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Black cohosh Brunet is a colorful plant, the appearance of which is consonant with its German name "silver candles". The main advantages noted by gardeners - decorativeness, unpretentiousness, frost resistance, vitality and longevity - made it one of the chosen plants for garden decoration and landscape design.
Description of black cohosh Brunet
The herbaceous perennial black cohosh belongs to the Buttercup family, the genus Voronets. The scientific name of the plant - cimicifuga from Latin is translated as "scaring away bugs", for which it was actively used several centuries ago. Since then, more than a dozen varieties of this cultivar have been bred, mainly for another, decorative purpose.
The perennial black cohosh of the simple Brunet variety, as can be seen from the photo and description, is a bush with several straight tall stems, covered at the top with a large number of small flowers, and an armful of openwork large leaves growing in the aerial part of the plant. The black cohosh view attracts the attention of anyone who looks at it:
- the height can reach 1.7-1.8 m;
- stems are dark purple with brown streaks, erect, glabrous, with inflorescences at the tops;
- leaves on long stalks located at the bottom of the stems, compound, pinnately divided, dark purple;
- flowers of dazzling white color with a purple receptacle, collected in inflorescences, covering the stem in the upper part for 20-30 cm;
- powerful root system consists of woody rhizome and many fibrous roots.
In summer, the stems are decorated with small buds, which looks quite stylish. The perennial begins to bloom at the end of August. Black cohosh flowers Brunet are about 1 cm in size, open gradually from bottom to top, you can see this in the photo. This process takes about 1.5 months. After opening, the petals quickly crumble, leaving a bunch of pistils with stamens, which has a very attractive appearance.
Black cohosh varieties Brunet are widely used by gardeners and landscape designers for the following purposes:
- hedge design, site zoning;
- in a solo landing against the background of a green lawn;
- in mixborders, shrub-flower compositions.
From the description of the gardeners and from the photo, one can understand that the black cohosh Brunet bushes look very impressive in combination with plants of contrasting colors or with leaves of a different shape. Stems with inflorescences, as well as leaves on long petioles are widely used when creating bouquets.
Black cohosh of the Brunet variety is known as well as a medicinal plant. A decoction from its roots was used by North American Indians to treat various diseases. Black cohosh flower is used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, sedative and tonic. Medicines with black cohosh of the Brunet variety are prescribed for the treatment of gynecological, urological diseases and complications associated with them.
Planting and caring for black cohosh Brunet
Planting a perennial black cohosh in your area is easy. This can be done in one of the several most common ways:
- seeds;
- dividing the bush;
- cuttings.
The seed method involves double stratification of seeds 6 months before planting in the ground:
- In autumn, freshly harvested seeds should be laid out at room temperature (about +200C) and keep for 3 months.
- For the next 90 days, the seeds should be at a temperature of +40C, it can only be provided in the refrigerator.
After that, the seeds are planted in soil or container. The first flowering of black cohosh bushes of the Brunet variety, planted with seeds, should be expected only after 3 years.
Dividing a bush is considered the most successful and convenient way of reproduction. It can only be applied using bushes at least 5 years old. The bush is dug up, young shoots with buds and roots are cut off with secateurs. Further, the mother bush is returned to its place, and the separated part is planted in the prepared area. You can try to separate a part from the side without digging out the entire bush.
For planting black cohosh Brunet cuttings use green shoots of an adult plant in May. The cuttings are soaked in a solution that stimulates the development of the root system, and after a few days, in the presence of root shoots, they are planted in the ground. Temporarily covered with a plastic or glass jar to create a greenhouse effect.
Another option is to buy black cohosh seedlings Brunet in a specialized store. Planting material should be well inspected before buying so that there are no rotten and diseased roots and stems. Before planting, the roots of the seedlings must be soaked, preferably in a growth-stimulating solution.
Recommended timing
It is recommended to plant seedlings in the ground and divide a simple Brunet bush in the spring in April or May when the weather is warm, but after return frosts. Purchased seedlings can be planted in spring and autumn. However, experienced gardeners recommend early spring so that the black cohosh root system has time to take root before winter arrives.
Site selection and soil preparation
Unlike other varieties that do better in the shade, the simple Brunet prefers sunny, calm places. Grows well in partial shade. The soil should be neutral or slightly acidic, rich in organic fertilizers and moderately moist.
How to plant
The algorithm for planting seedlings, a split bush or a seedling purchased from the Black Cohosh store Brunet is about the same as for planting any shrubs:
- Dig a hole with dimensions - 40x40x40 cm.
- At the bottom, approximately at a height of 20 cm, a mixture of rotted manure with ash, mineral fertilizers and soil from the site is laid.
- Set the bush in the center of the hole, spreading the roots.
- Filled with fertile soil to the edge, tamped and watered.
When planting several black cohosh Brunet bushes, the distance between them should be at least half a meter for proper care and beautiful design, as can be seen in the photo.
An important feature of the plant is that it does not like transplanting and may not take root in a new place. Therefore, in order not to risk the life of the flower, you should immediately choose the right place of residence for the black cohosh for the next 20 years.
Growing black cohosh Brunet
Proper care of black cohosh of the simple Brunet variety is normal and contains several simple rules:
- Care must be taken to keep the soil slightly moist and not dry out. To do this, the bushes are regularly watered - once every 2-3 days in the summer and once a week in the spring-autumn period.
- The soil around the bush is loosened after each watering to prevent the formation of an earthen crust, which does not allow oxygen to pass through.
- The ground is mulched with sawdust, dry grass or covered with decorative stone.
- After planting in fertile soil, it is recommended to feed the bushes of the simple Brunet variety 1 time per season. It is better to apply complex fertilizers in early spring.
- Sanitary pruning is essential to keep the shrub healthy. For this, in the spring and autumn, an examination is carried out and dried, rotten, diseased stems and leaves are removed.
Black cohosh of the simple Brunet variety is unpretentious in care. It easily tolerates frost and does not require special shelter for the winter.In the fall, after the bush has faded, it is enough to cut the stems at the root, and cover the rest of it with spruce branches or foliage.
Diseases and pests
Perennial black cohosh Brunet has natural immunity and resists scab and other infectious diseases well, and pests bypass it. However, you need to remember:
- if the plant began to look sick and insects were found on it, it just needs to be treated with insecticides according to the instructions;
- with symptoms of fungal diseases, treatment with special fungicides should be carried out;
- Do not moisten the soil too much and mulch near the trunk to prevent root rot.
If the edges of the leaves suddenly begin to dry out, then the reason may be very hot weather and, as a result, the burning of the leaves by the sun.
Conclusion
Black cohosh Brunet not so long ago became known to Russian gardeners, but many want to decorate their plot with this perennial flower. It is not difficult to do this, you just need to follow the simple rules of agricultural technology to create favorable living conditions for the perennial.
