Rejuvenated planting and care in the open field in the Urals

Rejuvenated, capable of rooting among stones, content with drops of water and multiplying in the most difficult conditions, is rightfully recognized as the most unpretentious plant. If a young man was chosen to decorate the rock garden, borders or other corners of the garden, planting and caring for the plant in the open field will not require serious efforts from the owner of the site.

Numerous species of juveniles belonging to the Tolstyankov family are found not only in flower beds and alpine slides. These succulents are quite appropriate in the forest and forest-steppe zone of Europe and Asia. Herbaceous winter-hardy perennials are extremely undemanding to growing conditions, reproduce by seeds, but more often form a dense resemblance of a carpet, occupying the territory with the help of daughter plants.

Garden design actively uses this cultural feature, its unpretentiousness, and the amazing decorativeness of compact star-shaped rosettes of thickened leaves, thanks to which the young got one of its names "stone rose".

How and when to plant rejuvenated in open ground? What you need to know about plant care?

Features and methods of reproduction rejuvenated

Today the youth is becoming more and more popular. More than a dozen species of this plant are used as a green garden decoration, and the number of varieties bred has long exceeded several hundred. Gardening centers and nurseries for planting and caring for juveniles in the open field offer summer residents young rooted rosettes and seeds.

Using daughter plants is much easier. They easily take root in a new place and soon they themselves give rise to tiny offspring sitting on elongated mustache shoots.

The amusing appearance of a large rosette strewn with children predetermined another name for the young, under which the plant is known in the USA and Europe. This is a hen with chickens.

It is more difficult to grow young with seeds. But for those gardeners who want to replenish their collection with a multitude of unpretentious plants dissimilar to each other, it is worth trying to master the cultivation of young for open ground from seeds.

Growing young from seeds in the open field

In order to plant the young in the ground in the middle of summer, sowing is carried out in February or in early March. Seedlings do not need a large layer of soil, so choose a wide, but not deep container with drainage holes.

For planting rejuvenated, you need a light, aerated substrate that excludes moisture stagnation.Succulents do not require a lot of nutrients, so a ready-made composition for cacti or a mixture of equal parts of peat and sand with the addition of crushed charcoal is quite suitable for seedlings.

The seeds are spread over a damp surface and barely sprinkled with fresh soil. Germination takes place under a film or glass. Until the shoots appear, the greenhouse is ventilated from time to time, preventing condensation from forming. With the appearance of sprouts, the container is transferred to the sun, moderately, but regularly watered.

For seedlings to be strong, they need a lot of light. But direct sunlight, especially at noon, can burn young, fragile leaf plates.

Approximately two months later, the plants dive, spreading 5–6 cm from each other. Almost all varieties intended for planting in open ground are young by July ready for planting for permanent residence.

Planting rejuvenated in open ground and caring for seedlings

Before planting rosettes grown or harvested from adult plants, you need to select a suitable site. In the sun, rejuvenated forms denser decorative rosettes than in the shade. In addition, small plants are easily lost among the taller population of the flower bed. Therefore, for planting rejuvenated and caring for him in the open field, places on curbs, the foreground of a rock garden or flower beds are more suitable. The culture makes excellent use of balcony boxes and flowerpots.

It was rejuvenated unpretentious, but it grows better in open sunny places with light soil. Her fertility plays a minor role.

Rosettes grow beautifully even on rocky hills with a small alluvial soil layer and almost humus-free sand. Sand is added to dense clay soil or black soil; a useful component of the substrate will be crushed charcoal, fine expanded clay or pebbles. They are also used to mulch the soil surface after planting.

Daughter rosettes appear on the young in June, then they quickly grow up and after a couple of weeks are ready to be transferred to a new permanent place. In a number of regions of the Urals, in the north-west and in Siberia, planting was young in open ground and the care of new plants in a flowerbed can be postponed for 7-10 days, but this does not in any way affect the survival rate of an unpretentious ornamental culture.

Before planting young rosettes, it is very important to rid the soil of weeds, especially perennial vegetation propagating by rhizomes. When the young begins to grow, the appearance of weeds will worsen the appearance of the flower bed, but it will be very difficult to get rid of them without harming the cultivated species.

The distance between individual rosettes during planting depends on the varietal characteristics and growth rate. The larger the adult specimens, the less often the planting of young plants rejuvenated. On average, the interval between holes is 5–10 cm. But already next year, in place of single outlets, there will be a luxurious carpet with a rich texture and palette.

Care for juveniles in the open field

The rejuvenated plant is planted in moist soil, then the site is gently watered using a divider. In the future, most of the cultivated species do without additional care. Only in especially hot months does the young discolor and lose its tone, letting it know about a moisture deficit.

The plant is excellent for shallow sprinkling, which does not erode the soil and does not violate the integrity of the green cover.

Until the rosettes grow, it is important to keep the soil loose and clean. Top dressing for the young is optional. If they are carried out, then only with liquid agents in the spring and during the period of active education of children.

With minimal care after planting in open ground, the young by the fall had already fully rooted and grew up. Therefore, such plants overwinter well. But if they ate too late with disembarkation, not acclimatized sockets are affected by frost and do not survive until winter.

You can save the outlets seated in August and September by covering them with spruce branches or covering material for the winter. In the spring, in the field of melting snow, such protection must be removed immediately so that the plants do not rot.

Before wintering, adult plants are cleaned of wilted peduncles, dead leaves and other plant debris. Since the plants retire with green leaves, caring for juveniles outdoors in winter involves maintaining a sufficient layer of snow over the flower bed. Young people do not need more attention. As soon as the spring warmth comes, and the snowdrifts melt, the tight green rosettes will appear rejuvenated.

About planting and reproduction rejuvenated - video

Rejuvenated (lat. Sempervívum) is a perennial plant of the Tolstyanka family. The name is formed by two Latin words, which literally translates to "forever alive" due to the ability to remain viable in the most extreme conditions. People call it tenacious, stone rose, hare cabbage. The name "hen and chickens" came from England, because during the flowering period, the young is this image.

The plant is succulent. The stalk is hidden in the soil, on the surface there are numerous dense rosettes of leaves with a diameter of 1 to 15 cm. Leaf plates with solid edges and pointed tops, are ovoid in shape.

The variety of varieties represents a wide range of colors: green, yellowish, silvery, pink, burgundy, purple (almost black).

Rejuvenated is grown in gardens and on the windowsill. The plant is unpretentious in care. With a minimum of effort, you can effectively decorate any landscape. Hare cabbage is used as a ground cover, most often planted on alpine slides, along garden paths, you can decorate a leaky boot or put it in a beautiful vessel, container.

The natural habitat is European countries, Asia Minor and Southeast Asia, the Caucasus.

When it blooms young

Flowering occurs once in a lifetime: at the age of 2-3 years in summer, a peduncle appears, at the end of flowering, the upper part of the plant completely dies off. It should be carefully removed from the soil.

The erect peduncle is pubescent, ending in star-shaped small flowers of white, yellow, yellow-green, red, pink, purple hues.

Growing young from seeds

Seeds rejuvenated photo

Rejuvenated for open ground from seeds is grown in seedlings. Sowing should be started in February.

• Take plastic bowls, make drainage holes in them, fill them with sandy soil, if later transplanted into open ground or a soil mixture for cacti with subsequent cultivation in room conditions.
• Spread the seeds over the surface by only slightly pressing into the soil, spray, cover with foil.
• Provide bright diffused lighting and an air temperature within 18-20 ° C.

Photo of seedlings rejuvenated from seeds

• The first shoots will appear in about 5 days. Further care consists in minimal watering (about 1 time in 3 weeks), avoid getting water into the leaf axils. Do not remove the film for about two weeks.
• Grown plants must be carefully planted in separate containers, capturing the roots along with the ground so that the earthy lump does not crumble. Use a plug or other auxiliary tool. After transplanting, do not water, let the roots heal for 1-2 days.

Seedling photo rejuvenated from seeds

Transplant into open ground by the transshipment method with the establishment of real heat, when there will be no night frosts.

How rejuvenated breeds

Rejuvenated is the easiest way to reproduce in a vegetative way.

The mother plant produces a large number of whiskers, at the ends of which leaf rosettes are formed. Reproduction is carried out around the end of May.

If the space around the plant allows, you can loosen the soil, press the "baby", sprinkle the mustache with earth, water it. After a short period of time, they take root, forming a continuous covering.You can complement the composition with a pattern of stones - an interesting design of a summer cottage.

Another option is to separate the shoot (the rosette with the whisker) from the mother plant and plant it separately (place it in the hole with the whisker buried in the soil).

In some varieties, shoots develop in the leaf axils. After a while, they crumble - collect and plant them on a garden bed. Pre-loosen the soil to a depth of about 5 cm, water. It is better to plant densely in order to grow quality specimens.

Suitable plot for growing juveniles

The main condition for successful growth is an open area with sunlight - the bushes will be compact, retain their variegated colors. Damp areas are contraindicated, falling leaves from bushes and trees can harm the plant.

The soil is needed light, loose, with good drainage, the reaction is neutral or slightly alkaline. It is enough to dilute ordinary garden soil with sand. If the soil is too nutritious, the leaf rosettes are larger, but the colors are less saturated.

Planting and caring for young birds in the garden

Where to plant young in the garden

Planting in open ground can be carried out from spring to mid-September (so that the plants can get stronger by winter).

The distance between the bushes is determined depending on the size of the plant (small or "giants") and the preferred density of the coating. The optimal distance is 5-10 cm. It can be planted at a considerable distance from each other, then pour a thin layer of sand between the plants, arrange pebbles in a chaotic manner.

There is practically nothing to do in caring for a plant.

For the normal development of hare cabbage, natural precipitation is enough; water only during a prolonged drought. Loosen the soil occasionally.

Until the moment of growth, weeding from weeds will be required - in the future, the plant will displace them.

It does not need frequent feeding, but if the leaf rosettes are twisted, a complex mineral fertilizer should be applied in liquid form.

How rejuvenated winters in the open field

Adult plants hibernate well without shelter under the snow cover. Young plants, and also, if a snowless winter is foreseen, should be covered with spruce branches.

Transfer

After 3-5 years of growth, the plantings become too crowded, the leaf rosettes become smaller - they should be planted. The plant procedure is well tolerated, but this must be done before mid-September.

Diseases and pests

If it rains for a long time, the outlets may rot. First they become transparent, then turn brown and turn into "jelly". Just remove them from the site. It is good that the process does not apply to neighboring plants.

May beetle larvae can cause significant damage to the plant - they eat away the roots and base of the stem. If the site is teeming with these insects, it is better to transplant the young to another place. The larvae are removed manually, traps are used. Deep autumn digging helps, applying nitrogen fertilizers to the site, plant eggshell powder in spring, plant turnips or lupins.

Perhaps aphids, worms - treat with an insecticide.

Beliefs and legends

According to ancient European legends, the young people were dedicated to Torah - the Scandinavian god of lightning and thunder. According to the order of King Charlemagne, compact sockets were planted on the roofs of houses to protect against lightning strikes.

Ingestion of the leaves was rejuvenated with wine served as an antidote. It was also believed that carrying a stone rose rosette with you protected from scorpion bites. The tincture, prepared according to a special recipe, improved human eyesight and hearing. The plant is also praised by poets: in the work "On the Properties of Herbs", the youth was awarded attention in 36 lines (6 lines more than for a rose).

In Russia, beauties rubbed their cheeks with plant leaves to make the blush brighter.

Types and varieties of young for open ground

The species diversity is wide - about 60 specimens, breeders have added more than 4,000 varieties to the list.

Let's consider the most popular ones.

Rejuvenated roofing Sempervivum tectorum

Rejuvenated roofing Sempervivum tectorum

The rosette is spherical in shape, slightly flattened, the diameter is 4-15 cm. The leaf plates are fleshy, large, pointed tops. The leaves are green, the tips have a burgundy hue, there are varieties of brown-bronze and purple colors. The peduncle is pubescent, densely covered with leaves, reaches a height of 60 cm. Flowers are purple. The flowering period occurs in the summer months and lasts about 45 days.

Rejuvenated scion Sempervivum soboliferum

Rejuvenated offspring Sempervivum soboliferum photo

The diameter of the spherical rosette is about 5 cm. The leaf plates are light green in color with reddening tops. Flowers are greenish or pale yellow.

Rejuvenated calcareous Sempervivum Calcareum

Rejuvenated calcareous Sempervivum Calcareum photo

The leaf plates are green-blue, the tips are decorated with purple spots, the diameter of the rosette is about 7.5 cm. The height of the peduncle is up to 30 cm, the flowers are pale pink.

Rejuvenated cobweb Sempervivum arachnoideum

Rejuvenated cobweb Sempervivum arachnoideum photo

Leaf rosette spherical, slightly flattened from above, about 4 cm in diameter. Leaf plates with slightly curved tips. The color is light green with a reddish-brown tint, which intensifies towards autumn. Thanks to the pubescence, the plant seems to be entwined with cobwebs. Flowers of a red-purple hue appear in the second half of July.

Rejuvenated large-flowered Sempervivum grandiflorum

Rejuvenated large-flowered Sempervivum grandiflorum photo

The rosettes are loose, about 2.5 cm in diameter, the leaf plates are fleshy. Yellow flowers bloom on the tops of flower stalks about 20 cm high. Growing on acidic soils is preferred.

Rejuvenated Pitton Sempervivum Pittonii

Rejuvenated Pitton Sempervivum Pittonii photo

Very small leaves form a rosette up to 5 cm in diameter. The leaf plates are pubescent, green, with burgundy tips. Peduncle height is 12 cm, flowers are light yellow.

Russian Sempervivum ruthenicum rejuvenated

Young Russian Sempervivum ruthenicum photo

The leaf rosette is 20-35 cm in diameter. The leaf plates are oblong, wedge-shaped. The peduncle reaches a height of 35 cm, pubescent, covered with oblong leaves on all sides. Loose corymbose inflorescence consists of yellow flowers with a diameter of about 10 cm.

Rejuvenated spherical Sempervivum globiferum

Rejuvenated spherical Sempervivum globiferum photo

The diameter of the dense leaf rosette is 3-5 cm, the leaves are small, green. The peduncle stretches 15 cm, ends in an umbrella inflorescence, flowers of a yellow-green hue.

Rejuvenated marble Sempervivum marmoreum

Rejuvenated marble Sempervivum marmoreum photo

Compact rosettes up to 10 cm in diameter. Differs in a reddish shade of leaf plates, edges and tops are greenish. Flowers of a red hue with a white border.

Young small or dwarf Sempervivum pumilum

Young small or dwarf Sempervivum pumilum photo

The rosettes are very tiny: up to 2.5 cm in diameter. The color is green, the tops of the leaves are pointed, as if covered with cilia. Blooms in late June. The lilac-purple petals are adorned with a darker stripe running down the center.

Young Caucasian Sempervivum caucasicum

Young Caucasian Sempervivum caucasicum photo

With a diameter of a leaf rosette of about 4 cm, the height of the flowering stem reaches 20 cm. The colors of the corollas are lilac-purple, violet. Be sure to add calcium to the soil when planting.

Wulfen rejuvenated Sempervivum wulfenii

Wulfen rejuvenated Sempervivum wulfenii photo

It is preferable to grow this species on alkaline soils. The leaf plates are glossy, green in color, the diameter of the rosette is about 5 cm. The peduncle rises by 15-25 cm. The flowers are lemon-colored, with a purple spot at the base.

Rejuvenated in landscape design

Photo rejuvenated in landscape design

Traditionally, rejuvenated is used to create a solid living carpet, frame borders. The asymmetrical, loose fit appeared in the 18th century. The tenacious plant is planted on alpine hills, southern slopes, you can even plant it on the roof of a gazebo.

Suitable partners in group plantings are saxifrage, stonecrop. Do not combine with lush crops.

 

The plant was rejuvenated, perennial, unpretentious and able to survive in very difficult conditions. Thanks to these properties, caring for it is quite simple. Among the people, the young are often called hare cabbage, stone rose or tenacious. The leaves of the plant form a small head of cabbage of thick and juicy petals that bloom in different directions. Planting a flower is carried out in order to decorate the curbs of paths, design rocky or alpine hills.

   

Growing from seeds rejuvenated

 

Rejuvenated can be grown from seeds. In this case, sowing is carried out in late winter or early spring. The seeds are buried into the ground by no more than 1 mm. After about 5 days, at a temperature of at least 20 degrees, the first shoots appear, which must be looked after very carefully. When the seedlings grow up, they need to be placed in a well-lit place, and the grown plants can be transplanted to the site in the middle of summer. Previously, planting seedlings is not recommended due to the fact that young plants develop very slowly for the first 2 months and they are simply "clogged" by weeds.

The part of the flower, from where the shoots have crawled and rooted, must be removed, since this rosette will gradually dry out and turn yellow. It is also worth picking off the flowers altogether, if you are not going to propagate the young by seeds. Timely removal will preserve the decorative appearance of the entire bush and prevent self-seeding. Plants grown from seeds will only be able to bloom after a few years if properly cared for.

 

 

Rejuvenated planting in open ground

 

It is necessary to plant the young in open sunny areas. You can plant a plant on any kind of roof covering - it is very fashionable and beautiful. In some countries, entire rooftops are planted with this ornamental plant. To protect the plant from leaching, a special garden mesh is attached to the roof surface.

Planting can be carried out from early spring to late September, so that the plant can adapt. If the young was planted in October and later, then it is practically doomed to death. Areas under trees are not very favorable for rejuvenation, since falling leaves destroy rosettes, and collecting foliage is very problematic. Proper care of these ancient botanical artifacts will ensure long-term beauty nearby.

In the case when it is necessary to transplant these plants from one pot to another, then it is necessary to transplant with a root piece of land. In order for a plant to develop well, it does not need a lot of land, a few centimeters are enough, given the underdeveloped root system. For constant care and good growth, rejuvenated, there should be a distance of about 15 centimeters between them.

 

 

Rejuvenated outdoor care

 

Rejuvenation care consists in moderate watering, regardless of the variety. In no case should there be stagnation of moisture, therefore, daily watering is not at all recommended, except during dry periods and after planting.

Also, when watering, try to keep water out of the outlets. Young people practically do not need fertilizers, since the intensity of color decreases and growth increases.

For the winter, a shelter is not required to rejuvenate, but the plants that winter for the first time should be covered with spruce branches during the cold weather.

 

 

Reproduction rejuvenated

 

Rejuvenated is able to reproduce vegetatively. Initially, buds are formed, from which the mustache shoots move towards the side (almost like strawberries). Such shoots can reach a length of 30 cm and, thus, the plant lengthens as much as possible and spreads to the sides. Shoots should be planted in moist soil. It is better to propagate young at home in early spring, but summer and autumn are also suitable for group planting - the plant is very unpretentious.

In a permanent place, individual outlets are planted in prepared loose soil, in which they take root within a month. Depending on the variety, shoots may be well accepted in some and poor in others. Some shoots may even be blown away as they do not adhere well to the mother stem.

 

 

Diseases and pests rejuvenated

 

All varieties of rejuvenated are unpretentious in care, and when they grow, they themselves suppress the weeds. This is described in detail in the video. The plant is rarely exposed to diseases, as well as to pests, so there will be no particular trouble with it.

 

Rejuvenated species and varieties

 

This perennial plant is grown in gardens in various varieties of different origins. They are able to create a beautiful multi-colored living carpet that is especially beautiful using various forms of plants. The varieties mainly differ in the size of the rosettes and in the color. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the most popular varieties of rejuvenated:

 

Roofing rejuvenated

This is a rather large representative of a stone rose, the rosettes of which reach 20 cm in diameter and about 8 cm in height. Even taller and more attractive are the flower stalks densely covered with flowers, which also have leaves on them. Their height can be 60 cm.The flowers are painted in a dark or light purple color, and they appear on the plant in mid-July and remain on it until the end of August (the flowering period can reach 45 days). It attracts attention with beautifully bundled leaves, which have pointed ends at the ends. Although usually the entire leaf is only green, their shoots may have a reddish tint.

In their natural environment, roofing young can be found throughout the territory from European Russia to the southern parts of Europe, and even in the desert territories of Asia Minor. Beds of rejuvenated roofing are very attractive, since the plant is able to multiply very rapidly and conquer all new areas.

This perennial plant also has two garden varieties - with purple and brown-bronze leaf rosettes. They can differ from each other in the size of the sockets - from 3 to 20 cm.

 

The Russian has rejuvenated

The rosettes of this plant can be even larger than that of the roofing stone rose - from 20 to 35 cm.The diameter of the plant is very small - only 7 cm.This plant also has unique stems covered with grooves and hairs, which are the processes of glands. The rosettes of this variety themselves are oblong, often wedge-shaped. Inflorescences appear on them in July and August, but they last no more than 40 days. The inflorescences themselves are very loose, although fluffy, they can stretch up to 10 cm in height. The flowers are yellowish in color, like their stamens.

 

Cobweb rejuvenated

This perennial flower is distinguished by small spherical rosettes up to 2 cm in diameter, which attract attention with rich green leaves with a slight reddening. The name of this variety was rejuvenated, given the white hairs that completely envelop the leaves of the plant, as if it were a spider web. This variety is distinguished by its purple-red flowers, which appear in the second half of July (in the southern regions, flowering may occur earlier). There are also various subspecies of this variety, which differ in the size and color of the leaves.

 

Rejuvenated marble

This young is distinguished not only by flowers (rosettes at a young age have slight pubescence), but also by the color of the leaves - reddish with green edges and tops. The rosettes are relatively small in diameter - up to 10 cm, but the peduncles can stretch up to 20 cm. The peduncles are literally covered with reddish flowers with white edges at the edges of the petals. In the natural environment, this species of young is not found in our country, therefore, for planting on your site, you need to buy seeds or adult plants in pots.This variety has a number of subspecies.

 

Rejuvenated spherical

This variety grows in its natural environment at high altitudes - up to 3 km, and is found mainly in the Caucasus, where there are many rocky slopes. This fact must be taken into account when planting a spherical young in your garden - with an excess of moisture and shade, it may not even take root.

Blooms rejuvenated spherical, like all other varieties, starting in the second half of summer. From small rosettes up to 3 cm in diameter, a peduncle rises, which can reach 15 cm in height. Flowers on it are formed quite densely, have a greenish-yellow color. The leaves of the plant itself are green, but with red tips.

 

Little grown young

Another stone rose that prefers to grow in the heights of the mountainous Caucasus. Under natural conditions, it occurs on rocky mountain heights at an altitude of 2 to 3 km. His rosettes are very small - only 2.5 cm in diameter. The leaves are green in color and are distinguished by slight pointed edges, similar to thin cilia.

But their peduncles can rise up to 25 cm in height, in addition to flowers, they are also covered with leaves. It blooms in a lilac-purple, very delicate color, on each petal there is a darker stripe, which is located exactly in the middle. It begins to bloom from the end of June, and by the end of August it is already possible to harvest fruits and seeds from the plant.

Important! As soon as the flowers on the young plant begin to fade, they must be immediately removed from the plant. When the peduncle dries up and fruits with seeds are formed on it, the outlet itself begins to dry out gradually, after which it may die.

 

Wulfen rejuvenated

This variety of stone rose is distinguished by green shiny leaves, framed by cilia at the edges and flaunting their red base. In its natural environment, this flower is found in the Alps, at an altitude of 1.7 to 2.7 km. This variety is very sensitive to acidic soil, therefore it is recommended to plant it on limestone. The rosettes of the plant are very small, in diameter they can reach only 4-5 cm. But the peduncles can stretch from 15 to 25 cm, which depends on the favorable place of growth. The flowers have a pleasant lemon yellow color, with a purple spot at the very base.

 

Gamma rejuvenated

This variety is the most difficult to find, but it is the most attractive for gardeners because of its dark brown leaves. Blooms from mid-summer, white flowers. In the natural environment, young "Gamma" does not occur, as it is the result of the work of breeders. But, thanks to this, it is more resistant to wet soil and tolerates light shade well.

 

Rejuvenated Caucasian

Among the types of stone rose flowers, Caucasian rejuvenation deserves special attention. The height of the rosettes of this plant often fluctuates, but can stretch up to 20 cm, although they rarely exceed 5 cm in diameter. The stems have a large number of white glandular hairs, which make them fluffy and attractive.

The inflorescences are multi-flowered, their width can reach 7 cm. The color of the flowers can be both violet and more delicate lilac-purple. The flowering of Caucasian juveniles occurs in July and August, although already in late August - early September it is usually possible to collect seeds. Nevertheless, the fruits on the plant are formed quite rarely, therefore, it is more practical to propagate it in a vegetative way.

Important! When planting a young Caucasian at your dacha, be sure to take care to fertilize the soil with calcium. Otherwise, the plant will take root very badly, it may not bloom.

 

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Rejuvenated, also called hare cabbage, stone flower, stone rose, is known to almost every gardener or lover of indoor plants. The popularity was rejuvenated - both planting and caring for it in the open field or on the windowsill do not require effort at all. However, it is useful for everyone to learn some of the nuances of growing a stone flower.

Description and varieties

Rejuvenated is a perennial plant that belongs to the jumbo family and has a full set of qualities inherent in the popular indoor flower. Thick juicy stems, fleshy leaves that accumulate moisture and form a rosette, similar to a rose flower, add charm to hare cabbage. The flowers of the young are often inconspicuous, painted in delicate white, pink or yellow tones. They are located on peduncles that rise 15-20 cm above the leaf rosette.

From more than 50 species and varieties of stone roses for growing in the open field, summer residents choose the following.

1. The roofing was rejuvenated - a rather large plant. The diameter of the rosette is up to 20 cm, the height of the bush is 8 cm, the peduncles often exceed half a meter. The flowers are dark or light purple in color, open in mid-July, flowering duration is 5-6 weeks. The leaves are green with a rich red, purple or golden brown border.
2. The Russian rejuvenated interestingly with large leaves, up to 35 cm long, with a small rosette diameter - 7-10 cm - and stems dotted with grooves. Loose fluffy inflorescences on a 10-centimeter peduncle reveal yellow flowers from July to August, flowering period is about 6 weeks.
3. The rejuvenated cobweb forms very small, up to 2 cm in diameter, leafy rosettes of saturated green color with reddish transitions. The fine hairs that envelop the leaves like a spider web give a special charm to the plant. Flowers of purple-red color adorn the plant from July.
4. The rejuvenated marble attracts attention with its spectacular color of the leaves - they are reddish with a green border. Young leaves are slightly pubescent, which adds unusualness to the plant. Rosettes up to 10 cm, peduncles up to 20 cm, densely covered with pink flowers with white edging of petals.
5. Wolfe's rejuvenation is valued by summer residents for its unusual appearance: green shiny leaves with a beautiful red base are framed with cilia bristles. Peduncles growing from small (4-5 cm) rosettes reach a length of 25 cm, flowers are lemon-yellow with a purple base. Grows only on neutral or slightly alkaline soils.
6. The Caucasian is a group of plants that require an increased content of calcium in the soil: in their natural environment they grow on poor stony soils. The diameter of the rosette is from 2.5 to 5 cm, depending on the specific type. The height of the peduncles, often leafy, is up to 25 cm. The color of the flowers is yellow, lilac, purple.
7. Rejuvenated Gamma is the only variety bred by breeders that tolerates slight waterlogging and shading. The leaves are dark brown, white flowers.

Landing rules

The stone flower looks outlandish, bizarre. It seems that planting such an unusual plant is a tricky business. This is wrong. Fulfillment of just a few mandatory, but simple conditions guarantee the full development of the young on the site.

• Planting dates - from spring to autumn. The main thing is that the young have time to take root before the arrival of the final cold weather.
• The landing site is always sunny.A half-shaded plant grows dull, develops poorly, a completely shaded plant quickly dies.
• The soil is infertile, with a high content of sand, does not retain moisture.
• The planting holes are made small - the root system of hare cabbage develops poorly. The step between plants is from 5 cm for miniature varieties to 15 or more for varieties with large rosettes. The seedling balls are placed in the holes and slightly pressed into the ground. It is not necessary to add soil.

After planting, the plants are watered moderately.

If there is heavy soil on the site or the soil is too fertile for rejuvenation, it is planted on artificial elevations of pebble and a mixture of earth and sand.

Outdoor care

Care for the young is minimal, but has some peculiarities.

• It is watered immediately after planting, then after 2-3 days it is very scarce. The leaves and stems of the plant are able to store moisture and spend it as needed. Plants have enough natural precipitation. Only with prolonged drought (more than 7-10 days) they are poured a little water.
• The stone rose is very fond of loosening the soil, but it must be carried out carefully so as not to damage the superficial root system.
• Removing weeds is a must. Unexpected guests not only negatively affect the decorativeness of the plantings, but also create a shadow, which is harmful for the rejuvenated.

Faded peduncles are removed without waiting for them to fade. Otherwise, you can lose the plant itself: giving all the strength to the formation of seeds, the rosette dries up.

• You can only feed plants older than three years, adding fertilizer for cacti or succulents in a half dose once per season. But this is not necessary either, since fertilizers give an impetus to the active growth of leaves. This significantly reduces the decorative effect of the young: the color of plump leaves is leveled to a solid green color. In addition, top dressing has a negative effect on the plant's ability to survive the frosty winter.
• Wintering rejuvenated requires the construction of a shelter. Although the plant is frost-resistant, they cover it for the winter with the sole purpose of preventing moisture from entering the leaf sockets, this usually leads to decay. They use any materials at hand, a plastic transparent container has proven itself especially well. Plants that winter for the first time are covered with spruce branches.
• The transplant is carried out from spring to mid-autumn. The overgrown "plantations" are divided and transferred to another place using an ordinary shovel: they simply pick up a layer of earth with plants and move them.

Rejuvenated without problems grows in one place for four years, then begins to degenerate - the leaves become smaller, possibly rotting or diseases of the leaf outlet. To avoid this, the plant is dug up, the old outlet is thrown away, the rest are seated.

Reproduction methods

The young are propagated in three ways: cuttings, children and seeds.

Cuttings of a stone flower are not the usual twigs with leaves, but parts of the mother plant that develop after rooting into an independent specimen, completely similar to the parent. As a rule, leaves are taken for reproduction. The preferred season is spring, the period of active growth was rejuvenated. It is desirable that the weather is dry and warm.

Places of cuts on cuttings are powdered with charcoal or activated charcoal and dried for 10-15 days. The lower parts are wrapped in paper, keep future flowers in a dark place.

Rooted in slightly damp sand or other nutrient-deprived substrate. To maintain the microclimate, the cuttings are covered with transparent material. A tiny leaf rosette that appears at the base of the cutting is a sign that the process has successfully completed. Baby plants can be watered with warm water and planted in a permanent place.

Children, or daughter rosettes, are young, fully formed lateral shoots, in most cases having already formed their full-fledged root system.They are separated and planted in a slightly damp substrate. For fidelity, they are sprayed with stimulants, but the young can cope with rooting without additional procedures. In order for the children to take root well and quickly, they need the sun and warmth - about 25 ° C.

Some types of hare cabbage throw out arrows up to 30 cm long, on which daughter rosettes are formed.

Newly planted young plants need reliable wind protection: a strong gust of wind easily "tears out" shoots with weak roots.

The most difficult reproduction option was rejuvenated - sowing seeds. The difficulty is that the seeds quickly lose their germination. The process itself is simple and straightforward. The substrate is taken on the basis of sand - infertile. The seeds are laid out with an interval of 4 cm into holes no more than 1 cm deep, which are made with an ordinary pencil, lightly pressed with a finger. Then pour moderately through a fine spray. The duration of seed germination depends on the variety, usually the process takes one and a half to two weeks. Seedlings need light (bright but diffused) and warmth. They will be ready for landing at a permanent place in a month.

Pests and diseases

Young pests primarily include birds visiting the site - crows, jays, jackdaws, blackbirds. They simply scatter rosettes that are weakly sticking to the soil around the site, often damaging the juicy leaves. Another enemy of the stone rose is the beetle larvae, which love to feast on the base of the stem. After the raid of birds and the feast of the larvae, the rosettes are collected, the damaged parts are removed and re-rooted.

The main disease was rejuvenating - rot. The disease develops if there is a prolonged bad weather, or during overflow. Affected plants are removed.

Undemanding to growing conditions, rejuvenated serves as an excellent decoration for alpine hills, beautifully borders flower beds and sun-drenched paths. The plant responds to minimal care - according to the “do not disturb” principle - with an unusual beauty that attracts everyone's attention.