Shrubby cinquefoil is considered the best ornamental plant, since it has the rare property of blooming for a long time and abundantly. If you take care of it properly, then the shrub from the very beginning of summer and before the first frosts will be covered with a scattering of white, orange or pink flowers. Having a fine texture, details and extraordinary endurance, the cinquefoil often decorates the landscape design of a summer cottage.
Shrubby cinquefoil is a beautiful beauty that can rightfully occupy a leading position in terms of flowering time. Her description abounds with classifications and plant names.
Important! The shrub quail has useful properties and is used in traditional medicine. Application in the form of tincture, tea is widely popular among the peoples of Transbaikalia, Tibet, Mongolia and the Caucasus. The cinquefoil has a quick anti-inflammatory effect, improves appetite, and relieves neuropsychiatric disorders. In the editorial office of the online magazine "Economy" you can also learn about the methods of making decoctions and infusions (article dated December 15, 2008)
Origin and appearance
The name of the culture in Latin sounds like Dasiphora fruticosa - dasiphor shrub. Her second botanical name is Kuril tea. Basically, the plant covers the regions of the Far East and Siberia, gravitates to mountainous areas, likes to grow on moist soils. Reproduction takes place in August, part of the seeds, as a rule, does not have time to ripen.
Cinquefoil shrubby grade Goldfinger
It is an upright shrub of small size, up to 150 cm in height. Trunks can persist for 30 years.
Additional Information. Since 1700, 130 varieties of potentilla were created. It is often used as an ornamental plant, which is not difficult to grow at home. The quintuple should be cut in the fall after shedding seeds.
Flower descriptions
Flowers are:
- Single
- 2-7 pcs. to the top of the branch.
Sepals are distinguished by their integrity. Each flower has about 30 stamens, which is why the middle is fluffy. In diameter reaches 3.5 cm, consist of 5 petals.
Species and varieties
The best varieties of shrubby cinquefoil are:
- Manchu. It is very difficult to grow this species on the territory of Russia, because it loves the mountainous terrain and constant sunlight.
- Tilford Cream or yellow shrubby cinquefoil. Flowers bloom in May.
- Pink Quinn. In width reaches up to 1.5 meters.
- Princesses The flowers stand out in pale pink.
- Floppy Disk. Compact unpretentious plant.
- Red Robin.
- Tangerin or Tangerin. Orange color of fruits with a golden core.
- Hoplis Orange.
- Abbotswood.
Abbotswood
Low bush up to one meter in height. It differs in a dense crown, light green leaves and white color of flowers.
Abbotswood
Note! Every year there is an increase in shrubs up to 20 cm, so you should preselect a suitable place. Culture has borne fruit for 30 years. Creates "live" borders and flower beds.
Tilford kirm
Low with a dense crown, it grows slowly: every year no more than 10 cm. The length of life is up to 20 years. Abundant sunshine is needed. You can propagate by layering or dividing the bush in June.
Used in:
- Landings
- Dressing borders, slopes,
- Rock gardens.
Tilford kirm
Red ace
Red shrubby cinquefoil has a second name - Kuril tea. This is not only a decoration of the garden, but also a storehouse of useful vitamins and minerals.
Red ace
Grows with numerous branches. It can propagate by cuttings or seeds. Before transplanting, the preparation of the landing site is mandatory, on which moisture in the soil should not linger. It tolerates drafts, winds. Loves the sun's rays.
Hoplis Orange
Blooms for a long time, annual growth - up to 15 cm. Refers to a group of deciduous shrub plants.
Hoplis Orange
Leaves are collected in 5 pieces, flowers - numerous brushes of light orange color.
Undemanding, tolerates European soils, but prefers loose, moist species.
Outdoor bush transplant
The most moody varieties of potentilla:
- White. Grows only in the shade
- Brilliant. Prefers dry soil in the southern part of the site,
- Arctic. For cultivation, acidic soil is required.
Otherwise, planting will not be difficult even for beginner gardeners.
What you need for landing
Prepare the soil for transplantation, ideally it should have:
- Good friability,
- Be nutritious and slightly acidic,
- It must have lime
- To carry out soil drainage.
Additional Information. Landing is carried out in the spring. However, if this moment was missed, you can begin the process in late summer or early fall.
Optimal place
Absolutely everything, with rare exceptions, five-leafed love the light. Penumbra brings them little damage. Therefore, the place for landing must be chosen warm, sunny, bright.
Important! Slight dimming is permissible for the purpose of protecting the plant crown from heat. In view of this, shrubs are effectively planted next to perennials and trees, which will protect them from the midday sun.
In addition, the cinquefoil does not like crowding. Therefore, the place for planting should be spacious, designed for annual growth of culture.
Cinquefoil landing
The final step is to prepare the soil. In her:
- Water must not stagnate
- There should not be excessively dense soil.
Step-by-step process
The landing pit should be 2 times deeper than the earthen coma of the seedling. The bottom is covered with lime gravel, then up to half the hole with a mixture of humus and sand (2 to 1), you should also add about 150 grams of mineral fertilizers for ornamental plants. Then the seedling is dropped, which is covered with the same mixture.
Important! The root neck of the seedling should be located slightly above the surface of the earth.
The soil is compacted. At the end of planting, water the plant abundantly.
Breeding
Reproduction occurs in two ways:
- Green or lignified cuttings,
- Division of a bush or layering.
The shrub is obtained by properties similar to the parent.
Cuttings
It is necessary to take adults, strong shoots. Young cuttings are trimmed along with leaves in which photosynthesis and production of substances for further growth take place.
Cuttings are placed in a growth stimulator, which will increase the quality of further cultivation. When the day is sunny, cuttings are cut before sunrise, in rainy weather - all day long.
Important! Cut shoots should be from a healthy bush. You can not take flowering shoots - they can be weak and painful. The best option would be medium lignified specimens without the presence of flowers.
The cut line should be 10 mm from the kidney.
Material for planting is immediately planted in the ground, or no later than after two days, until the leaves have wilted. Before planting, cuttings should be treated with a disinfectant. The substrate is necessarily moistened after planting.
When the cuttings are rooted, which happens for 6-8 weeks, they are planted at the time of rain or cloudy weather.
Growing from layering
The method is more favorable to use in the summer. Strong, but flexible shoots are cut in places of contact with the ground. Then they should be buried in a shallow pit and pressed with a stone. You can also pin it with a wire pin.
The roots usually appear already on the tenth day, but do not rush to separate from the parent plant. First you should wait until the young growth is stronger. All this time, it is necessary to water and feed it abundantly, as well as the main bush.
Note! The young sapling separates next year in the spring.
Care
Care shrubby cinquefoil and cultivation are quite minimal, especially if the trunk circle of the plant is mulched. Then the weeds will not interfere with flowering and growth. It is also important to constantly loosen the soil, but do it very carefully so as not to touch the roots.
Watering mode
After planting, young animals are watered once a week at the rate of: 3 liters of water per bush. If the weather is hot, the volume of fluid should be added and watered 2 times a week.
An adult bush usually has enough rainfall. The main thing is relatively moist soil. For this purpose, it is necessary to irrigate the soil up to 10 cm deep after irrigation.
Top dressing
It is carried out 4 times per season, using infusion of mullein with ash.
Feeding options:
- When the bush develops and grows, then potassium and phosphate are taken. For one bush, 30 g are bred in a bucket of water. fertilizers.
- During the formation of buds, fertilizing is carried out with phosphorus-potassium fertilizer. It can be purchased at a specialty store.
Flowering period
Flowering in many varieties occurs in early June and lasts until the end of October. At this moment, new flower buds are constantly growing. Withered buds are cut off immediately.
Potentilla bloom in the flowerbed
The best types of fertilizers during the flowering period:
- Terraflex start. For 10 liters of water, 25 g is taken. Helps in the fight against fungi.
- "Premium". For 10 l - 1 sachet. Increases plant immunity.
- "Clear sheet". For 5 l - 1 scoop. It is also used for feeding seedlings. Enriched with succinic acid.
- "Agronomist pros." For 3 l - 0.5 scoops. Provides full growth.
- Royal Mix. On 1 liter - 1 gr. Replenishes a lack of nutrition.
Rest period
At the end of flowering, the bush must be thinned out, leaving young shoots. After feeding with humus and moistening the bush.
Pruning should be repeated in the spring, when it will be clear which shoots have wintered successfully. Frozen areas of the bush should be eliminated by cutting to living tissue.
Winter preparations
There is no need to cover the five-leaf for wintering, since the plant is quite frost-resistant. Only young shrubs that were planted in the fall, as well as rooted cuttings take shelter.
The cinquefoil is one of the most beloved shrubs of gardeners. Everyone responds positively about it, since even a beginner can cope with the cultivation. The benefits are the beneficial properties of the plant. Therefore, in winter you can enjoy fragrant Kuril tea, collected in the summer at its summer cottage.
