Rogersia horse-chestnut: description, planting and care in open ground

Exotic plants of an unusual kind, which many gardeners want to see on their site, are often capricious and too demanding to the conditions of detention, so as to become a worthy decoration of the country plot. One can believe on the word to the seller from the garden center that a bush will please its owner with abundant flowering for many years, and buy some expensive plant. But often it happens that it is too capricious and does not bloom at all. If you want to plant something unusual on the site to surprise your neighbors, but you do not take too much care of the plant, you can get a rosace chestnut-leaved rodgers. This plant, judging by its name, looks like a horse chestnut, but is not a tree, but a shrub.

Rogersia konkokastanolistnaya: a description of the plant

Rogersiya belongs to the family of stone-lipped. It is decorative and often used for the greening of European parks, but in Russia it is not yet widespread. But it is quite possible, soon will gain popularity due to its unusual and very decorative look. In the flowering period of the Rogersia, the conkokashtanolist inflorescence of this plant remotely resembles how the chestnut blooms, but the buds themselves are smaller, white, collected in a trowel.

Features perennial

The height of the peduncle can reach 1.5 m. It appears in early July and continues to bloom for about a month. Leaves pinnate, beautiful, saturated green shade. They are located on long petioles, growing from the rhizome. In the autumn leaf plates acquire a juicy bronze shade, but they can change color to magenta or crimson leaves of Rogersia. Planting and care in the open ground do not cause much effort. The main positive quality of this plant is its undemanding to the conditions of cultivation and care. Of course, it has its own characteristics, but it is convenient to grow it on wet and shady areas, where the bush feels well and grows great. Soils of this perennial like light and nutritious. The loam is best suited.

The use of Rogers in landscape design

The plant is associated with Asian countries, wet forests along river valleys and mountain slopes, but at the same time strongly resembles the horse chestnut familiar to everyone. It's all in the cut leaves, covered with deep veins. Rogersia konskokashtanolnaya grows on the banks of reservoirs, because conditions prefer wet. Plant it preferably in shady areas, protected from cold winds.

Companions for Rogersky in landscape compositions and on alpine slides can become tall plants, then a single surface of foliage of various shapes and textures will turn out. Beautifully looks a colorful mixture of shrubs and other shade-tolerant perennials. The plant is used for decoration not only in solitary plantings, but also in group compositions. It is perfectly combined with hosts, badan, various flowers and ferns.

The height of the conchascanthole gorzersia can reach 1.5 m. This should be taken into account when creating compositions with other plants. The width of the bush grows about half a meter, one sheet under favorable conditions can reach the same size. The plant looks good in Japanese style stone gardens, it can decorate a large alpine hill and rockery. You can plant rodzersiyu as a single plant in the shade of trees or on the lawn next to the house. Then this exotic plant just will not go unnoticed by neighbors.

Rogersia: landing and care in the open ground

Shrub prefers nutritious soils. When planting in a pit, you need to add a mixture of compost, peat and humus. The soil must be loose, light and rich in mineral matter. Choosing a place and preparing a landing pit, you can proceed to plant gorzersiya konskokashtanolistnoy. The root system is not too deep. The depth should not exceed 5 cm. The plant is covered with soil and immediately mulched. Mulch helps to retain moisture and will not allow the rhizome to dry out. The bush develops quickly and after two years will have a decorative appearance. If the planting was carried out correctly, in one place the plant can be located for decades, and this only goes to its advantage.

Growing Rodgersia

When the planting and care of rodgersia in the open ground is completed begins as an adult plant, it is necessary to give time for regular watering of the plant, especially in the summer. No more bush care is needed. In autumn, when the vegetation period is over, the plant is cut off at the root. Growing gorzersiya konskokashtanolistnoy in the winter does not require special attention gardener. The bush is quite cold and does not need additional shelter for the winter. Frosts to -25 ° C it easily tolerates. You can cover the ground around the plant with dry foliage, peat crumb or other covering material. But a piece of the stem, left after pruning pruning, should be left free.

Feeding the bush

The first top dressing of horse-chestnut inflorescence is introduced in the spring. For this, a nitrogen-containing organic fertilizer is used. The bush reacts well to the introduction of nutrients, blooms more abundantly and actively increases foliage. In summer, they feed him under the root with phosphorus-potassium fertilizer. It is important that in complex fertilizers for rodgersia, copper, magnesium, zinc and sulfur are present. When the plant fades, the inflorescences are removed so as not to spoil the decorative appearance. At will, it can be transplanted to another place, but, being constantly on one site, it becomes more attractive every year and more and more pleases the eyes of its owners.

Reproduction of Rogersky

The easiest way is to propagate the shrub vegetatively. The most commonly used division of the bush. This is a simple process that does not cause any special problems. At division of a bush at once the high-grade blooming plant turns out. The procedure is carried out in spring or autumn: the rhizome is excavated and divided into several parts. Then the divisions are planted in pre-prepared areas. You can plant Rogersia with a group of several plants, but then the distance between them should be at least 15 cm.

Another option is to use a part of the rhizome to multiply the bush, cutting it into pieces about 10 cm in size. It is better to harvest them later in the autumn, when the green part of the plant has already died out. The pieces of the rhizome are placed in drawers with a depth of 5-7 cm and are covered with soil or sand. Containers should be stored in a cool room for 4 months. You need to make sure that this place does not freeze. Optimum temperature for reproduction by pieces of rhizomes: +5 ... +10 ºС. For this purpose, a cellar or a cellar is suitable. The soil should be periodically moistened so that the roots do not dry out. In the spring, sprouts will appear, then they can first be transplanted into peat pots, and when the frost threatens and the soil warms up, plant it in a permanent place.

In summer, rodersia is propagated by means of leaf cuttings with a "heel". This option is more time consuming than dividing the bush, and takes more time. The pieces of stems are placed in a container with soil, covered with a film and placed in a place protected from direct sun. Cuttings regularly moisturize and air.

Features of Seed Reproduction

Rogersia can be propagated by seeds, but this method is not used for a number of reasons:

1. Seeds badly germinate.
2. Seedlings grow very slowly.
3. If perepylyalis in different varieties, the seedling will not receive the varietal features of the mother plant.
4. Variety traits are practically not transferred, even if the seeds are collected from plants that are pollinated by the same variety.

This variant of plant reproduction is useful only for very enthusiastic and patient gardeners, for which the varieties do not matter. For others, the division of a bush is best.

Diseases and pests of rodgersia

The plant is very unpretentious and practically not damaged by pests and diseases if it grows in suitable conditions. The only thing she can get sick is fungal infections. They arise due to mistakes in the care, bogging of the soil or in abundant watering, after a long drying out of the root system. It is very important to properly hydrate the rosacea throughout the growing season. Then she will not be sick. The substrate in which the bush grows also has value. If the ground is airy, loose and rich in nutrients, the bush grows strong, beautiful and has strong immunity. For the prevention of fungal diseases, it is desirable to periodically spray the crown with a fungicide solution.