Lungwort – growing, care, transplanting andbreeding

Sun, Mar 13, 2016

Род Медуниц (Pulmonaria) из семейства
Borage (Boraginaceae) includes from 14 to 16 species
perennial herbaceous plants whose birthplace is
Eurasian continent. Virtually all currently existing varieties
Lungwort descend from several species: Lungworm unclear
(Pulmonaria obscura), sugar-lung sugary, or spotted
saccharata), narrow-leaved medunitsa (P. angustifolia), medunitsa
Dacian (P. dacica), or the softest (P. mollissima), lungfish
officinalis (P. officinalis), redfish (R. rubra). WITH
Every year the collection of lungfish is replenished with new varieties.

The advantage of lungfish compared to other plants,
used in floriculture is her
exceptional shade tolerance as well as a long period
vegetation with preservation of decorative properties and high
frost resistance. Medunitsa begins to bloom, when in the trees still
no leaves, and is a real find for early spring
compositions. In addition, it is a durable plant, the term
life of one of its bush can reach 30 years.

Valuable medicinal plant is considered to be a valuable plant (Pulmonaria
officinalis), which is listed in the Red Book.

Contents

Lungwort – growing and care

For medunitsy you need to choose half-shaded or shaded
cool areas, as it does not tolerate heat. Only in the shade
can fully manifest the pattern that decorated green
the leaves of the Lunaria, as well as the rich color of their flowers.

To the soils on which it is planned to grow these plants, special
There are no requirements, as medunitsa is very unpretentious and grows
in almost any ground. For example, for narrow-leaved medula
even poor sandy soils are suitable. However, ideally they should
to be sandy or loamy, alkaline or slightly acidic,
necessarily friable, containing humus. For better growth and
plant development is recommended to regularly make humus and
feed them. For medunitsa, 1 feeding in a season is enough;
midsummer (approximately in July) when the plant
intensively grow new leaves. To do this, use the solution
complete mineral fertilizer (from 15 g. to 20 g. per 10 l
water).

Lunaria – relatively moisture-loving plants, so dry
the weather they need to ensure regular watering. However, moisture stagnation
they also do not tolerate, so it is important to choose the optimal mode
glaze.

For shrubby medunitsa, medicinal medunits and medunits
red needs more space because of their
properties “creep away”. For narrow-leaved medunitsa unacceptable
is the breaking of the foliage. After the last flower wilts
lungfish need to completely cut off (but not break off) the peduncle,
so that even the hemp is gone. Also important throughout
the period of flowering to remove old leaves.

If necessary, you need to chop overgrown shoots with a shovel.
Preparing for winter varieties and hybrids of plants like lungwort
shrubby and medunitsa soft, should be covered with a good layer
leaves. All kinds of lungfish need to mulch before hibernation
peat

Медуница – пересадка и breeding

Propagated medunitsu seeds and delenkami.

WITHамый простой способ размножения медуниц – вегетативный. The best
time for dividing the bushes – early spring, but you can do it and
after the end of the flowering period, in July-August. For this follows
divide the bush and plant delenki with renewal kidney into the ground,
at a distance of 25-35 cm from each other. Recommended before landing
prune the roots of the plant, and after it cut the ground around
young plants with humus and cover planting polyethylene
film, in order to reduce the evaporation of moisture.

However, shrubs should not be divided too often. In nature
вегетативное breeding происходит естественно, после перехода к
bloom. This process accompanies almost the entire growth period, when
over time, the old rhizome sections die off and occur
disintegration of the bush.

Shrub dividing is the only way to keep a variety clean.
семенное breeding такой возможности практически не дает. But with
using seeds you can experiment with plant coloring, getting
a whole range of colors. After planting seeds in the ground plant blooms
only after 2-3 years.

Interestingly, the medunitsa is a representative of the Mirmecochors.
(plants whose seeds are spread by ants). therefore
it is sometimes possible to meet with its seedlings in the most unexpected
places.

Lunar – diseases and pests

In general, medunitsya is a plant that is resistant to
diseases and pests, however, in cold and wet years it can
marvel at mealy dew. In this case, the affected plants need
remove and burn, and the rest treated with sulfur.

Of the most common pests of lungfish are
slugs that eat up its leaves. WITH ними борются главным образом
agrotechnical methods, avoiding thickening landings, carefully
treating the soil and cleaning it from weeds, so as not to create
slugs suitable microclimate for their development.

Thus, plant in your own area the medunitus, you will enrich
your flower garden is a beautiful hardy plant that will
please you for a long time, not requiring you to spend a lot of time
and strength.

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