Lavateru gardeners love for simplicity. It is not afraid of winds and cold, it is well tolerated by a strong sun, drought.
And if you provide it with normal conditions for growth, it can multiply on its own.
Popular varieties and varieties laureates
The ornamental plant is diverse in the presented varieties.
They differ in size and color of buds, stem height, and growing periods.
Knowing the varieties of perennial laurel, you can think about the design of the infield.
Did you know? The name of the flower received from the word "lavatum", which has Latin roots and means "to wash." And all because the color of the buds is so clean that it seems as if someone had washed them beforehand. Although the people call them simply - "dog rose" or hatima.The garden is popular for planting three main types of flower:
1. Three-month or annual laureate, which blooms profusely from mid-summer to frost. The bush grows up to 120 cm in height. Among the most popular varieties of this species in our latitudes took root:
- "Goddess of the Sun", which may have a different color.
- "Ruby Queen", giving ruby-colored buds.
- Pink Beauty is a hot pink.
- "Lavlines" with pale pink flowers.
- "Mont Blanc" blooms exclusively white.
- "Silver Cap" distinguish flowers of salmon color.
2. Laureater is Thuringian or perennial. In the gardens more often planted such varieties:
- "IKatcher" saturated pink color.
- "Burgundy Vine" - pink "wine" color of buds.
- "Bregon Springs" is a familiar pink color.
- "Lilac Lady" with lilac buds.
3. Tree or two-year laureate. Its characteristic feature is a height of up to two meters. The flowers are usually pink shades, and the stems are extremely slender. In our latitudes more often planted:
- "Rosea", giving flowers salmon color.
- Candy Floss is a light pink color.
- Moorish with purple flowers and lowered stems;
- Cretan, similar to the Moorish, but may have purple shades of buds;
- seaside boasts two lilac shades of flowers.
Features of growing laurels when planting seeds in open ground
Gardeners have a logical question: how to grow a laureate on their own plot? There are two ways of its reproduction: seedlings and seeds. The seedling involves sowing in a closed ground of seeds, germinating them to a certain size and only then transplanting in open ground.
We will talk about the peculiarities of this method of plant reproduction later, but for now let's stop on how to sow the plant immediately at the intended growth site. Growing lavatery from seeds involves sowing them in open ground in May.
Pre-soil need to dig with humus. Not bad to add nitroammofoski - about a spoon per square. m. Soil level, make grooves depth in centimeters, pour warm water, and then pour dry seeds. Cover them with earth with humus, and then a transparent film.
In a week the first shoots should appear. When they grow to 5 cm, the film can be removed, thin out the seedlings, spud the beds. Although the plant reproduces well and self-seeding.
Important! If you want to get on the site one volumetric bush of flowers, seeds or seedlings should be planted in a circle. The distance between the holes should be standard - 20–25 cm, but five seedlings should be placed in each of them.
How to care for seedlings
Understanding how to grow seedlings laver at home, you need to know where the flower will feel best. Sunny areas are suitable for him, however light partial shade is acceptable.. It is unpretentious to the soil, although it reacts very well to organic fertilizers.
But if the soil is too lean, additional feeding is needed about once a month. The first is carried out at the beginning of the growing season. To do this, prepare a solution from a spoon of nitroammofoski and urea in 10 liters. water.
The next significant feeding is carried out when the buds appear. In this case, it is recommended to use phosphate and potash fertilizers.
Plants that drive out stems high need to be tied up.. They tolerate heat, drought. Watering is recommended as it dries, but not less than once a week in case of strong heat. Perennial plants tolerate temperatures down to -3 ° C.
While the plant is not yet strong, it must be weeded. Over time, the flower itself drowns out the weeds. It is regularly recommended to remove bloomed inflorescences. This looks more aesthetic and stimulates the plant to further flowering.
Important! With age, the leaves of the plant change color, becoming a dark green color. If they turn pale and brighten, then the plant lacks phosphorus and nitrogen.
Features of planting laureate seedlings
To determine when to plant a plant for seedlings, you need to know at what time it is planned to plant the seedlings in open ground. For example, if planting is scheduled for May, then it is necessary to engage in sowing and germination in March.. In regions with a warm climate, planting can already be in April.
To do this, you need to prepare the box, to the bottom of which pour drainage, and on top - the ground. The earth is moistened, and then the dry seeds are immersed approximately one centimeter deep. The landing site is covered with glassware, which is removed after the grains germinate. Constantly ensure that condensation does not collect on the glass.
The first shoots should appear in a week or two after sowing. It is assumed that soil will be constantly moistened until the plants grow and mature. If the light is not enough, it is necessary to organize additional lighting, periodically turning the containers with the sprouts to the light. Then they are planted in open ground in rows at a distance of 20-25 cm, not forgetting to water regularly.
How to collect seeds
Seed collection does not imply any complicated manipulations. In early autumn, when the plant begins to bloom, seed boxes appear in place of the buds. As they dry, they turn brown. Seeds are ready to be harvested, if you can hear them pouring inside while tapping on the box. The collected seeds remain viable for up to five years.
The combination of laureates with other plants
Since the plant is quite beautiful, it is often used in combination with other flowers to form flower beds. Lavater is not an aggressive plant and gets along well with other cultures, such as:
- delphinium;
- iris;
- brachycom;
- verbena;
- sage.
Did you know? The more fertile and "fatter" will be the land on which the flower grows, the more decorative the buds on it bloom.
Using laureates in landscape design
Flower is very fond of landscape designers for the fact that it can be used both independently and in combination with other plants. It stands out well in spreading shrubs, the foot of large trees, on lawns with grass.
Varieties that go to growth, used for the formation of hedges, decor buildings or fences. Different varieties of laurel that give different colors look great in group planting. For example, when they first plant white, then pink, and then mix these two varieties.
If at the same time they have different growth, you can achieve amazing compositions. As you grow flowers can be cut and used in bouquets.
Other uses are laureates
Perennial "Thuringian laureate"is a medicinal crop. Its properties are close to medicinal althea. Its roots contain a lot of vitamin C and beneficial mucus, therefore, they are used for cough, cold, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and female diseases.
With dermatitis, it is good to prepare an infusion of the root. From the leaves of the plant do poultices for neurological, rheumatic pains, lichen, furuncles, pustules.
As you can see, the laureate is not only a wonderful plant that can decorate a personal plot. It is used in traditional medicine. But besides external aesthetics, gardeners love the flower for its unpretentiousness in growing and breeding.
