Сб, 10 сен 2016 Автор: Юлия Кривенко
Verbena – a perennial plant of the verbena genus, which we have
cultivated as an annual.
In garden floriculture verbena hybrid is widespread –
branchy shrub about 25 cm high.
Hybrid verbena flowers are small, their color is very diverse:
red, pink, white and dark blue. They are collected in inflorescences
shields. Flowering long. Starts in the second half of June
and continues until frosts. Some types of vervain carry
light frost.
Growing verbena from seeds is no more difficult than other garden ones.
plants. The flower is unpretentious to the conditions of detention and excellent
tolerates drought. Verbena is very decorative and diverse.
Breeders bred a lot of varieties and varieties of this
удивительного plants.
Contents
Photo and description of varieties of vervain
Разновидностей вербены насчитывается более 250. Среди
the most popular are the following types:
• hybrid verbena – compact shrub with round leaves,
whose surface is covered with villi. Small flowers collected in
inflorescences whose palette is diverse.
• Canadian – dwarf shrubs up to 20 cm tall. Leaves
more delicate, bright flowers are collected in bunched inflorescences. Color
petals from white to lilac.
• tough vervain – sprawling shrub with serrated
leaves.
• Verbena Buenos Aireskaya – tall shrubs, shoots
which reach one meter. Inflorescences are painted in
pink and purple tones.
• ampelous vervain is a fast-growing annual plant whose shoots
reach 60 cm. Grown in hanging baskets, pots. Flowers
have a variety of colors. Resistant to diseases.
Growing Verbena: Preparing Seedlings
Verbena is well propagated by seeds, from which it is obtained
strong seedlings. Sowing seeds carried out in early March. Soil
use loose, moisture-permeable. Suitable as a store
soil mixture and cooked alone. For this
mix sand and peat in a ratio of 2: 1.
The prepared containers are filled with earth, its slightly
tamped and watered. The seeds are evenly laid out on
ground surface, but not sprinkled. For germination they need
shine. Landings covered with glass.
The first shoots appear in two weeks. At this moment the glass
clean, and containers with sprouts placed in a bright place. Seedlings
very fragile, they may be affected by the black leg. Water the seedlings
moderately, avoiding waterlogging.
The pickling of seedlings is carried out after the appearance of the first true
leaves. It takes up to 4 weeks. Soil used over
nutritious, with the addition of humus, sod and leaf earth,
wood ash. The distance between the seedlings in the box is left to
level 3 – 4 cm. As soon as they grow up, they are seated in
individual tanks.
When the third pair of leaves appears, you need to pinch
seedlings that will provide good branching in the future. Plant out
ready seedlings in open ground can be no earlier than the end of May, leaving
between bushes distance up to 25 cm for good development
plants.
Important! Vervain seeds retain their
germination for several years.
Planting Vervain in the garden
The plant will take root anywhere, but bright flowering is possible.
only in well-lit areas. You can even grow vervain
under direct sunlight, its leaves do not fade, and the buds
long remain attractive.
Experienced growers use vervain as a pot plant,
planting it in flowerpots and hanging pots. Compact root
the system allows you to use this method freely.
Vervains are planted on fertile soils that
pre-well drained. Heavy soil unsuitable for
add sand, which improves its structure.
Drainage is an important component when planting verbena. Moisture stagnation and
roots are unacceptable, the plant quickly dies. For drainage
ground use broken bricks, rubble, expanded clay and stones.
Caring for Verbena
The shrub does not need special care. Quite regularly
water, feed and process the soil. Verbena is resistant to
many diseases that are very happy gardeners. Subject to
proper care and sparse plantings, difficulties in growing not
should arise.
Weeding
Young seedlings need regular weeding. When they
grow, then inhibit the growth of weeds, and the need to loosen
beds will disappear.
Soil вокруг посадок полезно мульчировать сухой листвой, что
keep moisture and soil friability. You can apply decorative
mulch material.
Watering and feeding
The plant needs timely watering. Especially in the period
active growth and flowering. In the fall, reduce the frequency of watering.
When caring for verbena, you should not forget about dressings, which
allow the plant to tie a large number of buds. For
supplementary feeding use mineral complexes and
organic.
Частота подкормок должна зависеть от состояния plants.
Nutrient Surplus, on the contrary, reduces
duration of flowering. The bush “zhiruet”, increases greens,
but the buds are not tied.
Pruning
Extend flowering and give a more decorative look to plantings.
can be using trim. All dried inflorescences are necessary.
delete in time, otherwise the appearance of new bottles will be delayed.
Problems with growing vervain
1. The plant is often affected by powdery
dew.
The problem lies in the wrong ground for breeding. how
typically, too heavy and waterlogged soils lead to
diseases. It is necessary to improve the composition of the soil mixture, diluting it
sand and humus. The same problem may occur when landing
vervain in too cold areas of Russia. In this case, should
select varieties more resistant to diseases, for example,
ampelous.
2. Verbena does not bloom or flowering scanty.
Неправильно подобранное место посадки plants. Should
transplant shrub to a lighted area. It is important to understand
that flower formation requires quality
lighting.
Verbena in landscape design
Today this plant is widely used by designers for
creating unique species.
Undersized and dwarf varieties are planted as curb
plants. They combine well with other representatives.
однолетних plants.
In the flower beds they plant vervain with a longer
flowering period. If you place several plants next to it,
You can get a blooming carpet. Landing diluted with asters,
marigolds and other annuals.
Ampelnye varieties used in the design of arbors, balconies and
terraces. They are grown in hanging pots or vases. Such plants
quickly take the form of a ball and become covered with bright colors.
Care verbena does not cause much trouble, so it can
to meet not only in the beds of experienced flower growers, but also at the dacha
plots. In the southern regions of the country, you can cultivate the plant as
perennial, which gives it added value.
