Busulnik - planting and care

Buzulnik or Ligularia is extremely popular in gardeners due to large bushes (often reaching the height of human growth), massive leaves and abundant flowering. His name he received from the Latin lagularis - tongue. Indeed, the petals of his elegant flowers resemble tongues of flame.

Buzulnik: species and varieties

Buzulnik belongs to the family of perennial astro plants and has about 150 different species. Approximately 40 of them grow on the territory of the former USSR. Their description can be devoted to a whole book, so let's focus on those who are most often grown in gardens and plots.

  1. Buzzard dentate decorate flowers of orange and light brown flowers in the form of baskets with a diameter of 7-8 cm, collected in paniculate inflorescences. Stems reach 100-180 cm in height. Flowering occurs in the spring-summer period. The most famous of his varieties are the poetic names of Othello and Desdemona.
  2. Buzulnik Przewalski grows to 150 cm. Flowers are small, collected in oblong inflorescences. The most common variety of rocket flowers bright yellow flowers.
  3. Buzulnik Vorobyov grows in the form of large bushes with thick, round, leathery leaves. Large yellow flowers form a racemose inflorescence.
  4. Wilson's buzzard - its branched stems reach 150 cm, numerous flowers gather in erect inflorescences.
  5. Buzulnik Vicha - radical leaves have a cordate shape, yellow flowers form spicate inflorescences.
  6. Camembert's Buzzard - leaves numerous, jagged, with fluffy petioles. Light yellow flowers are 5 cm in diameter and collected in the form of shields.

Buzulnik: Planting, Growing and Care

Buzulnik is quite simple in cultivation, a hardy and unpretentious plant. It can grow for several decades in the same place, it tolerates frosts well without any shelter. It perfectly feels almost on any soil, even on dense clay soils. In the garden, it grows best in the penumbra, but with abundant watering it also tolerates direct sunlight. The roots of the plant go shallow into the ground and actively spread in the upper layers of the soil.

Planting of the boozulnik

Planting is best done in the spring, until the seedlings are not sufficiently developed leaves and as a result, they evaporate a little moisture, so it spends its energy only to strengthen the root system and the possible "healing of wounds". In addition, the mother plant, from which the seedlings separate, is thus rejuvenated and begins to bloom more abundantly. Another unconditional plus is that in spring the seedlings take root with almost 100% probability and bloom already in the first year.

Buzulnik: reproduction

It is best to transplant Buzulnik in the period when the first young leaves appeared from the ground. To separate the seedlings, you do not need to dig out the whole bush completely - just cut off the right part with a shovel and dig it out only. The pit formed on this place should be covered with earth and watered in order to restore the mother plant faster. The separated part should be washed and divided so that each seedling had a bud ready for growth. Slices need to be treated with potassium permanganate or ash for better rooting. Prepared seedlings are planted shallowly in pre-prepared - loosened and fertilized soil.

Buzulnik: care

The main requirement of this plant is as much moisture as possible. This is especially true for those bushes that are located on the sunny side. If the air is very dry, additional spraying of the leaves will be required. Sometimes a bumber may need a garter - during flowering and if it grows in open windy terrain.

Do not forget and feeding. Initially, this should be done when planting the plant, and later at least once a season during the active life of the plant (May-August), add a half-bucket of humus to each bush.