Spirea rosinaceous: planting and care

Spirea rowanberry is more known as rowanberry mountainberry. This plant belongs to a group of deciduous shrubs comfortably growing in natural natural conditions inherent in the Siberian region (Far East). As a cultural plant is grown by gardeners amateurs from Arkhangelsk and up to the Southern border of the Russian Federation.

origin of name

In fact, if you go deeper into history, the mountain ashberry and spiraea are not the same plants. They belong to the same family of Rosaceae, but belong to the genera Spiraea i Sorbaria. The confusion between them arises because one day someone called spiraeus a rowanist, and this name got accustomed to people's ideas. Although among the spirals there is a species resembling a mountain ashberry, but this name does not come from the origin of the plant, but from the people. Although the search engine and shows information and photos on the request of Spirea Sorbifolium (spiraea mountain ash) - this formulation is incorrect.

Botanical certificate of the plant

The crone is formed from non-fossil leaves 10-13 cm long, resembling leaves of mountain ash. The stems of the plant are thickened, straight, covered with gray-brown bark.

Life expectancy of a healthy specimen is 25 years. In young trees the foliage is colored pink, as the bush grows older it turns dark and turns to a green saturated shade. In spring, when the plants are just beginning the period of vegetation, spirea rowanberry already pleases with its beauty. Foliage it will dump closer to the middle of October.

In summer, the flowering period begins and the bush is covered with white fragrant inflorescences forming a panicle shape of a length up to 25 cm. At this time the bush is unusually beautiful, for which it was referred by gardeners to ornamental plants.

If the flowers turn their heads about their appearance, then you can not say about the fruits. Decorability they do not differ.

In autumn the foliage of bushes acquires yellowish and purple hues.

During the first 4-5 years of life, spiraea is rowanberry (photo is available in the article) reaches 3 meters in height and the same figure in volume.

The plant is used in horticulture and landscape design to create hedges, group plantings, fortification of slopes and slopes. Spiraea has a well developed root system, which makes it possible to plant on slopes in order to strengthen the soil. The bushes can be easily transplanted, so they are suitable for growing not only in the country, but also in urban conditions.

Peculiarities of growing

Like other representatives of the flora, the spiraea has its rowing requirements for both care and planting. The cultivation of such plants is as follows:

• Plant shrubs in leafy or soddy soils. Approximately 1/3 of sand, 1/3 of peat and 2/3 of soil will fit for the landing mixture.
• Do not forget about the drainage layer, use the crushed brick.
• Plant plants in the holes 1/3 more than the straws of the seedlings.
• The depth of disembarkation is 50 cm. Make sure that the root neck is at the ground level.
• The best time to plant is September, the weather is cloudy or rainy.
• Spirea rowanberry (photo can be seen below) is best in the neighborhood of juniper, spruce, and thuja.

How to ensure proper care

Surprisingly, such a beauty plant is really unpretentious. The bushes grow well and enjoy abundant flowering in normal conditions. For this it is sufficient:

• Plant a spire on a fertile plot;
• Loosely systematically ground;
• To provide illumination;
• Prevent water stagnation;
• To make top dressing three times a season, using a mineral complex;
• For the winter, shelter young specimens in order to prevent frost shoots.

As you can see, it's enough just to follow the spikey of rowan. Planting and leaving the complexities are no different. Although such characteristics are not characteristic for all representatives of this species.

Subtlety of cultivation: pruning

This is the only feature that is important to keep in mind when growing spiraea. Vesennetsvetuschie plants almost do not require pruning, except for sanitary. With this procedure, old shoots at the age of more than 5 years old, damaged and shrunken branches, not surviving the branches of the spiraea rosa-leafy plant, are removed. Pruning is performed almost immediately after flowering. The discolored shoots do not touch. Letnetsvetuschie species pruned from the fourth year of life, at an altitude of 22-30 cm from the ground. Having missed the right moment to save the bush from unnecessary, you will deprive the decorative plant: spiraea will lose the correct shape of the crown, and the central branches can be deformed and eventually fall to the ground. If you cut only the tops, the plant will give refined shoots, and flowering will be meager.

Place spiraea in landscape design

On the bushes of a rowanist they speak of multifunctional elements of landscape decoration. This is the best option for landscaping. This popularity is due not only to the attractive appearance of the plant, but also to its extensive varietal variety. Some of the subspecies, thanks to a miniature shape (60 cm), look attractive in rockaria. There are also group plantings, composed of bushes with different periods of flowering. It is appropriate to use this plant in both mixborders and as hedges.

An excellent neighborhood to the rowanist is the action, the derehn, the wagel, the scummium and most of the coniferous plants.

As you have already understood from the description, spirea rosinolistnaya - unpretentious, visually attractive and plastic in use effectively flowering decorative plant. These features allow him to take pride of place among gardeners and designers. With the spire, the garden will be transformed instantly and filled with fragrance.