Bright perennial perfectly fits in the compositions for beds, alpine hills and even just along the tracks looks spectacular. Spurge cypress in the garden is good because it easily becomes a background for all other flowering plants and they seem to gain color. And it is very easy to take care of this perennial.
Spurge cypress in the garden
Why does this species have such a name? The fact is that its small leaves remind of needles and, in combination with the shape of the bush, the plant is very much like a juniper bush. The bush itself is very bright green color, but even more it is transformed with the appearance of flowers. As a rule, they have a yellowish tinge, a little bit less often there are flowers of pink color.
Euphorbia cypress has grown fond of a gardener for its very high frost resistance and complete unpretentiousness in terms of the amount of watering. Even in regions where drought is a frequent phenomenon, or on the contrary constantly severe winters, bushes grow well and problems do not arise with them.
Known bush and its medicinal properties. Decoctions and infusions are taken as a diuretic, a remedy for scabies , as a laxative or choleretic agent. The preparation of the milkweed of the cypress process is uncomplicated. Your task is to collect the aboveground part during the flowering period. Then the grass is dried either in a closed and very well ventilated room, or in the fresh air.
Reproduction of Cypress Euphorbia
Multiply bushes can be seed or vegetative methods. If you prefer to work with seeds, then in autumn it is necessary to pour the planting material directly into the soil. In the spring you will get amicable shoots, as there will not be any special conditions for sprouting.
For reproduction by the vegetative method we need to find an old bush and divide its rhizome into several parts. To engage in such reproduction of milkweed is permissible both at the very end of April and at the very beginning of autumn: when the earth is sufficiently heated and the plant is able to go quickly to growth. Remember that the juice of milkweed is used to treat external skin problems, so work should be done solely with gloves.
Planting Cypress Whip and Caring for the Plant
Very simple maintenance of milk with cypress makes it possible to get a spectacular shrub without any difficulties. For disembarkation, we always choose a place in such a way that we can isolate it. The fact is that the plant needs clear boundaries, otherwise it will begin to displace other neighboring species. Consider the points of planting and care for milk with cypress.
- To the soil this plant is absolutely not exacting and adapts equally well to sandy and stony lands. Only two conditions are really important: a sufficient amount of light and not over-moistened soil.
- If the bush is planted in the penumbra, it will be able to adapt to such conditions . But with the so-called deep shadow, everything is more complicated: the bush becomes ugly, its branches fall off a little and the stems become thin, the flowering can stop. So the areas where the groundwater is close to the ground or the shadow is permanently located will not work.
- To make hives of cypress
remained equally effective, they should be cut off . After the first flowering branches begin to grow dramatically in length, and only pruning will help restore the neat appearance of the bush. And this method allows you to achieve repeated flowering. - There is no need to cover bushes , as they are perfectly tolerant to frost. It's enough just to cut off the ugly or broken branches in autumn and on this whole preparation for wintering ends.
It is difficult to find a more unpretentious and simultaneously spectacular plant that will decorate your site and in return will not ask for any special conditions.