If you want to put on the balcony or in Kashpo, a bright hanging plant that will delight all summer, then Verben ampel will become a wonderful option. It is worn, drought resistant, is represented by a wide range of gamut and combinations.
Verbena Ampelnaya - Description
Verbena is distributed in South and North America, as well as in Europe and the Mediterranean. Bright paints, unpretentiousness and prolonged flowering made Verbena desired guest in different parts of the planet.
Magic properties have long been attributed to it and used in folk medicine. Wonderful honey. Verbenne has no rest state, but we are grown as a monkey. At the same time, up to 30 inflorescences can bloom on one stem.
Ampel Verbena recently replaced. As a promising form, there are already more than 250 varieties. The main purpose is indoor and ampel cultivation. It looks perfectly in kashpo and balcony boxes. Quickly grow up, forming lush motley "caps" to 50 cm in diameter. Attracts butterflies. It has openwork, decorative leaves. Flowers smaller than other forms of Verbena, but bloom is abundant.
Ampel Verbiene requires more intensive nutrition than replacing forms. Easy withstands drought and light freezes to -3. In a very moistened soil can swell.
Verbena ampelnery varieties
Recently, the spread of Tapien, Temari, Tukana groups received distribution. These plants are resistant to mildew.
- Tapien has small openwork dissected leaves with long branched shoots. They are resistant to mildew and unfavorable conditions, abundantly bloom to the most frosts.
- Temari has one-piece leaves with long drooping shoots. The plants are unpretentious, resistant to causative agents of fungal diseases. Mostly lilac violet shades.
- Many manufacturers produce a series of varieties of different shades, with the same size of flowers and lengths of shoots, shape of a bush and leaves to obtain bright mixtures. For example, "NOVALIS" and "ROMEO".
- The Quartz XP Silver grade with large inflorescences of gently lilac, almost white, with silver tint. Do not fade in the sun. Low rise plant, up to 25 cm. Height.
- Grade "Imagination" - large flowers of violet blue shades, forms fluffy bushes up to 0.5 meters in height and width. Cool-resistant soil / ampel plant. Easy withstands drought.
- Variety "Tiara Red IMPR" - Verbena with brightly abundant inflorescences.
- Sort "Empress Peach" - cream gentle inflorescences, shoots 25-50 cm. Flowering from June to October. It needs an average watering.
- Grade "Estrella Voodoo Star" - bright, unforgettable red-white inflorescences of large flowers. Height - 30 cm. Escape tips are directed up. Blossom begins with June and to the most frosts. Drought-resistant grade.
- Variety "Ametist" - spectacular blue flowers with white eye. Flowers from June to September. The plant is compact, reaches 25 cm in height.
- Grade "Lanai Candy Cane". New 2012. Animated ampel series. Great bushes. Large flowers of unusual coloring. Resistant to mildew.
Sowing Verbena Ampel Seeds
Immediately seeds sowing on seedlings. It is necessary to do it two months before the transplant to a permanent place. Seedlings exiled in March, it develops better than Verbena winter sowing.
- In small seedlings, we put drainage drainage, dried up soil and slightly moisturize.
- Sowing seeds and sprinkle on top of a very thin layer of humus or land.
- Top with a film / glass or plastic transparent lid and put in a warm place (18-22 degrees).
- Periodically, we carry out and remove the condensate from the lid.
- After a complete germination of seeds (20-30 days), we carry the boxes with a seedler into a cooler and well-lit place.
- To increase the daytime day in the evening and in cloudy days, it is desirable to check out the seedlings of phytolampa.
- With the appearance of two pairs of real leaves, the plant is divened to individual containers or a permanent place.
- Fertilize the fertilizers of the week after 2.
When the plants reach a height of 7-8 cm., They are plugged. So we will get more intense adhesive of ampel verbena. Low grades are well branched without poking.
In May, with stable positive temperatures, we transplant the bushes of Verbena into the ground at a distance of 25-30 cm. From each other to a well-lit plot.
Reproduction of Verbena ampelny cuttings
Silent ampel Verbena hybrid varieties that do not give seeds.
The uterine plant of Verbena for the winter is entered into a cool room, where the temperature of 5-10 degrees of heat is maintained. In February-March, we proceed to shine:
- We prepare soil from peat, agroperlitis and sand, warm up and smeared into the seating boxes.
- Cut the cuttings from the top of the shoots with 4-6 leaves.
- At the bottom of the cutting, we leave the stem centimeter under the pair of the lower leaves.
- To reduce the area of \u200b\u200bevaporation, we cut off the lower sheets.
- We make a toothpick (match) deepening in the ground, make the bottom slice of the stalk into the corneeline and land in the boxes.
- Cover from above polyethylene / glass. Periodically register.
After about a month, roots should be formed. When staring into transparent plastic cups, you can clearly observe the root formation process.
Landing Verbena ampelnery
- Verbena Ampelnaya at a permanent place (Balcony Box, Kashpo) Satisfied in May-June.
- The place should be open and sunny.
- About 40 plants per square meter are soldered into the open soil.
- To achieve a quick magnificent effect - 50 plants.
- It is recommended to plant 2-3 seedlings of Verbena to 5-3 liters to 5-3 liters - up to 4 plants, in vase up to 12 liters of 5-6 seedlings.
Caring for Verbiene Ampel
Care lies in:
- periodic soil looser until the smallest of the bush
- timely, but not abundant irrigation. Watering better in the morning after 1-2 days. At large pauses in watering quickly flows and forms seeds. Young plants are more often watered, watering ceases in autumn,
- feeding complex mineral and organic fertilizers. It is important not to overdose feeding: during excess, foliage develops better, but the buds are less formed. Thickened landings require more intensive nutrition,
- removal of flashing buds. It stimulates the development and bookmark of new color lines,
- soil mulch with recovered leaves or decorative mulching materials,
- processing insecticides when the Tley appears.
Verbena Ampelnaya in Landscape Design
- Ampel varieties look great in the open ground in the form of a border.
- Also well look at the base of shrubs: Buddychi, Camellia.
- You can use in Rabatkov, microborers and flower beds.
- The greatest decorative effect is achieved with massive landings.
- At the flower beds, Verbena ampelnaya can be combined with Astrami, decorative cereals, velvets, labels.
- In Kashpo Verbena, you can decorate gazebos, porch, decorate street structures.
We summarize that Verbena ampel can become a bright living decoration of various corners of your garden and at home. She is easy to care. It can be successfully grown both professionals and beginners.