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Chrysanthemum Zembla is a type of perennial plant that can be grown both in gardens and in indoor pots. Her flowers are large and fluffy. The peculiarity of the chrysanthemum is its late flowering. The gardener should know the description, agricultural technique and breeding method at home.
Features of growing bush chrysanthemum Zembla
The height of the Zembla chrysanthemum bush is 65-85 cm. It blooms in September-October, the color of the flower petals can be different - white, bright yellow, light green, lilac, pink, pink with purple veins, purple. The diameter of the globular flowers is 12 cm for potted plants and 10-25 cm for garden plants. Cut flowers can be decorative for up to 3 weeks.
Chrysanthemum Zembla yellow, which can be seen in the photo, belongs to the early varieties.
The chrysanthemum has large flowers that reach the maximum possible size.
The petals of the Zembla lime chrysanthemum, shown in the photo, are colored light green.
This variety differs in that it does not tolerate frost well.
The photo of the pink Zembla chrysanthemum shows that its petals are pale pink in color.
Cut flowers can stand in water for up to 1 month.
Planting chrysanthemum Zembla Brazil
Chrysanthemum of this variety can be grown in the garden, but can also be grown year round in indoor pots under constant conditions. You need to know the nuances of home growing.
Preparation of soil and planting capacity
Normal development and lush flowering of chrysanthemums of the Zembla variety can only provide a nutritious and loose substrate that is well permeable to air and moisture. You can use the versatile flowering compound available at gardening stores. But if there is a desire to prepare a soil mixture with your own hands, then you will need good sod land, sand and fresh peat in a 2: 1: 1 ratio. After mixing, the soil mixture must be spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate or heated, and then dried.
A pot for Zembla chrysanthemum should be chosen voluminous - wide and deep. For each transplant, which must be carried out once every 2 years, a larger pot should be taken. It may be plastic, but it is better if it is ceramic. In pots made of natural material, indoor flowers grow better - air penetrates through the pores in the walls, which allows the roots to breathe. Ideally, the container should be new, but if it has already been used, you need to clean it of soil residues, rinse it with hot water and dry it.
For chrysanthemums of the Zembla species, which will grow in open ground, you also need to prepare the soil: dig up the area, apply fertilizers (organic fertilizers are preferred: humus, compost, 1 bucket per 1 sq. M. And wood ash, 0.5-1 kg each). Mix everything until smooth.
Preparation of planting material
Chrysanthemums are propagated vegetatively: by rooted cuttings and dividing the bush. Before dividing the plant, it must be examined, if they have any signs of diseases or traces of damage by pests are visible, first you need to cure it, and then transplant. If all is well, no special preparation is required.
Before planting, you can soak the roots of the seedlings in a solution of a root formation stimulator
Landing rules
When the preparation of the pot and substrate is completed, you can start planting. On the bottom of the container, you need to pour a layer of drainage and substrate, put a cutting or cut in the center and sprinkle it evenly on all sides with a substrate. Slightly compact the ground, water the plant with warm water. Place the pot in a bright, warm place, such as on a windowsill. Windows should be located on the east or west side of the room.
Plant the Zembla chrysanthemum in the open field in the holes. Their size will differ depending on the size of the seedling, but the minimum parameters of the planting hole should be at least 0.4x0.4x0.4 m. Planting sequence:
- At the bottom of the hole, lay a drainage layer of small stones, broken slate or expanded clay.
- Sprinkle with earth, put a cutting or cut in the middle, cover the empty space with soil along the root collar.
- Seal it and water the plant.
- Mulch the ground near the chrysanthemum with a small layer of mulch.
The distance between the bushes of flowers should be at least 0.5 m, maybe more - depending on the size of the plants.
Caring for the Zembla chrysanthemum at home
It includes the usual activities that ensure the normal development of the flower: watering, loosening, feeding. If necessary, carry out treatments for diseases and pests.
Optimal growing conditions
Chrysanthemums are light-loving plants that belong to the short day group. In winter, a flower in a pot needs to be provided with additional lighting up to 8-10 hours a day; in summer, you cannot put it on the south window so that direct sunlight does not fall on it.
The temperature during the period of active growth is 20-25 degrees, from late autumn to spring it must be lowered to 18-20. The humidity in the room does not need to be adjusted specifically for chrysanthemums. In the warm season, the flower pot can be taken outside, placed on the balcony.
A potted chrysanthemum looks festive both in the room and on the street.
Chrysanthemum Zembla watering mode
Watering chrysanthemum indoors should be 2-3 times a week. But this is an approximate value. To determine when watering is needed, you should monitor the soil moisture in the pot. If its top layer is dry, it is time for irrigation. It is necessary to check that the ground is not damp or too dry. Neither one nor the other will benefit the flower. In the fall, the frequency of watering should be gradually reduced so that the plant is prepared for wintering.
In the garden, the same principle applies when calculating watering. But you need to remember that in the heat you will have to spend it more often, and during the rainy season it will not be needed. It is advisable to settle tap water and warm it up in the sun.
Top dressing
The time for the first feeding comes in the spring, when new shoots begin to grow. For the formation of stems and leaves, the plant needs nitrogen, therefore at this time it is necessary to use nitrogen fertilizers - organic (rotted humus or slurry diluted in a concentration of 1 to 10 for 1-2 years) or mineral (nitrate or urea).
Before the chrysanthemum of the Zembla species begins to throw out the buds, you need to feed it with fertilizers containing phosphorus, and before flowering with potash mixtures (do not use compounds containing chlorine). Dilute fertilizers according to the instructions, pour the solution under the root, do not apply from the watering can to the leaves.
Trimming and shaping
The formation of the Zembla chrysanthemum bush will help to get large spherical flowers. When the buds appear, you should leave no more than 1-2 pieces on each stem. If not plucked and left as is, the flowers will be smaller. After flowering, cut off faded buds, darkened old and dried leaves. This will give the plant a neat look.
Pruning is also needed when preparing chrysanthemums of the Zembla variety for wintering.In autumn, all shoots should be cut off at a height of about 10 cm from the soil surface, the remains should be burned, the bush should be covered with mulch from fallen leaves, straw or hay. Another option is to dig up the plant, put it in a bucket of wet sand, and lower it into the cellar. To prevent the roots of the chrysanthemum from drying out, the sand must be moistened several times during the winter. Usually, such storage gives good results, the chrysanthemum will definitely not freeze, you can watch it. In the spring, when the soil warms up, the bush can be returned to the garden.
In a domestic potted chrysanthemum of the Zembla variety, it is not necessary to cut off all the shoots in the fall. It is enough to remove dried flowers and leaves. To bring the plant to a dormant state, it is necessary to gradually reduce watering and put it in a cool place. In the spring, rearrange it back to a light and warm windowsill.
Preparation for winter storage includes pruning flowers and leaves
Diseases and pests
Chrysanthemums are susceptible to diseases caused by fungi: gray rot, white rust, powdery mildew and septoria blight. Control measures: removal of all diseased parts, treatment of the bush with fungicides. If, next to chrysanthemums that look healthy, there are crops affected by any disease that is dangerous for them, it is advisable to prophylactically spray the flowers with solutions of fungicidal preparations. This will protect them from disease.
Chrysanthemums can be parasitized by aphids, ticks and bugs. It is possible to notice that the plant suffers from pests by deformed leaves with swellings (aphids and bugs) and by cobwebs on them (mites). Immediately after detecting pests, treat the chrysanthemum with folk remedies or insecticides. Usually 1 procedure is sufficient. Without treatment, a weakened plant will not be able to prepare for flowering, the buds will become small, ugly, or they will not be at all.
Reproduction of chrysanthemum Zembla
For propagation of chrysanthemums, you can use cuttings and an adult bush divided into parts. Rooting is easy, this method is suitable if you want to get young seedlings, and not the age at which the bush will be when dividing.
Cuttings of Zembla chrysanthemum can be obtained from spring root shoots, they must be of such length that they include 2-3 internodes.
The pieces take root well in a moist substrate consisting of soil, humus and sand. The cuttings must be buried about 3 cm into the ground. The rooting temperature should be between 18–20 ° C. To preserve moisture, cover the cuttings with foil, forming a small greenhouse. 2 weeks after the start of rooting, feed them with mineral fertilizers. After another 2 weeks, the cuttings should already have roots, by which time they can be transplanted to a flower bed, where they will grow constantly, it is allowed to be placed in pots.
The Zembla chrysanthemum can be propagated by dividing the bush both in the spring (as soon as the shoots begin to grow) and in the fall (no later than 1 month before the onset of cold weather). This should be done once every 3 years. An undivided plant produces weak shoots and small flowers.
It is simple to divide the chrysanthemum: first, dig in the bush from all sides with a shovel, trying not to injure the roots too much, remove it from the ground along with an earthen clod. Remove old shoots, carefully divide the bush into parts. Examine roots for diseases or pests. If everything is in order, transplant immediately to a permanent place. Water frequently for a month, until sufficient root mass appears on the cuttings. Feed like an adult plant. A correctly performed transplant does not negatively affect the chrysanthemum; it blooms this year.
Conclusion
Chrysanthemum Zembla is an unpretentious plant that can be equally successfully grown both in the garden and indoors, decorate flower beds, paths, balconies, verandas, and planted in any corner of the estate. If you follow all the rules of agricultural technology, do not forget to take care of the flower in time, it will certainly delight the owners with its flowering.
