How to place phlox in the garden?
Phloxes are pretty self-sufficient. They can be planted in separate groups of the same color, arranged according to shades
or create variegated meadows from several varieties. Try it! As for color combinations, I advise you not to mix phlox of warm tones with cold tones in one planting. It is also undesirable to place too many multicolored phloxes of different colors in one composition.
And one more thing: be careful with white phloxes! Planting them between the dark is not a very good idea. It turns out a kind of gap in the composition, which not everyone likes. It is better to use them in separate "white" flower corners, combining with other plants.
Many garden flowers can favorably coexist with phlox. For example, medium-sized daylilies, which will cover the "legs" of tall phlox, as well as irises, hosts, geraniums, and badan.
Some designers advise planting phlox with roses. I avoid such combinations in my garden. In such a group, everyone pulls the blanket over himself! The exception is the option with pale phlox and bright roses. Why not?
Requirements for soil, for planting
The rose feels comfortable in slightly acidic soil. If the pH level is increased, the acidity must be returned to normal (pH 5.5-6.5).
The problem is perfectly solved by adding dolomite flour or lime to the ground. When digging up the allotted place for planting, it is necessary to add rotted manure, wood ash. The use of fresh organic matter will lead to root rot and death of the flower.
Required dimensions of the planting pit - fifty centimeters wide... The depth of the hole, if it is loamy soil, depends on the length of the roots and plus fifteen centimeters. In the presence of clay, heavy soil, the pit is made deeper (at least 70 cm). A mixture of earth mixed with compost or old manure and ash (1-2 glasses) is laid in it. The surface is impressively sprinkled with fertile soil.
Steps to take just before planting:
The roots of the seedling must be put in order and dipped in a clay mash with the addition of six tablets of phosphorbacterin. They are dissolved in a liter of water, which is added to ten liters of talker
A mound is made in the pit, on which the seedling is installed, the free roots should move away in different directions. Then it is sprinkled, compacted well. The grafting site needs to be deepened by seven centimeters, but this depends on the type of plant
The seedling is watered abundantly, including with a soaking solution or plain water. Water should not get on the shoots, after exposure to sunlight, burns may appear. During watering, the vaccination site may become bare, so it must be covered with earth.
After planting, they start pruning. Less than two buds are not left on the shoot, the sections are treated with garden varnish or a similar agent is used.
Planting a rose in open ground in spring ends with mulching of the root zone. For this purpose, dry soil, compost, peat are used. The newly planted bush is covered from the active spring sun for two to three days.
The best time to plant phlox
Bush phlox can be planted throughout the active season, but there are risks and benefits when planting phlox in spring, summer or fall. In autumn, all phloxes of early and medium flowering are planted, but late planting increases the risk of their unsuccessful wintering.
Spring planting is preferable for dividing into several parts and for late varieties, but it also involves a reduction and delay in flowering and the need for more careful plant care.In summer, you can appreciate all the beauty of flowering and be convinced of the characteristics of the variety, but it will be much more difficult to keep the cut.
Autumn is considered the optimal time for separation, transplantation and planting for any phlox - with this option and a correctly performed transplantation procedure, phloxes adapt perfectly, grow quickly and bloom fully in the next season. But, in principle, all three options are acceptable.
When determining the timing of planting, one should take into account the peculiarities of plant development:
- In spring, phloxes are planted at the beginning of growth, until the shoots have grown to 10 cm in height, focusing on the general development of the plants. Standard terms are the third decade of April and the first decade of May.
- In summer, phloxes are planted any time when cuttings are available, but taking into account the weather and the ability to compensate for the heat and drought with appropriate plant care.
- In autumn, planting early and middle phlox (according to flowering time) is best done in the last decade of August or the first half of September, late ones - in the second half of September. The deadline for planting phlox is limited to the first days of October. Later, phloxes are not planted, but only dripped in, sprinkling with soil 10 cm above the renewal points and covering for the winter with several layers of dry leaves or peat alternating with non-woven materials. A full-fledged planting is carried out according to all the rules in the spring.
Carpet phlox and loose turf phlox are separated in early spring, at the beginning of growth.
Bush phloxes are transplanted with a frequency of 6-7 years. But the frequency of transplantation and separation is always better to determine by the state of the plant itself: profusely flowering phloxes often begin to degenerate, lose their decorative effect in the center of the bushes after 5 years.
Carpet phloxes are separated every 3-5 years, depending on whether measures have been taken to maintain the density of the sods through timely pruning.
Bush phloxes are transplanted with a frequency of 6-7 years. Park seed
Growing Potentilla from seeds
Grassy cinquefoil is usually grown from seeds. Seeds are sown in autumn (before winter) in open ground, then they undergo natural stratification there, and in spring they germinate together. Seedlings only need to be planted so that they do not interfere with each other. And with minimal care, a delicate cinquefoil will flaunt on your site.
Potentilla seedlings grow rather slowly, so please be patient
Seeds can also be sown in spring (early March) for seedlings. They are germinated in fertile soil under polyethylene at a temperature of 15-20 ° C and watered regularly. With the appearance of 2-3 true leaves, the seedlings dive into separate pots (possibly in peat ones), and at the end of summer they are planted in open ground. In late autumn, young plants are covered with spunbond, otherwise in winter they risk freezing out.
In the first year, such Potentilla does not bloom. Therefore, to receive flowers, you will have to wait for the next season.
And it is important to properly care for the plant.
