You can rejoice at flowers not only in spring, but also in late autumn, if you plant a very beautiful plant on your plot - aster of a woman at a time. Let's see what kind of flowers, how to plant them and what you need to properly care for them.
Description
The well-known flowers of the September bore the scientific name "perennial asters", their native land is North America. This is a perennial bush flower that has a low stem and a strong root system. The shape of the plant is more like an inverted pyramid. Around the powerful stem of the plant, erect shoots with dense foliar cover branch.
The shape of the sessile dark green leaf plates is linear-lanceolate. On one branch of this plant, many small flowers bloom, which makes the bush look like a festive bouquet.
Did you know? Sentyabrynki withstand temperatures up to -5 °C and thawed with increasing temperature, can continue to bloom.
Popular varieties
It will please every gardener that there are a lot of varieties of aster from September. The most popular ones are:
- shrub aster;
- Astra heather;
- Astra New England;
- Astra New Belgian;
- aster splayed;
- Astra Italian (chamomile);
- Astra Freecard;
- Astra Pyrenean.
- tall;
- undersized
You will be interested to know about the popular annual and perennial varieties of asters.
Growing conditions
These flowers perfectly adapt to the external conditions, so if necessary, they can be planted at any time of the year. However, the most favorable time for planting the September barn is spring or early autumn, when there is no frost. It is best to plant September in the open ground, so as not to create barriers to sunlight. Planting and caring for this plant does not require special skills, as the flower is unpretentious, even an aspiring grower can handle it.
Choosing a place
You should not plant perennial on the spot, which will be well blown by the cold wind. It should be placed on a slightly elevated place, so that no melt water flows to the root of the plant.
Important! Asters like the autumn sun, so do not plant them under a tree or some other shelter.
The soil
For the September women, the composition of the soil in which they grow is not particularly important. However, for Italian asters, a soil with a high content of lime is more suitable, and new British and new Belgian asters can also grow on soils with a low content of lime and acids. White sepabryinka gets on well on any ground.
How to land a woman
Before you land September, you need to seriously approach the preparation and care of the soil. The soil where the flowers will grow, it is necessary to dig a shallow.
Next, it is desirable to make organic and mineral fertilizers. After fertilizers, it is necessary to water the soil. The landing of short stubble women should be done at a distance of at least 20 centimeters from each other. Tall perennials will feel comfortable at a distance of 50 centimeters from each other. Seedlings of flowers are planted in small depressions (approximately 25-30 centimeters) and carefully fixed with earth.
Important! During the first two weeks after planting, it is necessary to water the flowers every other day.Usually, women of the Sabbath are planted in one row along the paths or flower beds, thereby creating a floral border. The perennial planting site is desirable to protect something, since it has a strong creeping root and can easily spread over large areas and become a common weed.
Care features
Sentyabryinka, especially white - a strong and resistant plant. They will live, even if they do not provide any special care. However, if the gardener's goal is to create a beautiful flower bed, you should know the basic rules for caring for a flower.
It will be useful for you to learn how to deal with the dangerous diseases of asters.
Watering
Do not pour perennial water - for a short time he is able to live in conditions of complete drought. It is necessary to water a flower plentifully, but not too often. The plant loves warm water, so before watering it is worthwhile to leave water in the sun for a while so that it is warm enough.
Important! Since the September women are drought-resistant, in a crisis, they can take all the moisture from the area where they grow. Therefore, it is better to plant them at a short distance from other moisture-loving crops.It is very important that the plant was provided with watering during the budding period. However, this period usually falls on autumn, when it rains a lot and there is no need for special watering.
Top dressing
To stimulate the flowering and growth of perennial, care must be taken to feed it. It is necessary to make organic and mineral fertilizers twice a year. Feed can be both dry and liquid. Mixtures based on nitrogen and potassium are best suited. If the flower began to lose a lot of stems, this may indicate a glut of fertilizers.
Therefore it is necessary to monitor the moderation, timeliness and the right amount of dressings. Experienced growers use as a fertilizer for perennial chicken dung or liquid cow dung by watering a small amount of soil around the plant.
Before fertilizer, it is imperative to thoroughly weed the soil, remove all weeds, so as not to stimulate the abundant growth of unnecessary living creatures around the perennial with top dressing.
Did you know? In ancient Greece, it was believed that by setting an aster at the entrance to the house, the owner would protect himself from trouble and protect his dwelling from harm.
Soil care
In order to maintain an attractive decorative appearance, it is necessary to loosen the soil around the September bridges about once every two weeks. It is also important to remove weeds in time so that they do not pick up moisture and nutritive properties intended for perennials from the soil.
We advise you to learn how to get rid of such weeds as: nettle, birch bindweed, euphorbia, dandelions, field sow thistle, dodder, slyt, quinoa, purslane.Florists also carry out mulching of the soil, which gives a good effect to improve its properties and maintain the health of the flower.
Pruning
Adult perennial bushes require spring or autumn pruning. If the flower has grown heavily or collapsed and does not hold the form, it must be cut. Strong bush density can reduce the intensity and duration of flowering. In this case, it is also recommended to trim the bush. Cut off the spoiled and old shoots can be thrown out, and if the healthy parts of the flower are cut, they can be planted. After pruning, it is necessary to fertilize the plant by pouring compost or humus under it.
Did you know? Tatars consider aster a symbol of prosperity and eternal life. This flower is an element of the coat of arms of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Plant division
In order for the flower to grow abundantly and not degenerate, it is necessary to update it every three to four years. To do this, produce the procedure of division - the plant is dug, remove damaged, diseased and old shoots, and then divide the whole bush into several parts. In order for the divided shrubs to quickly grow and take root, you need to make sure that each of them has 3-4 healthy and full-fledged buds.
Shelter for the winter
After the young perennials finish flowering, you need to cut them at the root, and on top of it pour a thick layer of compost, dried fallen leaves or ordinary garden soil. Adult bushes that have already winter in this soil without shelter, you can not cover for the winter.
Breeding features
It is better to multiply the septibry in the spring, and most often it is done in a division manner. However, they can be propagated in a vegetative way, rooting cuttings and cuttings that are in large quantities on an adult plant. The cuttings are placed in water for 20 days, and when the roots appear, they are planted in open soil. Seeds can also multiply a flower, but it is much more difficult, since they do not always germinate and rarely grow on an adult bush.
Asters September - unpretentious autumn flowerswhich, with proper care, will delight their host with lush blooms until the first frost for many years.