Lilac Beauty of Moscow: landing and care in the open in the spring, description

Lilac can be found in many parks around the world. Its large beautiful bunches of flowers, fragrant fragrance and delicate coloring are loved by many people. In various countries, there are legends about how the lilacs appeared. For example, among the ancient Greeks, she became the nymph of Siring, who turned into her, fleeing from the god of forests of Pan.

At the Scandinavians the goddess of a rainbow Iris has painted bushes the paints, and so the lilac has appeared. Whatever the legends are fascinating, the lilac surpasses them in its beauty.

Historical reference

The birthplace of lilac is Persia, where it was used for medical purposes in the 4th century. Later these flowers began to be cultivated in China, and this decorative shrub was brought to Europe from Turkey in the 16th century.

Its unpretentiousness in the care, good adaptation, beauty and pleasant aroma made the lilacs popular in the manors and parks of the Russian landlords. Many Russian and foreign artists dedicated to her their paintings, for example, Vrubel, Korovin, Monet and others.

Today, the lilac is decorated not only by parks, but also by courtyards and streets, very often found in cemeteries. In the world there are more than 1600 species of this ornamental shrub, only in the Moscow Botanical Garden there are more than 300 of its varieties. Among them, breeding works of Russian scientists Michurin and Kolesnikov, such as Red Moscow and Kirov's Memory, as well as the lilac Beauty of Moscow, planting and caring for which is so simple that it has become a favorite among many florists.

Differences in varieties of lilacs

The ancestor of almost all varieties of this ornamental bush that exists today is the kind of lilac common. The main differences between species are their following features:

• Flowering time - early varieties (late April, May), medium (June) and late (July-August);
• The duration of flowering in different species varies from 11 days to 3 weeks;
• Flower size;
• The shape of the petals and the flower as a whole;
• Number of flowers in the inflorescence;
• The shape of the inflorescence, for example, lush, dense, conical, oval or other;
• Color of unopened inflorescence;
• Color of the flower - only 7 shades of lilac in the world: white, lilac, blue, pink, purple, purple, red-purple.

Thus, there are 20 genera of lilac with 400 species of shrubs. Lilac The beauty of Moscow, planting and care in the open ground behind which is very simple, refers to the species of lilacs in their characteristics and is in constant demand with the florists.

Beautiful Moscow

Lilac The beauty of Moscow, whose height of the bush is 3-4 meters, is often found in suburban areas, in parks and in inner courtyards. This kind of lilac ordinary has a high winter hardiness, and the only thing that is badly affected by it is water stagnation and a high level of groundwater.

In the rest, this variety is unpretentious, although it has its own requirements when choosing a soil. A new decorative lilac led Kolesnikov LA, who by crossing in 1947 two varieties - Belle de Nancy and IV Michurin - received a new appearance.

Long bloom and aroma make the lilac Beauty Moscow, care for which master even a budding florist, the most recognizable in the suburban areas. In addition, it is recognized as one of the most beautiful in the world among other varieties.

Choice of soil

Lilac Beauty of Moscow, landing and caring for which does not require any special skills and knowledge, nevertheless, is demanding on the composition of the soil and the place when planting.

This decorative shrub loves the sun and does not bear drafts, so it is better to choose a place in advance, protected from cold winter winds from the sunny side.

It is better not to use acidic soils at all or to make them neutral with the help of fertilizers, so that the lilac of Moscow is well established. Landing in this case should be conducted in more arid areas of the site, with an abundance of heat and light.

On neutral soils this sort of lilac takes root well and gives abundant and long flowering.

On heavy soils, it is recommended to make larger pits and add 10 kg of organic fertilizer mixed with the soil. It is better if it is compost or humus.

Planting lilacs

Lilac The beauty of Moscow - this description confirms this - it is better to plant in late August - early autumn, in cloudy cool weather or in the evening.

In pre-prepared planting pits, the size of which depends solely on the fertility of the soil, organic fertilizers should be introduced. The worse the quality of the soil, the larger the hole size should be.

The distance between the lilac bushes depends exclusively on the variety: for large punching varieties it can be up to 5 meters, for ordinary shots up to 2.5 m.

The soil in the landing pit should be filled with a low mound, on it to straighten the seedling's horses, sprinkled with earth and carefully tamped it. It is important to follow when planting, so that the root neck protrudes 4-5 cm above the surface.

After the shrub is planted, it is necessary to pour around 20 cm of earth around it and pour water and mulch into the formed well. For mulching, sawdust or peat is suitable.

Is the lilac Moscow capricious? Planting and leaving (photo shows one of the methods of watering), it does not require special efforts, but, correctly implemented, will provide the gardener with joy during flowering.

Care of the lilac

In the concept of "care" is the disposal of a bush of lilac from weeds, loosening of the soil and watering. Also important during the growth of the young bush is the formation of the crown. Requires and feeding lilac Moscow Beauty. Care in the spring for a bush requires leaving 5-6 basic skeletal branches, and the rest of the crop. When carrying out such a simple work the bush will be formed with a beautiful crown. Also, it is necessary to release the trunk of the bush below the inoculation from excess shoots. If you use the home-made lilac Beauty of Moscow, planting and caring for her will be easier than for the grafted bush. It is more resistant to diseases and can bloom to 25 years (for vaccinated plants, the period is 15 years).

Crown formation and top dressing

Formation of the crown in the grown up bush should be done by correct pruning of the inflorescences. To do this, cut the inflorescence together with the part of the branch that grew last year. You can not break or cut flowers on a young branch, this will lead to the fact that the lilac will bloom in a year.

To lilac gaining strength for growth and development, you need to immediately remove the faded "panicles" after flowering, and before it can begin to cut off a part of the kidneys.

To maintain the soil around the lilac, it is better to use organic fertilizers, such as humus or compost. To them, you can add potash and phosphoric fertilizers for fertilizing in the fall. In the spring, you can add nitrogen compounds.

For autumn fertilizing on 1 m ² fertilizers are taken in such proportions: organic 2 buckets, superphosphate 3 tbsp. Spoons, potassium sulfate - 2 tbsp. Spoons. To make this mixture follows when digging up the earth in the autumn around the trunks.

From nitrogenous fertilizers it is better to use urea before the beginning of vegetation and during the formation of the kidneys at the rate of 2 tbsp. Spoonfuls per 1 m ^{2 of the} stump circle.

Description of grade Moscow Beauty

Lilac The beauty of Moscow, planting and caring for which is simple and not burdensome, is considered one of the most beautiful varieties of this ornamental shrub.

Its distinctive features are:

• This is a low shrub (3-4 m) with densely branched upward shoots;
• Has a spreading crown;
• Annually blooms abundantly;
• Forms large inflorescences with double pink-white flowers.

Lilac The beauty of Moscow blossoms in May, and stands out among these bushes with large cone-shaped "panicles" with a tender and strong aroma. This variety is very good for planting the site.