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A photo and description of the action shrub allows beginners in gardening to learn about all the advantages and disadvantages of a plant, about the possibilities of its use in landscape design and about the rules for caring for it.
General description of the action
Deutzia is an evergreen shrub that comes in many varieties. All of them differ both in height - from 50 to 400 cm, and in shape - erect, spreading. The tree has a life span of a quarter of a century. Its leaves have an emerald hue, are located exactly opposite each other, completely covering the stems.
How the action blooms
A rich and long-lasting flowering is the main advantage of the action. The bush can form lilac-purple, pink and white flowers that are odorless. At the end of flowering, a box is formed, it contains seeds that can be used to plant a shrub.
When the action blooms
The action begins to bloom quite early, usually this period begins 3 weeks after the snow melts. In the middle lane, the budding process occurs at the end of spring. In regions with harsher climates, flowering begins in early summer. As a rule, the shrub blooms immediately after the flowering of the lilac ends.
How many deytsia blooms
Judging by the photo and description, the action has different flowering times, which depends entirely on the variety. Some species have a short budding period - from June to the end of July, others delight the eyes with their inflorescences throughout the summer.
What year after planting does deytion bloom?
Action can reproduce in various ways, but the flowering period does not change from this. The first flowers can be seen on the shrub only 3 years after planting.
Types and varieties of action with photos and descriptions
Varieties of action with photos and names will help determine the choice of the most suitable species for the site. There are several varieties that differ not only in flowering time, but also in appearance.
Slim or graceful
The bush is about 1.5 meters in height, has a rounded shape, is unpretentious to care for, and is able to withstand slight frosts and droughts. Leaves - oblong, color in summer - light green, in autumn - yellowish. White flowers begin to appear in the last days of May, continuing to delight the eyes for 1 month.
Star-shaped, or rough
The plant got its name for the structure of the surface of the leaves, which are rough to the touch, as well as for the type of flowers that look like stars. Flowering begins in late June or early July. White, light crimson or pinkish graceful flowers remain on the bush for a month. In summer, the foliage is pale green, in autumn its color changes to brown-yellow. The bush grows up to 2.5 meters in height.
Pink Pom Pom
The youngest action variety, Pink Pom Pom, was bred in the early 2000s. The flowers of the shrub are terry, painted white, with a slight pink tint. The foliage is rough, in dark green tones.The main feature of this variety is the duration of flowering - the entire summer season.
Hybrid action
This variety was obtained by crossing Amurskaya and Graceful deytsia, the bush reaches 2 meters in height. Boiling white buds appear in the middle of summer and only fade after 1 - 1.5 months. The hybrid is resistant to diseases, in addition, this variety of action belongs to frost-resistant varieties.
Deytion pink
Derived pink action by crossing graceful and purple varieties. Decorative bushes, no more than a meter in height. The flowers look like an open bell, the lower part of the petals is pink, the upper part is light pink, almost white.
Action Tourbilon Rouge
This variety is one of the few with a pronounced aroma. The shrub blooms in the middle of summer, flowering ends at the end of the season. The buds are bright pink, almost purple, contrasting with the dark green foliage. The shrub, with proper care, grows up to 1.5 meters.
Application of action in garden design
Photo action in landscape design will help you choose the right varieties of shrubs, with which you can decorate any personal plot.
Action, as a rule, keeps its shape well, therefore it is used in various compositions, creating various shapes from the plant (oval bushes, rounded and rectangular). In addition, the shrub can be planted in a single planting, carrying out only sanitary pruning of the plant.
Action hedge
The most common use of action is to build a hedge. This shrub is the best suited for such purposes, with its help you can not only decorate the site, but also zone it.
Hedge varieties
The most common varieties of action used to create hedges are:
- Limana... It belongs to hybrids, the shrub can often be found in central Russia, since it tolerates winter well, forms quickly and blooms beautifully. It is ideal for hedging as it grows up to 1.5 meters tall and has densely planted leaves.
- Amur action also suitable for growing as hedges. Bushes up to 1 meter high are covered with white flowers, which give the plant a special grace, since they are quite small.
- Rough... With its help, you can create a fence up to 2 meters in height. At the same time, the shrub looks dense and rather massive, and graceful inflorescences in the form of stars are a real decoration of a living fence.
Planting a hedge
It is not difficult to create a hedge out of action. The main thing is to follow some recommendations. Landing Algorithm:
- Prepare a trench, the length of which is determined by the number of bushes that are planned to be planted. In order for the plant to quickly take root and develop normally, the planting depth should be at least 50 cm, the width should be at least 40 cm.
- At the bottom of the trench, it is necessary to pour a layer of fine gravel, which will become the basis of the drainage system.
- Prepare a seedling - the length of its roots should be no more than 30 cm, broken branches must be removed.
- Before planting, the roots must be dipped in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for a couple of hours.
- Plant the seedlings, straightening the roots in different directions, with an interval of 50 cm, having previously poured 2 tablespoons of any mineral fertilizer under each bush.
- Cover with soil.
- Tamp down.
- Drizzle.
- Spread a layer of peat - about 5 cm.
- Cut the branches so that only 5 buds remain on them. This is necessary to form a dense hedge.
Hedge care
To grow a beautiful hedge, it must be trimmed correctly and in a timely manner. The procedure should be carried out annually, at the beginning of autumn. Dry, old and diseased branches are removed from the bush. Many gardeners recommend stump pruning, which is done immediately after the plant has faded.
In the future, the shrub can also be cut to a stump, but short (about 20 cm) branches should be left on the sides.
Every spring the action needs to be fed. To do this, use diluted bird droppings or mullein. For 1 bucket of water, you need to add about 2 liters of mullein or 1 liter of droppings, insist the solution for 3 days, shed the plants.
Mineral fertilizers can also be used immediately after spring pruning. In addition to introducing any complex fertilizer, it is recommended to add a glass of ash to each bush. The procedure must be repeated during the beginning of flowering and at the end of it.
Watering the action is needed regularly, but infrequently. For each bush of a plant during the growing season, there should be at least 1 bucket of water every 2 weeks. In dry summers, the plant is watered every 10 days - 2 buckets per bush.
Without proper care, even the best varieties of action will not be able to form a quality hedge. Therefore, the process of watering, feeding and fertilizing must be approached as responsibly as possible.
Why action does not bloom: reasons and what to do
If the action does not bloom, then many factors can become the cause of such a problem:
- Improper care... With an insufficient amount of fertilizer, as well as with violation of the rules of watering, the plant does not receive a sufficient amount of nutrients and moisture, without which the budding process fades away or significantly decreases. Therefore, it is important to observe not only the timing of watering and fertilization, but also the proportions.
- Pruning... If you do not cut the shrub, then he will spend all his energy on the formation of additional branches and on the growth of foliage.
- Improper preparation for winter... The plant is thermophilic, therefore, it must be covered for the winter, regardless of the type of action. For this, root mulching and the construction of a wooden frame with filler are used.
The shrub is extremely rare, therefore, various pathologies and pests rarely cause the budding process to slow down or completely fade away.
Conclusion
A photo and description of the action shrub will allow everyone to make sure that the plant is worthy to occupy, albeit a small, corner on each plot of land.
