Spirea Grefshame is a shrub that belongs to the Rosaceae family and is characterized by long flowering. Culture is often used in landscape design. With its help, a hedge is often formed.
Description of Spiraea Grefshame
Gray Spirea Grefshame, the description of which is of interest to many gardeners, has a spherical shape and almost the same height and width of 1.5-2 m. The culture of this variety can be easily cut, which allows you to adjust the size. A spreading crown is formed by flexible branches of a red-brown hue.
Spirea has excellent decorative properties.
The young plant has direct vertical shoots. It has narrow lanceolate leaves with a peaking. Below are covered with a gray fluff. Leaves reach 2-3 cm in length and 1 cm in width.
The root system is distinguished by many branches and co-ability to acclimatize to different types of soil. According to the description of Spirea Grefshame, its flowers have white petals and form corymbose inflorescences. They decorate flowers from mid-May to the end of June. In good weather, flowering lasts 1.5 months.
Important! Beekeepers often plant culture near their homes. The bush is a beautiful spring honey plant.
Planting a plant
Spirea Greif Shine is easy to care for. Planting a plant is not difficult. Moreover, rooted cuttings are most often used for this purpose.
Seed planting
Culture does not propagate by seed. The germination rate of planting material is 4-5%. If desired, this fact can be established experimentally.
Planting seedlings in open ground
The plant is recommended to be planted in open soil in the warm season. This is best done in the spring. The flower will take root well. When making a hedge, the distance between the bushes is at least 0.5 m. For group plantings, the distance should be 1 m.
Landing recess should be 2-3 times greater than the root lump. A drainage layer is poured into the bottom of the recess. It may include stones, crushed bricks or expanded clay.
The culture is usually grown from seedlings.
How to Care for Grefshame Spirea
To achieve success in growing Grefsheim spirea and to avoid stunting, it is worth providing her with comprehensive care.
Watering
The Grefsheim spirea description says that the plant does not need frequent watering. It is recommended to moisten the soil twice a month. It is recommended to pour 1.5 buckets of water under the bush. In dry weather, moisten the soil more often.
The soil in which the bush grows must have high permeability. The soil around the culture must be systematically loosened and weeded.
The plant needs to be watered in a timely manner
Top dressing
Planting and caring for ash spiraea Grefshame include mandatory fertilizer application. For this purpose, chicken droppings and cow infusion are used. Feeding is recommended before flowering and after completion of spring pruning.
Pruning
Particular attention should be paid to crop pruning. The procedure should be performed in July after flowering. Young shoots that have faded should be shortened to strong buds. They are formed throughout the stem, which is why the procedure should not be carried out annually.
Important! If you cut off the living buds, the spirea will not be able to bloom. During the first procedure in spring, it is worth removing weak shoots to the area of localization of large buds.
Breeding methods
Spirea ashy Grefshame propagated by cuttings. For this, lignified shoots are suitable. They are cut off, the upper part and some leaves are removed. After this, the handle should be placed in moist loose soil. To seedlings were strong, between them leave an interval of 20 cm. It is best to grow cuttings in a warm place with high humidity.
Also, the propagation of the culture can be carried out by dividing the rhizome. The procedure is carried out in the fall. For this, the bush is dug up and divided. When landing in the ground, drainage is organized.
Transfer
It is permissible to move the gray spiraea Cinerea Grefsheim to a new place during the whole growing season. It is better to transplant bushes 3-4 years old. The landing recess is not made too large. During the transplant, they divide the bush in order to get a new plant.
Important! All work on transplanting or dividing the bush is recommended to be done in cloudy weather. Thanks to this, the culture will take root better.
Diseases and Pests
The plant suffers from aphid attacks and spider mites. To cope with ticks, "kalbofos" is used. To get rid of aphids, it is recommended to use "pyrimor". Moreover, the culture practically does not suffer from diseases. For prevention, it needs to be sprayed with chemicals.
Flowering period
Spirea of this variety is considered spring. Its flowering lasts no more than 20 days. White buds appear in mid-May. The bush is covered with fragrant flowers in a short time. That is why the plant has become so popular.
Winter preparations
The culture is resistant to frost up to -25 ℃. With a subsequent decrease, the shoots may die. In regions with a harsh climate, the plant must be covered. To do this, the branches should be collected in a bundle, attached to the ground and covered. As an insulation layer, hay, peat, dry leaves are used.
Use in landscape design
A plant can decorate any flower garden. To get a harmonious composition, it is worth choosing additions in the form of crocuses, tulips, daffodils. Also, bushes are placed along the grid or fence. A few years later they form a beautiful hedge.
The flower is actively used in landscape design
Spirea bushes differ in terms of flowering. Many designers advise placing different varieties of this culture nearby. This helps in creating interesting compositions. Flowering bushes are combined with plants with small decorative berries.
Spirea Grefsheim has excellent decorative properties. In order for the culture to develop well and flourish abundantly, it is necessary to strictly observe the rules of care. It should be comprehensive and include timely watering, fertilizing, pruning. Equally important is the protection of culture from diseases and parasites.
