Falls azaleas, or rhododendrons, are decorative woody plants that will become an excellent decoration of the site. With proper care, gorgeous rhododendron bushes will delight you with bright colors already in the middle of spring.
This type of decorative plants stopped being exotic and perfectly carries out in Russia. True, not all professional gardeners and lovers are resolved for breeding Rhododendron, considering them too fast and slowly growing. But their beauty can conquer anyone.
Features Rhododendron Fall Falls
The genus of decorative rhododendron plants is very large and varied. Often, Azalia is compared with a rose because of its beauty and variety of species. Translated from Greek Rododendron means "Pink Tree". True, it has nothing to do with the family of roses. Rhododendron belongs to the family of heers and there are about 800 species of evergreen, natives shoulders and deciduous bushes, bushes and trees.
Rhododendron leaf fall is a native or evergreen shrub. Unlike evergreen rhododendrons, leaf falls during flowering are completely covered with flowers, because of which the leaves are almost visible. And the leaves are striking the abundance of bright colors, from yellow to the bloody red.
Features Rhododendron Falls:
- The average height of the rhododendron is 0.5-1 m, as possible to grow to a height of up to 10 m.
- Flowers have a funnel form or bell, which are collected by large and small inflorescences.
- The flowers themselves are quite large sizes, sometimes in one inflorescence can be counted up to 25 colors.
- Color color can be different: purple, pink, red or yellow.
- Rhododendron leaves have not large dimensions with a glossy surface.
- Rhododendrons are spread almost everywhere, they are perfect for both in Russia (18 species).
- These decorative plants require special care, they slowly grow in the first years after landing.
- Sufficiently resistant to diseases and pests.
- Rhododendrons leaf falls are considered winter-hardy decorative plants, can carry small frosts.
A variety of types of rhododendron leaf fall
In recent years, many breeders crossed various types of rhododendrons among themselves, as a result of which a large number of hybrid varieties appeared. Thanks to the crustion, the varieties received improved qualities: frost resistance, unpretentiousness, greater flowering duration.
All varieties of deciduous rhododendrons can be divided into two groups: species and hybrid. Speakers are considered the main varieties that breeders were used to obtain new ones. Accordingly, hybrid varieties were formed from crossing species.
Species varieties of leaf falling rhododendrons
Rhododendron Canadian:
- This is a leafy bush that begins to bloom in early May and is one of the first blooming plants in the garden.
- It is a bush with thick branches, with age reaching 1 m in diameter.
- Flowers at Rhododendron Kamchatsky reaches 3 cm in diameter and have a bright purple-purple color, sometimes white.
- Petals in colors twisted.
- The leaves have a silly-blue color, in length reach up to 6 cm.
- During the year, this Rhododendron grade grows by 10-15 cm.
- It blooms about 3 weeks, but thanks to the lush foliage, it will become an excellent decorative decoration of the garden and the plot.
Rhododendron Kamchatsky:
- This rhododendron refers to dwarf varieties and is a pillow-shaped bush.
- It has very small sizes, grows only 20-30 cm.
- It starts blooming in early June, the flowers of it have brightly raspberry color in the speck and a large form.
- Usually on one infloretia you can see no more than three colors.
- The leaves have an ovoid shape and bright green, reach a length of 3-5 cm.
- Rhododendron Kamchatka frost-resistant species, withstands the temperature to - 28 frost, loves moisture and illuminated areas.
Rhododendron leaf fall yellow.
This Rhododendron variety attracts the attention of many breeders with its intraspecific variability. Yellow Azalea is a great-grandfather of almost all hybrid leaved rhododendrons.
- It is a sprawling shrub, reaches a height of up to 2 m.
- Flowers have a small shape and bright yellow or golden orange.
- Usually in one infloretia you can see 7-12 flowers.
- The leaves of the oblong shape, from two sides, are pubes with hairs, bright green. In the fall painted in yellow, red and orange colors.
- Flowering Rhododendron Yellow begins in May. It is considered one of the most unpretentious varieties.
Rhododendron Japanese:
- Widespread and popular appearance sustainable frost.
- It is a branched shrub tall up to 2 meters.
- Begins to bloom in May, flowering lasts for 3 weeks.
- Flowers have quite large sizes, reach 8 cm in diameter. Usually in one inflorescence there may be up to 12 pcs.
- Have bright salmon with a big orange-yellow spot. There is another form with cream color flowers.
- Leaves of the oblong shape, reach 10 cm long.
- For the year grows by 20-25 cm.
Hybrid Rhododendron Fall Rhododendron
Data varieties occurred from different species varieties of Rhododendron. They are a bushes of medium sizes that reach a height of 1-1.5 m.
- Gibraltar - has bright orange flowers that form dense inflorescences; Frosty.
- Cecile - pink or light pink flowers, pretty thick shrub.
- Schnegold - has very large white flowers, quite resistant to frozen, flowering stability varies from a variety to a variety.
- Shlippenbach - is one of the largest flowering species, has flowers of soft pink color. Which begin to bloom in April.
- Fireworks - Flowers have a bright orange-red color, the bush is quite frosty.
- Hombusch is a medium-sized bush with gentle pink flowers that have narrow twisted petals.
Data hybrid species is very much, so we led several as an example.
Photo Gallery Rhododendron Fall Padded
For greater clarity, look at the photo of deciduous rhododendrons.
Rhododendron Yellow:
Rhododendron Japanese:
Rhododendron mild:
Rhododendron Vases:
Rhododendron Atlantic:
Rhododendron Albrecht:
Preparation before landing Rhododendron Fall Falls
The main stage in obtaining a chic flowering bush Rhododendron leaf falling is thorough preparation. This includes the right choice of varieties and places for landing, as well as the preparation of the soil.
Selection of Rhododendron variety
All the varieties of azaleas deciduously adapt to the climate in Russia. This also applies to the northern strip. To obtain flowering plants, only the right care is necessary. Therefore, if you are going to plant Rhododendron, stick to several conventional rules:
- Do not chase exotic varieties. Most of them are very capricious and simply will not be able to grow in our climatic conditions.
- Choose a way to plant: cuttings, grain or seeds.
- Decide in advance which color color you need.
- It is advisable to buy material for landing from proven professional gardeners, otherwise you risk getting at all what you need.
- Choose a variety that will definitely meet your goals: for the decoration of the site, for landing along the track or fence.
Choosing a place to land rhododendron
The choice of place for planting a decorative plant is also important. Rhododendrons are very whimsical, it is hard to choose their neighbors, choose the necessary lighting.
- This family of heresy requires a light half, which can be provided at the expense of neighboring trees.
- In no case choose the place on the sun itself and in the open area.
- A favorable time for planting - Spring or September.
- Choosing a place to land your Rhododendron, take care of future neighbors carefully. The best neighborhood of the Kuste will provide larch if or pines. Do not try Rhododendrons next to Birch, Maple, Oak.
- These plants feel comfortable near the water bodies and ponds.
Landing of deciduous rhododendron
The rhododendron landing process takes place in several stages:
- Initially, it is necessary to prepare pits for the landing of Rhododendron. Typically, there are enough pits with a depth of 50 cm and a diameter of 80 cm.
- The distance between the bushes should be at least 70 cm, but not more than 2 m to get a beautiful gardening.
- At the bottom of the pit it is necessary to fall asleep drainage 15-20 cm: make it from the broken brick mixed with sand.
- For the garden substrate, it is necessary to mix leafy land, peat, oad of coniferous trees.
- It is also necessary to add mineral fertilizer - 70 grams per pit.
- Before planting, it is necessary to terminate the root system of the bush and moiste with it well.
- Then the root system is placed in the pit and fall asleep with the substrate, leaving only a unlucky root neck (2-3 cm above the soil).
- Around the trunk it is necessary to make a hole and rush to water.
- Sprinkle a mulgar around the rhododendron bush (woody bark, coniferous opead).
Features of the care of rhododendron
The care of the leaf-patented rhododendron is quite simple and does not require such efforts as landing. It lies in the following:
- Periodic weeding and weed removal.
- During the hot season, it is necessary to check the soil, follow that it does not drive. But do not overdo it, overflow will damage the bustard.
- Water room temperature can be sprayed with foliage and flowers. Give the advantage of river or rainwater.
- 3 times a year, feeding bushes is carried out. You need to make it before the start of flowering. Conventional fertilizers will not fit. A special instant fertilizer is necessary for rhododendrons.
- Twice a year, carry out mulching, pour the wood bouir or coniferous opead. It will protect the soil from drying and loss of nutrients.
- Faded inflorescences need to neatly peel.
- Before the offensive of frosts, it is necessary to abundantly pour a bushes, and then carefully hung the branches to the ground so that they subsequently fall asleep with snow.
- You can cover the root neck with dry leaves.
- To multiply rhododendron leaves can be seeds, cuttings and gag.
Rhododendrons Falls are an excellent means for decorating the site. They are able to turn the usual yard into the work of art. You only need attention to the plant and careful care.