Chubushnik jasmine planting and care in the open field

Chubushnik Philadelphus from the Hortensiev family can be found almost throughout the entire territory of the Earth in the northern hemisphere, although Greece is considered to be its homeland. The origin of the name of the shrub is even more interesting and it is associated with the Greek province.

Local residents have mastered the craft of making smoking pipes, and by the name of the province - chubuk. And although with such a shrub as jasmine, the chubushnik has a similarity only in visual indicators, gardeners do not want to give up their erroneous opinion, continuing to call the chubushnik jasmine.

How to plant a chubushnik

How to plant a chubushnik photo

So that the shrub can show all its beauty, first of all, they determine a suitable place for it.

If the selected area is swampy and shady, he is unlikely to like it.

In such conditions, the shrub will stretch strongly in search of sunlight, postpone the flowering period.

And in the worst case, it will disappear from excess moisture. Therefore, it is so important to select a place on the sunny side of the site, with soil without signs of waterlogging.

Recommendations for planting garden jasmine:

1. You need to start by preparing a pit for a garden jasmine. Its size depends entirely on the volume of the root of the bush. Usually small shrubs are planted, for which a 60 x 60 x 60 pit is considered the most suitable.
2. If you are thinking of planting a chubushnik as an element of a hedge or in a composition with other ornamental shrubs, you cannot ignore such an indicator as the maximum size of a jasmine crown. When planting a plant to create a hedge, the distance between the bushes is maintained at a size of 0.7 m.When a composite planting, this figure doubles and is 1.5 meters.
3. Before you start planting a plant, you need to start preparing the soil.It should contain 1 share of sand, 2 shares of humus and 3 shares of leafy soil. Before planting the plant, you should dig it in with prepared earth so that the roots do not wind up. It is also important to take care of the drainage, the height of which from the bottom of the pit must be at least 15 cm.
4. When planting a chubushnik, they carefully monitor the root collar. It shouldn't be too deep. The depth limit of the root collar is 2 cm from the surface. If you ignore this condition, jasmine can die from its decay.

How to care for a chubushnik in the garden

Garden jasmine does not require a scrupulous attitude towards itself. One has only to give him the very minimum of time, as he will thank him with even more lush flowering. We will explain in more detail below.

What, how and when to feed the chubushnik

Only once a year, in late spring, one bucket of diluted slurry infusion is introduced under the jasmine bush. To do this, take 1 part of the slurry and 10 parts of water. Starting from the second year, in addition to manure, fertilizing with mineral fertilizers is connected.

It includes:

• urea, in the amount of 15 g,
• potassium sulfate - 15 gr
• and superphosphate in the amount of 20 grams.

All these components are bred in a bucket of water, which is enough to feed 2 adult plants. This procedure is recommended to be carried out annually with the beginning of the growing season, in the spring. After flowering jasmine, urea is excluded from the top dressing, while wood ash is added.

In a bucket of water they dilute:

• 15 grams of potassium sulfate,
• 30 gr superphosphate, wood ash 100 gr.
• This solution is enough for 1 m² of land.

How to water a chubushnik

During planting, 10 to 20 liters of water is poured under the bush, depending on the size of the bush. Then another 30 liters of water is distributed to water the plant in the first 2 summer months.

Garden jasmine has enough moisture that gets into the ground with precipitation and morning dew. Only in dry periods is it sometimes worth watering the shrub abundantly, but without stagnant water.

How to prune a mock orange after flowering

How to cut a mock orange after flowering photo

Even at the very beginning, before planting, it is necessary to inspect the bush, remove all branches that interfere with
the formation of a beautiful crown. Leave branches with two to three healthy buds at the base of the bush. The rest must be removed.

Pruning mock orange after flowering photo

A year later, after the chubushnik has faded, the bush is examined. This is done in order to eliminate weak branches and those that have undergone a degenerative process. They are removed until the start of growth. In the third year and subsequent (after flowering) branches are cut off to part of the growth, on which flowering was observed. If the rules for pruning are violated during sanitary cutting of the bush, up to 25% of dead and old branches are removed. Each subsequent year, it will be easier to prune and shape the crown of the jasmine bush.

Jasmine crop video:

How to propagate a chubushnik

For reproduction, plants use one of the 4 proposed methods:

• dividing the bush
• layering
• cuttings
• seeds

The plant tolerates any type of reproduction well and gardeners do not have difficulties with this. Choosing this or that method, you need to know that using the seed of a bush for breeding, the flowering of jasmine can be observed only 3 years after planting.

Reproduction of mock-orange by cuttings

Chubushnik cuttings photo

Chubushnik can be propagated by cuttings in several ways:

• using annual cuttings cut in early spring, before the beginning of the growing season;
• using cuttings cut in the fall.
• green cuttings.

Further actions will depend on which cuttings are used for transplanting.

How to root cuttings cut in the fall

• Cut cuttings are stored until spring. To do this, use the basement, where
  zero temperature is maintained.
• With the onset of spring, prepared cuttings are placed in pits with sandy soil.In this case, a pair of upper buds should remain above the ground.
• A full-fledged root will be formed by autumn.
• The next spring, when the stalk is out of dormancy, it is pruned. They do this in order to give a course to the development of young growth.
• In the fall, an already fully formed young bush is transplanted to a permanent place specially designated for it.

How to root cuttings of garden jasmine, cut in spring video

• Cuttings are cut only from the healthiest and strongest branches. As for their length, approximately 6 - 8 centimeters is quite enough. Each cut should have a pair of leaves and an internode.
• To form a root in such a cutting, it is placed in greenhouse conditions, planted in prepared soil rich in humus, turf and sand.
• Deepening of the cutting - 1 cm.
• After planting, the cutting is sprayed several times a day. They do this so that it takes root faster. Approximately, the rooting period of the cuttings is 2 - 2.5 months.
• Hardening of a young plant is one of the important stages after the rooting of the cuttings. To do this, they begin to open the doors of the greenhouse in the evening. For the winter, hardened, with a formed root system, cuttings are dropped in the open field from the leeward side.

The cuttings are transplanted to a temporary place by May, and the plant can count on a permanent place of growth only after three years.

Reproduction of chubushnik by layering

How to propagate a chubushnik by layering

In order for the process of reproduction of the mock-mushroom to be successful by the layering method, the most beautiful and healthy bushes are selected in advance, cutting them to the ground in the spring. Instead of old branches during the growing season, young flexible and pliable shoots will begin to emerge.

The next spring, before the first leaves appear, a bundle of wire is applied to the flexible stem at a distance of 1 cm to the lower bud. After thickening, the stem takes root. They become part of a single root system of a new bush. As soon as the first signs of stem rooting appear, it is tilted and sprinkled with nutritious soil.

During the season, they spud a couple of times and do not forget about watering. You should start separating this stem of the mock-orange only with the onset of the calendar autumn. Make sure that it is well rooted and has new shoots. It is better not to transplant it immediately to a new place, but to arrange it on a temporary bed so that it becomes strong and enduring. In a couple of years, the chubushnik will be ready for transplantation to a new (permanent) place.

How to propagate garden jasmine by dividing a bush

Reproduction of chubushnik by dividing the bush photo

Large jasmine bushes cannot be handled with this type of propagation. A young shrub will work very well. It is not difficult to remove it from the ground and do all the operations for dividing the bush.

At the first stage, the bush is dug up and carefully freed from clods of earth so that it is clearly visible where it is preferable to divide it. It is important to carry out this procedure correctly, even if the bush is not divided in half. Look more at how the root system develops. When dividing, they try not to harm the plant.

It is better to deal with dividing the bush in the autumn (for the middle lane, this is October). Some experimental gardeners are not averse to dividing the bush in the summer. This is also possible. Just make sure that these manipulations do not coincide with the flowering period of the plant. Despite the fact that the transplantation takes place in the hot summer season, new jasmine bushes are still planted in sunny places in accordance with the requirements of the plant itself.

Growing a mock-orange from seeds

Chubushnik seeds of garden jasmine photo Chubushnik from seeds

And this breeding method requires special knowledge, the right approach, which boils down to the following:

• Purchased or those seeds that were collected on the site after ripening are sown in early spring in late February - early March;
• Before sowing, a soil is prepared, which should contain 3 components: peat chips, sand and humus;
• Seeds for planting are placed in an elastic stocking, lowering it for 3 (or more) hours in a special solution consisting of water and a growth stimulator;
• Then the seeds are placed in sawdust right in this stocking for a couple of days;
• After 2 days, the seeds are removed from the stocking and dried.
• Since the soil in the containers has already been prepared in advance, it remains only to make grooves, slightly moisten the soil and plant the seeds at a distance of 5 cm from each other. Sprinkling peat on top, moisten it again and wait for the first shoots to appear;
• When the first two or three true leaves appear, the plants dive into separate cups and grow on a windowsill or balcony to a height of 20-30 cm.
• Watering should be done in moderation, keeping an eye on the humidity and not allowing the earthen coma to dry out.

Growing garden jasmine from seeds photo

Before planting in the ground, the seedlings are hardened by taking them out into the fresh air. Gradually, the plants get used to their natural environment and can remain outside painlessly for 24 hours. So you can leave young bushes in a shady place in the garden until autumn. In the absence of the threat of frost, the seedlings are planted in the garden in warm autumn, for the winter they are covered with spruce branches or a thick layer of leaves.

How to transplant garden jasmine mock-orange

Not only for its powerful snow-white flowering, but also for its good adaptability after transplantation, garden jasmine is appreciated by numerous admirers. For transplanting, plants are used at any time except for the flowering period. If the transplant is carried out in the spring, then this year the jasmine will not delight anyone with its flowering.

When transplanting, the following actions are carried out:

• the jasmine bush is filled with water, in excess, so that it is easier to dig it out of the ground;
• while the ground is soaked in water, pruning is carried out: old branches, including last year's branches, are cut off completely, while young ones are slightly shortened;
• then the bush is dug up and transplanted to a new place.

At least 2 buckets of settled water will be needed to water the transplanted bush. Then the ground around the plant is sprinkled with a layer of humus as mulch.

Why the mock-orange does not bloom Pests and diseases

Among the pests that can spoil the appearance of jasmine, the most common are spider mites, aphids, and leafy green weevils. You can get rid of them with insecticides. During the spring and autumn processing of the bush, it is best to use karbofos in accordance with the instructions.

Chubushnik may not bloom for the following reasons:

Why garden jasmine mock-orange does not bloom what to do

1. The wrong place for the growth of the shrub was chosen. Shady places negatively affect the plant and should be transplanted.
2. The soil does not meet the requirements, the land is severely depleted. Dig up and transplant the jasmine bush into the soil necessary for its normal growth and flowering. Only fertile air-permeable soil, with timely feeding with mineral components, organic matter will be suitable.
3. Jasmine does not like strong waterlogging. In areas where it is too damp, it is not recommended to plant a chubushnik. Installing a good drainage system to drain water from the ground will be the ideal way out of this situation. Sometimes a thick layer of drainage of 15-20 cm, in a pit for planting a crop, helps to cope with this problem.
4. Top dressing of the bush is not carried out according to the rules, an excess of nitrogen is introduced. If you follow all the requirements, the problem will disappear by itself.
5. Both over-watering and lack of moisture greatly affect the condition of the plant. During the period of drought, additional watering of the crop is organized, otherwise the plant will not only not bloom, but may also die.
6. When planting or replanting a shrub to another place, make sure that the root collar is not buried more than 2 cm.Otherwise, it will underpin, which will lead to its decay and, as a result, the growth of the plant will be inhibited.

How to care for jasmine in autumn and winter

Jasmine needs care with the onset of the calendar autumn, so it is important:

• feed the shrub with mineral fertilizers;
• water if necessary;
• pruning spoiled, old and dry branches.

How to prepare your jasmine bush for winter rest time

• in the fall, it is necessary to pay attention to the mock-orange, whose age does not exceed 1 year. He needs increased protection from the winter cold. With the help of dense warm batting, young bushes are covered, tied with twine;
• deciduous humus is scattered on the soil surface in the area of ​​the root system.
• in winter, especially after heavy snowfalls, the shrubs are freed from the snow cap.
• with the onset of the end of winter and early spring, it is also recommended to throw snow from the crown of the bush.

Chubushnik in landscape design

Chubushnik in garden design photo

Designers have found many ways to use snow-white jasmine bushes for renewal
the territory adjacent to the house.

You can often see:

• jasmine bushes as a hedge;
• as an element in the decoration of alleys;
• will attract attention and like a lonely flowering bush;
• in a single composition with other plants, for example, with roses, hydrangeas;
• as a symmetrical geometric pattern in the landscape area of ​​a summer cottage;
• in the design of a thematic garden.

What can be said in conclusion

Be sure to plant a chubushnik on your site. Let it be not one species, but several, and then the whole summer you will enjoy the flowering of this unpretentious shrub. The unique combination of the color of green foliage and the color of the snow-white jasmine flowers contributes to the harmonization of space and peace of mind.

Types of chubushnik with description and photo

Gardeners fell in love with the following types of this culture, which have become very popular when decorating summer cottages:

• Jasmine virgin;
• Crown chubushnik,
• Chubushnik Lemoine.

Any kind of snow-white mock-orange can decorate a garden plot, create a festive atmosphere. As for planting and caring for a plant, it will not be difficult because of its absolute unpretentiousness.

Philadelphus coronarius

Philadelphus coronarius photo

The crown mock-orange is also called the common mock-orange. The maximum height that a plant can achieve is 3.5 m, while it grows up to 2 meters in diameter. On the reddish shade of the shoots are light green pointed leaves.

Somewhere at the end of May, the chubushnik dissolves its flowers and pleases the eye for 1 month. The five-petalled flowers have a creamy shade, a very pleasant aroma. Not pretentious, grows on any soil, is resistant to gusty winds, does not freeze in severe frosts. Very often, an ordinary chubushnik is used by designers when decorating a landscape.

Chubushnik virginsky or maiden Philadelphus x virginalis

Chubushnik virginsky philadelphus x virginalis ‘minnesota snowflake’ photo

Virginia jasmine is obtained by crossing the small-leaved and evergreen mock-orange species. In garden plots, it grows up to 3 meters high. Oval leaves, 7-8 cm long, together with brown shoots form the crown of a shrub. From the middle of summer, it begins to bloom, releasing snow-white inflorescences, consisting of flowers with a double petal type. Flowers reach 5 cm in diameter. Under favorable circumstances, at the beginning of September, the second flowering of Virginia jasmine for the season is observed.

Philadelphus × lemoinei

Philadelphus lemoine mock cloak × lemoinei photo

Chubushnik lemoine differs from its counterparts in that it has small ovoid leaves. The crown of the bush is dense, spreading. Reaches up to 2.5 meters (diameter). The flower petals are terry at the end.One gets the impression that with the onset of the flowering time of the chebushnik lemoine, which falls on the month of June, its leaves begin to hide behind the snow-white flowers. A huge white ball is formed, which some time ago was completely green. For jasmine of this type, it is characteristic that it can also be two-colored. A purple-pink core with golden stamens peeps through its snow-white petals.

Ornamental shrubs are traditionally the favorites of gardeners and landscape designers. Their popularity is quite understandable, because such a simple solution as planting jasmine, with the arrival of spring, will turn the summer cottage into a magical corner where it is pleasant to work and relax, enjoying the wondrous beauty and enchanting aroma of numerous flowers strewn with a spreading bush. Its scientific name - chubushnik - is not very euphonious and is used mainly in official sources. It is popularly known as garden jasmine. He received this name from German gardeners because of the shape and smell of his flowers.

Optimal site

Nature has awarded the shrub with high resistance to adverse environmental influences. It is shade-tolerant, can grow in nutrient-poor soil, and tolerates an arid climate. However, one should not expect high decorativeness from it under such conditions. Growing jasmine in heavily shaded areas will cause the bush to stretch out and produce few flowers. The scarcity and dryness of the soil will slow down its development, and the leaves and buds will be small.

Open sunny areas with well-moistened soil, which contains a lot of humus, are preferable for the chubushnik. The shrub will bloom beautifully and luxuriantly in the country and in partial shade, but only if it is insignificant and falls from the side. You can plant it in light to medium loam.

Optimal for garden jasmine soil prepared from the following components:

• 3 pieces of leafy land;
• 2 parts of humus;
• 1 part river sand.

The bush does not tolerate stagnant water in the soil, therefore it needs good drainage. It will be provided with a thick layer (at least 15 cm) of pebbles, gravel, expanded clay, broken brick or crushed stone, poured onto the bottom of the planting pit. Heat-loving varieties of chubushnik are sensitive to drafts, so they should be correctly placed in areas protected from cold winds.

Planting secrets

Jasmine garden shrub is planted in spring or autumn. Usually the plant is propagated by cuttings, digging holes about 50 cm deep under them. It is important that the soil covers only the root of the seedling, and its trunk remains completely on the surface, otherwise it may rot. Experienced gardeners recommend planting shrubs in the country in the fall. It is better to choose a warm, clear day for the procedure from the second decade of September to October 10. If jasmine is placed in the soil in spring, then, so that it takes root well and does not die, you need to have time with planting before the shrub releases its leaves.

The soil is pre-dug up and enriched with nitrophosphate fertilizer. It is applied to the bottom of the well at the rate of 30 g of the drug per stalk. When planting, you need to ensure that the roots of the chubushnik do not rest against the walls of the pit. There should be at least 10 cm to them. It is enough to deepen the bark neck of the bush by 3 cm from the soil surface. The ground in a hole with cuttings is carefully tamped. This will help the plant to take root in a new place faster. At the base of the seedling, a funnel-shaped depression is made, gently converging to the trunk. It will retain moisture during watering and rains.

Advice

When the rooting process of the seedling is completed, its main branches are slightly shortened, and the weak ones are cut off. Then the bush will turn out to be more spreading, many buds will form on it, and its crown will look well-groomed and symmetrical.

Between the cuttings, leave from 50 to 150 cm of free space. In order for the chubushnik to form a hedge in the future, a well-lit area is chosen for it, making an interval of 50-80 cm between the seedlings.Both in spring and autumn, the procedure is completed with abundant soil moisture. Pour 1-2 buckets of water into the holes with dug cuttings.

Care rules

Caring for the garden jasmine shrub will not take much time. When its flowering is over, the mock-orange is carefully examined and wilted buds and weak branches are removed. Dry, damaged processes directed inside the crown are also necessarily cut off. This will provide an incentive for the development of new strong shoots. In the fall, they will start branching, and the next spring, their young shoots will be covered with flowers. When 3 years have passed since the rooting of the chubushnik in the open field, the bush is rid of the old branches, without regret cutting them to the base of the trunk. Thanks to this, young and full of strength shoots will receive more free space for development, and their flowering will be more magnificent.

For jasmine cultivation to be successful, the shrub must be properly watered and fed. High humidity of the air and soil is important for the chubushnik. Throughout the growing season, he needs frequent and abundant watering. Use settled soft water for it. So that moisture does not linger in the ground, but is absorbed faster by the roots of the plant, watering is carried out with warm water. The shrub reacts well to spraying, but during flowering they are contraindicated for it.

In the first year, garden jasmine will have enough of those fertilizers that were introduced into the soil during planting, and then it needs to be fed regularly. Complex mineral preparations intended for flowering shrubs are suitable for the mock-mushroom.

You can prepare the nutritional composition yourself by dissolving 3 ingredients in 10 liters of water:

• superphosphate (30 g);
• urea (15 g);
• potassium sulfide (15 g).

From organic fertilizers, it is recommended to use slurry, apple or birch ash. In early autumn, jasmine is fed with humus or compost at the rate of 2 buckets per 1 adult bush, embedded in the ground to a shallow depth. Cultivation of a mock-orange is also not complete without regular weeding and loosening of the earth. You can mulch the soil around its trunk with peat, dry compost, leaf humus. This will help to retain moisture in it and improve the passage of air to the roots of the plant. The mulch layer should be 4-7 cm.

Breeding features

The shrub is propagated in different ways:

• seeds;
• cuttings;
• shoots;
• root layers;
• dividing the bush.

When planting garden jasmine seeds, you will have to be patient. They are sown at the beginning of winter, on the eve of severe cold weather. You can do this even under the snow. Having deepened the seeds into the ground, they are covered with spruce branches. Seedlings appear in early spring. The seedlings are hardened, but it will take 7-8 years until the state of an adult plant, when the bush can bloom.

Cultivation of a mock-orange from layering is more often used. In order for the bush to give them, with the onset of spring, all shoots are removed from it, making room for a young and full of vigor growth. For propagation of garden jasmine, the strongest branches are chosen. They are bent to the ground, laying in previously dug grooves. The shoots are deepened into the soil, sprinkling with sand and peat on top. After 1.5 months, they will begin to branch, and in the fall, the young bush can be separated from the mother and transplanted.

It is even easier to propagate garden jasmine by cuttings. They are obtained from strong shoots by pruning the bush in June. The optimum length of the cutting is 5 cm. They are rooted in a light and nutritious mixture of peat with sand, shallowly placed in it at an angle of 30-40 °. Then the container is covered with a film, or better with glass, and placed in a well-lit place. Cuttings need daily maintenance in the form of sprays. When they take root, they can be planted in open ground, covering them with a plastic cup in the first days.

Refined jasmine, planting and caring for which is not difficult, will effectively decorate any suburban area. It looks good in single plantings, in hedges, in combination with other shrubs.Its delicate flowers will fill the evening garden with a wonderful scent. They can also be used to make bouquets.

Even inexperienced gardeners can cope with the cultivation of unpretentious jasmine. It is frost-resistant, rarely affected by pests and diseases, does not require transplanting, patiently tolerates heat and drought. One has only to place the shrub in a sunny corner, water it regularly, cut it off and feed it occasionally, and you can admire its spreading dense crown and lush flowering for a long time.

We will tell you the rules for planting and caring for a chubushnik in the open field. We describe in detail when and how best to plant garden jasmine.

We consider caring for a plant in the garden: watering, feeding, pruning, flowering, preparing for winter, as well as diseases and pests.

How is it correct: mock orange or garden jasmine?

Chubushnik belongs to the Hortensia family, and jasmine belongs to the Olive family. At the same time, the shrubs are quite similar to each other, especially with a sweet and strong aroma, which is why confusion arises.

In Russia and the CIS countries, chubushnik is often called garden jasmine, but real jasmine is a thermophilic plant (subtropical zone) and freezes in harsh climates. Some of its species are successfully grown here at home or in greenhouses (Indian, sambac, etc.).

Our planting guidelines and outdoor care tips are for the chubushnik or the popular “garden jasmine”.

• These names are used in the article as synonyms, since under these names one and the same plant is hidden.

In Russian gardens, most often cultivated mock-orange (ordinary), virginal, hybrid winter-hardy varieties of Lemoine mock-orange and Vekhov Nikolai Kuzmich's selection.

Chubushnik "Snow storm"

Chubushnik: planting in open ground

For the excellent development and flowering of the plant, the planting site, soil and soil mixture, planting distance and depth play an important role.

This is a kind of foundation that provides comfortable conditions for growing chubushnik in the open field for the next 25-35 years.

Pick-up location

The plant is best suited to a quiet place that should be well lit, especially in the first half of the day, but light partial shade at noon is also allowed. It is best to plant chubushnik on the south, south-east and south-west side.

Garden jasmine is able to grow in the shade, but in this case the flowering will be much weaker, it will stretch out and acquire a less beautiful appearance.

Do not plant shrubs in places where rain or melt water accumulates, as well as where groundwater is closer than 150 cm from the surface of the earth.

Soil and acidity

Chubushnik loves fertile land with high air and moisture permeability. It is well suited to light and medium loamy soils rich in humus. At the same time, garden jasmine is able to grow in poor soil, but then the development and flowering of the bush will be weaker.

Heavy clayey soils are poorly suited; in this case, more powerful drainage and a lighter soil mixture are needed. On sandy loam soils, on the contrary, you can do without drainage, and it is better to replace part of the sand with garden soil.

The optimum level of soil acidity for mock-orange is pH 6.5-7.5 (close to neutral).

Soil mix

Substrate options for garden jasmine.

1. Leafy land, humus, sod (garden) land, peat in equal parts is a universal option.
2. Sod (garden) soil, humus (compost) and sand - 3: 2: 1. Well suited for clay soils and chernozem.
3. Humus, black soil - 1: 1. Preferred for sandy soils.

• It is advisable to add one glass of wood ash or two tablespoons of superphosphate to any soil substrate.

Landing distance

Large shrubs and trees - 2.5-3 m

Chubushnik hedge

Planting depth

When planting, the root collar of the seedling should be approximately at ground level. The maximum depth is 2-3 cm, otherwise there is a high risk of developing rot.

How to plant garden jasmine correctly? Instructions

1. Dig a planting hole: depth and width - 50-60 cm. At the bottom of the hole, make a 10-15 cm drainage layer of rubble, gravel or sand.
2. Sprinkle in some potting mix. Place the seedling in the center of the hole so that the base of the bush is about level with the ground.
3. Gradually fill the planting hole with soil mixture and compact it so that there are no voids.
4. Trim all shoots about 30% of their length (a couple of buds to a strong bud). Pour 10-15 liters of water into the tree trunk circle. Pour a 3-4 cm layer of peat, bark or sawdust on top to keep the root ball moist longer.

Rules and Tips

• Plant a chubushnik in cloudy weather or in the evening so that it takes root better.
• It is advisable to dig the planting hole and fill it with soil mixture 3-4 weeks before planting.
• If the seedling has damaged roots, remove them and treat the cut with charcoal powder.

When is it better to plant a mock-orange in spring or autumn?

Garden jasmine is best planted in spring (April) or autumn (September - October).

A seedling with an open root system can be planted only in the spring before the leaves bloom, otherwise it will die, and in the fall from September 10 to October 15. Seedlings in containers can be planted throughout the growing season.

These dates for planting a mock-orange are also suitable for gardeners of the Moscow region, the Leningrad region, the Urals and Siberia.

Chubushnik sapling in a container for planting in open ground

Chubushnik transplant

The garden jasmine shrub is relatively easy to transplant at any age. The optimal time for transplanting adult bushes is from late August to mid-October, but it is also possible in spring in April.

1. Water the chubushnik abundantly the day before digging, so that it is easier to transfer it with a clod of earth, and it will stock up on nutrients.
2. Cut off young shoots of the current year (autumn) or last year by 30-40% (spring).
3. Carefully dig out the bush, plant it together with a lump of earth in a new place and pour 10-15 liters of water.

Chubushnik: outdoor care in spring, summer and autumn

The shrub is quite unpretentious to care for, drought-resistant and hardy to unfavorable external factors.

However, to get the maximum decorative effect, garden jasmine must be properly cared for.

Watering

Moisture for a chubushnik is of great importance. With its lack, the bush may not bloom. Water your garden jasmine regularly, especially in hot and dry weather, to prevent the leaves from drooping (loss of turgor).

The maximum demand for moisture is from April to July, when the bush is actively growing, preparing for flowering and blooming. During this time, water approximately every 7-12 days with 15-30 liters of water.

We recommend reading: «WHAT WATER IS BETTER TO WATER PLANTS?»

In the spring, before flowering, it is advisable to spray the shrub with warm and soft water. For young plants, it is useful to add growth stimulants to the water ("Zircon", "Epin Extra" and others).

After the first watering in the spring, mulch the near-stem circle with a 3-4 cm layer of peat to retain moisture in the soil.

Loosening the soil

During the spring - summer, it is necessary to loosen the ground 2-4 times by 4-6 cm in depth. Also remove weeds in a timely manner - they take away macro- and microelements from the chubushnik.

Top dressing and fertilizers

For the first two years after planting, there is no need to feed the chubushnik with mineral fertilizers. Garden jasmine needs additional nutrients for abundant and lush flowering.

1. In early April (before the leaves bloom), dissolve 15 grams of carbamide (urea), 15 grams of potassium sulfate and 30 grams of superphosphate in 10 liters of water and pour over the bush. Or pour the plant with mullein infusion - 1:10.
2. After 3-4 weeks (beginning - mid-May), repeat the feeding.
3. Immediately after flowering, scatter 20-25 grams of superphosphate (1 tbsp.spoon) and 10-15 grams of potassium sulfate per 1 m2.

2nd option

1. Before flowering (late April - early May), scatter two tablespoons of nitrophoska and a glass of wood ash over the surface.
2. During flowering and immediately after it, pour the solution: for 10 liters of water 20-25 grams of superphosphate (1 tbsp. Spoon) and 10-15 grams of potassium.

Tips

Instead of mineral fertilizers during and after flowering, wood ash can be used. To do this, pour a glass of ash with 10 liters of water and leave for two days, and then pour the shrub into the trunk circle.

Bloom

Garden jasmine is most attractive when fragrant flowers open up. It is for its pleasant, sweetish and powerful aroma that most flower growers love it.

The smell of chubushnik has a beneficial effect on the human psyche and raises the mood. The plant usually blooms in the 3rd year after planting.

Blossoming time of the chubushnik

The flowering period of garden jasmine depends on its type and variety. In the conditions of the Moscow region, the crown mock-orange and garden forms based on it are the first to bloom: golden (aureus), dwarf and variegated. They bloom almost immediately after common lilac (the beginning of June).

In the first two weeks of June, the small-leaved, thin-leaved mock-orange, Shrenka, blooms. In early - mid-July, odorless, grayish, broad-leaved and fluffy mock-orange begins to bloom (it blooms later than everyone else).

Duration of flowering averages 20-25 days, in a shady place a little longer. Schrenk's mock-orange blooms the longest, and, for example, Gordon's mock-orange is able to bloom a second time in the fall.

Chubushnik "Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya"

Why is the mock-orange not blooming? What to do?

Garden jasmine may not bloom in some situations. The most common reasons: lack of lighting (growing in the shade), lack of moisture or nutrients (watering, feeding), unsuccessful wintering (freezing of annual shoots), over-pruning in the spring or too deep planting.

Perhaps the mock orange does not bloom due to its age, especially if you grew it from seeds (7-8th year) or from cuttings (4-5th year).

Correct pruning of chubushnik: in spring, after flowering, in autumn

Garden jasmine needs annual pruning to form a decorative crown shape, especially vigorous species and varieties. Otherwise, it will thicken with young shoots and grow ugly.

Sanitary pruning in spring

Before the buds awaken (late March - early April), remove weak and damaged shoots growing inside the bush. If you wish, you can shorten some of the strongest branches, but proceed with caution as over-pruning can result in no flowering this year.

Sanitary pruning can be done at any time of the year. The full formation of the crown of the bush will be performed after the mock-orange has faded.

Anti-aging pruning

About once every 2-4 years, it is necessary to rejuvenate the plant. In the early vein at the garden jasmine, cut off all shoots older than 10-12 years old at the very base of the bush ("on a stump").

Due to such pruning, the crown of the garden jasmine will rejuvenate and stimulate powerful flowering and growth. New strong shoots will bloom next summer.

"Refreshing" an old bush

A very old or neglected bush is easier to rejuvenate by cardinal pruning.

1. At the end of April, cut down all the trunks at ground level, and cut 3-4 of the healthiest ones at a height of 35-40 cm. Treat the cuts with garden pitch, and spread a 4-5 cm layer of humus around the bush and dig a little soil (6-8 cm) ...
2. Water the mock-orange regularly and abundantly in the summer. It is also advisable to feed the mullein infusion 1-2 times.
3. In the fall, new shoots from dormant buds will appear, but in the spring you will need to leave 3-4 of the strongest ones, and completely remove the rest. These most developed shoots are the basis of a young shrub.

Formative pruning of chubushnik after flowering

Formative pruning of garden jasmine is best done immediately after flowering (mid-June) so as not to disturb flowering, as it blooms on last year's shoots.

1. First, remove any faded buds. If pruning was not done in the spring or there is a need, then completely remove all weak and damaged branches.
2. Then trim the shoots of the current year to last year's growth (green section of the branch to the lignified part).
   By October, a new growth with lateral shoots will have time to appear on these branches, on which flowers will appear next spring.
   If you want to reduce the height of the bush, then cut off all or the longest shoots below the growth zone.
3. Also prune 4-5 year old shoots growing inward and bare, weakly flowering, to thin it out. And if the bush is very thick, then cut off 20-25% of the old trunks at the base.

Pruning chubushnik in autumn

You cannot prune young shoots of garden jasmine in the fall if you want it to bloom next year. In autumn, if necessary, you can carry out sanitary pruning and thinning of the bush (growing inward and weak shoots).

Preparing for the winter chubushnik

Most varieties of the plant are distinguished by good winter hardiness, especially of domestic selection. Adult chubushnik bushes do not need winter shelter, and it is advisable to mulch specimens up to 2 years old with a 4-5 cm layer of peat or pine needles.

If the tops of annual shoots freeze in an adult garden jasmine in winter, it will still bloom, and by pruning in the spring it is easy to restore the crown of the bush.

In the conditions of the Moscow region, the Leningrad region, Siberia and the Urals, it is better to plant winter-hardy varieties.

Pests and diseases

Chubushnik is rarely affected by pests or diseases, but it is important to regularly inspect the shrub for their presence.

The most common pests: weevil, mealybug, spider mite, aphid, scale insect and false scale insect... Aphids are especially common on young overgrowth leaves.

Interesting to know

You can make honey from the nectar of the chubushnik. This honey improves sleep, helps relieve fatigue and headaches.

The plant got its name due to the peculiarity of the structure of the stems from which the mouthpieces and shafts for a smoking pipe were made.

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We wish you a successful planting, easy care of the chubushnik in the garden, and enjoy its wonderful flowering!

Surely many of you in the parks paid attention to beautifully smelling shrubs with cute white flowers. So I liked him. In full confidence that it is

jasmine

, went shopping. It turned out that the real name of this plant is

chubushnik

, or, as it is also called by gardeners, "garden jasmine."

Chubushnik, or garden jasmine It turns out that this is the most popular shrub, blooming in early and mid-summer, it belongs to the hydrangea family.

Most types of chubushnik are

shrubs

with small leaves and thin trunks covered with gray or brown bark. They love the sun very much, but at the same time they are shade-tolerant. Chubushnik fruits are small boxes with seeds, in appearance a little less than a centimeter. Many species have proven to thrive well in very moist soils, even in the presence of

groundwater

, but do not tolerate when the moisture is constant and stagnant. Most of them tolerate temporary drought well, they are resistant to smoke. Depending on the species, the chubushnik blooms from late May to early August.

It turns out that not all varieties of chubushnik smell so divinely, there are species that are completely odorless or with a very subtle barely noticeable smell. So, armed with basic knowledge, I rushed in search of "my" bush, and along the way I got acquainted with the most popular and favorite species among Russian gardeners.

Types of chubushnik

Crown mock

It was his scent that won my heart so much in the park. This is a tall shrub up to 3 meters high, which came to our country from the south of Western Europe. It has incredibly fragrant white flowers and large leaves carved along the edge.Blooms in the first half of June for almost 20 days. It grows quickly and lives up to 30 years. It has many garden forms with beautiful foliage.

Shrenk's chubushnik

This type of mock-orange is the first to bloom in our strip. He came to us from the Far East, from Korea and China. The leaves are oval, rather like an egg, narrowed upwards, the flowers are large, smell very tender, about 4 cm in diameter, but they are collected in inflorescences of 9 flowers. This species is very cold-resistant, can withstand frosts down to -25 ° C. It begins to bloom in early June and blooms for about 25 days.

Small-leaved chubushnik

It is a low-growing bush with flowers that look like cherry blossoms. The flowers exude a strawberry scent and completely cover the bush during flowering.

Odorless chubushnik

It grows as a bush with large green shoots, leaves are large, up to 7 cm long, and on non-flowering shoots can reach 12 centimeters. The flowers are white, odorless, about 5 cm, collected in brushes of 5 flowers, high, up to 4 meters. It stands out for its width, up to 3 m. It begins to bloom at the end of June, when looking at these sky-white flowers it seems that their shape resembles a square with many stamens. Blooms for about 30 days.

Chubushnik Gordon

One of the tallest species. The height of the bush can reach 4 meters, and if the bush grows in the shade, then up to 5-6 meters. This species is the most decorative because of the large, glossy, bright green shiny leaves and pure white, up to 4.5 cm flowers. It blooms in the second half of June, has a faint, delicate, barely noticeable aroma.

Fluffy chubushnik

Its lower leaves seem to be airy (fluffy). Flowers almost do not smell, but large, have a beautiful "cup" shape and are collected in large inflorescences of 5-10 pieces. Bloom from the second half of July to early August. The bush is high, up to 3 meters.

Selectively bred garden species of chubushnik

The most famous varieties: Arctic, Ballet of Moths, Unusual, Airborne Assault, Pearls, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Academician Komarov.

My heart was given to the Airborne Troopers - a bush about 2 meters tall with a delicate aroma and flowers in the form of many bells on the branches, perfectly suited as a hedge.

Number two for my garden is "Unusual":

It is a low bush about 1.5 m, in the center of the flower there is a purple bright spot and an incredible smell of strawberries, which is especially noticeable in the night air, thick from the heat of the day.

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Chubushnik planting

If you plant a chubushnik in the sun, it will bloom beautifully and profusely, in the shade the flowers become smaller, and the branches stretch out. The soil should be well moistened and contain leafy soil, humus, sand (the ratio is somewhere around 3-2-1), with stagnant water drainage is required.

Chubushnik takes root best of all for autumn planting, it's somewhere between September 10th and October 10th. But if you really want to plant it in the spring, you need to do it until the leaves bloom, otherwise it may die. When planting, make sure that only the root, and not the stem, sinks into the ground, otherwise there is a risk of decay. Planting depth is about 50 cm. The distance between shrubs should be from 0.5 to 1.5 meters. If you want a hedge, then you need to plant it at a distance of 0.5 to 0.8 meters in well-lit places. After planting, watered with 1-2 buckets of water.

Reproduction of chubushnik 

Chubushnik is propagated by dividing its roots, or during the flowering period by cuttings with young, green bark. They are planted in a place specially prepared for them. They take longer to take root.

Also, the mock-orange can be propagated by seeds, but the bushes will bloom no earlier than after 5 or 8 years. The seeds can be planted in autumn and spring, and even in winter in prepared furrows in the snow.Such a planting is usually covered with straw or dry branches, and when spring arrives, they are harvested, the sprouts that appear are covered from the direct sun, but do not isolate from the sunlight at all. In the fall, they are sown in a prepared ridge, such as garlic. In the spring, they are usually sown in greenhouses, but first they saturate the seeds with moisture, like many seedlings:

• in a nylon sock, dipped into water to start the germination process,
• then placed in sawdust or other similar moisture-retaining substance,
• the swollen seeds are dried and planted, adding a little sand and manure.

Chubushnik care

Correct care of the chubushnik is to:

• Choose a sunny place for him.
• Fertilize the soil well.
• Provide adequate hydration.
• Regularly remove old and dead, inward, broken branches.

After planting, you need to cut off weak branches and shorten the main branches, this will help increase the number of buds and make the crown beautiful and symmetrical. The shrub blooms immediately in the year of planting. Immediately after flowering, you need to cut off weak branches, give the opportunity for new and stronger ones to develop. In October, lateral young twigs will appear on these strong branches, on which flowers will appear the next year. In the third year of flowering, the young branches have already gained strength, and in order to give them more space and get more flowers, the old stems are cut to the base.

Top dressing and watering

In the year following planting, mineral fertilizers are added to the soil: 30 g of superphosphate, 15 g of urea, 15 g of potassium sulfide are diluted to 10 liters of water, this amount falls on one or two small bushes.

At all times, slurry was an excellent fertilizer; it is watered every year under a bush. Usually one bucket is enough at a ratio of 1:10. After the bush has faded, it needs to be nourished with wood

ash

, I added ash, which remained from the fire, in which dry branches of birch, plum, apple trees burned. During flowering, the bushes require improved watering, daily 20-30 liters of water.