If you have a lot of high and empty trees on your site, which create a pleasant shadow in the summer heat, the charming trillium plant can add this forest landscape. The plant came to us from a distant America, where it freely grows in shady forests. This cute flower is also a protected plant, because It is restored for a very long time after damage to the above-ground part. In the article, let's talk about one of the types of Trillium, who passed the test by a European moderate climate.
Trillium. Popular species
At the moment, about 30 types of trillium are known. They have differences both in appearance and in flowering timing. In terms of flowering, all types of trilliums are conditionally divided into 3 large groups:
- early trillium;
- average trillium;
- late trilliums.
All varieties of trilliums also differ in the position of the flower on the flower!
- sitting flowers. The flower model is practically absent and the flower "sits" on the leaves;
- drawclock straight and draws up. The flower grows straight on a rather long flower!
- the flowers leans towards the ground. A similar type of flower maker is inherent in trillium dounce, for example. His flower "looks" down.
Trilliums have a not too rich color palette. Flowers depending on the variety can have the following colors:
- snow-white flowers;
- snow-white flowers with a pinkish center;
- dark-red flowers;
- purple;
- flowers of greenish shades.
If you decide to plant this plant on the plot, then you will definitely read the information about the timing of flowering, landing and care features.
Trillium Kamchatsky
Trillium Kamchatsky can often be found in the regions of Russia, in Japan. Residents of Kamchatka call this plant "Cukushkina Talarks". In Japan, Trillium Kamchatsky gives not only decorative value, but also use it for medical purposes, and trillium fruit is eaten. To see the charming flowers of this type of trillium, you will have to wait about 3-4 years after the landing. Flowering phase occurs in the end of spring and lasts about 2 weeks.
Trillium Smallla
A variety was named after Botany Smallla. In the wild, you can meet on the Islands of Japan and in Russia. Grows among high grass, on stone meadows and in the forests. Flowers painted in a beautiful red-purple shade, the fruits can be eaten. Height is inferior to Trillium Kamchatsky and is much less common.
Trillium Chonoski.
Such a sonorous title of the plant received in honor of the Japanese botany. Three trillium variety can be found in the Himalayas, Japan Islands, in Korea. A lonely snow-white flower is located on the stem with a height of up to 40 cm. The trillium of chyonos in the wild looks quite effectively, but to achieve the same flowering on the site problematic.
Trillium Streshuring
The trillium rectifier grows up to 60 cm in height. Depending on the variety, the flower can be purple, dark red, white. Freely grows in the forests of Canada and the United States. Americans are rather strangely responding about this beautiful plant, calling him "Savy Willy". Of course, the smell of the plant is quite specific, but it is absolutely not felt, there is not to bring his nose to the center of the flower. The smell of "wet dog", as they say on the homeland of the growth of the trillium of the reprehension, will definitely not be on your site.
Trillium pronounced
This type of trillium grows exclusively in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Great Lakes in the United States. Prefers to grow on rather lime soils. Trillium reaches about 0.5 m in height. Its leaves have an ovoid and elongated shape. The berry is painted in a pinkish shade, and her pulp smells of fruit.
Trillium Yellow
Trillium Yellow attracts gardeners with its unpretentiousness and decorative appearance. The flower has a beautiful lemon or light yellow with a greenish tint. If you sniff out well, you can catch the light fragrance of lemon emanating from the plant. In his homeland, he grows almost everywhere, even near the roads, a ditch.
Trillium large-flowered. Description
Trillium large-flowered - one of the most popular varieties of this plant, which is successfully grown in countries with temperate climates. In the wild, it can be found in America. It is called a large white trillium there. The main feature of this species is a huge snow-white flower, which reaches 10 cm in diameter. Trillium can reach 30 cm in height, and sometimes 50 cm. Of course, all the effectiveness of this species can not be assessed in the first year after landing. The plant every year becomes more beautiful and more beautiful. After 3 or 4 years after landing, you will admire a large flower with a slightly corrugated petals and yellow threads in the middle. So, the main characteristics of the structure and appearance of trillium large-flowered are:
- trillium large-flowered - herbaceous and shadowed plant;
- trillium Large-flowered during the expression forms a beautiful green carpet with widely opened flower petals;
- trillium large-flowered has a three-shaped stem, 3 elegant sheets and 3 petals in a flower;
- three-flowered trillium flowers have thin yellow yarns in the center;
- trillium large-flowered when growing in medium latitudes requires mandatory shelter for the winter, because He is not frost-resistant;
- trillium large-flowered blooms for a short time - about 2 weeks. The rest of the decorative leaves correspond to the decorativeness of the plant;
- the plant is characterized by slow growth. Maximum size Flowers reach after 5 years of planting.
Trillium large-flowered. Sorta
The most popular trillium varieties of large-flowered are:
- Flora Plenum. This variety is often called trillium large-flower terry. A fairly unpretentious plant that prefers to grow on well-drained and weakly acidic soils. The main decorative feature of this variety is a huge flower up to 10 cm in diameter. It differs significantly from the appearance of other trilliums. Flowers have corrugated petals and look incredibly lush and smart. The plant itself reaches a height of 30 cm.
- Roseum. Incredible variety in their decorativeness. There is an assumption that the pink shade of petals is the acquired feature of the plant, which appears depending on which the soil is growing trillium, in which climatic conditions.
- Polymerum. This is another trillium variety of large-flowered with large and terry flowers. Petals have a slightly wavy edging, which gives the plant a high decorative value.
Trillium large-flowered. Photo
Trillium large-flowered. Landing and care
Choose time for landing trillium large-flowered
Opinions about the time of landing Trillium large-flowered separated. Someone believes that the best time for landing than the second half of September does not exist. The plant immediately goes on peace and is safely experiencing rooting. Others believe that trillium landing is better to postpone the spring when the soil is willing. Select the time to plant this decorative plant is depending on what kind of grade you have chosen.
Choose a place to land a trillium of large-flowered
To the choice of landing sites trillium large-flowered it is worth it to approach thoroughly. After all, this plant is used to growing in the same type of growth over a long period of time. Putting this plant to a certain place, you will provide him with a permanent "registration" at this place up to 25 years. Replancing or somehow alarming trillium is not recommended. When choosing a landing room, listen to the following tips:
- the perfect place to land the trillium of large-flowered - a place under high and empty trees that create a half;
- than the south of the region, the greater the shady there should be a plot for landing of trillium of large-flowered;
- it is not recommended for landing trillium large-flowered to choose a seat under coniferous trees, as well as under cherry or drain;
- the perfect trees of "neighbors" for trillium of large-flowered oak, linden, ash, male, chestnut, beech, elm;
- the optimal type of soil for planting trillium large-flowered is the soil with a high content of humus, loamy soil, well-drained soil;
- almost any "forest" corner of your site will be the optimal place to land the trillium of large-flowered.
Trillium large-flowered. Landing
Trilliums are characterized by very slow growth. The most popular method of growing these plants in its plot is to plant a finished planting material. Trillium large-flowered to buy in a specialized store for gardeners. When buying special attention is paid to the appearance of the root. If it is fleshy, strong and elastic, then it is a good planting material. If the rhizome looks like a risen, depleted, wrinkled, with damage, then such a large-flowered trillium is not suitable for landing. If the planting material is purchased, then it is time to prepare the ground for planting the plant:
- drop the wells with a depth of about 10 cm. The size and depth of the planting fossa for trillium of large-flowered depends on the size of the plant;
- the minimum distance between the pits should be about 20-25 cm;
- prepare a nourishing earth mix for filling the wells: mix humidage from leaves or compost with ordinary earth;
- at the bottom of each well, add 1 tbsp of superphosphate and potassium chloride. Fertilizers spray a layer of nutritional soil to protect roots from burns;
- experienced gardeners advise with too dense and heavy ground add clamzit for a more easy structure;
- after you burn each plant, the soil surface must be poured and inspired by humus or leafy ground.
Care of trillium large-flowered
If you have already placed the trillium of large-flowered, now you need to provide optimal care. The plant is not too attracted to the conditions of growth. If the landing place was chosen correctly, if the soil when landing was well prepared, then the rest of your efforts will be required to be the minimum.
- Regularly check the soil moisture. Trillium large-flowered came from there, where the soil is always well moistened. In the arid periods a little watery.
- Periodically loose the soil around each plant. Light loosening will contribute to good air penetration to roots.
- Timely remove weeds around trillium large-flowered. Such "neighbors" will only spoil the type of decorative plant, and all your landscaping works will be invisible.
- Like any decorative and flowering plant, trillium large-flowered positively responds to feeding. But it is often not necessary to conduct them. In the spring, it is recommended to make any complex mineral fertilizer under each plant. There is another point of view about the amount of feeding, according to which the plant needs liquid mineral fertilizers and after the end of the flowering period. Trillium large-flowered will surely please you with more lush flowering if you feed it.
- If we talk about the care of trillium large-flowered, then it is worth mentioning about the wintering of this plant in the regions of Russia. This variety of trilliums is relatively frostable. You definitely not have to dig plants. But it is still worth making a small layer of insulation. For such insulation, the layer of leaves, bark or compost is suitable.
The breeding of trillium large-flowered
Trillium reproduction in large-flowered seed
The cultivation of trillium large-flowered with seeds is the way that is used very and very rarely. This is explained by the fact that the first seed seed seed events you can see in 2-3 years. Not all gardeners will agree to such a long expectation. In addition, the trillium seeds of large-flowered very quickly lose their germination. Some gardeners spend double stratification for seeds in order to speed up the speed of their germination. But this method is risen by the fact that young trilliums will be weak and capricious. If adult trilliums are already growing, you can collect their seeds yourself:
- at the end of the summer you need to collect fruits with seeds in a timely manner. They grow very quickly, and therefore it is so important not to miss the moment of collecting seeds. Otherwise, you will collect the shredded seeds from the Earth;
- you can collect berries in advance if you do not have any opportunity to check them into maturity daily. Fruits need to be placed in the container and leave them there for ripening. Then berries can be arched and leave for some time for fermentation. As soon as the seeds become well separated, collect them;
- singing fresh seeds stands immediately. They very quickly lose their germination;
- experts advise to germinate the trillium of large-flowered mixed seeds with a wet peat and place them in the container. The container must be covered with polyethylene and store until spring. In the spring, scatter together with peat on a suitable area.
Trillium reproduction of rhizome large-flowered division
Modify trillium large-flowered with the help of the fission of the root is best in the fall. The disadvantage of this method is that it is possible to divide a fairly adult plant, which has been about 10 years old. If you look at the rhizome trillium, then you can see the main kidney from which the plant is growing, and many additional, which were previously sleeping. You can separate the new process when it already has a glass of roots. It is in this case that the reproduction will be successful, and the new plant is rooted without problems. Trillium large-flowered is a rather rare plant, as it is problematic to find its landing material. The breeding of this decorative forest is engaged in collectors in the USA, Canada.
Using trillium large-flowered in landscape design
Exotic forest plant can transform your shady portion beyond recognition. The main thing is to be able to combine it with other plants. Trillium looks no less effectively in single landings. When the flowering phase has not yet come, the plant pleases the unusual shape of green leaves. In the spring, charming flowers appear, which are amazingly harmonize with a dense carpet of greenery. After the end of the flowering period, berries with seeds, which can be brown, red, white, green colors appear. As you can see, the plant does not lose its decorative value in different phases of its growth.
- Trillium large-flowered has one of the most successful combinations with Rhododendron, which also likes to grow in shady places.
- Posted by trillium between high deciduous trees, you will create a real piece of wildlife on the site.
- Trillium large-flowered will look great among Korhig or in the Stone Garden.
- Some gardeners create flowerbeds with different types of trilliums, which together create an amazing composition.
- Trillium large-flowered can be grown in the shady side of the alpinaria, if the soil is suitable there.
- "Forest" paths on the site, decorated with a trillium on both sides, will look just fabulous.
- Trillium large-flowered successfully combines virtually with all plants that love to grow in the shade. Such plants can be found: hurches, anemone, inhauling, mecondopsis and others.
- Ferns and various hosts along with trillium will help to recreate the real forest landscape.
Trillium Large-flowered is a plant that will become a real chopstick for shady sections with a large number of deciduous trees. Gardeners can scare away a long expectation of abundant and lush flowering. But this expectation will be fully justified. This beautiful-flowing forest plant from a distant America will become a real pride of your garden.