Care
Even a beginner and inexperienced gardener can grow unpretentious, but beautiful chrysanthemums.
Caring for plants includes the following steps ׃
- timely feeding;
- watering;
- tillage - loosening and removing weeds;
- pest control using folk remedies or using special spray preparations.
It must be remembered that chrysanthemum needs decent nutrition. It is necessary to fertilize the soil so that the nutrients enter the plant in sufficient quantities. A luxurious flower will answer with gratitude - it will develop well and bloom profusely.
First female astronaut
In honor of the woman-cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first and only one who flew into space alone, a variety named after her was bred by the breeders of the Crimea. Chrysanthemum "Valentina Tereshkova" is distinguished by its large leaves, holding on to a thin stem.
The variety is bred on the basis of Indian chrysanthemum. A common feature of this species is the height: from 60 cm to 1.5 m; the leaves located on the lower part of the stem are slightly smaller in size (7 cm) than those that are closer to the inflorescence (10 cm). The stem can be either erect or creeping. The shape of the inflorescences is a basket.
Chrysanthemum variety "Valentina Tereshkova" feels great outdoors, but needs shelter in late autumn. Chrysanthemum blooms, from late August to early November, is durable, and therefore often serves as an interior decoration. Flowers of deep crimson color, changing shade from dark at the top of the petal to light at the bottom.
Propagated by cuttings or seeds, unpretentious in care.
Chrysanthemum Zembla: variety description
It is believed that the Chinese were the first to cultivate chrysanthemums. Later, these plants appeared in Japan, becoming part of the culture of the people of the Land of the Rising Sun. Interestingly, in the countries of the East, these flowers are used as food and additives to tea leaves.
In the open field, the Zembla chrysanthemum grows to a height of 90 cm, at home in a pot - up to 30 cm. The petals of the inflorescences are large, reed-shaped. The diameter of lush double inflorescences in adult plants in the open field can reach 25 cm, when grown in an apartment - 12-15 cm.
On one branch there are from one to three buds, exuding a delicate honey aroma. Smooth reed petals are collected in tight rosettes. Their color can be very different, but the most common varieties of this variety have yellow inflorescences, and the second most popular is the single-headed Zembla white chrysanthemum.
The scaly rhizome is located close to the soil surface. The dark green pinnate trifoliate leaves are divided into lobes. The upper surface of the leaves is fleecy, the lower one is smooth.
Chrysanthemum today is everyone's favorite flower, second only to roses in popularity in gardening and floristry.
In the open field, the bushes bloom from the second half of September until the very frost. Under artificial lighting, flowering can last 6-8 months a year. Thanks to the elastic, strong stem, this "queen of the autumn garden" is very stable in cutting. In a bouquet, it can stand, keeping freshness, up to 3 weeks.
Chrysanthemum Zembla: varieties
Often the word "mix" is added to the name "Zembla". This is due to the fact that the variety includes several varieties that differ from each other in the color of the petals. The most popular varieties of Zembla Mix chrysanthemum varieties:
- Chrysanthemum Zembla Brazil ... Single-headed yellow, unusual color: lemon inflorescences with green edging along the edge of the petals.Chrysanthemum "Zembla Brazil"
- Chrysanthemum Zembla Lime ... Petals are white with light green edging, in the center - light green. Chrysanthemum "Zembla Lime"
- Vip ... Petals of a delicate, as if washed out by water, lilac shade with dark lilac-violet veins. Chrysanthemum "Zembla Vip"
- White ... Chrysanthemum Zembla is white with a small splash of green petals in the center. Chrysanthemum "Zembla White"
- Yellow ... Terry inflorescences of the most characteristic yellow for the Zembla variety. Chrysanthemum "Zembla Yellow"
- Purple ... Shrub chrysanthemum with dense purple-violet buds. Chrysanthemum "Zembla Purple"
- Chrysanthemum Zembla Lilak ... Lush double inflorescences of pink-lilac color. Chrysanthemum "Zembla Lilak"
- Pink ... Lush terry inflorescences of pale pink color. Chrysanthemum "Zembla Pink"
Chrysanthemum Zembla mix: pot and garden care
This flower grows best in sunny areas with little shade (partial shade) and needs loose, fertile soil with a drainage layer. If the soil is acidified, its root system becomes thinner and decays. In hot, dry weather, the bushes need to be shaded and make sure that the soil on which they grow does not dry out.
Basic rules on how to care for Zembla chrysanthemums:
- Watering two to three times a week, avoiding stagnant moisture. In especially hot weather, the leaves are sprayed with warm spring or filtered water.
- To prevent the soil from drying out, the near-trunk layer of soil is mulched with sawdust, grass, or foliage.
- In the spring, when the flower is actively growing, it must be fed with mineral complex fertilizer.
- During the period of bud formation, it is better to add phosphate, during flowering - potash, and for distillation - nitrogen fertilizing.
- To form a bush, young shoots are pinched, and as they grow, dried leaves and inflorescences are removed.
- To accelerate growth (if necessary) the top of the stem is pruned.
- In order to get the largest possible bud, the inflorescence that appeared first is removed.
- The most common diseases of these flowers are powdery mildew, aphids and worms. For their prevention, the stems and leaves are treated with pest control agents.
- In the warm season, the Zembla indoor chrysanthemum is taken out to an open loggia or balcony, but plants do not need to be placed in direct sunlight.
- When the “queen of autumn” has faded, the bushes are cut to the root and placed in a dark place for a month or a month and a half, where the air temperature is maintained at no higher than + 10 ... + 15 ° C. This will allow the plant to recover and form new flower stalks and stems.
- With the onset of spring, a rested plant that has sprouted fresh young twigs is planted in new soil. It is recommended that transplants be done every year for 5 years, and then once every two years.
Combination with other colors
It is not difficult to create a composition from a wide variety of chrysanthemums, they are well compatible with each other. But these flowers will look more advantageous with a variety of ornamental plants.
Korean chrysanthemums dominate flower ensembles, so it is important to know the rules for the harmonious combination of various plants in group plantings.
The combination of lush chrysanthemums and astrometry with original and bright petal gerberas looks great. The joint autumn planting of chrysanthemums and asters is expressive. Intersperses of tall decorative grains are perfect: fescue, evergreen oats, silvery wormwood.
A flower garden with planted chrysanthemums will perfectly set off the planting of low-growing coniferous shrubs, for example, juniper and boxwood. The bright rounded shapes of chrysanthemums will smooth out and give liveliness to strict evergreen crops. A Korean blend with a stunning variety of colors goes well with them. White and lilac inflorescences of chrysanthemums planted next to the juniper favorably set off the delicate silvery needles.But when planting, they need to allocate a lot of space for full growth.
Low-growing border chrysanthemums will become a festive frame and decorative addition to planted perennial lupines, Pushkinia, cannes, daffodils, or annuals - geraniums, carnations, marigolds, phlox, levkoi, which serve as the main background.
The "Lelia" variety is ideally combined with green-leaved and red-leaved shrubs. Burgundy foliage is also a great backdrop for chrysanthemum varieties with contrasting inflorescences.
You can create a composition on the site based on different types of harmonious combinations. Today, a monochrome garden is a fashionable design solution. Monochromatic compositions look impressive and restrained at the same time. A single color scheme uses only one base color and many of its shades. As an example, the red chrysanthemums of the Aurora variety and the Rosebud salvia with delicate pink flowers. The composition of a flower garden from the Bayram variety with blue-violet inflorescences and blue delphinium or clematis flowers looks very elegant.
With a contrasting planting pattern, completely opposite colors of ornamental plants are combined. It is recommended to leave one color clear and the other to dim a little, as two strong colors look sharp together.
If you reduce the intensity of one color, then in this form the combination looks more natural and eye-catching. For example, blue irises and carnations harmoniously coexist with the Super Bronze chrysanthemum variety with yellow and bronze colors.
