Phlox – growing, care, transplanting andbreeding

Mon, Mar 07, 2016

The genus Floks (Phlox) from the family Sinyukhovye (Polemoniaceae)
represented by about 50 species of perennial plants and one
one-year-olds (Drummond phlox). The homeland of these flowers is North
America. From Greek, the name of the flower phlox is translated as
“flame”; it was given to the plant by karl linney because
fiery red flowers of wild phlox.

Прежде всего, флоксы привлекают садоводов своей
ease of growing, unpretentious, long
flowering and varied color of flowers, which can be
the most incredible shades. Because of the decorative and unpretentious
This perennial is one of the most popular all over the world.
Today, more than 1,500 varieties of these lovely fragrant are known.
colors.

All phlox are represented by bush upright species,
reaching a height of 30 to 180 cm, and creeping undersized
species, height 5-25 cm. Depending on the time of phlox flowering
happen spring, summer and summer-autumn. In this way,
thanks to the various sizes of a bush and various terms of blossoming,
You can create in your garden very beautiful compositions that please
with its fragrant bright bloom from early spring to autumn.

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Phlox – growing and care

Phlox can be most successfully grown protected from the wind,
bright or semi-shady place with loose fertile soil and
sufficient moisture. The soil under the spring planting phlox should
cook in the fall. After processing it to a depth of 30 cm, should be made in
her compost, superphosphate, wood ash. In the acidic soil is brought
lime. For heavy clay soils is mandatory
adding sand (1-2 buckets per square meter) and organic
fertilizers, for example, manure and peat.

Phlox are moisture-loving plants, however, on
waterlogged areas with high groundwater
successful breeding is impossible.

Phlox care also includes loosening the soil, which
spend about 6-8 times. When loosening in the second half
hilling is recommended during the growing season
plants, to accelerate the formation of the root system.

Phlox need mineral and organic fertilizing
fertilizers. The first feeding is carried out in the second half of May.
For her take manure, diluted in water at a ratio of 1:15, or
saltpeter (up to 25 g. per bucket of water). The second feeding is carried out in
early June with the same fertilizers to which superphosphate is added
or potassium salt. The third is also held at the beginning of July.
top dressing, but without nitrogen fertilizers. And finally, the fourth
fertilizing, phosphorus and potassium salt, carried out in late July.

Флоксы – пересадка и breeding

Phlox transplantation is recommended every 4-6 years.
However, on condition that the flowers are sufficiently nourished
substances they can successfully grow in one place up to 10 years. With
transplanting should take the distance between the bushes from 35 cm to 45 cm
for stunted varieties and from 50 cm to 60 cm for tall. Best
period for transplant – the second half of April or the first half
May Autumn planting should be completed by mid-August.
In the autumn, phloxa are planted after cutting off the aerial part. If a
they underwent division, then the height of such bushes is high
stems should be no more than 25 cm, it is necessary for their good
rooting. After planting, the plants should be watered daily. For
summer transplant should take phlox with a lump of earth, not sharing them
root system.

The most common way of phlox breeding is
vegetative (division of the bush, stem cuttings, leaf cuttings with
axillary buds, etc.). It allows you to keep varietal differences
plants, which can not be achieved with seed reproduction.

The most popular vegetative phlox breeding method
is the division of the bush. This is done, as a rule, in early spring.
Having dug it out of the soil and freed it from the ground, it should be carefully
straighten the root collar and root system and gently separate
bush, with your hands or a knife. The detachable part must be at least
3-4 growth buds and 5-b root suckers. Dividing bush can
produce in the fall, after the cessation of growth processes and before
frosts so that the plant successfully settles down and is well tolerated
wintering

Phlox propagation by cuttings is carried out May-June, then they
rooted quickly. For этого следует срезать с куста молодые
shoots and cut into pieces with two pairs of leaves, making
bottom cut under lower leaves and removing leaf blades.
The upper cut should be 1 cm above the upper leaves, which
should be cut halfway. By placing the cuttings in a moist soil, they
cover with banks, pritenyut and watered 2-3 times a day until full
rooting.

Phlox – diseases and pests

With соблюдении правил агротехники и хорошем уходе флоксы вполне
resistant to diseases and pests. However, care errors
lead to various painful conditions of plants and the loss of them
decoration.

So, when grown in shade and nutrient deficiencies
phlox can powdery mildew, rust, white
spotting, verticillous withering, variegation,
mosaic, grinding leaves.

The flock stem nematode is very damaging to these flowers,
which is manifested by the invasion of microscopic worms, invisible
to the naked eye. Wintering in rhizome, soil, plant
remnants, in the spring they settle in the stems and leaves. Learn them
presence can be on the pale twisted tops of the shoots and
thinned leaves. Having discovered plants with such traits, their
should be dug up immediately with a large lump of soil and removed from
plot.

However, with good care all these difficulties can easily
to avoid. And then in May, floxes of styloid will bloom on your site
and splayed; in June, the red flowers of Drummond phlox are flamed,
which will bloom until autumn; from mid summer to autumn
phlox will be eye-pleasing, paniculata and spotted, that is,
Your garden will be lush and colorful for several months of the year.
прекрасным ароматом этих удивительных colors.

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