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Spirea Goldflame refers to decorative deciduous shrubs. The plant is unpretentious in care, frost-resistant. The beautiful shrub is highly prized by landscape designers. After all, the Goldflame spirea, the photo and description of which will be presented in the article, retains its decorative effect throughout the growing season.
Description of Spirea Goldflame
Spirea Goldflame from the Rosaceae family. Naturally occurs in Japan and China. For Russians, this is still an exotic plant.
Bushes
The height of Spirea Goldflame is from 60 to 90 cm. On erect shoots of red-brown color, a waxy bloom is pronounced. Shoots grow by 10 cm per year. The crown of spirea, with proper care and timely haircut, is distinguished by its splendor and density. Its diameter is about 1 m.
Leaves
The leaves of the spirea are oval in shape, from 2 to 6 cm long. There are clearly visible notches along the edges of the plates. The colors of the leaf plates are surprising. They are bright green in early spring, then the color changes to bronze-golden, and in autumn they turn brown-bronze.
On one bush, you can see all the shades at the same time (this can be clearly seen in the photo). The name "Japanese Spirea Goldflame" is translated from Latin as "golden flame".
Flowers
The buds are formed in early June, the flowering itself lasts until the end of August. Inflorescences are small, collected in scutes. They are so fragrant that they attract many insects, including bees. That is why hives are often installed next to the Goldflame spirea plantings.
In place of flowers, by the beginning of September, shiny boxes with seeds are formed.
Spirea Goldflame in landscape design
Landscape designers have a special relationship with the Japanese Goldflame spirea. The decorativeness and unpretentiousness of the bushes allows them to be used for decorating flower beds, borders, creating hedges. After all, the branches are located densely and densely, so that nothing can be seen through them.
If group compositions are assumed, then next to the Japanese Goldflame spirea, you can plant the following crops:
- lilac;
- chubushnik;
- primrose;
- lilies of the valley;
- border annuals;
- lavender;
- cinquefoil;
- barberry.
Spirea looks spectacular on the background ground cover perennials with green foliage.
You can plant the Japanese Goldflame spirea separately. Thanks to a haircut, bushes of original shapes are obtained. Scented shrub flowers are widely used by florists to create bouquets from a variety of compositions.
Planting and caring for the Japanese Goldflame spirea
Before planting Japanese spirea, you need to choose the right place. The plant needs sunlight, but it is better to grow bushes in openwork shade. In this case, the leaves will be bright, and the flowering is lush and abundant.
Spirea Japanese Goldflame, according to the description, will not like places where drafts are in charge.It is not recommended to plant plants in areas where groundwater is high or in lowlands, since such a neighborhood can provoke a disease of the root system.
For planting, select areas with fertile, loose soil, preferably acidic. The brightness of the leaves of the spirea acquires precisely on such soils. If the soil lacks nutrients, then humus, peat, sand are added to the pits before planting.
Caring for the Japanese Goldflame spirea is simple, it comes down to traditional activities:
- watering and loosening;
- feeding and mulching;
- pruning and preparation for winter.
Preparation of planting material and site
In order for the Japanese Goldflame spirea to decorate the site for several years, you need to take care of the choice of seedlings. To buy young plants, if you do not have your own planting material, you need only from sellers who are serious about the matter. But the highest quality, as a rule, seedlings are in nurseries.
Plants should have developed, elastic roots, preferably with a damp clod of earth. Neither the root system nor the shoots should be damaged from diseases and pests.
The site for planting spirea is carefully dug up, not only removed weedsbut also all rhizomes. Fertilize the soil if necessary.
Landing rules
Spirea seedlings Goldflame can be immediately planted on a curb prepared in advance, or in pits.
And now about how to properly plant young spirea bushes:
- Two weeks before planting, holes are dug to a depth of 40-50 cm.
- The bottom is covered with drainage: broken brick, pebbles.
- Then fill the hole with a nutritious soil mixture, watered abundantly so that the soil is a donkey.
- In the center of the planting site, a mound is made on which the plant is planted.
- They spread the roots and cover them with earth.
- About 4 liters of water at room temperature are poured under the plant.
- Sprinkle the surface with mulch to retain moisture. It can be humus, sawdust, fresh cut grass.
Watering and feeding
Water the Goldflame spirea sparingly, avoiding stagnant water. Particular attention should be paid to the bushes in the summer heat, since even a slight drying out of the topsoil negatively affects not only the development of the plant, but also the decorative effect.
It is necessary to provide oxygen access to the root system. To do this, each watering is combined with loosening and mulching with peat or compost.
Abundant flowering of Japanese Spirea Goldflame is possible only in the presence of fertile soil. Organic or mineral fertilizers are used for feeding. It is enough to add food 3-4 times during the growing season.
Trimming Spirea Goldflame
Bushes of an exotic plant must be shaped by pruning. This procedure is started 4 years after planting.
There are 3 types of spirea haircuts:
- formative;
- anti-aging;
- sanitary.
After wintering, frost-damaged and dry shoots are removed on the bushes. Closer to autumn, the inflorescences are cut off. At the same time, the crown of the plant is formed: the Japanese Spirea Goldflame responds well to a haircut, it becomes more magnificent. In addition, every gardener can turn on the imagination and cut the crown, giving the bush the desired shape.
Despite the fact that the spirea grows on the site for a long time, from time to time it is necessary to carry out a rejuvenating haircut to extend its life. Work should be planned for the spring, until the sap flow begins. Almost all shoots are cut to a height of no more than 1 cm. After a while, young shoots will appear.
Preparing for winter
Adult bushes of Japanese Spirea Goldflame firmly endure frost in winter. With a strong cold snap, sometimes the branches freeze. But with the help of spring pruning, you can restore the spirea.
But young plants need to be well covered for 2 years. The event does not present any particular difficulties:
- The soil is thoroughly loosened, a layer of mulch is poured at least 10-15 cm to insulate the root system.
- Burlap is laid on top, fallen leaves on top.
- After that, the stems of the bush are bent to the ground, fixed with staples and wrapped in any non-woven material.
- With the onset of stable positive temperatures, the shelter is removed, the staples are removed from the shoots.
Reproduction
To obtain new bushes of Japanese spirea (spiraea japonica goldflame), layering, cuttings, seeds are used. Events are held at different times. To get quality seedlings, you need to properly rooting.
Layers
In early spring, while the foliage has not blossomed on the bushes, a healthy young shoot is lowered to the ground, well fixed in a horizontal position with a bracket. Sprinkle the entire shoot with fertile soil. It remains only to water, preventing the soil from drying out. By the fall, the root system will form, but the seedling is separated from the mother bush the next year.
Cuttings
For propagation by cuttings, a high-quality shoot from the Goldflame bushes is cut off by the end of June. It is cut into pieces so that each has at least one living kidney.
For rooting, a peat-sand mixture is used in equal proportions. Moisten the soil, stick the cuttings with the lower cut. In order for the development of the roots to be successful, the future spirea is watered 3-4 times a day. In autumn, cuttings should be covered in the same way as young plants.
Seed breeding method
Sowing seeds is carried out in early spring in containers with nutrient soil. The seedlings are planted in the main place at the end of June. When transplanting, it is necessary to pinch the roots.
Diseases and pests
The plant is resistant to almost all diseases. But insects attack spirea constantly.
The most dangerous are:
- rose leaf roll;
- spider mite;
- aphid.
The leafworm appears in late spring. She gnaws at the leaves. If you do not take emergency measures, the shoots will remain naked. Aphids suck sap from leaves, damage pedicels and shoots. Pirimor is used to destroy these pests.
If a cobweb appeared on the bush, and holes on the foliage and inflorescences, it means that a spirea was attacked by a spider mite. If you do not take the necessary measures, then soon the leaves will dry out and fall off. Spider mites reproduce very quickly in hot, dry weather. For processing shrubs, you can use:
- "Phosphamide";
- "Akreksom";
- "Karbofos".
Conclusion
Spirea Goldflame is an unpretentious garden plant. It is used for landscaping squares and city parks. During the entire vegetative period, the shrub looks original against any background.
