Most people who have gardens and garden plots try to create a beautiful design, decorate their territory. Many people like to plant ornamental trees and shrubs as hedges. Derain blood red and white will be an excellent option. These tall bushes will decorate the lawn, give the site as a whole a well-groomed and attractive look. Today we will talk about the types of turf, describe these plants, and you can also learn all the rules for planting and caring for ornamental shrubs.
White deren shrub: description
This deciduous shrub is certainly perfect for decorating the site. It can grow up to three meters. If not cared for, it becomes too sprawling and untidy, and all its charm disappears, so stable pruning is necessary. Of course, it may seem that it is too tiring, but it's worth it! If you do not run the plant, then it will not take much time and effort for "hairdressing" procedures.
So, the white sod shrub is very bright. Its shoots are red in color, which turns brown over time. Keep the color saturation will help all the samepruning, removal of old shoots. After the leaves fall, the beauty of the shrub does not disappear; it will look especially fascinating in winter, against the backdrop of snow.
The foliage is colored very effectively. The underside of the leaf is dark green while the top is light green. In addition, each leaf is decorated with an uneven white border, and there are white spots on the rest of the area. No streaks or spots will disappear in autumn when the foliage turns purple.
Do not miss the moment of flowering of the white deren shrub from the description. The flowers fill the entire tree, have a white-yellow color. They are small, only one and a half centimeters in diameter, flat, collected in elegant five centimeter inflorescences. In autumn, blue-white fruits appear on the deren shrub, they are unsuitable for human consumption.
Where to plant?
Shrub derain is absolutely undemanding to the quality of the soil. It perfectly tolerates both heat and frost, grows well on the sunny side and in the shade. The sod is resistant to droughts, but even with high humidity it feels excellent. If you have a wetland on your site, you can plant the described ornamental shrub there. It will not only decorate a damp place where not every plant can survive, but also drain it quite strongly.
White turf shrub can be planted as a hedge. It looks great alone or in combination with other ornamental plants. The neighborhood of white and bloody deren looks especially chic. Ornamental shrubs and trees are popular forcity park decorations. They tolerate haircuts well, are not particularly whimsical in care.
Shrub deren red: description
This plant came to us from Europe. It belongs to the dogwood, like all other types of derain. In nature, it can be found on the slopes of lakes and rivers, in bushes, on forest edges. Growing in the wild, the red deren shrub can grow up to four meters, it turns out sprawling.
The new shoots of this plant are green but turn red over time. The foliage is profuse, dark green on the inside and light green on the underside. Unlike the white derain shrub, they are not decorated with spots and a white border, their charm lies elsewhere. Each leaf has a "hair covering", they look very cute. In autumn, the foliage turns blood red, as do the stems, hence the name.
Blossom shrub derena starts from the end of May, and continues for three weeks. If the climate is favorable, then another flowering is possible in August. For the first time the tree is covered with color at the age of seven. The flowers are creamy white in color, collected in the same neat inflorescences as those of white deren. In autumn, the bush is covered with black fruits, but they, no matter how attractive they look, are completely inedible.
Very beautiful shrub deren in winter, especially with an abundance of snow. On a white canvas, the red stripes of the stems of the plant are clearly visible, which cannot but attract admiring glances. Looks itamazing, fabulously bewitching.
The deren shrub, the photo of which is available in this article, should be planted in a place such that there is a contrast of colors. It is winter-hardy, perfectly tolerates both drought and high humidity. The root system has many small branches, so the plant can be used not only for decoration, but also for strengthening the soil on the slopes.
Planting turf shrubs
As we wrote, both white and red species grow well in the shade. But the color of foliage and shoots with insufficient sunlight can fade in ornamental shrubs and trees. In this case, the deren will stretch out, its crown will become less dense, and the shoots will be pale, and from an aesthetic point of view, this is ugly. It is worth noting that the more intense the sun's rays warm the shrub, the richer the red color of its shoots becomes.
The sod shrub may not grow very fast in the first two years, but then it will sharply increase in growth, so when planting, consider the possibility of its free growth.
Soil selection
The described plant is completely picky about the quality of the soil, it can grow in any. But for better growth and beauty, he still needs fertile soil, or you can feed. Before planting, it is necessary to apply fertilizer organically to the pit - it can be both manure and compost. If the area is too wet, lay a drain to keep water from pooling at the roots.
Boarding rules
When choosing a seedling, ask the seller to choose for you one that has not reached the age of four. If its roots have dried up a little, then it will be necessary to place the plant in water for several hours so that they straighten out and are well nourished. If you wish, you can treat the roots with a growth stimulator. After that, the sod shrub must be cut to fifteen centimeters so that the shoots do not draw out all the forces that will be useful to the roots for development.
Planting can be done in spring and autumn. The latter is more preferable, because after the snow melts the plant will immediately begin to grow, it will take much less time to adapt. In addition, in autumn the soil is saturated with moisture, and the bush will need to be watered only once, during planting.
If the procedure is carried out in the spring, then the plant is planted with a large clod of soil on the roots so as not to disturb them. After the ground is mulched, the seedling is stably watered. Do not allow the area to dry out.
Irrigation
In dry and hot summers, you will need to water the ornamental derain shrubs abundantly every week. If there is not enough moisture, the foliage will lose elasticity, but after drinking water, it will quickly return to its original form.
If the shrub is planted together with other plants that are regularly watered, the derain will not need individual treatments.
Fertilizers
The bush does not need feeding, but in the literal sense it rejoices. If yousometimes you pamper your handsome man with fertilizers, then he will reward you with more juicy, bright shoots, a lush crown. Derain, which is cared for, blooms more profusely, it is more dense. By autumn, many berries will appear on the bushes, which, although inedible, are still needed. They look spectacular against the background of the foliage that has changed color.
Proper feeding is:
- minerals are needed in spring (from 100 to 150 grams per bush);
- organic matter is needed in summer (5 kilograms of manure in the trunk circle of each plant).
Feeding data is produced once a year.
Cutting
Shrub derain without stable haircuts will lose its beauty. The shoots will turn brown, and their lower part will be completely bare. In addition, without the removal of shoots and pruning, the plant will quickly grow on the sides. Its branches will lie down on the ground, its roots will fill everything around. Outwardly, the bush will look very untidy and will cease to be a decoration of the site.
For the first time, cutting the turf is required when it reaches the age of three. In the spring, you will need to cut off all the old shoots by twenty centimeters. In autumn, the procedure involves the removal of all weak shoots that spoil the appearance of the shrub. It will also be necessary to shorten the old ones, which could have been overlooked in the spring.
Are pests and diseases terrible for shrubs?
Deren almost never gets sick. The shrub may develop poorly if the site is very swampy, in which case you can createdrainage. To do this, pits are dug along the plantations, they need to be filled with stones or rubble.
Prophylaxis against pests is not carried out, since deren shrubs are rarely attacked. But at the same time, regular inspection of the plant is necessary: aphids can settle on it, sucking juices, larvae of the yellow-orange fly, or a sawfly that will feed on foliage. If one of the listed insects is found, it is necessary to eliminate them with the help of insecticides.
Reproduction
There are several ways to decorate your yard with derain shrubs. Let's take a look at each one.
- Derain seeds must be planted in the fall, and if it is planned to produce it in the spring, then they must be hardened by placing them in the refrigerator or under the snow for two months. From seeds, a full-fledged bush will grow only after seven years.
- Seating with layering is the easiest way. To do this, the lowest branch is tilted to the ground, pressed and fixed with a bracket. The place of contact is sprinkled with humus, by the autumn roots will appear there. You can transplant a new plant from the main bush in the spring.
- You can also propagate deren with cuttings. To do this, fresh shoots that have just begun to stiffen in June are cut at an angle with a sharp pruner. All lower leaves, the top are removed, the stalk is placed in the soil in a greenhouse, it is stably watered. By autumn, roots will appear, and the stalk can be planted in open ground.
- You can divide a large bush into several small ones by digging it completely.
Using ourrecommendations, you will grow an amazingly beautiful bush!
