If you like the charm of a thick aroma and extraordinary beauty of jasmine, then in the garden you can put his "double". Chubushnik snowblow is individual both in its splendor and in bush compactness. Translated into Russian, there are several variants of its name: "snow beauty", "snow bell" or "snowball" - as you like. One thing unites them - beauty, not inferior to real jasmine.
Description of mock-up snowball
Garden jasmine mock snowbelle is mistakenly called, in fact, it is a sort of Philadelphus belonging to the Gortenziev family. Growth is usually low, up to 1.5 meters. It is interesting that the crown in the circle corresponds to its height, and so it looks like a white bell or a fluffy snowball.
Flowering occurs in the form of terry white flowers, exuding a delicate aroma, very similar to the smell of jasmine. Buds 2-3 cm in diameter appear on last year's shoots. It blooms to June averages, starting in May.
Flowers close up
The plant is not very demanding both in soil composition and in general care. It tolerates droughts and frosts perfectly, and there is also a huge plus - it is not afraid of urban gas pollution.
But not everything is so perfect. Chubushniki do not tolerate waterlogging, and are afraid of rising groundwater. At the same time, although they are photophilous, they withstand shading from neighboring trees quite calmly. True, with excessive shade, enhanced growth of shoots begins. They rush up, infringing on the beautiful splendor of color.
It is interesting! In ancient times, smoking pipes, called chubuki, were made from stalks of mock-ups, empty inside. So Russian jasmine got its name over time. And the Latin name goes back to Ancient Egypt to King Philadelphia.
Planting a plant
In the gardens of the Russian expanses, the mock-up is an ordinary corolla snowbel. First of all, a sunny place stands out and the season is chosen: either in the early spring, long before the buds swell, or at the very beginning of autumn.
It is necessary to maintain a distance of at least 1 m from other landings growing nearby. If the goal is the desire to find a hedge, then these gaps can be narrowed to 0.5 m.In advance, two weeks before the planned planting, you need to prepare a depression of 50 by 50 cm for each bush. In the case of designing a flower fence, a trench is prepared instead of a hole.
In heavy soil, the last layer is laid out by drainage from gravel. Then they fill with three parts of the earth with foliage, one part of humus and two sand. Very carefully, you need to treat the root neck of the seedling, which should not be deeply buried, enough to 2 cm to avoid decay. Watering the near-stem circle of the plant very generously requires closing with mulch.
Landing and watering in the drawing
Seed planting
Growing from seeds requires the right approach, which should be read in more detail:
- seeds can be harvested after ripening or purchased. It is supposed to sow them at the very beginning of spring - this is in the last days of February or in the first days of March;
- Before sowing, prepare the soil from three mandatory components: sand, humus and peat chips;
- pre-selected seeds in an elastic stocking are dipped into the prepared solution from water with the addition of a growth stimulator. And withstand at least three hours;
- after that, without removing from the stocking, put in sawdust for another two days;
- after the time is taken out and dried;
- in previously prepared soil in containers, make grooves, moisten the soil a little and plant seeds at a distance every 5 cm;
- then sprinkle with peat on top, moisten again slightly and calmly await the emergence of seedlings;
- when the first leaves appear, the plants are moved to different cups and are already growing on the balcony until they reach 30 cm up;
- most importantly, monitor the humidity so that the earthen lump does not dry out.
Before planting, seedlings are carried into the ground into the air so that they are hardened. Accustomed, they can stay for a day in a natural environment.
Note! If frost is not expected, then you can plant seedlings in the garden in the warm autumn. For the winter, do not forget to cover it with a layer of leaves thicker, and if there is a lapnik, then you can also them.
Planting seedlings in open ground
You must immediately take care of creating comfortable conditions for your favorite plant, and then it will delight from 25 to 35 years. A kind of foundation are three important points:
- Selected landing site
- the soil itself and the used soil mixture;
- distance and depth.
The choice of "personal" territory
The most successful will be a quiet place with excellent lighting until noon. Possible partial shade at the height of the day. You must choose the south side of the garden. It would also be desirable to make sure that groundwater does not exactly lie here to the surface of the earth within 150 cm.
Acidity also plays a role
Clay soil is not suitable at all; it requires powerful drainage and a very “light” soil mixture. If the soil is sandy loam, then drainage is not required, moreover, part of the sand will have to be changed to garden soil.
It is interesting! In order to cater to all the whims of a mockingbird, snowblow, according to experts, requires fertile land, where moisture and air permeability will be quite high. The acidity of the soil should be close to the neutral reaction. The optimal level is considered to be pH from 6.5 to 7.5.
Maintain distance
The proximity of planting is calculated directly from the type of plant. Usually ranges from 80 to 140 cm. If planned as a hedge, then from 60 to 80 cm. Depth up to 3 cm.
How to care
The plant requires some care.
Watering
When the landing is made, you need to water abundantly. At least 30 liters at a time. If the weather is rainy, then once every 7 days, and when drought, then every other day. Leaves serve as a visual indicator of the degree of moisture in the earth, which plummet if moisture is insufficient.
It is interesting! Loose soil is one of the necessary conditions. Immediately after quenching thirst, it needs to be loosened 8 cm deep, then mulched. This will keep the soil airy and the water will hold. With diligent mulching, you can only build up layers in the future.
Top dressing
For the first time, there is no urgent need for it. This can damage until the roots are completely developed. After a year, the mock marshmallow is fed: over a whole bucket of cooked nitrogen fluid to all the bushes. Even if the shoots have already been cut, the process of "feeding" continues.
Pruning
Annual shoots of jasmine are used to plant flower buds. It should immediately, as the flowering takes place, get rid of all branches with dried inflorescences, so that all the forces of the plant were directed to the development of fresh shoots. Before winter, they get rid of extra branches to form a neat crown. And, of course, remove all damaged shoots. Thanks to pruning, it is possible to "revive" the fading old bush. It is enough to cut to the maximum all the branches to the root with the beginning of early spring, preserving only a few of the strongest. As a precaution, reducing them to about 30 cm.
The depressed kidneys on these stumps will wake up, and young shoots will appear, which in the future will form such an attractive crown.
Jasmine bush pruning
Breeding methods
Garden jasmine propagates in two ways: vegetative and seed. But in the second, usually varietal characteristics of the plant are rarely preserved, therefore the first option is more reliable - by propagation by layering or by green cuttings.
Cuttings
For example, on the advice of experienced gardeners, this can be done like this. At the annual reliably developed shoots, carefully cut off the tops of no more than 15 cm. To tear off all the lower leaves from the cuttings. Put them in glasses, a little filled with loose natural ingredients. Cover with a cap from a regular plastic bottle. Do not forget to water, be sure to ventilate and spray in good faith. With the appearance on the cuttings of green leaves - transplant.
Propagation by cuttings
Layering
Propagating by taps is not difficult. First you need a young shoot, located at the bottom, lightly dig. The apex, about 20 cm long, remains on top “free”. Keep track of the area where the branch is covered with earth, so that it is always moderately humid. Then, when the shoot takes root, it is cut off and, together with the adhered earthen lump, is planted in a separate pit.
Branch propagation
Diseases and Pests
Fungal diseases can infect garden jasmine if care is taken incorrectly. Septorious spotting and ordinary gray rot are more common than others. Spider mites, aphids, weevils, hawthorns can attack this natural beauty. To prevent this, preventive spraying of the entire garden during the swelling of the kidneys will help.
Winter preparations
Since autumn, the root system requires warming with a layer of humus or you can use compost. To increase frost resistance, you should use the addition of potassium-phosphorus fertilizers. An excellent insulation is coconut felt, laid on the ground. As snow appears, they fall asleep plants until they have gained value. In severe frosts, certain varieties lose branches that are located above the snowdrift. But this is not scary. Bushes of heat-loving mockers can be covered entirely. In the spring, as soon as the sun warms up, they rekindle.
Use in landscape design
The mock-up snowbelle coronarius, according to the description, stands out among all the varieties especially strongly. It is about 1.5 m wide and up to 2 m high. Terry flowers have a diameter of 4 cm and look like balls, forming brushes of 7 pieces. A dazzling white color and a very delicate unobtrusive aroma that can not be confused with anything. Flowering lasts for 3 weeks, capturing the middle of summer.
Philadelphus snowbelle is an extremely popular variety among garden jasmine. It is good for use in the form of a living fence, and is also able to adequately adorn any urban area, including boulevards, squares, parks.
Park decoration
The marshmallow crowned snowbelle bears the title of king of garden shrubs. The status is obtained due to unpretentiousness, special beauty of flowering and durability. In the garden, it is incomparable in the romantic and landscape beauty of the spectacle.
It is interesting! In the very first days of summer, the mocker is associated with the image of the bride, in the airy veil of a veil of white delicate flowers. In a halo of pleasantly intoxicating aroma. More than 10 years bushes grow and delight gardeners.
The long-term shrub of snowball looks very impressive against the background of red brick buildings. Low-growing varieties around the homestead ponds will perfectly decorate the area, or they will adequately occupy the strip under large trees in the lowest tier. Varieties of two or three meters in height form a magnificent hedge that blooms even after pruning. Such a hedge is very popular, arches and secluded arbors will play differently with such decor.
Red building decoration
Thus, Chubushnik is such a universal plant that it can handle any functions for the original decorative decoration. Garden jasmine at the time of flowering will fill everyone with positive emotions, and the unique aroma will give a sense of harmony.
