Oatman Siza, landing and care

An unusual plant, oatmeal is sisaya, is a compact, spherical shape, low-spirited bushes. The main advantages of culture that determined her decorative purpose is the original form and exotic coloring of the leaves. And considering the endurance and unpretentiousness of culture, this garden cellax is considered to be the leader of the design of landscape compositions and flower beds.

On how to grow beautiful curtains of oatmeal on its plot and which minimum care will need, read in detail in the material presented.

Oatman Siza, plant description

• Oatman belongs to grassy grain grain plants. This perennial in nature is most often found in forest and meadow zones. Still and unpretentious plant, oatmeal is most common in the zones of moderate and subtropical climate. Although recently, the cultural distribution area is increasing in geometric progression, reaching both cold climatic areas and hot tropics.
• Decorative herbal culture is adapted to various types of soil. There are no exception to dry and scant in composition, soil. Moreover, the worse the soil, the better she feels like sheep. This valuable quality greatly facilitates many gardeners care for this exotic culture.
• Oatman Sizaya is the most popular appearance of this kind. The culture has received its name through a bluish-gray (SIZY) of the color of the leaves. Although, with the onset of cold weather, the color of the leaves brighten and pale, an attractive decorative appearance from this practically does not suffer. Known and other names of the oyster of the Size - the oatmeal is blue or ash, also reflecting the original color of the plant.

• The lush bustard of the oatmeal has a straight stem, reaching a height from 20 to 60 cm and narrow, modified leafy plates. This device - the leaves twisted into a thin tube, allows the plant to significantly save water consumption during evaporation. Linear evergreen leaves form a spherical shape, dense beautiful bushes. Rhizome perennial small size, but sufficiently thick.
• The inflorescence of the oatmeal is represented by a panicle with unpleasant small, light brown shade, flowers. The period of flowering oatmeal falls on June-July months. Then, the bush throws straight blueries with unscrewed spikelets of inflorescences, slightly towering above the bumps. During this period, the bush acquires special lightness and air structure. The seeds formed after flowering are very small sizes.

• The life expectancy of the plant in one place without a transplant, as a rule, ranges from 5 to 10 years. Therefore, after 5 years, the kurtins are recommended to share and replant. And in case of deterioration of the appearance of the oatmeal (drying, freezing), it can be done before.
• This type of decorative grass prefers sunny and outdoor terrain with light, sandy, drained soil.
• The lowest grades of the oyster of the Size are widely used as a soil plant in garden sites. Moreover, the more embellished bushes on the flowerbed, the more optimally the decorative task of this soil perennial is performed. The amazing effect of lined in a row "fluffy hedgehogs" is also associated with useful functions: preventing the soil drying and the development of weeds.
• Higher representatives of the genus are also very popular in the field of landscape design, thanks to their exquisite decorative qualities that persist on attraction of the entire season.

Oatman Sizaya has many varieties that are characterized by the main morphological signs: the height of the curtain, the size and coloring leaves.

Sizay doodles grade

Siza's satisfaction varieties are slightly different from each other and often have several names for the same variety. The color range of bushes range from gently blue and silver to rich blue, with a metal tint, shades.

• Azurit varieties, "Silberreiher", "Blausilber" are characterized by a blue-silver colorful leaves.
• The MEERBLAU variety is distinguished by the curtain of sea water.
• Daeumling variety has a low, compact, rounded shape of a bush, about 15 cm high.
• Variety "Blaufuchs", "Fruhlingsblau", "Blaufink", "Blauglut" have the leaves of silver-blue.
• The "Seeigel" variety is characterized by the leaves of blue-green shades.
• The "Soiling" variety is distinguished by the Size or ash painting modified leaves.
• The "Festuca Cinerea" grade is very popular among the gardeners. The lush blue-green bush reaches a height of up to 60 cm.

Retalization of oatmeal

The easiest and most convenient way of breeding oatmeal - vegetative.

• For this early in spring or autumn, a strong bored bester of bunting is divided into several parts.
• Rejuving, so old uterine curtains, planted young bushes.
• With a reproduction in this way, the dried core of the plant is not suitable as seedlings, it is simply removed.

Practiced also seed fashion The reproduction of species varieties of oatmeal, in which the seeds are sown, or use the emerging seedlings after the plant's self-session.

• To independently collecting seeds, the ripe large spikes are taken, carefully cut them off, dried and only then remove seeds.
• You can also buy seeds of oatmeal from Size and in specialized local outlets. It is important to acquire varieties already acclimatized to the conditions of particular locality, with a certain level of frost resistance. This is due to the fact that some varieties have a slight level of frost resistance and, if the culture is not adapted to a certain climate, problems with the freezing of the plant may occur.

Oatman Sizaya, landing

Knowing the features of the reproduction of the oatmeal of the SIZY, it is easy to increase the number of this extremely decorative grass on its site.

Planting, as well as the process of breeding is not a complex and time-consuming procedure. It suffices to comply with the main technological techniques in the cultivation of this cereal perennial.

Oatman sisaya. Selection of places for landing

• The most successful place to land the heat-loving bunting will be an open, sunny and warm section, without drafts.
• It is not worth landing the plant near the tall "neighbors", shadowing and, thereby oppressing the growth of culture. Shading adversely affects the color of the plant, the leaves of which become more green and lose their unusual decorative appearance. But, in the sun, on the contrary, the bumps acquire a more rich, bluish-gray color.
• The soil is better to choose the light, slightly nutritious (although it is not necessary), without moisture.
• Dampness adversely affects the plant, so it is better to provide an additional drainage layer.
• Enrich the scarce in the composition of the soil at all, you can mix the ground with a humor, peat, ash and sand. But to cherish the fertilizers and feeders - it does not follow, as not paradoxically, but the oatmeal grows well at low nutritious and dry soils. Often, when decorating flower beds, decorative gravel or stones are used, where the oatmeal also feel perfectly.

Oatman sisaya. Landing technology seeds

• Seeds are sown both in open ground and seedlings, in containers.
• Before planting, the seeds are treated with a weak solution of manganese.
• In order for the existed seeds as quickly as possible, the lush and thick groove of the oatmeal should be sowed, according to the principle of "nests", when 5-7 seeds are put in one hole.
• The wells for seeds make a shallow, no more than 5 cm.
• After landing, the wells fall asleep with soil mixture, slightly tamper and watered.
• The distance between the wells can be different, on average, from 10 to 20 cm.
• Seeds of oatmeal SIZY SYSTEM SYSTEM in the spring, when warm weather was installed or in the fall, before the onset of cold weather.
• The first shoots appear in a few weeks, which are pretty quickly turning into lush bumps.

Oatman sisaya. Landing technology seedlings

• Provided seeds, the seedlings in the first half of March - to May will be ready, the faster and stupid planting material.
• If sowing is carried out in containers, seeds sow on a light soil substrate, without sprinkling them, but only moisturizing with a pulverizer.
• Then the box is covered with a film or glass, placing in a warm and illuminated place. In such a greenhouse, seedlings appear after a few days.
• To avoid thinning and seasonal seedlings, the container is rearranged into a cooler, but still, a bright place.
• Transplanting seedlings into separate containers must be formulated under the condition of at least two sheets. Transplant seedlings with groups to get a magnificent bush in the future.
• In the spring, when stable warm weather is installed, the graceful seedlings are planted into the open ground.
• Growing seedlings, it should be carefully taken to moisturizing, preventing the excess of moisture and get the root system.

Oatman sisaya. Landing technology part of the bush

• Matching bush of oatpers are divided for subsequent searcation, in spring or autumn.
• You can share an adult bush if he is more than two years old.
• Separate parts - Dellets, plant in the prepared wells.
• You can improve this method of reproduction by additional "hardening" of the maternal bush. To do this, for the winter, the plant is transplanted into the container, which is placed in a cold, but well-lit place (greenhouse). It is important to provide in the greenhouse the lack of dampness, so that the plant did not start and did not die. Early spring, the bush is separated into parts and planted in separate tanks with a mixture of land, humid and sand. Lined at the beginning of summer, the decens of this bush will be much stronger and will be able to quickly gain a deciduous mass.

The oatmeal is a fast-growing plant, which grow not so much in height, as stirring. This feature allows in a very short time to acquire culture a necessary spectacular decorative look.

Oatman Siza, Care

Observing the elementary agrotechnical rules for the care of oatmeal, it is easy to achieve a beautiful and healthy plant on its plot. Unpretentious and hardy culture does not need any special care, perfectly tolerates hot and arid weather, unpretentious to soils.

Pruning Sizai Oatsynica

• In the spring, after winter cold, the bush is cleaned from dead leaves to give the plant aesthetically attractive appearance. This simple manipulation is done manually or with thick robbles.
• In the summer, after flowering, so as not to spoil the decorativeness of perennial, many gardeners remove all the blooms with panicles. If you need to collect seed material, leave some largest flowers, whose panicles are assembled after final aging.

Watering Sizai Ovsynica

• The oatmeal is a drought-resistant plant, does not endure the stagnation of excess moisture. First of all, with an excess of moisture, the roots suffer, begin to heat and die.
• Therefore, watering needs to be moderate, as needed. In this case, the rule will be appropriate: it is better to "not add" than to "pass".

Transplantation of Sizai Ovsynica

• One of the shortcomings of the culture is the periodic degeneration of the old bush when the middle of the curtain dries and dies. In such cases, every 2-3 years, the bumps are rejuvenated: separating them and transplanting to a new place.
• The transplantable has a beneficial effect not only in the state of the leaf of oatmeal, but also on the intensity of their coloring. They again acquire a beautiful silver shade, shine and the necessary density.

Preparation of Size Tissowd

• The grown and acclimatized plant is not afraid of winter low temperatures. Even if some leaves are freezed, they are removed in the spring, and the bush with a new force restores its deciduous mass.
• The only thing, for harsh hungry, in order to freeze bushes, can be covered with straw bumps, fallen leaves or peat.
• Noteworthy is the fact that young (1-2 year old) plants are much colder than their "older fellow". This is due to the gradual age-related death of the bumps and, accordingly, weakening the protective properties of the plant every year.

Undercalinking Sizai Oatsynica

• Oatman Sizaya grows perfectly on any soils: sandy, luggy. Only in cases, worsening the growth and development of culture related to the excessive scarce of the soil composition - additional fertilizers can be used.
• Mineral or organic fertilizers must be made according to the instructions, in no case, not exceeding the permissible dosage.

Diseases and pests of SIZYA oatmeal

• Oatman Sizaya almost never sick and resistant to various kinds, pests. Such valuable quality also attracts gardeners.

Application of oatmeal Size

The most often oatmeal is used as a decorative cereal for landscaping and decorating the garden-park zone.

The extraordinarily beautiful grass is planted on the flower beds, along the borders or fences, on the Alpine slides or in mixboraders.

Sometimes, a small accent in the form of a gorgeous bustle of the oatmeal, in the garden of stones or against the background of gravel, creates a unique effect of naturalness and relevance of planting.

The lowered and compact bumps are widely used to create carpet flower compositions and a variety of panels.

And mass landings of the oatmeal are impressive surrounding unusual textures and colors.

Designers - Gardeners skillfully combine plants with different color foliage. Oatman Sizaya, possessing a characteristic silver-ashon, perfectly stands out against the background of rich green crops.

Having planting cereals with an array near the low cuffs, tradesansa or medusers, it is possible to highlight the charm of flowering cultivated plants resembling a "bright picture in the frame" from small SIZY Curtains of the oatmeal.

In partnership with tall flowers, such as, Volzhanki or Muccantus, on the contrary, mass plantings of the oatmeal create a gentle silver background, on which these beautiful flowers look even more effectively.

Often, landscape designers combine landing of oatmeal with coniferous evergreen representatives of flora, so that they are mutually beneficial to pay these cultures and emphasize the wealth of natural resources.

The original combination of paints will be the neighborhood of oatmeal of Size and plants with pink or burgundy leaves: Barbaris, Cannes, Geikhera.

Practicing oatmeal landing is also in decorative baskets or pots as a single plant, and together with blooming summer crops.

Use the perennial is also in a dry form, to create ekiban or dry bouquets.

Squeezing oatmeal to the nurse on a flower bed or in the garden, even a novice flower color will select her suitable place, because this plant is simply impossible to spoil any composition. Frequency of other cultures or stating individually about themselves, the oatman will become an unchanged decoration of any site.

So, having got acquainted with the "simple" technology of planting and culture care, anyone wishing to cope with the task. And to relieve the process, good denties are called upon, unpretentiousness, endurance, immunity to diseases and pests. The result will not make himself wait a long time and, soon, will delight those surrounding an unusually attractive decorative species.

Oatman Sizaya, photo

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