Beautiful bush - chubushnik. Planting and care

Many gardeners love and appreciate the chubushnik. Planting and caring for it are not particularly difficult, although there are some nuances of its cultivation. This beautifully flowered, with fragrant snow-white flowers, the shrub has long been cultivated on the private plots. Many people mistakenly call this plant jasmine, although it has nothing to do with this culture. This shrub has long been used to make chibouks used in smoking pipes. That's why it is called a chubushnik.

Planting and care of this unpretentious shrub begins with the choice of planting material. Many different hybrids of this plant are derived. Chubushnik, whose varieties differ in the shape and size of the flowers, the shape and height of the bush, has a rod-like, hollow shoots. They are light green matte leaves. In autumn they acquire a beautiful yellow shade. Blossoms this shrub from May to the end of July. Some varieties have a longer flowering period.

This plant multiplies by cuttings, by dividing the bush, by layers, by root processes. In any way, success is guaranteed. It is easiest to propagate the bush with the help of cuttings cut in spring or autumn. After the formation of the crown, they are stuck into the ground for rooting. Shoots should be regularly watered so that the soil is always wet. Both young and perennial branches are suitable for reproduction. The length of the shoot should be 20-50 cm. It is best to stick these twigs to a permanent place in the early spring or in September-October. Reproduction by seeds is also possible, although such seedlings will not bloom for a long time.

These shrubs grow very fast, due to which dense thickets of Chubushnik are formed, which begin to bloom abundantly at a young age . The plant looks great in any planting. It is also used to create hedges. The most decorative and fragrant varieties of chubushnik include the following: "Mont Blanc", "White bouquet", "Norma", "Blizzard", "Gornostaevaya mantia", "Virginal", "Charm". These shrubs can have simple, semi-double and double flowers. Very beautiful and unusual view of this shrub - Chubushnik Gordon. He repeatedly blossoms in the fall. To achieve a large number of flowers, it is necessary to prune the crown in time and cut the chubushnik. Planting and caring for all varieties of this plant are no different from the rest. No less effective is Chaebus Lemoine. This tall shrubbery is of hybrid origin. It grows up to 3 m in height. The crone has a compact shape. Blossoms with simple, fragrant flowers, reaching 4 cm in diameter.

How to grow chubushnik? Landing and care consist in choosing the right place for him. This shrub perfectly develops in lighted areas and in partial shade. Abundant flowering is always observed in sunny places. To the soil Chubushnik is not exacting, although it grows better on fertile, moistened earth. The shrub is resistant to pests, diseases, but can be affected by jasmine aphids. For the winter, the chubushniki do not require shelter. It is recommended to feed the plants with slurry and mineral fertilizers. This shrub requires loosening the soil, mulching peat. Each plant needs pruning, which is carried out in early spring. The shape of the crown should be neat and symmetrical. Rejuvenating pruning is carried out every 3 years, leaving shoots under 10 years old.