Deytsia in the open ground: planting, care and wintering of shrubs. Deytsia: “Hydrangea mayor” - planting and care in the Moscow region and the middle zone Flowers with rough leaves

Deytsia. This ornamental, profusely flowering shrub can be compared in beauty and unpretentiousness to such popular and spectacular crops as lilac and hydrangea. Deutzia is part of the Hydrangeaceae family. The genus of this plant, which also has a name, unites almost five dozen species that are naturally found in areas of East Asia.

All deutias are shrubs that shed their leaves every year. Their crowns are formed by erect and slightly curving, sometimes pubescent shoots. In some species, on old shoots the bark acquires a layered, flaky structure.

In the second year, the shoots become hollow inside, making them brittle. This must be taken into account when caring for and covering for the winter.

Simple leaves with entire, serrated or serrated edges are located on branches opposite each other (opposite arrangement).

Beautiful flowers of whitish, pink, lilac and purple shades are odorless and collected in fairly large inflorescences such as a brush or ball. They are located at the ends of last year's shoots. They can be simple and terry.

Deutzia grows on almost any soil and is easy to care for. Even when the bushes are severely frozen in winter, within one season they grow back, actively growing shoots.

For gardeners, deutzia is valuable not only for its elegant appearance, but also for its long flowering(1-2 months). And also because it blooms immediately after the lilac, but before the roses and mock orange begin to bloom, and the garden is decorated with flowering shrubs almost without interruption.

Planting and care

Soil selection

In order for the plant to develop steadily and bloom every year, when planting and caring for it, it is necessary to take into account its characteristics and requirements for growing conditions. The optimal location of the plant on the site is especially important. It must be protected from strong air currents and winds.

You also need to ensure that groundwater is located at a depth of at least 2-3 meters. Deutzia is best suited for permeable, loose, nutritious soil with a neutral (pH 6.5-7.0) and slightly acidic (pH 6.0-6.5) reaction. The land at the site of permanent cultivation must be cultivated to a depth of more than half a meter.

If the soil at the planting site is not suitable, then it is replaced with a mixture that consists of sand, turf land and humus. Moreover, humus and earth are taken in two parts, and sand – one part. Mineral fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (complex), as well as microfertilizers or ash, and lime in small quantities are added to the finished mixture.

Landing technology

The length, depth and width of the pit is usually from 50 to 60 cm. When replacing the soil at the planting site, the dimensions of the pit are increased by 20-40 cm.

Planting is done in the spring. Before planting, it is recommended to store seedlings at a temperature of 0 to +2 degrees.

Before planting, the roots of a seedling with an open root system must be straightened, broken, dried roots are cut off and placed for several hours (from 2 to 24) in water with a root formation stimulator.

Container plants are also inspected before planting, and if the roots are very fused with each other, the lower part of the coma is slightly torn and they are slightly leveled. After planting, container bushes are watered with a solution containing a root formation stimulator.

Caring for action

This ornamental culture, although it is considered drought-resistant and unpretentious, it shows its full beauty only when all agrotechnical measures are performed (feeding, weeding, watering, pruning).

Watering

In hot and dry months, you need to water the deutia 2 to 3 times every four weeks, and when it rains, watering is carried out only when the top layer of soil dries out.

15-20 liters of water are poured under each bush.

After heavy watering or rainfall, it is advisable to loosen the surface of the soil around the bushes to remove the dense crust. Deep loosening is not carried out so as not to damage the roots.

Top dressing

This shrub is fed 3 times per season. In this case, fertilizing is carried out for the first time in the form of mulching the tree trunk circle with humus (half a bucket per plant).

The second time, liquid fertilizers based on mineral fertilizers with microelements are used. These feedings are carried out until the end of flowering.

The third (last) fertilizing is carried out before pruning. For it, use a solution of mullein, diluted one to ten. One bucket is used per plant.

Trimming

One of the main measures for caring for deytsia is timely and correct pruning.

In May-June, shoots that have frozen over the winter are removed from the bushes.

Every year after the end of flowering, rejuvenating and formative pruning is carried out.

Spectacular flowers are formed on perennial shoots, but the largest number of them bloom on 2-3 year old branches. When pruning, adult trunks that are more than 4-5 years old are cut into a ring or a small stump about 15 cm high is left. Dry and poorly developed shoots need to be removed.

It is also necessary to shorten young elongated shoots so that the crown of the bush maintains a compact shape.

Preparing for winter

In order for the deutia wood to ripen well by the beginning of the cold weather, it stops watering in August. And with the onset of September, it is advisable to protect the bases of the bushes from heavy and prolonged rainfall using waterproof material.

Warming plants for the winter is carried out in two stages. The bushes are covered for the first time immediately after the onset of night frosts. At this time, the branches of the deutsium are pressed to the ground and secured, and then sprinkled with fallen dry leaves.

Branches tall bushes they break when bent, so such plants are covered with burlap or special non-woven material.

The second (additional) shelter is carried out when the average daily temperature falls below zero. Branches of spruce branches are placed at the base of the bushes, which helps to retain snow and thereby protects from freezing.

This pine shelter remove after the snow has completely melted and warmth has established (avoiding warming). Then the bush is freed from the remaining leaves.

Reproduction

You can get new instances from the action using:

• layerings,
• seeds,
• Cherenkov,
• root shoots and
• dividing the bush.

Propagation by seeds

For sowing seeds, prepare beds with loose, permeable soil. The beds should be located in partial shade.

Seeds are sown in the spring on the surface of the ground and not sprinkled with anything. During germination, you need to ensure that neither the seeds nor the top layer of soil dry out; you need to moisten them in time.

The first seedlings appear after 3 weeks, and when two pairs of true leaves form on them, they are picked.

You can germinate seeds at home, in boxes or boxes, but in this case the picking is done in open ground.

Plants from seeds good care They bloom in the 3rd year.

Cuttings

You can quickly and fairly easily obtain young deutsias using cuttings. Green cuttings from 10 to 20 cm long are harvested from June 15 to July 10. To do this, use the shoots of the current year that are not covered with bark.

Rooting is carried out in greenhouses at temperatures from 15 to 30 degrees. The cuttings are buried 0.5 cm, at an angle. The lower cut is powdered with a root formation stimulator.

Installing artificial fog will help increase the rooting percentage to 95-100%. As soon as the shoots on the cuttings begin to grow, they are transferred into open ground to growing beds, where they will remain for one to two years.

For the winter, they must be covered with leaf litter or spruce branches.

For propagation, you can also use lignified cuttings, which are cut in late autumn. This is convenient to do only in warm regions where the action is not covered for the winter. Each cutting should have from 3 to 5 buds. Cuttings are tied in 10-15 pieces and sent to winter storage in a cool place with a temperature of about 0 degrees, placing them in boxes and covering them with sand.

In the spring, cuttings are removed and rooted in the same way as green ones.

Dividing the bush and propagating by root shoots

Large old shrubs can be dug up, divided into 2-3 parts and planted. When planting, dry and thickened shoots are pruned.

New plants can also be obtained by separating the basal shoots from the mother bush.

Both division of the bush and propagation by root shoots are carried out, as is the planting of seedlings, in the spring.

Types, hybrids and varieties of deutzia

Deytsia graceful (D. gracilis)

Of the numerous types of deutsia, it is worth highlighting those that can be grown in Russia. First of all, this is Deutzia graceful, which is a beautifully flowering shrub that has a rounded crown shape. The height of the bush can vary from 0.5 to 0.7 meters. Elongated narrow leaves with small serrated teeth, about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide, are attached to the branches using small petioles opposite each other.

Snow-white flowers measuring 1.5 cm are located in brush-type inflorescences from 7 to 9 cm long. Lush flowering lasts almost a month and occurs in June. This type of deutia is liked for its small and compact bush shape, abundant flowering and drought resistance. And also for the fact that it grows and develops well in urban environments.

This species has variegated forms and forms with golden leaves.

Variety "Nikko (Nikko)" - low spreading shrubs up to 80 cm in height. The flowers are white, collected in spike-shaped inflorescences. Blooms in May-June. In autumn the foliage turns a beautiful burgundy color.

Deutzia small-flowered or Amur is practically the only species that is little damaged by frost. Under natural conditions, it can be found in areas of the Far East.

The crown of this low shrub, reaching a height of one meter, is formed by smoothly curved branches. Leaves oval shape with a pointed end and a finely serrated edge, they are about 6 cm long. Snow-white flowers, which have no aroma, are collected in raceme-type inflorescences and are located at the ends of the shoots. Flowering of young bushes begins at three years of age and occurs every year.

Deytsia rough or star-shaped (D. scrabra)

Deytsia rough grows well and develops in middle lane our country. Only in winters with severe frosts do the bushes freeze slightly without shelter, but with the beginning of the growing season the shoots grow quickly.

This species reaches a height of almost one meter. The leaves with a rough surface and short pubescence are 8 cm long. The flowers, painted in the most delicate pink or white shade, are shaped like bells. They are collected in spectacular inflorescences 15 cm long at the ends of the shoots.

Deytsia rough begins to bloom at the very end of June, much later than other species. During flowering, the following blooms on the bushes: great amount flowers that the crown sometimes falls apart under their weight. This species must be covered for the winter. He has several interesting and beautiful varieties.

The variety “Plena (Plena)” attracts attention with densely double flowers, reminiscent of wide bells. The crown of the bush, about one meter high, is formed mostly by erect shoots.

The variety “Candissima (Candissima)” stands out among other varieties with pinkish buds, which, when blooming, turn into double snow-white flowers, which are collected in large panicle-type inflorescences. Needs good winter shelter.

The variety “Pride of Rochester” is a shrub with a dense crown, straight, upward-pointing branches up to 3 m in height and 2.5 m in width. The flowers are white double, blooming in June.

The variety "Codsall Pink" has a dense crown and curved branches. The height of the bush is up to 2.5 m, width is up to 2 m. It blooms in June, the flowers are double pink, collected in inflorescence panicles 15 cm long.

Deytsia Vilmorina (D. vilmorinae)

Deutzia Vilmorin grows up to 70 cm in the middle zone. Narrow leaves with small teeth 6 cm long are located along the entire length of the shoots.

Snow-white flowers with a diameter of 2 cm bloom in corymbose inflorescences. This species can freeze in winters with severe frosts, and therefore needs good shelter.

The magnificent deytsia was obtained as a result of the selection of Vilmorin and rough deytsia. The crown of bushes of this species is slightly more than a meter high. It is formed by both erect and slightly curved branches.

The ovate-elongated leaves, about 6 cm long, have very small teeth along the edge. The whitish flowers are collected in ball-type inflorescences with a diameter of 10 cm. Flowering lasts about three weeks and begins in mid-June.

The winter hardiness of this species is low and requires good shelter. After frosty winters it may not bloom at all. Often flowers appear only on the lower shoots, which are covered with snow in winter.

The variety "Tourbillon Rouge" is a spectacular shrub 1.5-1.8 m high with straight branches. It blooms in June-July, the flowers are large, colored in shades from dark to pale pink, collected in paniculate inflorescences. In autumn, the elongated lanceolate leaves change color from green to yellow-pink.

Deutzia Lemoine (D. x lemoinei)

Deutia Lemoine is a hybrid obtained by crossing Deutia graceful and Amur. Bushes of this species are about one meter high and have a slightly spreading crown shape. The diameter of the snow-white flowers is one and a half centimeters. They are collected in raceme-type inflorescences from 8 to 10 cm long. Flowering begins in early June and lasts almost 3 weeks.

This species is characterized by fairly high winter hardiness. Varieties created on its basis are very popular and famous.

The variety "Mont Rose" is a shrub with a rounded shape with drooping shoots. Height up to 2 m, leaves dark green, oval with serrated edges. Blooms in June. The flowers are large, wide open with yellow stamens.

Purple deytsia (D. purpurascens)

This species is only suitable for warm climates. It is a shrub up to 2 m high. The branches are thin, light brown, the leaves are elliptical or oval-lanceolate, pointed, with a serrated edge, sparsely pubescent. The flowers are lilac-pink, collected in corymbose inflorescences of several flowers.

A hybrid obtained from crossing Deutia purple and graceful. Has good winter hardiness. It is a low compact shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, with ovoid pointed leaves 3-5 cm long. The flowers are shaped like a bell, the color is pale pink, the inflorescence is a raceme.
Variety “Campanulata (Campanulata)” is a shrub with a dense spreading crown, blooms profusely in May. The flowers are white with a pinkish tint, bell-shaped.

This hybrid was obtained by crossing Deutia Siebold and Deutia purpurea. Bushes up to 1.5 m tall, oval leaves with a serrated edge. The flowers are pink or purple-pink, the inflorescences are racemes.

One of the most popular varieties- “Perle Rose (Pearl Rose).” It is an erect or spreading shrub with lush apical racemose inflorescences with pink flowers.

Suitable for southern regions only. In the middle zone it freezes a lot and, most often, does not bloom.

Deytsia in gardening and landscape design

Most often, deutia is used in landscaping when decorating the background and middle plans of mixed flower beds, as a border, and also when planting various groups of shrubs. This crop will look especially beautiful on a well-groomed emerald lawn.

The action will look original and interesting in free, untrimmed “live” hedges, where plants are planted at intervals of 1.5-2 meters.

Various species, hybrids and varieties of this crop fit perfectly into landscape compositions from ornamental trees and bushes.

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The hydrangea family (lat. Hydrangeáceae) includes 17 genera, including the genus Deutzia. According to their decorative characteristics, the plants belong to the group of beautifully flowering plants, characterized by long-lasting flowering of elegant inflorescences of white, pink, lilac-purple, odorless flowers.

Distribution area

Japan and China are considered the homeland of hydrangeas. Actions are widespread in Asia, North America, and in certain areas southeastern Europe. In Russia, they are more often found in the southern regions of the Khabarovsk and Primorsky territories. They grow mainly on forest edges, wet rocky slopes, and do not avoid light shady shelter.

Deutzia rough, variety “Candidissima”

The family is under state protection and is listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species. The reason was weak natural regeneration after damage and predatory destruction during flowering. Deytsia grows in the Far Eastern Marine Reserve and many botanical gardens RF. For the beauty of their flowering, many species of the genus are recommended for introduction into landscape gardening.

Description

Genus includes perennial shrubs and subshrubs, vines and herbaceous plants, evergreen and deciduous. They are widespread in temperate climates and subtropics of the northern hemisphere.

The root system of deutia is fibrous taproot, consists of one or two powerful roots going deep into the soil and a large number of smaller fibrous roots located in the upper third of the main root. This structure of the root system contributes to drought resistance and easy tolerance of injuries when transplanting plants.

Deutzia scabra

In the bulk of the representatives of the genus, the leaves are simple with entire, serrated or serrated edges. Less common are plants with palmately dissected leaf blades, which give the plants an unusually elegant appearance of green lacy lace. The leaves are dark green, dull green on both sides, of different shades, petiolate, without stipules with an alternate or opposite arrangement. In autumn, the foliage takes on shades from green to yellow-brown.

Shoots are straight or curved and round. In other species they are slightly pubescent. During the flowering period, under the weight of the inflorescences, they bend towards the ground, giving the bush an extraordinary decorative effect. Young shoots are light brown, gradually darkening. In some types, the bark is gray or red-brown. The perennial bark peels off in small crusts or short strips. By autumn, the stem wood becomes woody and becomes dense and hard, but retains its flexibility. A peculiarity is the appearance in the second year of life of a through hollow hole in the center of the stem. Tubular hollow stems break easily, which must be taken into account when providing winter shelter. The growth of bushes, especially when freezing, is resumed by root shoots.

Deutia flowers are simple or double, small or medium in size (1.0-1.5 cm in diameter). Flowers with double perianth, actinomorphic, slightly zygomorphic forms are rare. By gender there are unisexual and bisexual. Moreover, based on the combination of heterosexual flowers on one deutzia plant, there are species with bisexual and female or bisexual and male flowers.

Deutzia Strawberry Fields (flowers)

A calyx of a flower with sepals of a triangular or rounded-linear shape. The sepals can be 5 or multi-sepal, loosely attached to a bell-shaped calyx, green in different shades, plexo-sepal or valve.

In species with simple flowers in the inflorescence, the corolla consists of 5 petals of white, pinkish or purple-crimson shades. In general, the flower resembles a miniature lily with a wide-open corolla and waxy, pointed petals. Distinctive feature Terry forms of the flower are pink or crimson in color of the outer petals of the corolla with bright white petals of the core.

The flowers are collected in umbellate, oblong-racemose or complex corymbose inflorescences with drooping petiolate flowers. Inflorescences are usually located on the side shoots. Flowering is elegant and long lasting, at least 1-2 months (June-July). Inflorescences bloom on the branches of the previous year.

The fruits are presented in spherical or oblong-spherical capsules. When fully ripe, they crack at the top, scattering small seeds. Some cultivated forms do not produce fruits.

Photo gallery of species

Growing and care

The natural distribution of deytia has been limited in recent years, but breeders have developed a huge number of decorative forms and garden varieties mostly low shrubs up to 2 m, intended for cultural use in landscaping parks and gardens, summer cottages and etc.

Location

The homeland of origin of the deutzia predetermined the choice of location for its location in gardens and garden areas. The environment should be brightly lit but not sunny. Therefore, the deutia bush must be located in places partially protected from the scorching rays of the midday sun. Deutzia does not tolerate drafts, but a warm breeze does not harm its growth and flowering. In addition, it does not tolerate flooding groundwater. In connection with these requirements, it is best to place the action in elevated places, protected from cold air currents.

Hybrid deytsia, variety "Mont rose"

The soil

The culture thrives on neutral, nutrient-enriched soils that are sufficiently moisture-absorbing, but not dense, and breathable. For successful cultivation In order to do this, it is better to prepare a soil mixture of 2 parts mature humus, 1 part high peat, 2 parts sand. To this mixture you can add (if available) 1-2 parts of leaf soil, 2 cups of ash, a glass of slaked lime. Mix everything with top layer soil from a dug hole.

You can do it simpler: add a bucket of humus or compost to the drainage layer, add 300 g of slaked lime and 2 cups of wood ash, soil from a dug hole. Mix all. Plant the prepared bush into this mixture. Be sure to add 100 g of nitrophoska to the prepared soil mixture.

Deytsii blooms beautifully in the Moscow region

Landing

Optimal time landing action is spring period before the buds bloom on the trees. We buy seedlings on the eve of planting, preferably with an open root system, which will allow us to control the condition of the roots. Before planting, carefully inspect the seedling and cut off all broken branches and roots. We shorten the roots to 35-40 cm. If they are dry, soak them in a container with root solution for 2-4 hours.

When planting several bushes in one composition or forming a hedge, the distance between the bushes is left at least 2.0-2.5 m, which is necessary for the normal development of the root system and habit of the bush. We dig planting holes according to the size of the root. At the bottom we pour a drainage layer of 15-20 cm of fine crushed stone or sand, part of the soil mixture (in a slide). We lower the prepared seedling into the planting hole, spread the roots along the earthen hill and fill it with the rest of the mixture.

When planting, make sure that the root collar of the plant is at soil level. A depth of more than 1-2 cm from the ground surface is unacceptable. We carefully compact the soil, water it (at least 5 liters of water) and mulch with any mulch with a layer of 5-6 cm.

Deytsia graceful or slender

Watering

Deiciaceae are quite resistant to short summer droughts. Therefore, they are watered no more than once a month and only during a particularly long dry period, watering is carried out every 20 days. The water requirement for a bush is 5-15 liters, depending on the age of the bush. The volume of water can be determined by the time it takes to fill the bucket. The soil should be fairly moist, but not wet. After watering, mulching is mandatory. We loosen the dried soil, destroying weeds and increasing the supply of oxygen to the upper root layer.

Top dressing

Developing a large above-ground mass, deutzia requires additional supply nutrients into the soil, especially in organic form. In the spring, after pruning, we apply a solution of mullein or bird droppings under each deutzia bush. For 10 liters of water we dilute 2 liter jars of mullein or 1 bird droppings. Let it sit for several days and, depending on the age and development of the bush, pour 3 to 6 liters of working solution under each bush into previously loosened soil.

When using liquid fertilizers, water the soil from above clean water and mulch. Addition clean water necessary to avoid burning small young roots. If there is no organic matter, then we add 120-150 g of complete mineral fertilizer and a glass of wood ash to the tree trunk of an adult plant for watering or loosening. The next feeding is carried out in the swelling phase of the buds (before flowering) with organic matter or complete mineral fertilizer. The latter is applied with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers during full flowering.

Trimming

Pruning is a very important moment in agricultural technology. The splendor of flowering depends on the quality and correctness of its implementation. next year. In action, several types of pruning are carried out twice a year - in spring and autumn.

Annual sanitary pruning carried out in the spring at the beginning of the growing season. Stems that have frozen over the winter are cut out, as well as old, shriveled, diseased, crooked (growing inside the bush), and old branches. If the bush is thickened, cut out up to 20-25% of the old branches at the very base.

Action trimming scheme

At the end of flowering, cut out the faded shoots of the current year to the first side branch or completely to the base of the stem, if it is old and the bush needs lightening.

Final autumn pruning combined with formative. During this pruning, the condition of last year's shoots (previous year) is monitored. It is on them that flower inflorescences are laid. And they form a bush by pruning the shoots of the current year, both faded and young.

Rejuvenating and thinning pruning carried out as the bush ages. During rejuvenation, all above-ground shoots are cut off to a stump. During the summer, young shoots form from the root shoots. Of these, 4-5 of the most developed and strong are selected, the rest are cut down to soil level in the fall. A young bush is formed from the remaining shoots. Flowering occurs in 2-3 years, usually on the shoots of the previous year.

Deytsia hybrid near the house

Shelter for the winter

Being heat-loving crops, deutias often freeze in winter, and in cold winters with frosts down to 20-25 * C, the entire above-ground part of the bushes freezes. Therefore, shrubby forms of plants must be covered for the winter. Young shoots of deutia up to 1 meter are quite flexible and can simply be bent, covered with earth by 15-20 cm and pinned to the ground, covered with spruce branches and dry leaves on top.

With established snow cover, it will serve as additional shelter. Older stems lose their flexibility and often break when bent. Such bushes are spud, tied, giving the shape of a “sheaf” and wrapped covering tissue(lutrasil or spandbond) in several layers, covered with spruce branches on top. It opens in the spring when warm weather sets in. The bushes should not be allowed to get wet.

Preparing the action for winter

Reproduction

Deutzia is easily propagated vegetatively and by seeds. Vegetative propagation can be carried out by cuttings (green and lignified), dividing an old bush that forms many root shoots, or layering.

Green cuttings held in June. Cuttings are prepared from large, well-developed annual shoots. Cut cuttings 20-25 cm long. A couple of leaves are torn off from below and dusted with root or dipped in the prepared solution for 2-3 hours. The container is filled with a mixture of garden soil, humus and sand. Moisten the root with the same solution.

The cuttings are planted obliquely, deepening 0.5-1.0 cm into the soil mixture. Containers with cuttings are covered with film and taken to a greenhouse or placed in the shade in the garden. Spray systematically. After rooting, the cuttings are transferred to a prepared bed for growing. They need shelter for the winter. Planted permanently next year.

Propagation of action by cuttings

Lignified cuttings harvested in late autumn. Cut into 15-20 cm long (for 3-5 buds), they are tied into bundles of 10 pieces. Store in boxes until spring, covered with almost completely damp sand. The container is placed in the basement. The temperature is maintained around 0*C. In the spring, they are planted in a prepared bed and grown, just like green cuttings.

Reproduction dividing the bush and layering are carried out using generally accepted methods of propagating bushy forms of plants.

It is also possible to grow deutia from seeds, but this method is rarely used by amateur gardeners. Long preparation of seeds and the inability to obtain maternal qualities in seedlings limit the use of this method of propagation.

Action against the background of the lawn

Diseases and pests

Actions are disease resistant. Among the pests, bushes are sometimes visited by bumblebee-like proboscideans (bumblebee moths). In July-August, bright green caterpillars appear with a long horn at the end and two stripes on the body. Caterpillars eat young foliage. Control measures: spraying with chemicals (decis, etc.). Bioinsecticides can be offered for protection. During the mass emergence of caterpillars (July-August), spray the bushes with bitoxybacillin or, better yet, lepidocide-BTU according to the recommendations.

Flowering hedge of deutia

Use in landscape design

Large perennial bushes with a white and pink cap of flowering inflorescences are used in solitary plantings of garden and park trimmed lawns, mixborders, alpine roller coaster, along the paths. At dachas, areas are landscaped with uncut hedges. They look great in single plantings against a background of green conifers. Varieties of varieties and hybrid forms of deutia with double flowers in large inflorescences are an excellent decoration for alleys, paths, walking routes in public recreation areas (parks, sanatoriums, rest homes, etc.).

Hybrid actions (Lemoine, Strawberry Fields, magnificent) – great option registration of both public and personal garden plot. The flowers of the Turbilon Rouge variety are incredibly elegant, repeating the traditions of ancient China in their rich inflorescences. Hereby oriental beauties they call deutzia rough or star-shaped, graceful, pink, purple and other decorating gardens and parks. Varietal and hybrid actions in plantings of any type look like garden aristocrats.

Deutzia is a deciduous plant, which, thanks to Dutch merchants, came to our country back in the 19th century.

To date, scientists have studied about 50 types of actions. Different varieties and decorative forms can be distinguished by color, size and shape of flowers and height of the bush. We’ll talk about those that have become the most popular recently.

Pictured is Deytsia Shershavaya

Rough

Deytsia rough, which is also called star-shaped - exotic beautiful bush, before flowering, very similar to a honeysuckle bush. In nature, the evergreen perennial is found in Japan and China. The height of the bush is relatively small, only two and a half meters, but it looks quite elegant. The bark is reddish, with a brown tint; in older plants it peels off. The leaves are elongated, green without shine, their length is 3-8 cm, and the surface is rough.

A representative of this type of deutsi blooms later than the others. Inflorescences pale pink or white, racemose, elongated and large. The length of the inflorescences, with good care, is 12 cm. The flowering period is short - only ten to fourteen days.

The average lifespan of a shrub is 25 years.

The easiest way to plant Deytia is as a seedling. When buying it at a nursery, carefully examine it to see if all the buds are intact, if there are any visible damage on the branches, fungal plaque and other things that can provoke any disease.

Planting material cannot be stored for a long time; you will protect the roots from drying out if you wrap them in strong wrapping paper.

Deytsia needs to be planted in early spring. She will be comfortable in an open place, but make sure that in the afternoon the sun here is not very bright. Cold winds, drafts, as well as poor dry soils can cause disease and death of the plant. Acidic soils require liming.

If necessary, you can bring the roots back to life by lowering the seedling into a bucket with a clay mash mixed with a weak solution of manganese, and let them soak in it for two to three hours.

The bush will be spreading, so it will need a lot of space.

When planting, do not forget to lay drainage at the bottom of the hole and shorten the roots a little. The roots should not be crowded in the hole, dig it to a depth of 50 cm. You will need humus, peat compost and sand, take them in a ratio of 2:1:2, mix, add a little nitroammophos and fill the root in the hole with this mixture. Raise the root collar 1cm above ground level. After this, you need to compact the soil, water it and mulch it.

look after exotic beauty not difficult. Watering should be regular, but not abundant, once a week a bucket of water is poured under the bush, in dry summers you can do two, by the end of summer watering should be gradually reduced. The earth needs to be loosened and weeded. Every month you need to fertilize - liquid manure, and twice a summer - liquid mineral fertilizers, but only when the bush is blooming. The drugs must be used according to the instructions.

With proper care, diseases and pests are not scary for the bush. The reason for the most big problems may become a bumblebee-like proboscis; you will become aware of its presence by seeing nibbled leaves. You can destroy it with the help of karbofos.

Deutzia, especially in areas with cold winters, are covered in the fall; you can use recommendations for covering hydrangeas.

Now let's say a few words about another representative of the action family, this is the action of captivity.

Action of captivity

Deutzia captina is not a tall shrub; its height, as a rule, is no higher than 1.5 - 3 meters. Against the background of its bright green lanceolate foliage, white or pink flowers look especially impressive. Flowering time is May-June.

The East Asian guest is not capricious and not demanding of care; she is equally comfortable in the garden and on the windowsill. When choosing a place, there is no need to think for a long time; it has no preferences for soils, and it is not demanding when it comes to lighting. It tolerates direct sunlight, shade or partial shade equally well, and quickly adapts to new conditions.

Terry deutzia looks especially stunning, the openwork flowers of which are pink on the outside and white on the inside; it is also called plena. The branches of this airy bush are lowered to the ground, as if they are bending under the weight of lush inflorescences.

Pruning is not a mandatory component of care, but, as a rule, after the bush has flowered, dry, damaged or diseased branches are pruned. This will stimulate its growth and flowering for the next season.

Growing and caring for Deytsia captiva is the same as for Deytsia rough.

Deutzia is a beautiful shrub that is well known to many Russian gardeners. This plant belongs to the Hydrangeaceae family; the Deutia genus includes more than 60 species of shrubs. In its natural environment, it grows in East and Central Asia; it is widespread in China, where up to 50 varieties can be found. Hybrid deytsia is an artificially bred species that is obtained by crossing several different varieties. Because they adopt best signs parent shrubs, they are more resistant to weather changes and hardy.

Several more hybrid species of deutia have become widespread:

• Strawberry Fields is a common variety of shrub up to 150 cm high, attracting attention with beautiful white and pink flowers. It has oblong-lanceolate leaves, their length can reach 6 cm, the branches of the bush have an arched shape. Active flowering begins in June-July; large buds are white and pink in color with a red flower core.
• Deutia Lemoine is a hybrid species obtained by crossing Deutia graceful and small-flowered. The variety is one of the early ones; flowering begins at the very beginning of summer. The flowers are white, collected in lush large pyramidal inflorescences. Deutzia Lemoine inherited excellent winter hardiness from its predecessors.
• Deutzia splendid is one of the most beautiful varieties that has gained wide popularity. The ancestors are Decia rough and Vilmorena. The flowers are white, large, the plant is moderately winter hardy and needs good care. The length of the inflorescences reaches 10 cm, double flowers attract attention from afar.

Hybrid species It is no coincidence that the actions have gained wide popularity.

When crossing, breeders managed to develop varieties with abundant flowering, while they tolerate the vagaries of nature well. Many varieties are characterized by general rules growing.

Deutzia is not a very demanding plant, so growing it is not difficult.

However, to achieve abundant flowering in fixed time, you need to know about the basic requirements that it is advisable to comply with. Almost all hybrid varieties of Deutia are light-loving; a place in the open sun is chosen for them.

You can choose a place in partial shade, but in this case the flowers will be small, and the flowering itself will end much faster.

For all varieties, it is important to comply with several requirements:

1. When planting, the distance between the bushes should not be less than 2 meters, otherwise the plants will be crowded. Deutia is often used for decorative borders and hedges, as the bushes can quickly grow, forming a dense wall.
2. The plant does not like stagnation of moisture in the soil, but it has a negative attitude towards drought. The best option is well-drained, moist soil enriched with humus. If the weather is hot and dry outside, the plant needs to be watered, otherwise the leaves may begin to dry out.
3. In the spring, after the snow melts, the bush must be carefully examined; old diseased branches must be cut off. After this, the soil is dug up, compost and potassium fertilizers are applied under the bush, slaked lime. During the growing season, the soil is loosened several more times, and weeds must be removed.
4. After flowering, repeated pruning is carried out, which contributes to greater bush density and abundant flowering for next year. It is important not to be late with pruning: if you do it at the very end of summer, the plant will not have time to produce new shoots before the onset of cold weather.
5. As a result, next year the deutzia may be left without buds at all, but it is also impossible not to prune the bush: there will be significantly fewer inflorescences on the old branches. Normally, the bush should be shortened by about a third of its entire length.

Deytsia prefers soil with neutral acidity for growth. Lime is added to acidic soil before planting to neutralize it.

Deutia can be propagated by seeds or cuttings, but seed propagation is usually used only for breeding purposes. The easiest way for an amateur gardener is cutting propagation, which allows you to quickly obtain young shoots.

Features of cuttings:

• For this purpose, cuttings are cut at the end of June - beginning of July, since it is at this time that the plant has the strongest green shoots with lignified trunks.
• The length of the cuttings should be about 10-15 cm, they should have at least 2 internodes.
• Large cuttings are cut off by half sheet plates so that there is no strong evaporation of moisture.
• Root is applied to the lower cut to speed up the formation of roots, after which the cuttings are placed in pots or boxes with nutritious soil.
• For them you need to build a mini-greenhouse: the simplest option is plastic bottles, which close the cuttings.
• The soil for cuttings is mixed with coarse sand; in addition, there should be a layer of sand at least 2 cm thick on top. This is necessary so that moisture does not stagnate in the soil, otherwise the young roots may rot.
• After the roots appear, the cuttings are gradually accustomed to open air, after which they are transplanted into the ground.
• They must be covered for the winter.
• In the spring they will quickly produce their first young shoots.

In some cases, lignified cuttings are used for propagation, which are cut not in summer, but in late autumn.

There are other methods of propagation of action. One of them is dividing a large overgrown bush. The rhizome is dug up, after which it is divided with a shovel into several parts so that each of them remains part of the root system. A rarer type of reproduction is: in this case young plant remains connected to the mother's for a long time, so he has a much better chance of surviving.

Deutia is a very beautiful shrub that can perform several roles on the site.

Hybrid species are known for their very beautiful flowering, so they can be the best garden decoration.

Several growing options are possible:

• Separately growing bush. Hybrid deutia can grow luxuriantly near the porch; it is easy for it to find a place on the site where it will receive enough sun. A separate bush attracts attention; deutsias with pink rather than white buds look especially beautiful.
• Hedge or border. In this case, the action can become a good barrier, covering part of the site from outside views. Regular pruning will make the shoots dense, the distance between plants can be reduced to 1.5 meters.
• The bush can also be used to decorate alleys and paths. Lush bushes along familiar walking routes will be a wonderful decoration; they look great in any area.
• Deutzia hybrid is an excellent option for any garden.

This lush large plant has gained considerable popularity in our country, especially in the southern regions. Hybrid species have inherited the best features from the original varieties, so they will be quite hardy and frost-resistant, but in any case, care must be taken to create the right conditions for growth and. The reward for your care will be magnificent blooms every summer.

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The deutia plant belongs to the hydrangea family and is a perennial with a fairly long flowering period. Deutia flowers are very unusual, and this is still exotic plant for our gardens you can easily grow on your own plot. The shrub is unpretentious, and its only drawback is the need to cover the flower for the winter in the middle zone.

Action, brief description

Deutzia in the description is a deciduous shrub reaching only one and a half to two meters in height. Feature Deutia bush is the peeling of the bark, which is also typical for other representatives of the Hortensiaceae genus. On old shoots you can see the bark hanging from them like rags. This is not a sign of disease, but a normal property of adult shoots.

Homeland of this amazing beautiful bush Japan and China. Very wide in wildlife the plant is widespread in the area North America, in some regions of Europe. In the southern part of Russia you can also find this bush in nature.

Although caring for this ornamental plant and somewhat troublesome, beauty flowering bush makes you forget about wasted time and effort. Deytsia is unique plant, which looks simply magical when in bloom. Be sure to plant a delightful deutia on your site, which will decorate your summer garden.

Common varieties

A huge number of bred varieties of deutia allow you to create an original, memorable garden design. Some varieties of shrubs are suitable for creating barriers.

In the wild, this variety grows on mountain slopes in Japan and Northern China. This variety has increased resistance to climatic conditions. Deytsia slender is able to survive prolonged drought and cold snaps.
Deutzia bushes are slender or, moreover, graceful, and have a beautiful, compact, rounded shape. This variety is perfect for creating sculptures. With proper care, bushes can reach a height of up to one and a half meters.
The oblong foliage of Deutia slender is hairy on top and smooth below. In summer the leaves have a lush green color, and in autumn time turn yellow. Deutia slender blooms with snow-white flowers at the end of May. Flowering duration is about one month.

Through the efforts of selectors, a truly unique variety of deutzia was developed - Pink Pom Pom. The flowers of the variety have pink color, terry, numerous. The foliage is rough and dark green. The variety is distinguished by a long flowering period, which can last all summer.

Deytsia is hybrid. This variety was obtained by crossing the graceful and Amur deutzia varieties. With good care, the shrub can reach a height of 2 meters. It blooms with snow-white flowers in July. The leaves are dark green in color, rough, and turn red in autumn. This variety is distinguished by cold resistance.

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In the wild, Deutia rough or star-shaped can be found in some regions of China and Japan. This variety is distinguished by a rough leaf blade, which is why it got its name. The height of deutzia rough can reach 2.5 meters. The flowering period occurs in June-July. The leaves of Deutia rougha reach a length of 9 cm and are pale green in color. In autumn, the shrub is very decorative - its foliage turns brown. This variety is very thermophilic and does not tolerate low temperatures.

When to plant

The best time to plant a bush in your garden is spring, when the soil has already warmed up a little, but the buds on the trees have not yet opened. If you buy a seedling with closed roots, you can plant it in open ground in mid-June. But before you plant the beautiful deutia in your garden, it is important to choose a site for it where it will develop well.

Deutia bushes are best planted on open areas. But at the same time, the plant does not like direct sunlight at midday. Keep in mind when selecting a site that the shrub will not grow well in a place open to cold northern winds and drafts.
If we talk about soil preferences, then it must be said that the shrub loves nutritious, moist soil, with good drainage. Excellent soil for planting is humus, compost mixed with peat. It is also good to add sand to the planting hole.
If the soil in the selected area is too acidic, and deutzia loves slightly alkaline soil, then lime should also be added to the planting hole.

Landing

Deytsia is a very simple planting and care plant in the open ground. In the selected area, planting holes are dug approximately 50 cm deep. Place at the bottom of the pit as a drainage layer broken brick, expanded clay or stones. The thickness of the drainage layer should be at least 15 cm. You can add 100 grams of dry nitroammophoska to the soil mixture with which the hole will be filled.

When planting deytsia, under no circumstances should you bury the root collar. The neck must be higher or at least level with the ground. A distance of at least one and a half meters should be left between seedlings.

The planted seedlings are covered with soil, compacted and watered abundantly. Young plants are mulched with a layer of peat or sawdust at least 7 cm thick. A layer of mulch will protect the planted bushes from drying out and will greatly facilitate caring for the plant.

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Care

Caring for this Asian beauty comes down to watering, fertilizing and pruning.

Watering

This shrub is drought-resistant and does not tolerate excess moisture very well. It is enough to water adult plants once a week, pouring a bucket of water under each bush.
After watering, be sure to loosen the soil around the bushes to a depth of at least 20 cm. If the weather is too hot, then increase the number of waterings. You should also water the bushes more abundantly during flowering. Young plants also need more abundant watering.

Feeding

Deytsia is very responsive to fertilization. It is useful to fertilize this shrub with fermented mullein, diluting a liter of fertilizer in a bucket of water. You can add 100 grams of wood ash to a bucket of fertilizer for mullein.

Twice during the entire season, fertilize the shrubs with complex mineral fertilizers, adding 150 grams of dry fertilizer to each bush. It is advisable to fertilize the bushes during the flowering period. In the fall, fertilizing is not applied, as it is too a large number of fertilizers reduce the frost resistance of the plant.

Trimmings

Deutzia needs pruning twice a year. The first pruning is carried out in early spring, and the second at the end of flowering.

1. At the end of April, all thin shoots, as well as those shoots that grow inside the crown, are cut off at an angle with sharp pruners. Those shoots that did not have time to ripen last year are also subject to spring pruning. When pruning in spring, all frozen parts of the bush are removed.
2. After flowering, faded branches are cut back to young shoots, which should also be shortened by a third. Pruning the plant after flowering stimulates the bush to produce young shoots and bush, lay flower buds next year.
3. Also, if the bush is more than 5 years old, a couple of the oldest shoots at ground level should be removed every three years. This way the action is rejuvenated.

Shelter for the winter

Deutzia is a very heat-loving crop, and very often the shrubs freeze slightly in winter. An important stage in caring for a plant is its proper preparation for wintering. At frosts of more than 20 degrees, the entire above-ground part of the bushes may freeze.
Therefore, the plant must be covered for the winter. Young branches of bushes are flexible enough to bend them to the ground, pin them, and cover them with a layer of dry leaves. The bent shoots are covered with spruce branches on top.
If the bush is too large, then it must be tied like a sheaf and wrapped with covering fabric, for example, lutrasil. The top of the wrapped bushes is covered with spruce branches. They begin to cover the deytsia for the winter even before the leaves completely fall off, with the arrival of the first frost.

In spring, it is very important to prevent the bushes from getting wet. Remove the shelter when warm weather sets in.

Reproduction

Deutia can be propagated very easily by vegetative methods and by seeds, which is more difficult. At vegetative way For propagation by cuttings, you can take both green shoots and already lignified ones. Can be divided and mother bush into several parts. Deutia is also propagated by root suckers.