Varieties of nipponskaya spirea
Breeders have bred many varieties of Nipponskaya spirea. The most popular are Snowmound, June Bride, Halvard Silver and others.
Spirea Snowmound
Spirea Nippon Snowmound grows up to 2.5 m in height and up to 3 m in width. Its leaves are dark green up to 4 cm long. Inflorescences are white, corymbose, abundantly covering the trunk. In the buds, the flowers have a yellow tint. After planting, the bush begins to bloom for 2-3 years and blooms for 20 days.
Planting and caring for the Snowmand spirea are carried out taking into account the fact that:
- Snowmound is planted in early spring or mid-autumn;
- the culture is not demanding on the soil, but prefers light and slightly acidic;
- the area should be bright, sunny;
- watering is regular, moderate;
- pruning is required after flowering.
Snowmound Important! Before planting, the elongated roots of the seedling are cut with an even cut, treated with a fungicide and placed in prepared planting holes
Spirea June Bride
Spirea nipponica June Bride is a round bush with a height of 1.5 m and a diameter of up to 1.5 m. Leaves up to 4.5 cm in length, the color is dark green above and gray-green below. The flower is white-cream, inflorescences almost completely cover the shoots. The variety blooms at the end of May.
When planting spirea Junia Bright, the following rules must be observed:
- planting is done in spring or mid-autumn;
- the soil should be moderately moist throughout the entire active period of the plant;
- lighting - sun, partial shade;
- it is not necessary to cover for the winter, since the variety is frost-resistant;
- pruning is done after flowering.
June Bride
Halvard Silver
Spiraea nipponica Halward's Silver is a dense, low shrub up to 1 m high and up to 1.2 m in diameter. The leaves are dark green, turning copper-red in autumn. In June, it is covered with large corymbose white inflorescences.
Spirea Halvard Silver prefers:
- Fertile, moist soil.
- Bright lighting, but allows for low shading.
- Regular watering.
Halward's Silver
Gelves Rainbow
Features of care for spirea Gelves Rainbow:
- the soil loves fertile, moderately moist, but without stagnation of water;
- is planted in a well-lit area;
- resistant to severe frost, no shelter required.
Gerlve's Rainbow
Other varieties
There are several more types of nippon spirea, among them:
- Spiraea nipponskaya rotundifolia (Spiraea nipponica rotundifolia) is distinguished by the shape of the leaf, the size of the inflorescences (large), and the more powerful size of the bush.
- Spirea nippon narrow-leaved (Spiraea nipponica tosaensis) has narrow small leaves up to 3 cm in length, which are distinguished by the presence of a light cannon. The leaf remains green until late autumn. The bush is high, from 1.5 to 2 m.
- White Carpet (White Carpet spirea) is a low-growing variety, it grows no higher than 80 cm. It blooms very profusely, looks beautiful in the form of a curb fence.
White Carpet
Spirea nipponskaya in landscaping
Spirea nipponskaya has high decorative properties and phytoncidal activity. These valuable qualities are widely used in landscaping and sanitary and hygienic arrangement of the environment in residential areas and industrial areas. City courtyards, recreation areas in park areas and squares, children's playgrounds and sports grounds, front gardens - everywhere the Nippon spirea will be a welcome plant.
It can be used in single plantings in flower beds, in group compositions with taller shrubs, to create edges, curtains, curbs. It can be successfully used in the arrangement of alpine slides, complex flower beds, planted near water bodies, along garden paths, as a fence and hedges.
Bushes of nippon spirea are in harmony with all types and varieties of spirea, go well with woody and shrub plants, for example, lilacs, with bulbous flowers and compact conifers. Look great surrounded by yews or firs. Cut flowering branches are used for mono bouquets, stylish arrangements with other flowers.
How to plant?
Japanese spirea is considered an unpretentious plant in planting and care. To achieve lush flowering and healthy development, it is necessary not only to properly care for it, but also to choose the right place for planting. The best time is spring. The event should be carried out in cloudy weather, and it should be planted in a well-lit place. Only in this case it is possible to achieve maximum decorativeness both in the color of the leaves and in abundant flowering.
The root system of the spirea is fibrous and grows quite intensively, so the plant receives the necessary nutrients and moisture only from the top layer of the soil. Therefore, for better growth, choose a place that is more spacious. Japanese spirea is relatively undemanding to the composition of the soil, but prefers to grow on slightly alkaline soil (pH: 7–7.5). If the soil is poor and heavy, before planting it is necessary to apply complex mineral fertilizers and organic matter in the form of humus or compost.
Buy bushes grown in containers, which increases the chances of successful rooting
If you buy seedlings with open roots, pay attention to their condition. They should not be overdried and damaged, shoots with live, but not yet awakened buds
To check for "freshness" use a simple method: shoots and roots should be slightly springy to the touch, while not breaking at the slightest touch.
Before planting the Japanese spirea, you first need to prepare the planting pit, a week before planting the plant. It should be one third larger than the volume of the root system of the shrub. A thick layer of drainage is laid at the bottom of the hole, consisting of broken brick and large rubble. The soil substrate for young seedlings should be nutritious and consist of humus, peat, sand and sod soil. The prepared soil mixture is thoroughly mixed. Remove dry, damaged roots, and shorten too long ones. First, you need to disinfect the roots by soaking them for several hours in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
After carrying out the preparatory work, the bush seedling is placed in the hole, the roots are gently straightened, filled with a prepared soil mixture, carefully compacting it. The root neck of the spirea should be above the ground. After the plant is abundantly watered and mulching is carried out. A simple method prevents weed growth and does not allow moisture to intensively evaporate from the soil. The final stage of planting is feeding the plant with ammonia. It is carried out a few days after disembarkation and during the period of active growth.
Description
This plant is a medium-sized perennial deciduous hybrid of flowering weigela. The height and diameter of the crown usually reaches one and a half meters. This plant can grow up to 35 years, while it is during the first 5 years that the main growth occurs, when during the year the plant grows to 20 centimeters.
Let's list other characteristics of the blooming "Red Prince" weigela.
- Crohn and shoots. The crown has a rounded shape with spreading branches and dense foliage. The growth of the stems is directed upwards with the tops lowered from top to bottom. Their color is predominantly dark brown.
- Foliage. The color of the foliage is light green with yellow veins; it turns yellow in autumn, but does not fall off until the arrival of the first winter frosts. The surface of the leaves is smooth and dull, and the edges are serrated, without petioles.
- Root system. It is considered a superficial mixed type. Characteristic features are power, strong growth.
- Flowering and seeds. The plant blooms twice - in July and September, after flowering brown seed bolls ripen, which contain 2 seeds and lionfish.
Planting and caring for nippon spirea
Spiraea nippon is an unpretentious plant, but it still needs minimal care.
Preparation of planting material and site
First you need to choose the right place.The Nippon is a light-loving plant, so the place on the site for it should be sunny, preferably throughout the day, light, diffused shade is allowed.
The optimal time for planting is early or mid-October, when it is no longer hot and it is raining. It can also be planted in early spring when the soil is saturated with moisture.
The plant is not demanding on the soil, but in order for the flowering to be lush and abundant, it is worth adding compost and fertilizers. The most important requirement for the soil is moisture, looseness and the absence of stagnant water. If necessary, drainage should be arranged in the planting pit.
The pits are prepared as follows:
- In 2-3 days, a hole is dug a third wider than the root system of the seedling and 0.5 m deep.
- A drainage 10-15 cm thick from gravel or crushed stone is poured into the bottom of the pit.
- The soil can be fertilized with sod or leafy soil, and if the soil is very poor, then add peat or compost.
- The pit should be spilled with water.
Planting nippon spirea
Landing rules
The treated seedling must be placed in the prepared hole and carefully sprinkled with soil mixture. The root collar should be flush with the ground or buried by 1-2 cm. Water the ground with 1-2 buckets of water and mulch the surface with peat or sawdust.
Important! For planting, it is better to choose cloudy, rainy weather so that the seedling does not suffer from the heat and has time to get stronger
Watering and feeding
Spirea loves moist soil, so watering should be regular, at least once a week, 10 liters for each bush in the summer. At other times - every 2 weeks. Watering is recommended in the evening. The next day, the land around the plant must be loosened, at the same time removing the weeds. Mature bushes should only be watered during dry periods.
Important! After watering, it is recommended to cover the soil under the bush with a layer of mulch of 10-15 cm, using straw, sawdust, peat. To obtain a lush and long flowering, fertilizers are applied under the bush
The plant loves both mineral and organic fertilizers. The first feeding is recommended in early spring using mullein or bird droppings. After flowering, complex fertilizers are applied. You need to feed the plant at the same time as watering
To obtain a lush and long-lasting flowering, fertilizers are applied under the bush. The plant loves both mineral and organic fertilizers. The first feeding is recommended in early spring using mullein or bird droppings. After flowering, complex fertilizers are applied. You need to feed the plant at the same time as watering.
Important! Do not overuse it with top dressing. An excess of fertilizer can damage the roots.
Pruning nippon spirea
Pruning helps to prolong the life of the plant, keeping it neat and healthy. In addition, using this procedure, you can give the bush any shape. Pruning is carried out from the second year of the plant's life (the shoot lives for about 7 years). Old branches must be removed completely, leaving the space young and strong. Sick and weak shoots are also cut out. In spring pruning, long branches are trimmed at the first strong bud that has been formed. Spiraea pruning can be done in summer, immediately after flowering.
Pruning the plant after flowering
Preparing for winter
Nippon spirea belongs to frost-resistant plants, it can withstand cold up to -40 degrees, so it does not need shelter. If necessary, if the region has very snowy winters, then in order to preserve the shape of the bush and prevent branch breakages, you can cover the bush with a protective cap.
Preparing for winter
Reproduction
There are several ways to reproduce nippon spirea. Amateur gardeners claim that the most difficult of these is the seed. Seedlings need conditions that are difficult to create in a city apartment. This is the coolness in the room, and the increased humidity of the air, and the timely moistening of the soil. It takes a long time, it is difficult, and you can hardly expect a positive result.
Experienced gardeners propagate the spirea by layering: they choose a healthy lower shoot, put it in a pre-dug trench and fix it with brackets so that only the top sticks out of the ground. The land around the future independent shrub is watered and sprinkled with straw. The next year, the branch develops a strong root system, and the gardener will have to separate it from the mother bush and transplant it to the chosen place.
The division method is considered the easiest. The shrub is dug out of the ground, carefully divided into several parts and each part is transplanted to the selected area. However, the most popular method is cuttings. Even beginners can use it, but to achieve success, you need to do the following.
- Cut the green annual cuttings 10-15 cm long.
- Remove the lower leaves, cut the upper ones by half.
- Plant the cutting in a separate container filled with wet sand. The stalk is planted at an acute angle.
- Cover the container with a plastic bottle and place it on a brightly lit windowsill in a warm room.
- When the cold comes, the cutting should be taken out to the balcony. It can also be left in the country. To prevent the plant from freezing, it should be covered with a double film or dry leaves.
- When the ground warms up, the hardened cutting can be transplanted into the open ground at the chosen location.
These drugs contribute to the formation of strong immunity, which allows the plant to resist diseases and pests.
Spirea reproduces in all ways known to gardeners:
- seeds;
- cuttings;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
Important! Seed reproduction is considered the most difficult, as it requires the creation of special conditions and careful care.
Cutting is a simple breeding method. For him, in the spring, a young one-year shoot is chosen and cut off with a length of 10-15 cm. The stalk should have 4-5 double leaves, from which the lower ones are removed. Prepared cuttings should be placed in a growth stimulator for 3 hours. After that, the cuttings are stuck at an angle into a container with wet sand and covered with a cap.
The container with cuttings is taken outside and left in a shady place. Watering, spraying and airing is required daily. In winter, the container with seedlings must be completely covered with foliage, and in spring ready-made seedlings can be planted on the site.
Propagation by cuttings
Reproduction by layering is also a fairly simple method, which gives 100% result. To obtain seedlings, the lower branches of the Nippon spirea are laid in grooves to a depth of 5-10 cm. Regular watering is required during the season. In the spring, the seedlings are ready for transplanting into open ground.
Reproduction by dividing the bush
