Badan flower planting and care in the open field

An unpretentious plant of Asian origin - badan will give the garden a mystery, unique charm. Badan belongs to the Kamnelomkovy family, and as the name implies, it is capable of literally breaking through a stone with its roots, growing into a crack. The second name of the plant is Bergenia, in Latin Bergenia.

Wanderers and nomads of the Great Silk Road noticed a beautiful bush with small inflorescences on the slopes of the rocks. The amazing ability to give beauty despite the harsh conditions attracted travelers. So in the 18th century, the culture of gardening was replenished with a perennial called "thick-leaved saxifrage." Later it was given the Latin name Bergenia, in honor of the German botanist Karl von Bergen. For better sounding in the Russian version, the word was reduced to "badan".

More than 10 varieties of badan are known, each of which has its own varieties and varieties. Breeding does not end there, scientists are developing new varieties and hybrids that are unpretentious to weather and climatic conditions.

Description of the badan plant

Badan flower photo variety Dragonfly Sakura

Depending on the life cycle, perennial or annual, badan has its own external characteristics and qualities. Perennials are distinguished by strong stems, roots that spread along the upper layers of the earth. Fragility and tenderness are characteristic of annuals. Their roots are not as strong.

The height ranges from 6 to 60 cm, so it is convenient to use the plant in alpine slides, decorating rocky architectural forms, borders.

The leaves are thick-skinned, which helps to better retain moisture and tolerate dry periods. Tolerates well without watering for several weeks. For lush flowering, watering is carried out as needed. In shape, the leaf plate is rounded, somewhat reminiscent of a begonia leaf. The color ranges from bright green to emerald green with a red border.

Video about an unpretentious plant for a badan garden:

Small flowers in the shape of a cup are collected in a bouquet on a low stem. Colors of pastel-red shades: pink, red, coral, sometimes white. One panicle can collect up to 120 miniature flowers. Not all varieties are suitable for cutting, only with a height of more than 20 cm.

Growing badan from seeds

Seed planting of plants allows you to avoid diseases of adult plants, to get excellent flowering bushes. Badan is not common in central Russia, so the choice of species must be approached responsibly.

Planting berry seeds on video:

What to look for when choosing seeds in a store:

• color spectrum;
• plant type: perennial or annual;
• required soil quality;
• the timing of landing at a permanent place;
• light needs: shade or bright sun;
• plant height.

Self-collection of seeds from an adult large bush is carried out after in September. As soon as the inflorescence begins to fade, a gauze or organza bag is put on it so that the ripe seeds do not have time to fall to the ground. After the formation of the capsule, the bag is cut off and allowed to dry for 2 weeks.

Badan seedlings when grown from seeds

Sowing is carried out in the winter way

Low temperatures kill fungal infections, pest larvae. In addition, the natural hardening of plants and their further endurance takes place.

Sowing begins at the end of November: seedling boxes are filled with flower soil (universal or special for begonias is suitable), grooves are made for seeds, which are covered with a small layer of earth. Boxes with seeds are taken out under the snow until March. The seeding depth is 0.5-1 cm. We try to arrange the seeds less frequently, up to 2-3 cm between them in a row. Between rows 5 cm.

• With the arrival of the thaw, seedlings are germinated in a warm room until the first two true leaves appear.
• The ambient temperature should be 19-20 ° C with a relative humidity of 75%.
• From the box, the seedlings are planted in individual containers or spacious containers at a distance of 5-7 cm. The pick is carried out at the end of April, maybe earlier, depending on the growth rate.
• A plant planted by seed will only give its first flowers after 3-4 years. In the meantime, it will delight with intricate foliage, filling the garden with the freshness of a summer day, giving the allotted corner an indescribable flavor.

Seedling care

Saplings of badan photo

Care consists in standard watering, loosening, pest control, if necessary. By the end of May, the seedlings are ready for transplantation to a permanent place, so hardening is started in a week.

They are taken out into the fresh air of an open balcony or veranda of a private house. The time spent on the street is gradually increased: first, daytime hours are chosen, then morning and evening hours are added, and lastly, they are left overnight. When the seedlings are ready to withstand nighttime temperatures, they are transplanted into the open ground to a permanent place.

Tips for caring for badan seedlings:

• do not flood seedlings, there are high risks of mold rot;
• the soil should be well-drained sand, small pebbles;
• does not need special feeding, but the use of growth activators gives a quick result, which is important for a short summer;
• ventilate the room with seedling boxes, air exchange is useful for the synthesis of nutrients and active plant growth;
• protect from the scorching sun, otherwise burns of young leaves are possible;
• windows on the east and west sides of the house are ideal.

Strong seedlings take root better, flowering is brighter and more abundant.

Planting badan in a permanent place

How to plant a badan photo

The timing of planting in open ground depends on the climatic conditions of the region. It is better to wait out the night frosts than to destroy the seedlings. For the first time, you can use a covering material to protect flowers from night low temperatures. In central Russia, the temperature of early June at night can drop to 0 ° C. The southern regions note fluctuations in low temperatures until early May.

Soil preparation

Well mulched soil with the addition of pebbles and sand is perfect for bergenia. The fertile soil layer is poured onto sandy or pebble ballast. This will maintain the optimal soil density, there will be no stagnation of water. The horizontally spreading roots feel great in a 5-7 cm fertile layer.

Sometimes root shoots come out to the surface of the earth. Then the sun's rays can burn and dry the plant. To avoid this, you need to choose the north-western penumbra of the garden or organize an artificial canopy of tall bushes or architectural structures, sculptures. The surface of the earth is covered with a special covering material, mulch from decayed foliage, and peat.

Wells for berry bushes are staggered, the depth of each is 6-8 cm. Watering is carried out at the beginning of planting, then left without water for a week. Plants take root better in rainy weather, when there is no scorching sun. Or in the evening hours, after the decline in solar activity, 18.00-20.00 hours. The distance between the seedlings is 40 cm. The wide leaves will fill the space, forming a continuous carpet.

Badan flower care

Badan flower cultivation and care

Badan is an unpretentious plant, care consists in timely watering, cutting off dry leaves and inflorescences. Cleaning is carried out in early spring, for this you need:

• check the safety of the root system and the presence of a growth bud;
• clean from dry foliage, last year's inflorescences;
• cut off excess shoots, leaving only independent bushes.

Top dressing consists of a complex of mineral fertilizers: "fertika lux", "Zelenit", "Kemiru Kombi" or other suitable universal formulations. The solution is prepared according to the manufacturer's instructions, an excess of substances will negatively affect budding and growth in general. For 2 square meters, 10 liters of solution with 1 tsp is enough. funds.

Watering is carried out only during the dry summer. It is important to prevent stagnation of water, even a short time in water is detrimental to the roots. The main watering can be increased by 10-20% for the period of bud formation: a guarantee of abundant flowering.

Mulching the soil is necessary to maintain the optimum temperature of the root system. Exposed roots dry out quickly in the open sun. In natural conditions, dry leaves serve as protection. For decorative cultivation, nondescript foliage is cut off in order to maintain an aesthetic appearance, and the roots are covered with peat or mulch from sawdust, sand, and needles.

Propagation of bergenia by dividing the bush photo

Reproduction is carried out not only by seed, but also vegetatively - by dividing the bushthus avoiding the hassle of seedling boxes. The division is carried out after the end of flowering, from May to August, during this period the plant has time to settle down and prepare for the winter period. For division, a bush with several shoots is chosen. The rhizome of a separated bush should have 3 buds. Excess foliage is removed, leaving 3 young leaves. New shoots in the first year will gain green mass, bloom for 2 or 3 years, depending on climatic and weather conditions.

He has a negative attitude to the transplant, he masters a new place in 2-3 years. Therefore, it is recommended to initially determine a permanent place of growth, where berry will delight the eye for decades. Unnecessary bushes that occupy the area behind the flower bed are removed in the spring during cleaning or in the fall in preparation for hibernation. In order to preserve young shoots and give them life in a new area, the transplant is carried out in September, when abundant flowering is completed.

Pest control depends on the characteristics of the site:

• Ants loosen the ground, expose the roots of plants, which adversely affects the bush itself. Anticidal treatment with gels and powders "Anteater", "Muratsid", "Antimuravei", "Great Warrior" is suitable.
• The aphid that is attracted will eat the leaves. Entangling the stem and leaves with a thin cobweb, air exchange stops. "Inta-vir", "Commander", "Marshal", "Calypso" are doing an excellent job.
• Slugs and snails eat both the green mass of the plant and the root system. To get rid of them, you need to constantly ventilate the ground, mow the grass, prevent waterlogging and dampness both in the garden and near it.
• Nematodes in a shady place destroy the roots, the struggle is long and painstaking. An unhealthy bush is dug up, treated with a solution of potassium permanganate, and transplanted to a new place. The soil is processed with special means, it is completely replaced with a new one. It will be possible to grow the culture only in a year, but for now it will be sown with accelerators: rye, mustard.
• The slobbering pennies are displayed by "Aktara". A two-stage treatment with an interval of a week is enough and the plant is completely healthy.

From pests, you need to treat not only the flower bed, but also the surrounding area. This stops the spread of infection to other plants. In winter, young shoots are covered with mulch or spruce branches.

Popular varieties of badan

In nature, there are several types of badan, which are subdivided into varieties. Breeders continue to work on the development of new varieties and hybrids. The ability to take root in any conditions, unpretentious to watering and care made it a popular guest in the garden.

Badan Strechi

Badan Strechi Vergenia stracheyi photo

Badan Strechi is found on the slopes of the mountains of Asia, Afghanistan, China. Its maximum location reaches 3000 m above sea level, which means that the plant is resistant to temperature extremes and winds.

The leaf plate resembles an egg, the diameter of which is 3-5, and the length is 8-10 cm. At the edges, the leaf is decorated with cilia and notches, making it unsafe in contact with the skin. The surface is glossy, which allows rainwater to drain from the leaf, the sun does not incinerate the plant. The flowers are purple-red or white-pink, gathered in a panicle on a stem up to 40 cm long. It begins to bloom from May to September, revitalizing the rocky surface.

Popular varieties:

Gazebo - the shortest, its height reaches 20 cm. Differs in small leaves, 5-6 cm, old flowers with a slightly pinkish tint.

Beethoven up to 40 cm high. The color composition is not uniform: the calyx itself is brown, the peduncles are pink, and the flower is snow-white.

Alba blooms with pure white flowers in nature reaches 10-15 cm.In culture, it can grow up to 20 cm.

Badan thick-leaved

Bergenia crassifolia photo

It is better known as medicinal badan or Mongolian tea. The nomadic tribes of Asia have long paid attention to the nondescript bushes and appreciated the taste and healing properties.

It is a perennial plant with a powerful creeping rhizome that spreads on the soil surface. The species differs in the presence of two types of shoots: vegetative with abundant green mass and flowering without foliage. It reaches a height of 40 cm. The foliage is bright green, and by autumn it becomes fiery red. You can play with colors in the flower bed during the entire growing season. Flowers in the form of white bells. It does not bloom for long, 3-4 weeks from late May to June.

Varieties:

Senor, with small purple flowers reaches 40 cm. Can be used for cutting.

Giderruspe, a giant among badans - 60 cm. Pale pink flowers form a panicle that reaches 20 cm. The variety differs in flowering duration - up to two months.

Purpurea, a purple-red light on a flower bed reaches 50 cm.

Badan hearty

Bergenia cordifolia photo

They began to grow for decorative purposes in 1779, when Karl Linnaeus bred new varieties from the previously unknown thick-leaved badan obtained from St. Petersburg. He retained the external features, changing the structure of the leaf and color variety - deep pink, white, purple, lilac. The brush with flowers is slightly inclined, it will not be suitable for cutting, only as a decorative decoration of a flower bed, lawn, curb, architectural forms.

Badan Hissar

A rare representative of its kind, it is distinguished by matte leaves and a height of up to 20 cm. Flowers are white or pale pink, collected in a brush of 5-6 pieces. Not common in horticulture. More often grown in nurseries and botanical gardens. In care it is not whimsical, like other types.

Badan hybrid

Badan hybrid photo variety Bergenia hybrida 'Baby Doll'

The species is distinguished by its varietal variety. It can be most often found in garden plots, parks, street decoration.

Abenglut - short, up to 30 cm, plant with bright purple, sometimes double, flowers.
Frau Holle - susceptible to cold weather, its petioles become lilac. The flowers are snow-white, collected in straight brushes.

Shneakenigin - a broad-leaved variety up to 50 cm high with a purple peduncle and white-pink flowers. Loved by florists for long flower brushes.

Morgen Rote - is distinguished by its ability to please the eye twice a season. Its bright pink flowers appear towards the end of May and the beginning of September, when the temperature drops.

Baby Doll - a miniature baby up to 30 cm high with neat cream or pale pink flowers, collected in a brush.

These are not all varieties, there are in honor of famous composers (Bach, Bizet, Brahms), scientists, cities. They are distinguished by their color range, leaf shape, endurance, and duration of flowering.

Badan in landscape design

Badan flower in landscape design photo

Badan is known for both decorative and medicinal properties. It is specially grown for the preparation of drinks, healers use the whole plant as a whole. For decor, there is a green mass and flower stalks with buds.

Badan in photo design

Decorative value:

• floristry, used in bouquet compositions, making greeting baskets, flower sculptures;
• cooking, for decorating cakes, cupcakes, festive table with fresh flowers;
• landscape design, ideal for alpine slides, lawn flower beds, borders.

Badan in the garden photo variety Bergenia cordifolia 'Eroica'

The healing properties of badan

For treatment, infusions and decoctions from rhizomes, leaves, flowers, seeds are used. The roots are rich in starch, tannins, resin and polyphenols.

Used for treatment and prevention:

• fibroids and erosion of the cervix (initial stage);
• enterocolitis;
• malignant tumors.

Foliage and inflorescences contain tannins, flavonoids, arbutin, manganese, copper, iron, vitamins.

Used in the treatment of:

• inflammatory processes of the mouth and throat (tonsillitis, tonsillitis, bleeding gums, flux);
• additional therapy for respiratory diseases, influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis;
• prevention of anemia, increases the level of hemoglobin;
• promotes the healing of microcracks, ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract;
• washing of wounds and inflammations on the skin to relieve itching, quick regeneration.

Badan has anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor, wound healing properties. It is used to lower blood pressure, relieve migraine attacks.
Contraindications:

• hypotension;
• tumors with a diameter of more than 4 cm;
• an increased content of bilirubin in the blood, can provoke thrombosis.

The use of badan is great and diverse. Its miniature arrows of inflorescences will delight the eye throughout the warm period, and after hibernation will delight you with fragrant tea made from last year's dry leaves.

The flowering plant badan is a charming evergreen "inhabitant" that is considered a worthy decoration of any summer flower garden. We will tell in the article about what varieties and types of badan exist, how to properly plant and care, grow and propagate a plant, as well as what garden crops to combine in landscape design!

Description: varieties and varieties of badan

An unusually beautiful plant badan, completely covered with small pink flowers, came to gardeners from Siberia. It was the harsh growing conditions that made the herbaceous plant unpretentious and capable of wintering in any region of our country.

Due to its beauty and unpretentiousness, badan will not leave indifferent any gardener

An amazing feature of badan lies not only in the beauty of the inflorescences, but also in the wonderful healing properties: the leaves and rhizomes of the garden perennial are considered a treasure trove of ascorbic, tannic and gallic acid, carotene. Medicines prepared from thick-leaved bergenia have a good anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect, have a beneficial effect on intestinal motility, and improve the process of secretion of the digestive glands.And tea brewed from the leaves will not only have an unusual aroma, but also strengthen the cardiovascular system.

Interesting! Gardeners often compare incense, planting and caring for which does not take much time, with elephant ears. And all because the plant has beautiful, large leaves, which can change their color throughout the season, which greatly enlivens the flower garden, emphasizes its uniqueness and picturesqueness.

Badan leaves - juicy and bright - will decorate the garden, even when the plant is not blooming

In nature, there are about 10 species of this flowering plant and many of the most unusual varieties. This feature allows you to create luxurious flower arrangements using only incense.

The most common horticultural crop is thick-leaved badan, named after its fleshy petioled leaves, which contain a supply of moisture. By crossing the thick-leaved badan with other species, breeders managed to breed several varieties of this crop:

• "Britten" with pale pinkish flowers (among themselves gardeners call this variety "apple blossom");

Variety "Britten"

• "Purple Glocken" with fragrant inflorescences of deep purple color;

Variety "Purple Glocken"

• "Abbenglute" with bright pink velvety flowers;

Variety "Abbenglute"

• Morgenrote, Sunningdale are no less beautiful, but late flowering varieties. Their peak flowering occurs in the middle of the summer season.

Variety "Morgenrote"

Planting a plant

If you want badan, planting and caring for which is extremely simple, to grow in full strength and retain all the beneficial properties as much as possible, try to recreate the natural natural conditions for its growth.

For planting, it is better to use lightweight turf soil, avoid clay soil, or dilute it with fine sand or gravel. Badan also grows well in a composition of sand, compost and clay soil, but stagnant water has a bad effect on its growth and flowering. If the post office is sufficiently drained, the banks of reservoirs and ponds can be landscaped with flowering plants.

Badan feels good on various soils

The best time for planting is spring or late summer. Before planting, the soil is prepared, its composition is determined and, if necessary, improved, and weeds are removed. Only after that a spacious hole is dug (up to 30 cm), the rhizome of the plant is placed in it and sprinkled with earth.

Advice! Planting is done with the utmost care so as not to damage the root system!

Often, before planting, the hole is filled with water, into which the rhizomes are placed and covered with a layer of soil. Then the soil is compacted and mulched with sawdust and peat. If it was the second method (using water) that was chosen for planting, then watering will be required only after 5-7 days.

Plant care

Like any garden culture, badan requires care, but it cannot be called burdensome. All that is needed for normal growth and fabulous flowering is timely watering, eliminating stagnant water and overflow, suitable feeding, periodic harvesting of falling leaves and mulching.

It is better to mulch the soil around the bush to ensure uniform evaporation of moisture

Important! In the spring, the berry needs to be cleaned of last year's shoots, get rid of dried foliage, and shorten the shoots a little.

If the plant was not planted in a prominent place in the backyard, then you can not cleanse the garden culture of last year's leaves: gradually falling off, they will cover the soil with a kind of protective layer, which will help preserve moisture in the ground and save the plant from overheating in the summer heat.

In one place, berry can easily grow for about 10 years, while it does not require transplanting and is extremely resistant to frost on the soil.

Fertilizing and feeding berry

The plant is very responsive to properly selected feeding.It is recommended to use mineral fertilizers before and after the flowering of bergenia. 2-3 weeks after flowering, you can feed the plant: fertilizers in this case activate the process of maturation and aging of the leaves, which at this time are just beginning to change their color.

The plant should be fed with mineral compounds

Plant propagation

The breeding procedure is somewhat lengthy and difficult, but not all of us prefer easy solutions. For those who do not succumb to difficulties, we will tell you about two methods of reproduction - with the help of seeds and cuttings.

Method 1. Growing badan by seed reproduction.

To begin with, we note that the badan has black and very small seeds (1-2 mm). During the first few years, seedlings develop slowly, forming miniature rosettes no more than 2.5 cm long. Seedlings need constant watering and supervision, and in late autumn they must be covered with dried leaves until spring. In addition, seedlings must be dived with a substrate of compost, loamy soil and sand (ratio 1: 1).

Badan seeds

Experienced breeders note that the best breeding method is planting in early spring in a special sowing container, which is fearlessly exposed in the winter under the snow and only in the middle of spring is placed in the warmth. Seedlings are planted on the site of constant growth already in the second year in the second half of summer.

Method 2. Growing berry by cuttings.

For reproduction in this way, strong and healthy middle-aged plants are selected. Before planting, a part of the branch with an apical bud and a rosette is separated, almost all the leaves are cut off. Usually, after a few days, you can see the first signs of rooting. It is recommended to plant cuttings at a distance of no more than 40 cm from each other, placing the rosette in the prepared soil to the base. The procedure for caring for seedlings is the same as for adult plants.

The easiest way to propagate a plant is by cuttings.

Diseases and pests

Thick-leaved incense is insensitive to pests and diseases. But this is only if all the conditions for the growth of the flower are met, otherwise the plant may suffer from spotting from time to time: brown spots with sharp outlines will appear on the leaves. In the future, the color of these spots will change from brown to brown-gray. On the underside of the leaves, a white, unhealthy bloom gradually forms. To get rid of a fungal disease, it is enough to cut off diseased leaves or spray with Bordeaux liquid composition, foundation or preparations with a high copper content.

Badan disease - spotting

Badan: combination with other plants

Badan, planted on flower beds, creates unusual compositions with such plants as:

• fern;
• mahonia;
• lungwort;
• juniper;
• astilba;
• hellebore.

Badan in the flowerbed

But with lilies of the valley, periwinkle and other undersized and creeping plants, it is better not to plant bergamo - it will not only get lost among them, but will also prevent them from growing, and it will itself be limited in space. The well-groomed incense growing under the spreading crown of any deciduous tree looks unusually picturesque and harmonious. Badan is no less beautiful, surrounded by spring bulbous flowers - delicate hyacinths, charming snowdrops and woods, bright crocuses.

Badan in landscape design

An important feature of badan - the simplicity of care and lighting - allows you to grow the plant both in the shade and in direct sunlight, in flower beds surrounded by other flowers and as an independent unit of landscape design. Thanks to its creeping rhizomes, bergenia effectively covers the soil, preventing the appearance of weeds.

How to grow badan properly: video

Badan in the garden: photo

This flower is especially famous among those who are fond of traditional medicines.This unique plant is able to stop blood, fight inflammation, and have an antiseptic effect. The article reveals detailed information about such a plant as bergenia, planting and care in the open field for which many gardeners are interested. This information will help those who want to have this flower in their garden to properly grow it, care for, transplant and use it for medicinal purposes. The plant was named after the German botanist Bergen, but Asia is considered its homeland.

Scope of use of the plant

Since ancient times, the plant has been actively used by healers to treat inflammatory processes, stop bleeding and as an antiseptic for treating wounds. The plant was used for both female and male diseases. Moreover, the flower was excellent for dyeing fabrics and tanning leather. Very often it was used as a brew instead of tea. Naturally, with so many useful properties, many wanted to know how to plant badan correctly. Planting and care, growing and caring for him for various diseases - these issues will be discussed below.

Badan as a means of decoration

If we talk about a simple decorative property of badan, then it is often used for landscaping the territory. Since, thanks to dense vegetation, the plant grows well in the shade and can perfectly cover the soil, it is planted to decorate wooded areas. Badan looks very impressive together with those flowers that do not resemble it either in the form of foliage or in the color range of inflorescences. Very often, landscape designers use incense to emphasize the line of stones or decorate the border in a flower garden.

Badan: planting and care in the open field, varieties and properties

Before you start breeding a plant, you need to carefully study the information about it. It is recommended to learn as much as possible about badan. Planting, care, varieties - all these issues should be thoroughly worked out. There are many different varieties of badan. The most common ones are:

• thick-leaved, medicinal;
• hearty;
• purple;
• pacific, multicolored;
• hybrid varieties of badan known as Doll, Evening lights, Badan round and many others.

All species differ in the color of leaves and flowers, as well as in the shape of the leaves. Badan flowers can be pink, purple, and red. The leaves can be jagged, wavy, or heart-shaped.

Badan: growing, care, planting. What do you need to know?

A common feature of the plant is that it is a very picky flower that tolerates frost well. Planting an incense in your garden and caring for flowers will not take much time and attention. You just need to follow all the rules, and the flower will delight you from year to year. So, bergenia has several properties that make it attractive to gardeners:

• the ability to grow in shady places and in the open sun;
• the ability to plant a flower in different soil: dry or moderately moist;
• excellent frost resistance;
• unpretentiousness of the plant, it can grow for many years without transplanting (in the same place, badan can grow up to eight years).

Plant care

So, have you decided to grow incense? Planting and grooming outdoors will require several steps to ensure success in the breeding process.

1. The flower loves to be watered regularly.
2. It is necessary to clear the plant of old foliage in the spring, while shortening too long shoots.
3. Badan must be nourished, especially after the flowering process has passed. It is during this dormant time that the plant begins to form new rosettes. The best fertilizer will be a tablespoon of "Kemir Kombi" diluted in ten liters of water.
4. Periodically, it is necessary to loosen the soil around the flower to avoid drying out or overheating.

Soil selection

The only thing that berserk does not tolerate is high humidity and moisture stagnation.Given the homeland of the plant, the flower loves stony, dry (but not overdried) or medium moisture soil. Growing in nature, bergenia itself retains moisture in the soil, thanks to the dense leaves that cover the ground. In the garden, we remove excess old leaves and do not let the plant itself control the level of humidity. Therefore, you need to monitor watering and not overdry the land. Badan grows well in soil with proportions: one part of turf and two parts of sand and fine stone. A mixture of humus (one third), sand (one third) and loamy soil (one third) is suitable as a substrate.

Reproduction

Badan can be propagated both with the help of seeds and with the help of cuttings. If the seed method is chosen, then they can be planted in two ways:

• Planting after collection. After collecting the seeds, you need to prepare the soil. Having dug and leveled the area, place the seeds on the soil and sprinkle with a thin layer of earth and sand. With the onset of winter, this area needs to be covered with leaves. Badan will develop gradually, within two years you need to monitor the seedlings and water them regularly.
• Landing in May. Seeds germinate in a couple of weeks on average. Upon reaching ten centimeters in length, the berry can be transplanted to the place chosen for permanent cultivation. In four years, the plant will already bloom in full force in your garden.

With the cuttings method, you need to choose the healthiest bushes. In the summer, after flowering has passed, you need to cut off part of the root with leaves and buds. It is best if there are about three kidneys. There should also be two or three leaves. The cuttings should be planted in loose soil, placing the roots 4 cm below the surface. With proper care, badan will begin to bloom in the third year.

Summarizing

You can talk a lot and for a long time about everything that concerns such a plant as badan. Planting, care, reproduction, diseases and pests - these questions concern many gardeners. But in the end, all the information comes down to the fact that this plant requires minimal effort to breed. Even such a topic as pests practically does not concern bergamo. He is almost invulnerable to most of them. Sometimes incense can be attacked by a fungus. In this case, the leaves are covered with brown spots, then the leaves turn grayish brown, and a white bloom forms in their lower part. Having noticed such symptoms, you need to remove the diseased leaves and spray the berry with an anti-fungus liquid (Bordeaux). Also, badan does not like slugs, which sometimes appear in our garden. In all cases, you need to resort to standard pest control methods and treat the plant with a special agent in accordance with the instructions. At the end, you can add only advice: grow incense, planting and care in the open field will not take much time, and the results of your work will cause the envy of your neighbors.

The perennial badan plant is ideal for decorating garden plots in a natural style. Its ornamental dark green leaves and pink flowers will brighten the garden from early spring to late autumn. In addition, the flower has medicinal properties and is widely used in folk medicine. It is difficult to find a plant that is more unpretentious in planting, caring for and propagating. Even a novice gardener can grow badan on his site.

Description, types and photos of badan

This herbaceous plant is unusually beautiful. belongs to the family of saxifrage and is famous for its bright inflorescences. Collected in a root rosette, large shiny leaves of bergenia resemble the ears of an elephant. That is why the people often call it "elephant ears". One inflorescence of a plant can have more than 100 flowers, each of which has a diameter of 2 cm.

There are 10 types of badan in nature. Among them, the most popular are three, which are most commonly used. for decorating garden plots.

1. Badan thick-leaved is the most common and favorite plant species of gardeners, reaching a height of 50 cm. It is distinguished by light green shiny leaves that frame dark pink inflorescences. With the onset of autumn, the leaves of the thick-leaved bergenia change their color to red-brown.
2. Badan heart-leaved, depending on the variety and growing conditions, can grow from 20 to 40 cm.It got its name because of the heart-shaped leaves that frame the inflorescences of purple, lilac or white.
3. Badan pacific has rounded large leaves, the diameter of which is 20 cm.The plant blooms with delicate lilac bright flowers.

Blooming of all types of badans lasts about a month... The plant grows rhizomes annually, and therefore grows well, as if "crawling" over the site.

Badan: planting and care in the open field

This shade-tolerant winter-hardy plant grows well not only in bright areas, but also in partial shade and shade. However, the plant does not bloom in full shade, and grows poorly in an open sunny space.

Experienced gardeners recommend planting a badan flower from the north, north-east or north-west side of the rocky area.

Landing features

You should know that badan does not tolerate transplants... The conditions for its growth should be as close to natural as possible. Only in this case will the plant grow well and retain its healing properties.

Soil requirements for badan:

• the best substrate for flower growth is sod land, instead of which you can use a mixture consisting of loamy soil, compost and sand;
• if there is loamy soil on the site, then it is recommended to dilute it with sand and gravel;
• the plant does not tolerate stagnant water, so the soil for it must be well drained.

Planting is best done in the spring, but you can also at the beginning of August. Having prepared the soil for the berry, you will need to dig spacious holes no more than 30 cm deep. Further, rhizomes are placed in them and carefully sprinkled with earth. The plant is watered.

To do not damage fragile roots, the hole can first be filled with water, then the rhizomes should be placed in it and covered with soil. In this case, the plant will need to be watered only after a week.

Care

Grow in one place badan maybe about ten years... It does not require constant transplants to a new site. It does not require a flower and special care, but it is still necessary to take into account some of the nuances.

1. The plant needs regular, timely watering. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that there is no stagnation of water in the soil.
2. In spring, shoots that are too long are shortened, and the plant itself is cleared of old foliage.
3. The soil around the flower needs to be loosened periodically. This procedure will help to avoid overheating and drying out of the soil.
4. Before and after flowering, bergenia is fed with complex mineral fertilizers.
5. A few weeks after flowering, new rosettes begin to form, and the maturation of leaves is activated, which begin to change their green color to burgundy. At this time, it is recommended to feed the plant with Kemira-Kombi mineral fertilizer.

Propagation of badan

The plant reproduces in two ways:

• dividing the bush;
• seeds.

Dividing the bush

This method of reproduction is not very difficult, therefore, even novice gardeners can do it.

You can divide the bush in May-June... This should be done so as not to damage the main rhizome. It will not be difficult to dig up new roots as they are close to the soil surface. Each individual root should have at least two to three leaves and three root buds.

For pits, holes are prepared in advance with a depth of 10-15 cm. The distance between the plants should be about 30-50 cm. Since the berry grows well in breadth, and not upward, there is no need to save space.

In order for the plant to bloom next spring, the cut should be planted vertically.In this case, the leaf outlet should protrude slightly above the ground.

For a faster receipt of new planting material, the bushes sit down with a slope. Usually, cuttings of shrubs are rooted in this way. In this case, the plant will grow faster and give new shoots.

After planting land well watered and sprinkled with mulch... Caring for young plants consists in timely watering, loosening the soil and removing weeds.

Seed propagation

This is a rather lengthy process, so you need to be patient.

Sowing is best done in March. First, you need to prepare the container and fill it with earth. The grooves 0.5 cm deep should be at a distance of 3 cm from each other. In the grooves spilled with warm water, rather small berry seeds are sown.

At a room temperature of at least + 20C, seedlings emerge in about three weeks. They develop very slowly, while forming very small rosettes. Caring for them is timely watering.

Seedlings can be planted in the garden at the beginning of June. Wells are recommended to be located staggered 40x40 cm... At the bottom of each hole, the depth of which should be about 6 cm, sand is poured and seedlings are placed. From above, the seedlings are sprinkled with an earthen mixture, which consists of loamy soil, humus and sand in equal parts.

For wintering, seedlings go very small. They can have only two leaves, and grow up to 2.5 cm. For the winter they need to be covered with peat or fallen leaves. Badan bloom will come only in the third or fourth year after planting.

Medicinal properties of badan

The rhizomes of the plant contain substances that are used in modern medicine. On their basis drugs are manufacturedthat possess:

• anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and bactericidal action;
• constrict blood vessels;
• weaken intestinal motility;
• compact the vascular system.

Medicines from the rhizomes of the plant are used for high blood pressure, sore throat, stomatitis, problems with the work of the intestines and even some gynecological diseases.

At home, you can use a decoction of broadleaf bergenia. It is prepared from 10 grams of a plant, which is poured with 200 g of boiling water, and heated for 30 minutes in a water bath. The hot broth is filtered and cooled. It is recommended to take it three times a day, 1-2 tablespoons.

The badan planted on the garden plot will bring a kind of "zest" into the landscape design. It will look very impressive against the background of stones and water. The flower is indispensable in compositions with variegated and narrow-leaved plants, which include phlox, arabis, and hosts. That is why it is worth taking up the cultivation of badan in the open field, planting and caring for which will not take much time.

Badan plant