In Russia, they are more common in the southern regions of the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories. They grow mainly on forest edges, wet rocky slopes, do not avoid light shady shelter.

Action rough, grade "Candidissima"

The family is under state protection and is listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species. The reason was a weak natural regeneration after damage and predatory destruction during flowering. Action grows in the Far East Marine Reserve and many botanical gardens RF. For the beauty of flowering, many species of the genus are recommended for introduction into landscape gardening culture.

Description

The genus includes perennial shrubs and subshrubs, lianas and herbaceous plants evergreen and deciduous. Widespread in temperate climate and subtropics of the northern hemisphere.

The root system of action is fibrous rod, consists of one or two powerful roots that go deep into the ground and a large number smaller fibrous roots located in the upper third of the main root. This structure of the root system contributes to drought resistance and easy transfer of injuries during plant transplants.

Rough deutzia (Deutzia scabra)

In the bulk of the representatives of the genus, the leaves are simple with whole, serrated or serrated edges. Less common are plants with a palmately dissected leaf blade, which gives the plants an unusually elegant look of green openwork lace. Leaves are dark green, dull green on both sides, different shades, petiolate, without stipules with alternate or opposite arrangement. In autumn, the foliage takes on shades from green to yellow-brown.

Shoots straight or curving rounded. In other species, slightly pubescent. During the flowering period, under the weight of the inflorescences, they bend to the ground, giving an extraordinary decorative effect to the bush. Young shoots are light brown, gradually darkening. In some types, the bark is gray or reddish-brown. Perennial bark peels off in small crusts or short ribbons. Stem wood becomes woody by autumn and becomes dense, hard, but retains flexibility. A feature is the appearance in the second year of life of a through hollow hole in the center of the stem. Tubular hollow stems break easily, which must be taken into account when winter shelter. The growth of bushes, especially when freezing, is resumed by root shoots.

Action flowers are simple or double, small or medium in size (1.0-1.5 cm in diameter). Flowers with double perianth, actinomorphic, rarely slightly zygomorphic forms. By gender, there are same-sex, bisexual. Moreover, according to the combination of heterosexual flowers on one plant of action, there are species with bisexual and female or bisexual and male flowers.

Deutia Strawbury Fields (flowers)

Flower calyx with triangular or rounded linear sepals. Sepals can be 5 or multi-sepal, loosely attached to a bell-shaped calyx of green in different shades, cleavage or folded.

In species with simple flowers in the inflorescence, the corolla consists of 5 petals of white, pinkish or purple-crimson hues. In general, the flower resembles a miniature lily with a wide-open corolla and waxy pointed petals. hallmark double flower forms is pink or crimson color of the outer petals of the corolla with bright white petals of the core.

The flowers are collected in umbellate, oblong-racemose or complex corymbose inflorescences with drooping petiolate flowers. Inflorescences are usually located on lateral shoots. Blooming elegant long, at least 1-2 months (June-July). Inflorescences bloom on the branches of the previous year.

The fruits are represented by spherical or oblong-spherical capsules. When fully ripe, they crack at the top, scattering small seeds. Some cultivated forms do not form fruits.

Photogallery of species

Cultivation and care

The natural distribution of the action has been limited in recent years, but breeders have bred a huge number of decorative forms and garden varieties, mostly low shrubs up to 2 m, intended for use in culture when landscaping parks and gardens, summer cottages, etc.

Location

The homeland of the action predetermined the choice of a place for its location in landscape gardening and adjoining plots. The environment should be brightly lit, but not very sunny. Therefore, the action shrub must be located in places partially protected from scorching rays midday sun. Deytion does not tolerate drafts, but a warm breeze does not harm its growth and flowering. In addition, it does not tolerate groundwater flooding. In connection with these requirements, it is best to place the action on elevated places, protected from cold air currents.

Action hybrid, variety "Mont rose"

The soil

The culture develops excellently on neutral, nutrient-rich soils, sufficiently moisture-intensive, but not dense, breathable. For successful cultivation action it is better to prepare a soil mixture of 2 parts of mature humus, 1 part of high-moor peat, 2 parts of sand. In this mixture, you can add (if available) 1-2 parts leaf ground, 2 cups of ash, a glass of slaked lime. Mix everything with the top layer of soil from the dug hole.

You can do it easier: add a bucket of humus or compost to the drainage layer, add 300 g of slaked lime and 2 cups of wood ash, soil from a dug hole. Mix all. Plant a prepared bush in this mixture. Be sure to add 100 g of nitrophoska to the prepared soil mixture.

Deytion blooms beautifully in the suburbs

Landing

Optimal time landing action is spring period before the buds open on the trees. We buy seedlings on the eve of planting, preferably with an open root system, which will allow us to control the condition of the roots. Before planting, we carefully inspect the seedling, cut off all broken branches and roots. We shorten the roots to 35-40 cm. If they are dry, soak them in a container with a root solution for 2-4 hours.

When planting several bushes in one composition, forming a hedge, we leave the distance between the bushes at least 2.0-2.5 m, which is necessary for the normal development of the root system and habitus of the bush. We dig planting holes according to the size of the root. At the bottom we pour a drainage layer of 15-20 cm from fine gravel or sand, part of the soil mixture (slide). We lower the prepared seedling into the planting hole, straighten the roots along the earthen hill and fill it with the rest of the mixture.

When planting, make sure that the root neck of the plant is at ground level. Deepening more than 1-2 cm from the surface of the earth is unacceptable. We carefully compact the soil, water it (at least 5 liters of water) and mulch with any mulch with a layer of 5-6 cm.

Action graceful or slender