Growing secrets and rules for caring for deervilla at home
Diervilla belongs to the category of shrubs that are characterized by a high level of grace. That is why this plant is of such great interest to many gardeners and landscape designers.
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Description of Dervilla
Dierville belongs to the category deciduous shrubs... The height of this plant is about one and a half meters. This plant is attributed to the honeysuckle family.
It is characterized by:
- The presence of sessile leaves that are dark green in color. In the autumn, the leaves of this plant are capable of acquiring a reddish tint.
- On the stem, the leaves of the bush are located opposite each other. They have solid or serrated edges. The surface of the leaves of diervilla can have a rough or smooth surface.
- This shrub has tetrahedral and bare shoots. Some varieties of dierwilla may have pubescent shoots, which are characterized by the presence of a large number of stems.
- Diervilla is capable of blooming. It has leaves collected in semi-umbrellas, which are characterized by a sulfur-yellow color. This shrub begins to bloom in July. The end of flowering falls at the end of August.
Planting and caring for the plant
This shrub is very fond of moisture, so it must be planted in places with sufficiently moist soil (for example, near streams, rivers, etc.). Otherwise, they need ensure regular watering... These plants are quite unpretentious to UK soils, therefore they are able to take root on any kind of soil. But do not plant diervilla on sandy and dry soils, as this can negatively affect the growth and flowering of the plant.
When planting this plant, it is best to choose well-lit, but at the same time, sufficiently moist areas.
Most often, diervilla is planted on canopies that are created by rare trees:
- Planting shrubs is best done in the spring.
- At the same time, you should not perform this action very early.
- Diervila is planted during a period of complete warming of the earth, but the plant should not fully open its buds.
- To plant a plant, you need to dig a hole, the depth of which is from 40 to 50 centimeters, and the diameter is about 40 centimeters.
- The bottom of the pit must be filled a mixture of humus and sand, which is covered with a thin layer of soil.
- After that, the root of the diervilla is placed in the pit and covered with soil.
- After planting this plant, it is imperative to water it.
In order to protect the root system of this shrub, it is necessary to retain moisture in the soil:
- To do this, you need to mulch. This procedure is performed in the spring.
- This is due to the fact that the soil is not yet well saturated with moisture and it is necessary to preserve this moisture.
- Peat is used for mulching.
- After that, the soil must be covered with one layer of bark and wood chips.
- The cover should be equal to the diameter of the shrub.
- You can also cover with this layer an area that is 15 centimeters larger than the outline of the bush.
For the full growth and development of the deervilla, it is necessary to systematically prune it.This action is performed mainly in the spring. This plant is able to fully endure harsh winter conditions. If diervilla freezes in winter until it is covered with snow, then this does not pose a serious threat.
In the spring, the shrub is able to fully recover and even bloom.
Plant propagation
This shrub can be propagated using:
- Seed.
- Layering.
- Offspring.
- Cherenkov.
Very often, during the reproduction of this shrub, gardeners use root suckers.
They appear on the deerville every year. This high level of popularity of this method is due to the ease of use of this method. In the spring, evening individuals dig in and transplant to a new site.
You can also use the propagation method, which uses horizontal layering:
- In early spring, long shoots of this shrub must be dug into the substrate.
- Exactly one year later, they must be separated.
- This action is performed using a pruner.
- After the separation of the shoots, it is necessary to plant them in a permanent place.
You can also use cuttings to propagate this plant. This method is quite simple and highly effective, which is explained by the high survival rate of diervilla cuttings. When using seeds for propagation of this plant, they must be planted in light and fertile soil. In order to accelerate seed germination, it is necessary to stratify them.
For this procedure, swagnum or wet sand is used.
Diervila is quite easy to care for. Compliance with all his rules will lead to the fact that the gardener get a beautiful and full-fledged bush on your site.
More information about the honeysuckle family can be found in the video.