Making out a garden plot, one should pay attention to one of the most attractive types of garden jasmines - Virgin mock or maiden mock. This plant has delicate decorative flowers and more than a century of history.
Description of Chubushnik Virgin
Philadelphus virginal is a variety of garden jasmine, which is a bush with straight branches, reaching a height of about 3 m.The bush is quite sloping and wide in width reaches the same dimensions as in height.
Exterior Garden Jasmine
The foliage, which densely covers the branches, is quite large - about 7 cm long. The juicy color of greenery in the spring-summer vegetative period is replaced by a yellow color in the fall, and subsequently falls off.
Flowers are snow-white, up to 5 cm in diameter. Flowers are collected in inflorescences of 8-10 pieces. In comparison with other varieties, mockwort coronet virgin has a fairly persistent and strong aroma.
Flowering begins with the onset of summer and lasts about one month.
Note! This plant variety is distinguished by the specificity of flowering. In one year, the flowers can be double, while the next year they differ in simple petals.
Different flowers depending on the year of flowering
Important! Virgin chubushnik is highly frost-resistant, so it can be grown in the middle lane without any problems. In addition, he is quite unpretentious.
Planting a plant
Planting begins with the acquisition of a seedling.
Additional Information!To acquire a healthy plant that will have a sufficient level of viability, you should contact specialized points selling seedlings, or nurseries. Look closely at the roots and existing buds. They must be alive and healthy.
After it is purchased, you need to prepare the landing site.
A sufficiently lit area is best suited - it is such a place that will allow the plant to develop well, bloom intensively and give abundant greens.
For lack of such a place, you can choose a slightly shaded area.
Seed planting
If there is a desire to plant a marshmallow virgin by sowing seeds in the soil - it is worth paying attention to the fact that the seeds should be planted in glasses. It is necessary to grow seedlings and only then, after reaching a certain size, transplant it to a permanent place. It is also taken into account that in this case it will be possible to see the flowers only for 5-7 years of bush growth. That is why this type of planting is less popular.
Planting seedlings in open ground
Easier to buy immediately rooted cuttings. Although they can be removed independently, if you cut green branches from the plant, approximately in the month of June.
Important! When self-cutting cuttings, it is necessary to cut the branch so that it contains at least 2 pairs of leaves. Moreover, the upper must be cut in half. And the lower ones are completely removed, but do not affect the kidney.
Another option for your own procurement is cutting branches in the fall. In order for it not to germinate before the expected time, it is stored in a refrigerator in a plastic bag.
Additional Information! The branch should be long enough, as it is cut into 5 cm sections only at the end of March.
Before deepening the Chubuki in the ground, they must be maintained in a solution of a growth stimulator. This will allow the root system to form faster.
Whenever cuttings are cut, they need to provide suitable soil.
Mock vaginal likes quite loose soils. Therefore, the twigs are dug either in sand or in loose sandy soil. The soil should be warm and moist enough. Therefore, if the weather is not warm enough, then landing should be done in covered ground or in a room.
Cuttings will become full-fledged seedlings only in a year.
Another option for reproduction is layering. It is suitable only if there is already a mature bush on the site. He just needs to bend a branch from the main bush of garden jasmine and dig it a little with the ground. After that, pour plenty of water and fall asleep with mulch.
Note!You can also consider the division of the bush. But, most often, this is a forced method of reproduction, when the mock Virginia has grown enough or has grown old.
How to Care for Chubushnik Virgin
Despite the fact that the plant is relatively unpretentious, it still needs certain conditions and care. Only in this case, the garden variety of jasmine will please with abundant and massive flowering and envelop a pleasant aroma.
Watering
In order to properly water the plant, you should adhere to the following rules:
- the water should be warm enough - it is better to withstand the tank in the sun for at least 1-2 hours, it is especially important to do this in the spring, when the air has not warmed up well enough;
- water must be defended if it is taken from the tap;
- one adult bush needs about 20-30 liters of water;
- since the plant is quite demanding on the amount of water, in the spring it is necessary to water it twice a week, and during flowering and intense heat - daily;
- Before watering, the ground must be loosened.
Top dressing
The marshmallow philadelphus virginal must be fed so that flowers form abundantly on the bush. As a top dressing, you can choose complex mineral fertilizers that are suitable for flowering plants.
Types of Feeding
You need to feed twice: in early spring and when buds are tied on the bush. In winter or late autumn, in order to maintain the bush for the next year, it is necessary to add organic matter to the soil.
Pruning
Pruning a mummy Lemuan virgin is also necessary in order to ensure proper care.
After flowering, you will need to remove all inflorescences from the bush. And if the bush is very overgrown, then in the same period it is possible to prune weak and unhealthy branches.
In the spring, before the leaves on the bush bloom, it is necessary to remove the frozen processes and branches.
Breeding methods
If you need to rejuvenate the bush, then layering or dividing the bush is best. In all other cases, use cuttings or seeds. If there is no desire to bother yourself with cuttings, then you need to buy an adult seedling in a nursery.
Diseases and Pests
In the mockbird virgin, the description always indicates that it can often be attacked by diseases and pests, such as:
- green weevil;
- spider mite;
- aphid bean.
Diseases and Pests
The most effective is the use of insecticides. But, if there is no desire to use chemistry, then you can use folk remedies. Companion plants that repel the above pests are very effective. These include:
- tansy;
- yarrow;
- sagebrush;
- marigold;
- dandelion;
- potatoes;
- Tomatoes
- yarrow.
Note!In order to get rid of pests on the bush, you can use the tincture of tobacco leaf. This tool is very effective in eliminating all unwanted inhabitants on Jasmine Garden.
Winter preparations
To prepare the plant for winter, it must be wrapped in agrofibre. But this is true only for young bushes. For adult plants, this is optional. If winter frosts are still quite strong, then you can mulch the area under the bush with any suitable material or peat.
If you still plan to tie in agrofibre, then the branches must first be tied up so that they are directed vertically upwards and do not tear the material.
In case of heavy rainfall in the form of snow, the snow mass must be brought under the bush. This will provide protection against freezing of the root system.
Important! As soon as the first thaws come, the shelter must be removed immediately.
Harness for the winter
Use in landscape design
Terry jasmine flowers look great on their own. Moreover, the bush is quite massive. But, it can also be a great addition to other plants, decorating flower beds and becoming a wonderful backdrop for an alpine hill. For different purposes, you can choose different varieties of plants, including a variety of jasmine schneesturm. Some varieties may be more compact, others differ in larger and terry colors.
Regardless of which variety is selected, one thing is certain - garden jasmine will become the highlight of the garden. The complexity of care is medium. The plant has sufficient frost resistance to grow it in a temperate climate.
