Liatris: features of growing in the openground. Description and photos of famous varieties of Liatris: beautifulperennial

Сб, 10 сен 2016 Автор: Юлия Кривенко

Liatris is a flowering perennial native to North America.
Its arrow-shaped inflorescences are covered with many small buds,
that bloom alternately from top to bottom. Duration
bloom from July to August; some varieties bloom in more
cold season

Liatris is an excellent melliferous plant with a pleasant smell. Around
this plant always accumulate bees and other useful for the garden
insects. Cultivation of liatris does not cause trouble, the plant
относится к неприхотливым садовым perennialм.

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Features of liatris

The color of the flower arrow of the plant depends on the variety. Are meeting
leaatrice with purple, white and pink flowers. Many gardeners
grow liatris for cutting. Цветы это perennial долго
retain their vanilla flavor and stand well in a vase.

The plant is very popular in perfumery, its
used to produce essential oils, extracts and as raw materials
in the manufacture of perfumes.

Liatris fits into every corner of the garden. It is grown in groups
and in combination with any plants you like. Flower arrows
perennial хорошо смотрятся посреди зеленого газона.

Growing leaatris: where to plant perennial

Although liatris is considered an unpretentious plant, but for successful
breeding requires compliance with certain growing conditions.

1. The right place for landing.

Liatris prefers well-lit areas, but with ease
tolerates penumbra. To plant a perennial in thick shadow does not have
no point, because flowering will be scarce, and the plant itself
weak.

Place for planting liatris should be dry, without close
groundwater occurrence. Everglades, lowlands and
overmoistened soil is not suitable for cultivation of a plant. Such
conditions, even the best care will not work.

2. The composition of the soil.

When growing leaatris should prefer lightweight,
well drained soils. In clayey heavy soils, the flower is not
will grow. Perennial is very demanding on the soil, if the composition
soil did not fit it, then you can not expect flowering. Usually,
The blooming period of the leaatris falls on dry months.

Care for leaatris in the open field

Liatris is undemanding to care. The whole process is
weeding, removing faded arrows, moderate watering and
mulching During active growth the plant is helpful.
feed up

Soil mulching

Weeding is necessarily accompanied by mulching, so
how to loosen the soil under the bushes is not recommended. It’s connected with
feature of the root system of the plant, which is located
close to the ground surface. Mulching is carried out after watering.
or rain, since the ground is washed out from under the bushes, which leads to
expose the rhizomes. It is necessary to inspect the plants in time and
add a new layer of mulch material.

In our latitudes, without additional shelter, the liatris are bad.
endures winters. When preparing for cold weather, the plant is spud and
mulch. A thick layer of mulch allows the root system
safely overwinter.

Watering

Perennial is a drought-resistant species. Liatris
enough rainwater. But if the summer was particularly hot,
it is useful to carry out moderate watering of the plant. Soil under the bushes not
should be too wet. Inadmissible and stagnant water. This leads
to rotting tubers and diseases.

Extra power

Feeding liatris is useful, for this use mineral
fertilizer. In the spring, nitrogen-containing feedings are introduced, and in summer
period go on phosphorus-potash. For a brighter bloom
the soil around the plants is mulched with a thick layer of compost.

Important! If in the fall the leaves of liatris fade, then this indicates
lack of nitrogen fertilizers. In addition to the soil contribute
mineral granules.

How to propagate liatris (photo)

Looking after the liatris, every gardener is faced with
the need to propagate the flower. Many do not know how to
do it. Liatris breeds several
ways:

• seeds;

• division of tubers.

Seed propagation

Perennial seed well propagated. The resulting plants
bloom in the second or third year after germination. Planted seeds
immediately to open ground.

Planting of seeds of liatris is carried out in spring or late autumn. Soil
перед посевом хорошо перекапывают, добавляют минеральные fertilizer.
The seeds of the plant are soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

The grooves for sowing make shallow. The seeds are covered with earth and
mulch. It remains to wait for germination, and they appear only on
third year after sowing. This is the only flaw of seed
reproduction of liatris.

Division of tubers

This method is faster and more efficient than seed
breeding. Experienced growers resort to division of rhizomes
in the spring. An important condition for this is the presence of roots in each
delenki The maternal plant is divided so that each sapling
had a good root neck and tuber.

Landing holes make rhizomes shallow, about 20 cm. In
каждую ямку вносят компост и минеральные fertilizer. Saplings
присыпают землей и хорошо mulch.

The distance between the planting of the liatris is kept up to 25 cm. K
этому виду размножение perennial прибегают один раз в четыре
of the year.

Pests and diseases of liatris

Liatris is often affected by underground pests. His tubers
attractive to rodents, Medvedka. In wet weather, above ground
part of the plant is damaged by slugs and snails.

Chemicals are used to control pests.
раскладывая их под кустами perennial. Snails and slugs
catch special bait. You can resort to the people
to protect and sprinkle flower beds with hot pepper,
mustard powder. The belly of the slugs is rather tender and they are not pleased
such a “treat”.

Types of liatris (photo)

На сегодняшний день существует более 20 видов perennial,
which are grown in gardens and city parks. Varieties are different
flowering period and density of inflorescences. But these differences are not too
are expressed, and it is very difficult to distinguish a type of liatris.

1. Spikelet Liatris

Plant height up to 50 cm, the leaves are elongated, green.
The length of the inflorescence is about 30 cm. The flowering period is short and
lasts no more than 45 days. Flowering ends in July.

2. Liatris rough

Floral brushes of this variety are painted in lavender color.
Perennial is a rare species, but tubers can be purchased at
specialized stores. There is a white variety of this.
varieties.

3. Membrane Liatris

Differs in high peduncles that reach 1 meter.
The color of flowers is pinkish-lilac, the buds are very large.

The original liatris is a worthy decoration for the garden. He’s good
looks in planting with irises, phloxes, decorative leafy
perennialми. Following all the above rules for care and
growing liatris, you can not one year to observe its beauty.

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