At the end of summer, perennial garden chrysanthemums bloom in almost all the gardens. In the ranking of flowers, they take second place right after the roses. Chrysanthemums have been brought to us from the East and are divided into two groups: large-scale came from India and small-color came from Korea. In modern floriculture, more than 650 varieties of garden chrysanthemums have been brought out, differing in color and species of inflorescence.
Care for chrysanthemums in the garden
To annually perennial chrysanthemums in your garden you need to know how to grow them properly.
- Location . Plant chrysanthemums in a well-lit place, creating a shadow from direct sunlight at noon. For planting a garden chrysanthemum, an elevated place is best suited. there will be no stagnation of water.
- The soil . Cultivation of garden chrysanthemum is best done in a well drained weakly acidic or neutral soil, but it can be planted in ordinary garden land, adding a little humus and sand to it.
- Watering . When determining how often to water the garden chrysanthemum, it is necessary to take into account weather and climate conditions, soil structure and planting site. In the spring requires abundant watering with soft rain or standing water. When buds appear, watering is reduced, and when flowering, watering is even less. You can periodically spray. A mandatory condition for watering: the land must be moist, but not too moist.
- Top dressing . It is desirable to feed biweekly once a week with mineral and organic fertilizers. In the spring, to increase the green mass, use nitrogen fertilizers, and when the bloom begins (for better blooming) - phosphate-potassium.
- Rest . To arrange the correct wintering of the shrub garden chrysanthemum, the bushes should be cut as close to the ground as possible and covered with leaves, pine branches or dug late-flowering bushes, planted in pots and brought into the house.
Garden chrysanthemum: transplant and reproduction
The perennial garden chrysanthemum grows in one place for no more than five years, but it is better to transplant it every year in the spring (in April). Garden chrysanthemums very simply reproduce by cuttings, seeds and division of a bush. Cuttings are best rooted in boiled water with the addition of activated carbon or in a glass with soil under the package.
When transplanting, you need to divide very large shrubs so:
- to dig a scrub shrub;
- Separate young shoots 5-7 cm high;
- put them in the holes at a distance of 30-40 cm from each other;
- when the height of the plant is 10-15 cm, it needs to be pinched, that is, to break off the tip.
Garden chrysanthemum: diseases and pests
When caring for garden chrysanthemum in the garden, you should know that her greenery is susceptible to many diseases and pests. To prevent the emergence and control of them use:
- from root rot - add Fitosporin at each feeding;
- from all viral and fungal infections - after each rain the plants are treated with Previrkur, Quadriks and others;
- from caterpillars, leafworms and others to process Fitoverm, Aktara, Ratibor, etc.
- Against aphids and spider mite use soapy water, water extract of garlic and insecticides.
Cultivation of multi-colored shrub chrysanthemums in the garden is animated by a dull autumn landscape, tk. their flowering continues until late autumn. They are well combined with a large number of different garden flowers and shrubs, so you can arrange shrub chrysanthemums in the first and second rows of flower beds. The use of flowers and leaves of garden chrysanthemum does not stop at decorating gardens, recently they have been used for medicinal purposes. It is believed that eating them increases the human immunity and serves to prevent oncological and cardiovascular diseases.