We today almost invariably associate the name of jasmine with the popular and fairly common garden shrub chubushnik. But in fact, this plant has nothing to do with the representatives of the legendary fragrant jasmine. And a similar scent should not be misleading. Jasmines are inimitably beautiful indoor lianas, evergreen, elegant, abundantly blooming, captivating with their simple nobility and fragrant flowers. Being a plant surprisingly graceful, real jasmine cannot boast of great endurance and even more frost resistance, and we grow it exclusively as a greenhouse or indoor plant. But on the other hand, jasmines always become a real pride in the collection. To admire them, you need to provide plants with not so easy care. And the selection of growing conditions for this exotic handsome man does not diminish the hassle.
Jasmine multiflorous (Jasminum polyanthum). <>
Features of garden jasmine
A plant such as garden jasmine is quite possible to grow in absolutely any area, but it should be remembered that it requires special care. Before you start growing this flower, you should first find out all the details about the care it needs. However, you should first learn about this kind of jasmine better.
A native garden jasmine from the Mediterranean. This plant has medicinal properties. However, most often it is grown as decorative for decorating summer cottages and garden plots. This shrub has a very spectacular lush crown. It is most beautiful during the flowering period, when yellow or white flowers bloom on the branches, collected in inflorescences. They are incredibly scented. Garden jasmine has a large number of different subspecies, which differ from each other in the size of the flowers. These plants are distinguished by the fact that they are able to adapt to almost any weather conditions.
Garden jasmine is quite undemanding to the planting site. So, it grows and develops very well both in a sunny and shady place. It can be planted both on the southern and northern sides of the site. It tolerates both drought and high humidity quite well. Various insects, including most species of bees, love to collect nectar from the jasmine bush.
Botanical description
Jasmine is an evergreen shrub with simple or complex leaves. They can be light or dark green, depending on where they grow. The crown is erect or in the form of vines with ampelous shoots. The lower part of the plant eventually becomes covered with a stiff bark, so the young shoots are directed in an arc.
In some varieties, flowers grow separately. There are also varieties that form brush-shaped inflorescences. The flowers are saucer-shaped. The petals are pink, white or yellow.
Did you know? In Muslim countries, this flower is considered sacred. Believers are sure that before going to heaven, they will be asked in heaven if they have grown jasmine.
The uniqueness of garden jasmine
During the flowering period, there is a large amount of essential oils in the flowers, but only in those that have recently blossomed. They have a beneficial effect on human well-being.Benzyl alcohol and jasmine benzyl acetate are able to normalize a person's sexual libido. The buds of such a plant are used to make a special decoction that has the ability to normalize the work of the digestive system. Also, the substances contained in garden jasmine can cleanse the body of toxins, as well as strengthen the immune system. In any of the varieties of such jasmine, there are substances with medicinal properties. The jasmine bush will not only become a great decoration for your site, but can also significantly improve your health.
In order for the cultivation to be successful, you need to know at what time and how exactly to plant a given flower in open ground.
Mr. Summer resident warns: Difficulties of growing jasmine
Failure to follow the rules for growing jasmine can cause complications during its growth and flowering. After analyzing the changes that have occurred in the conditions of keeping the flower, you can find the causes of its malaise and eliminate them.
- Yellow, wrinkled foliage indicates dry air in the room and insufficient moisture.
- Leaf fall on the plant may begin due to oversaturation of moisture. The health of the leaves directly depends on the condition of the roots, which cannot tolerate excess water and begin to rot.
- Insufficient light also negatively affects the growth of the plant. It begins to stretch upward, deform, and lose leaves.
The lack of flowering indicates the following deficiencies in the content:
- non-observance of the required humidity;
- temperature drops;
- lack of nutrients;
- lack of lighting;
- pest attacks.
Indoor jasmine has become very popular not only for its decorative effect, but also for its wonderful aroma. Its flowers are used in folk medicine, aromatherapy, and perfumery. Fragrant tea is prepared from them. Having correctly mastered the recommendations and observing them, you can achieve the flowering of this wonderful flower at home.
Main types with photos
Some species are most popular with gardeners and summer residents.
Small-leaved jasmine
This is a fairly compact shrub, which almost never reaches more than 100 centimeters in height. In such a plant, the leaf plates are rather large and curved. His flowers have a very pleasant smell, reminiscent of strawberries.
Common jasmine corona
The shrub is quite large. So, it can reach a height of 250 to 300 centimeters. During the flowering period, such a jasmine bush is decorated with very large and beautiful inflorescences that exude a pleasant sweetish smell. The leaf plates are painted in a deep golden color.
Jasmine fluffy
It is recommended to grow such a plant in parks or in fairly large areas. The bush can grow up to 400 centimeters in height, and it is the tallest plant of all types of jasmine. However, the peculiarity of this plant is also that its lovely flowers do not have a scent. This species blooms late enough. Flowering lasts for 4 weeks.
The Gornostaeva Mantya jasmine variety is also very popular. This plant is quite compact and its height does not exceed 100 centimeters. Inflorescences are located along the entire length of the branches. Flowering lasts about 8 weeks.
Real jasmines and their elegant beauty
Beautiful jasmines, during their flowering, seem almost unearthly beauties. Formed on various supports or freely growing, but invariably elegant, they are a kind of canon of impeccable beauty. There is a lot of confusion with the name "jasmine". And today, some gardeners believe that indoor or greenhouse and garden jasmines are related plants, and they are all genuine. But in fact, the shrub that is grown in our gardens under the name of jasmine has a completely different origin.
Chubushnik, which is customary and even fashionable in our country to call jasmine (even some large garden centers do not hesitate to give out a nickname for a generic name), belongs to the Kamnelomkovy family and can only be called jasmine by mistake. In fact, a pleasantly strong scent, similar to that of the legendary jasmine, is the only trait that unites greenhouse plants with garden imposters. But even if you compare the aromas of the two plants, the difference in shades and nuances becomes obvious. And the white fragrant flowers of the chubushnik, which is grown in parks and gardens, are in no way similar to the perennial evergreen shrub that belongs to real jasmine.
Real or genuine jasmines represent the Olive family. And it is easy to guess about their belonging by the foliage of the plant and the forms of growth. Without exception, all jasmines are evergreen shrubs belonging to the number of climbing vines. Thin and surprisingly flexible, clinging shoots of this plant must be provided with support for the formation of a beautiful and dense bush. The drooping branches are actively developing, quickly braiding and hiding support, due to which, when forming, the plant looks like a lush dense bush (the base that holds all the shoots together is usually almost invisible).
It is a typical southern plant found in the tropics and subtropics, the Mediterranean, Australia and South America. Jasmine leaves are very beautiful. Entirely extreme, ideal oval-oblong shape with a pointed tip, they sit on short petioles in pairs, forming a very spectacular classic evergreen crown. Jasmine flowers seem simple and noble at the same time. Tubular, simple or double, they have deeply dissected, wide-open corollas, divided into 6 petals, under which the cylindrical tube is practically invisible. Axillary flowers are collected in the inflorescence scutes located in the leaf axils.
The color palette of flowers, despite the fact that shining white and cream shades have long been considered classic and have become a symbol of all jasmines, also includes yellow, pink variations in a wide variety of colors.
Jasmine multiflorous (Jasminum polyanthum). <>
In room culture, several types of jasmine have spread, as a rule, differing in flowering and very similar in structure of bushes, type of leaves and shoots. The most popular houseplants include the following types of real jasmine:
Jasmine multiflorous (Jasminum polyanthum), distinguished by its strong branching from other species. It is a magnificent climbing shrub. It reaches a height of 1.5-2 m. Oval, with a pointed edge, the leaves are alternately arranged, flaunting a slightly wavy edge and a dark green color. Numerous tubular flowers, the limb of which is divided into 5 lobes, are collected in loose apical inflorescences. A special charm to this species is added by the fact that brightly colored pink buds turn white when blooming. But the most popular multi-flowered jasmine aroma is stronger than any other species (easily felt even from a distance).
This jasmine blooms from February to August. Today, this species also includes the thinnest Jasmine (Jasminum gracillimum), previously distinguished as an independent species, although outwardly it differs slightly from the basic form. This is a compact liana with very thin, necessarily drooping shoots, very simple leaves up to 3.5 cm long with a heart-shaped base, edging below and a more unusual color of greenery - light green. But the main difference is in the flowers. The former thinnest, and today is not even considered as a separate form of multi-flowered jasmine, flowers are collected in the umbrellas of inflorescences, their corolla is divided into 8 pointed lanceolate "petals". In diameter, the flowers of multifloral jasmine reach 2.5 cm and bloom in January-March.
Jasmine multiflorous (Jasminum polyanthum).
Jasmine large-flowered (Jasminum grandiflorum) is a majestic, in nature reaching 10 m in height liana with absolutely naked shoots. Cirrus, opposite leaves differ from other species not only in dark color, but also in an elliptical shape with a pointed tip. Flowers are collected at the tops of the shoots in umbrellas in an amount of up to 10 pcs., Appear in large enough numbers evenly from June to October. In this type of jasmine, the limb is divided into 5 petals, and the flowers themselves are very fragrant and snow-white.
Jasmine grandiflorum (Jasminum grandiflorum).
Jasmine Bissa (Jasminum beesianum) - an evergreen shrub vine with shoots covered with longitudinal grooves up to 2 m long.Simple, lanceolate, opposite leaves reach 5 cm in length and stand out with a light, almost invisible edge and a rich dark green color, brighter than the rest species. The flowers are pink or dark pink, very fragrant, bloom at the tops of the shoots, gathering in whorls of up to 3 pcs. The flowers of this species reach 2 cm in diameter. It blooms in May, for a shorter period of time than other species.
Jasmine Bissa (Jasminum beesianum). <>
Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) differs from other types of indoor jasmine in weaker branching, rare foliage of graceful shoots. The leaves are small, colored bright green and, as a rule, fall off for the winter or remain in very small quantities. The color of the flowers is dazzling yellow, they are quite large, more than 3 cm in diameter, they bloom in the axils of the leaves only one at a time, but they appear from January to April and along the entire length of the stem. This type of jasmine has received the eloquent nickname "winter jasmine".
Jasmine holo-flowered (Jasminum nudiflorum).
Jasmine Sambac (Jasminum sambac) - the most unpretentious, easy-to-grow type of jasmine, which is suitable for a warm winter. In nature, shoots grow up to 6 m in length. Its shoots, unlike other jasmines, are pubescent and woody. Opposite leaves sometimes gather in whorls of 3, ovoid, up to 10 cm in length. The rounded base is almost imperceptible, but the top can be either pointed or blunt.
Leaf cover ranges from glossy to slightly drooping. Very fragrant large flowers are collected in clusters of 3-5 inflorescences, most often semi-double or double, painted exclusively white. This jasmine bloom lasts from March to October and is unusually long. In appearance, double flowers resemble camellias or semi-double roses rather than other jasmines.
Jasmine sambac (Jasminum sambac).
Choosing a suitable landing site
These species and varieties can be found in many garden and suburban areas. As a rule, garden jasmine is planted outdoors in the spring. In order for the plant to grow and develop normally, it is necessary to know several important rules for both planting and caring for it. As a rule, the planting of various types and varieties of garden jasmine is practically the same.
The main points in choosing a suitable landing site:
- When choosing a suitable place for a given plant on the site, be sure to take into account the fact that it can adapt to almost any weather conditions. However, if you want your plant to have a spectacular appearance and bloom very profusely, then it should be planted in a place that is protected from strong drafts. The fact is that they have an extremely negative effect on this shrub. Also, garden jasmine grows and develops better in a well-lit place with sufficient direct sunlight.
- This shrub is recommended to be planted in close proximity to flowers that have a purple or deep blue color.For example, it will look great next to a delphinium or lavender. Jasmine also grows well next to hydrangea or spirea.
- Experts advise planting garden jasmine in the spring. However, this procedure can be carried out in the fall.
Home care for indoor jasmine
This indoor liana "in payment" for an unprecedentedly strong aroma, abundant flowering and beauty of greenery requires a considerable price. Jasmine is not even a medium-demanding houseplant. This is not the most persistent and rather capricious culture, which, even with standard careful care, can still suffer and die. And sometimes it is very difficult to find the reason for the wilting of jasmine. For jasmine, you need to strictly control the growing conditions, monitor the stability of the environment, carefully check the degree of soil moisture and air humidity.
The slightest violation of the parameters comfortable for the plant, even not obvious at first glance, can lead to serious consequences. So this magnificent classic plant can only be advised by experienced flower growers who are able to sensitively notice and respond in a timely manner to any problems.
Lighting for jasmine
Jasmine, like most tropical plants prone to abundant flowering, belongs to light-loving crops. It not only needs good lighting for the production of a large number of flowers over a long period of time, but also for the normal development of shoots and leaves. At the same time, jasmine cannot stand direct sunlight, and southern, sunny locations in the rooms will not be comfortable for him.
It is best to place jasmine on the eastern and western windowsills or in locations similar to them in terms of lighting activity in the interior itself. With this location, there is no need to shield the vine from the midday sun with a screen, even during the summer. Jasmine cannot stand artificial lighting, like any shading. For the dormant period that most jasmines have at the end of autumn, plants do not need lighting correction, and some species even partially shed their foliage.
Jasminum mesnyi. <>
Comfortable temperature
Jasmine is relatively undemanding to temperatures. They feel quite comfortable in normal room temperature ranges; content at 21-25 degrees of heat or slightly higher during the entire stage of active development will be quite comfortable for jasmines. Dropping temperatures below 16 degrees in summer or spring can significantly harm the plant. As for the wintering period, different types of jasmine need to be kept in different conditions. Warm wintering does not affect the abundance of flowering only in Sambac jasmine, which prefers to spend the entire dormant period at a temperature of 17 to 18 degrees, with a maximum allowable temperature of 20 degrees and a minimum of 16 degrees.
All other types of jasmine bloom profusely only if they are kept cool during the entire pre-flowering phase. The optimal temperature range is from 8 to 10 degrees. A drop to 6 degrees can kill jasmine. If jasmine is kept warm in winter, you can still achieve a fairly spectacular flowering, but not abundant and short. With such a wintering, it is necessary to adjust the care and maintain high air humidity in order for the jasmine to somehow bloom in the next year.
Watering and air humidity
The intensity of watering for jasmine directly depends on the growth rate, the stage at which the plant is. In the spring-summer period, all jasmines need quite intense and plentiful treatments. Watering is carried out after the top layer of the substrate dries up and does not allow the soil to completely dry out or become waterlogged. A strategy with constant control of the moisture content of the soil is also ideal from the point of view that in this way a more stable environment is created for the jasmine.In the fall and winter, especially during cool wintering, watering for jasmines should be as careful as possible.
Excessive waterlogging of the substrate must not be allowed. It is the lower humidity that is the basis of care, which is responsible for the abundant flowering. Even if jasmine is kept warm, then watering must be reduced, allowing the middle layer of soil in pots to partially dry out, maintaining only a slight moisture content of the substrate. At the same time, it is necessary to reduce watering at least a month in advance, gradually transferring jasmine to a "cautious" mode.
Particular attention should be paid to the quality of the water. Jasmine needs watering not only with soft and settled, but also slightly lukewarm water, this plant does not really like the hypothermia of the substrate. For jasmine, it is best to use rainwater, boiled or filtered water. Plants tolerate lime extremely poorly and simply choosing a substrate with the right reaction is not enough for jasmine. To compensate for the effect of salts in water on plants, acidified water should be used instead of regular water for watering jasmine 1-3 times a month. It is enough to add a few crystals of citric acid or 4-5 drops of lemon juice to 1 liter of water. If you do not increase the acidity of the substrate and do not take such measures, the plant will develop depressed and bloom poorly.
Without exaggeration, the most difficult thing in caring for jasmine is to ensure the highest possible humidity. In dry conditions, plants not only do not bloom, but also suffer from pests and diseases, are in a depressed state, gradually dying. At the same time, it is advisable for jasmine to combine several methods of increasing air humidity. They just love spraying, especially in the summer, when the air temperature exceeds optimal values. Daily procedures with soft, settled water from a finely dispersed spray help to maintain the greenery in perfect condition, allow you to achieve the maximum beauty of the crown.
During flowering, spraying is not stopped, but they try to prevent water from getting on the flowers, increasing the distance from the plants when spraying. But to maintain optimal humidity, it is better to supplement the classic procedures with the installation of humidifiers or their artisanal counterparts, for example, pallets with wet moss or pebbles under a pot of jasmine itself. During the cool wintering, jasmine is not sprayed and does not take other measures to increase air humidity. If the plants are kept in warm conditions (except for sambac), then the air humidity must be increased even compared to summer, by resorting to additional measures and making the procedures more frequent. This is the only guarantee that the jasmine will bloom after a dormant period.
If the plant is in a depressed state, sheds leaves, dries up, and the presumable reason for this is low air humidity, then it can be placed under a hood for several days (from 4 days to 2 weeks) with daily ventilation.
White jasmine (Jasminum officinale).
Jasmine feed
Actively developing jasmine during the stage of rapid vegetation and flowering requires very frequent feeding. For this plant, special complex fertilizers are used, intended for flowering indoor plants. The frequency of feeding during the period of active growth is 1 time per week. Immediately after flowering, feeding is stopped and resumed only when the first signs of the beginning of growth appear. Jasmines do not respond very well to long-acting fertilizers, so it is better for them to prefer the classic method of liquid feeding.
Jasmine pruning
Jasmine, like most evergreen vines, tolerates formation well. And it is by no means reduced to the direction of the shoots along the supports, giving the desired outlines and sizes to the bushes with the help of their fastening and interweaving.A shaping haircut is also perfect for jasmine, and the more often it is done, the better and more abundantly jasmine blooms. The main pruning of plants is carried out immediately before the start of intensive growth (most often in the spring, but focusing on the flowering time and the stage of vegetation - for jasmines that bloom in winter, haircut is carried out at the beginning of the stage of active development in late autumn), shortening all shoots by 1/3 or 1 / 2 lengths.
Thanks to this pruning, the plant produces more young side branches on which buds are formed. When pruning, you must completely remove all elongated shoots, twigs with too small deformed leaves, as well as dry and damaged shoots. Young jasmines, if the shoots do not reach 50-60 cm, only need to pinch the tops for more tillering. Jasmine sambac can be trimmed 2-3 times per year, constantly shortening the branches to form and thicken the crown. The rest of the jasmines can be content with a single haircut.
Flowering jasmine (Jasminum floridum). <>
Optimal soil selection and planting
Garden jasmine, as mentioned above, is a fairly unpretentious plant. But for its better growth, it should be more carefully attributed to the choice of soil, as well as to its direct planting.
- In view of its unpretentiousness, such a shrub is able to take root and grow well on almost any soil. However, if possible, preference should be given to soil saturated with nutrients. It should be remembered that jasmine roots react extremely negatively to excessive humidity, so the choice should be left on a piece of land located on a not very high elevation.
- Pour sand mixed with small stones into the hole prepared for disembarkation. This layer will act as drainage. When planting a plant in spring, it is recommended to pour nitrophosphate in an amount of 50 grams into the hole. This will allow the plant to quickly take root in a new place.
- When the bush is planted, the soil will need to be tamped a little. Then the jasmine must be watered.
- In order for the plant to develop correctly, it is necessary to systematically apply fertilizers to the soil.
Diseases and pests of the flower
Indoor jasmine can be attacked by:
- aphids;
- tick;
- leaf weevil.
These insects feed on plant sap. As a result, the shrub becomes ill, stops flowering, drops the leaves and can kill if the cause of wilting is not detected in a timely manner and is not eliminated. To prevent death, the flower is systematically examined.
Aphids are easy to spot: they nest on the upper shoots. Ticks are identified by the cobweb on the underside of the leaf. The weevil lives in the ground, and the larvae consume the plant sap. Pest control consists in the application of special insecticides in accordance with the instructions attached to them.
Feeding rules
In order for your site to be decorated with a lush jasmine bush, you not only need to take care of it regularly, but also systematically apply fertilizer to the soil. It should be remembered that the very first feeding should be carried out only 12 months after planting the plant in open ground.
Garden jasmine needs minerals. To feed the plant, it is recommended to use a nutrient solution consisting of 1 liter of water and 5 grams of superphosphate. Add another 2.5 grams of urea and potassium sulfide to the resulting solution. After that, the solution is thoroughly mixed. It is used to fertilize this shrub.
Garden jasmine also needs organic fertilizers. So, for feeding, it is recommended to use manure, as well as humus. But at the same time, it should be remembered that manure for feeding should be used only in a diluted form, otherwise the plant's root system may burn out. It is recommended to dissolve manure in water in a ratio of 1:15.
Useful properties of jasmine
Only multi-flowered (medicinal) jasmine with simple white flowers is endowed with healing properties. Each part of the plant contains nutrients. On their basis, drugs are produced to strengthen the nervous system, normalize blood pressure, and treat the liver. Jasmine in the form of infusions, decoctions, tea has an analgesic, antiallergic, sedative and antiseptic effect. Restores hormonal balance in the body.
Green tea with jasmine relieves nervous tension, increases efficiency, improves mood. Jasmine leaves are used to reduce body temperature. A decoction of the flowers increases lactation, while a decoction of the leaves stops it. Hot compresses are used for skin ulcers.
Jasmine essential oil used in perfumery is very expensive all over the world, since about 7 million flowers are consumed to make 1 liter of oil. The scent of jasmine improves mental activity, invigorates and creates an atmosphere of harmony. Inhalation with oil is carried out with laryngitis.
Pruning features
In order for the jasmine bush to be lush and fragrant, dressing alone is not enough, it still needs to be properly looked after.
In order for the crown to always look well-groomed and effective, regular formative pruning should be carried out. Both summer residents and gardeners have several secrets and rules regarding this procedure:
- formative pruning must be carried out in spring, when the shrub is in a vegetative state;
- the longest branches must be cut off completely, and the short ones must be shortened by ½ part;
- for more abundant flowering, rejuvenating pruning is carried out, or rather, all empty branches are removed;
- in an adult bush, the central trunk must be cut to 45-50 centimeters, while the rest are removed entirely.
Every year, it is imperative to inspect the shrub and remove damaged as well as diseased branches.
Plant pruning
Like most evergreen vines, multiflorous jasmine is easy to form. It can be easily guided along the supports, giving the desired shape and size to the bush, and the "haircut" of the plant is also acceptable. The main pruning should be done before intensive growth begins. Shoots are shortened by 1/2 or 1/3 of the entire length. Due to this, the plant produces a larger number of young shoots, on which buds are formed.
With sanitary pruning, remove all elongated, ugly, damaged and dry branches, with deformed and small leaves. In a young plant with shoots, the length of which does not exceed 50-60 cm, only pinch the tops to stimulate tillering.
Preparation for wintering
In order for the plant not to die in the winter, it must be properly prepared for this difficult period. To do this, you should perform a few very simple manipulations:
- It should be remembered that adult specimens are more frost-hardy than young ones. Therefore, adult plants may well not be prepared for the winter period. However, this procedure is needed by those jasmines that are still quite young.
- When the shrub has faded, it should be wrapped in a specially designed material. You can also use regular straw for this purpose.
- So that during the winter cold the roots of jasmine do not suffer, in the autumn time you need to dig up the soil around the trunk and do not forget to add compost to it.
- If desired, in the spring, this shrub can be transplanted to a new place.
Transplant and substrate for jasmine
For jasmine, only a soil mixture with neutral, at least slightly acidic, characteristics (optimal pH - 6.0) is suitable. No less important than the reaction of the soil is its composition. Jasmine can develop only in a loose and high-quality, nutritious soil mixture. When self-mixing the substrate, it is necessary to measure in equal proportions clay-sod soil with deciduous, peat and sand.But it is better to use ready-made universal substrates for jasmine, which are better suited in their texture.
Jasmine transplant is carried out annually only at a very young age. Adult plants are transferred to new containers with a frequency of 2-3 years. The transplant procedure itself is quite simple. The main task is to lay a thick layer of drainage and provide the plants with increased air humidity after this procedure.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that for any jasmine, the diameter of the container cannot be increased by more than 2-3 cm. The presence of too much free soil is the most serious risk of soil acidification for a plant and a violation of the comfortable air and water permeability of the substrate. At the same time, jasmine develops better if its roots almost completely fill the substrate.
Jasmine is multiflorous. <>
Reproduction methods
It is very easy to propagate garden jasmine. So, there are several ways:
- Seeds. Seeds are sown both in open ground and in a box at home (growing through seedlings).
- Cuttings. Cutting cuttings is recommended in the first days of June. They are then planted either in open soil or in a greenhouse.
- Shoots. In springtime, the shoots should be prepared by separating them from the mother plant. The choice should be stopped on the strongest shoots. After they overwinter, with the onset of the spring period, they are transplanted to a permanent place.
- Division of the root system. This is not the most popular breeding method. The division is recommended to be carried out in the autumn.
Also, be sure to remember that indoor and garden jasmine are different crops, and each of them requires special care.
Reproduction of indoor jasmine
This delightful flowering vine can be propagated in two vegetative ways. The most popular of these methods is grafting.
It is advisable to cut cuttings exclusively in the spring-summer period and only from non-flowering shoots. For spring cuttings, powerful, lignified, mature shoots are chosen, cutting off the tops with at least 3 internodes. For summer cuttings, young green twigs are used. Plant cuttings must be planted in a mixture of peat and sand or sand and leafy soil, deepening oblique cuts by 1.5-2 cm. After treatment with a growth stimulant, rooting increases several times. A prerequisite for success in cuttings is to maintain a temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius without sudden fluctuations.
The release of roots from cuttings takes about 1 month or a little more, after which the plants should be immediately transplanted into small individual containers with a diameter of up to 5 cm. cups. After that, the transplant is carried out annually, and from the 3rd year of cultivation, jasmine is transferred to "adult" conditions with a transplant with a frequency of 2-3 years.
Layers of jasmine are obtained by the standard method, wrapping a section of the shoot in the internode, on which a vertical cut is made, with wet moss or substrate. With constant maintenance of moisture in the ground, plants form roots at the cut site after a little over a month.
Wintering chubushnikov
Chubushnik is one of those flowering shrubs that thrive in the middle lane and without any protection for the winter. However, in the ability to endure winters with the most severe frosts, this shrub is not so simple.
The reputation of shrubs with sufficient winter hardiness often leads to the fact that the mock-orange is bought without checking, without even specifying what conditions it needs and how hard a particular variety actually is. And such a check should always be done, checking where a particular shrub was grown and how it wintered.
On the market of seedlings, along with varieties adapted to a specific area, there is a huge number of varietal and specific seedlings that were brought from Europe. And such planting material has very different indicators of frost resistance.
Among the individual varieties of even "our" chubushniks, there are varieties that winter well at -25, and plants that can withstand only the maximum -15 degrees. And when you buy a variety without checking, no one can guarantee that it will overwinter.
Even after making sure when buying that your mock-orange is able to grow in the middle lane, adapted to your climate, be prepared for the fact that in snowless, unstable or extremely harsh winters, the bushes can freeze to the level of snow. But you should not be afraid of freezing shoots: mock-mushrooms recover perfectly and bloom without consequences, sometimes only a little later.
Spreading bushes for the winter should be tied up to prevent the shoots from breaking off under the weight of snow. Mulching the trunk circle in late autumn is only beneficial to the shrubs, as is the addition of snow.
Chubushnik (Philadelphus).
How to root jasmine
Jasmine cuttings in the summer followed by rooting in the ground are carried out without growing roots in water. For this, a loose soil based on sand and peat is prepared. Immediately after cutting, the shoots are rooted and watered. The pot is placed in a bright, but not sunny place and covered with a glass jar. For the fastest growing of the root system, you can process the cut with a root.
Check daily how the escape feels. The jar is opened slightly to ventilate and remove condensate.
Healing properties
The benefits of jasmine flowers are due to the high content of many essential acids and essential oils. Leaves and flowers, due to the presence of salicyl-containing elements in them, have mild antiseptic properties, sufficient to disinfect cuts.
Essential oils and decoctions of flowers are widely used as a tonic that has a beneficial effect on all organ systems, especially the nervous one.
There is also a positive effect on the female body during lactation and menstruation. The roots are used to prepare medicines for insomnia and migraines.
The use of jasmine should be carefully considered by people with hypertension and stomach ulcers, as well as allergy sufferers.
Landing in Siberia
Thuja: care and cultivation in the garden
Since the climatic conditions of the regions vary greatly, when planting jasmine, one should take into account the peculiarities of the weather of a particular region. Siberia is characterized by short summers and severe long winters. The main condition for the successful cultivation of mock-orange here is a competent choice of the variety. The plant should be frost-resistant, not requiring shelter for the winter.
Important! For planting in this region, a small-leaved or thin-leaved chubushnik is recommended. Both varieties are able to withstand frosts down to -35 ° C. Young seedlings are planted in August-September. Before wintering, the shoots are shortened to the height of the snow cover. This will keep the branches from freezing. If there is little snow, it is additionally thrown onto the bush.
Preparing jasmine for winter
Some varieties of jasmine tolerate frost well and do not require shelter for the winter. If, nevertheless, young shoots freeze, then after spring processing they will recover again. Mature shrubs tolerate low temperatures well.
Young plants do not tolerate frost so well and require shelter. This applies to annual shrubs or seedlings planted in the fall. You can insulate them with any covering material, wrapping them and securing them with ropes.
Dig up the soil around the stem and cover with mulch. Pine needles, manure, garden compost and spruce paws will do. A layer of insulation will help save the root system from freezing.
Care
In order for the plant to please with the correct shape and an abundant amount of fragrant flowers, care for jasmine must be carried out from the very beginning of its life. The first step is to form his posture by tying the seedling to the support rail. And already as it grows, make sanitary and decorative pruning, giving the desired shape.
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The techniques of agronomists will also come in handy to stimulate the growth of young shoots - for this, the strong branches are cut off quite a bit, and the lagging ones - half at once. The effect will not be long in coming.
Top dressing with mineral and organic fertilizers can be carried out once a year after wintering, and with caution - the root system and leaves are very sensitive, and in order to avoid chemical burns, the concentration of solutions should be weak
An adult plant does not require special preparation for winter, but it is better to cover the young plant with material. To protect the roots from frost, you can sprinkle the soil with manure or sawdust. In the spring, in addition to fertilizers, sanitary pruning is necessary.
The strongest stems need to be cut in half, the rest almost at the root. Disease prevention will be the treatment of cut sites with garden varnish or a similar means.
Transplant jasmine in the fall to another place
An adult bush requires transplanting to another place if it is in the shade of overgrown trees and does not grow and bloom well. Sometimes jasmine is transplanted due to redevelopment of plants on the site.
This procedure is performed in spring or autumn. If transplanted in the autumn, then the first half of October is suitable.
The bush after flowering by this time will again get stronger and be saturated with useful substances. It is not recommended to transplant an adult plant to another place if it is 7-8 years old. It will take root for a long time in a new place and may even die.
The process itself is as follows:
- Dig a spacious hole. Pour drainage at the bottom.
- Add fertilizers to the soil. This can be humus, superphosphate, or wood ash.
- Pour a bucket of water into the hole and let it soak for half an hour.
- Cut off old shoots from the bush, thin it out - this way it will take root better, because less nutrients are required to restore.
- Tie the remaining branches with a rope for ease of planting.
- Pour 5-6 buckets of water under the bush so that the soil softens and can be easily dug out.
- Dig up the jasmine roots carefully without damaging them.
- Carefully remove the bush from the ground and transfer to a new place.
- Place the roots in a hole, cover with soil and water.
Finally, cover the soil with bark or needles. Further, it remains only to observe the growth of the bush. If all the recommendations are followed, the bush grows quickly.
What does a chubushnik look like?
The botanical name Philadelphus was given to the Chubushnik genus from the Hortensia family in honor of the Egyptian king Ptolemy Philadelphus, a lover of fragrant flowers and a nature explorer, the son of Anthony and Cleopatra.
Most species are spectacular deciduous shrubs, sometimes up to 4 m tall, with straight, vertical pagons covered with thin gray bark; in young branches, they are brown and flaky.
The leaves are simple, broadly ovoid, from 2 to 7 cm long, in summer they acquire a light green, almost light green hue, closer to autumn they wear a bright lemon-yellow outfit.
The buds on the tops of the pagons appear by the end of the second decade of May, and in the last days of the month, large flowers with corollas of 2.5-7 cm in a circle are already in full swing.
In species plants, they are simple, in varietal ones - double or semi-double, which, in addition to their chic appearance, many varieties have an incredibly pleasant smell, although there are varieties that are completely odorless or with a subtle sweet aroma.
The petals of most shrubs are snow-white, but in some forms, yellow or pink shades are set off in the middle of the flower.
Bush formation and pruning
To preserve the decorative effect of the bush and maintain lush flowering, an annual formative pruning of the plant is carried out. This is done in early spring, while the buds have not yet blossomed.
When forming a crown, all branches older than 10 years must be removed., which practically do not grow anymore. They are cut at ground level. All dry, thin and elongated shoots are also cut out. All branches are left up to 4 years of age, which are slightly shortened. This stimulates branching and promotes bud growth.
In the fall, before frost, hygienic pruning of the bush is carried out. At the same time, dried branches and wilted inflorescences are removed.
Very old bushes with bare trunks can be decorative. For this, a rejuvenating pruning of the plant is carried out in early spring. It is also useful to rejuvenate bushes badly damaged during the winter cold.
To rejuvenate jasmine, 5-6 of the strongest branches are left at the age of 3-4 years. They will be the base of the new bush. The rest of the branches are removed by cutting at the root. The branches left behind are greatly shortened. They are cut to a length of 35-40 cm. All cuts must be covered with garden pitch. Over the summer, many new shoots grow on the abandoned branches.
The next spring, continue anti-aging pruning.... Shoots are cut out on each of the main branches, leaving 3-4 of the strongest ones, which are shortened a little. During the summer, a lush bush forms from them, which will bloom next year.
Varieties and types of chubushnik
Thanks to the fruitful work of breeders, many new varieties of this plant have been bred. Let's talk about the most common types.
Common chubushnik (pale).
This species develops well and blooms well on fertile and well-moisturized soils. Its creamy white flowers are highly aromatic. The shrub can have a height of 3 m.Its leaves are weakly pubescent, on top - bright
green, below - pale green.
Familiar to all of us "garden jasmine" - delicate white flowers, exuding a strong warm sweet aroma
Crown chubushnik.
This shrub can reach a height of 3 meters. Its flowers are creamy and white. Flowers with a diameter of 2.5-3.5 cm are collected in inflorescences of 7-9 pieces. Large leaves 8 cm long are located on strong shoots. This species blooms in mid-June and has several forms, for example:
- terry, this is a very beautiful shrub with an unusual decoration in the form of multi-row flowers;
- yellow-leaved or golden-leaved, such an amazing color for the summer period, the color of the leaves looks very impressive against the general background of the garden until mid-July.
Philadelphus Coronarius Aureus, or yellow-leaved mock-orange, is distinguished by an unusual lemon-yellow leaf color for its species, which can be used in landscape design to create beautiful contrasts
Chubushnik Lemoine
... Deciduous shrub is 3 m high. Its branches are covered with white, large, very fragrant flowers and ovate-lanceolate leaves.
French breeder Lemoine has created many hybrid varieties of mock-orange that look quite varied.
Ermine mantle.
This species is the record holder for the duration of flowering (up to 50 days). Shrub height up to 1 meter. This variety is interesting for its semi-double white flowers, located on hanging stems. It is like an ermine mantle. The shrub has an amazing strawberry aroma.
The long-blooming variety of chubushnik "Manteau d'Hermine" ("ermine mantle") amazes with the beauty of white double flowers
Chubushnik "Avalanche".
A low, stately shrub with light green leaves and arched shoots. This species is distinguished by abundant flowering, which lasts three weeks.
Chubushnik commercial grade "Avalanche" ("Avalanche")
Chubushnik "Airborne landing".
Tall (up to 3 m) spreading bush with drooping bell-shaped flowers, similar to small parachutes.
Domestic hybrid variety, bred in the 1940s, and got its name from the similarity of white cupped flowers with parachute domes
Chubushnik "Mont Blanc".
Of the low species, these shrubs deserve special attention. Their densely double and strongly smelling flowers delight with their beauty for about a month. The maximum height of this type of bush is 2 m.
One of the hybrid varieties of chubushnik, smelling of strawberries, "Mont Blanc", bred in 1884 by the French breeder V. Lemoine
Chubushnik "Ballet of Moths".
Flowers-"moths" of this charming variety seem to "flutter" over a high (up to 3 m) and wide shrub. Semi-double petals of a greenish hue create the illusion of a moth.
Domestic variety of chubushnik, bred by Academician Komarov in the middle of the 20th century, "Ballet of Moths"
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya.
A very popular variety of chubushnik. The bush is 2 m high and has large double flowers with a greenish tint. Their aroma is weak.
The bushes of the chubushnik variety "Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya" are spreading, their height is up to 4 m. Double flowers, up to 5 cm in diameter, greenish-white with the smell of pineapple
The height of the bushes of different varieties of chubushnik is very different, this should be taken into account when thinking over a hedge or shaded places in the landscape design of your site
Chubushnik will decorate your garden with abundant flowering, and in June it will also let you enjoy the most beautiful fresh aroma
Basic description
This beautiful plant looks very decorative both in residential premises and in offices and greenhouses. Its magical scent is reminiscent of warmth and sun.
History of origin
- Indoor jasmine has been known for a very long time. Back in the 11th century, emperors in China enjoyed the royal flower. Then, according to ancient sources, the plant got to European countries during the Crusades. According to some reports, Jasmine was brought in by sailors from Spain.
- The exact place of origin of this amazing plant remains a mystery to this day. From some sources, India is considered the homeland of the plant, from others - Iran. However, in these countries, the flower is still very popular, and is used everywhere in medicine and various national rituals.
- In our area you can find Jasmine in the Caucasus, Crimea and Krasnodar Territory. Often the plant is confused with garden Jasmine (Chubushnik). However, these cultures have in common only an extraordinary delicate aroma.
Botanical description
- Belongs to jasmine of the Olive family. It is an evergreen liana, and some varieties are presented in the form of a shrub.
- The foliage is dark green in color, the surface is glossy and shiny, the structure is dense. There are odd-pinnate or trifoliate leaves, there is a simple and complex shape. Usually arranged in pairs, sometimes alternately.
- The flowers are white or pinkish in color, sometimes light yellow. On the shoot, they are collected in racemose inflorescences or umbrella-type inflorescences. They grow mainly on the upper part of the shoot or on the lateral side.
- The shape of the aboveground part can be different. You can find straight shoots, but more often we meet indoor jasmine in the form of a vine with ampelous branches. To shape the flower, an arched support is installed in the flowerpot. Near the base, the shoots are often coarse and lignified.
Indoor jasmine: description and photo
Indoor jasmine belongs to the Olive family. This plant can be evergreen or shedding foliage, growing as a bush or liana. The Olive family includes about 200 species. Plants are found almost everywhere:
Many people confuse jasmine with chubushnik, a flower very similar to jasmine, but the two plants are united only by a strong smell. Since indoor flowering jasmine loves a warm climate, it is impossible to grow it in the garden. It is grown only in greenhouses and at home.
The exotic flower has leathery leaves, odd-pinnate or trifoliate. They can grow against each other or singly. The flowers are in the shape of an umbrella or are collected in shields, growing one at a time. The corolla of a flower can be of different colors - white, yellowish and pink. Inside the flower, a fruit is formed in the form of a black berry. The flower does not last long, only 1-3 days.
Pruning
To enhance the growth of young shoots and give the chubushnik bush a beautiful appearance, it is necessary to regularly prune it. This is done in early spring. Weak branches are cut in half, too long are cut a little.
Rejuvenating pruning is carried out when the branches of the bush are bare and begin to drown out the plant itself. This kind does not decorate the plant at all.
Sanitary pruning is done every year. Flowers that have lost their attractive appearance must be removed. Excess shoots are cut off, the bush is thinned out.
The long branches of the spreading bushes of the chubushnik are beautifully nipped due to the severity of the leaves and flowers
A bouquet of chubushnik flowers will fill your home with the warm sweet aroma of early summer
Jasmine species
Medicinal (Jasminum officinale)
Large-flowered (Jasminum grandiflorum)
Jasminum beesianum
Multi-flowered (Jasminum polyanthum)
Holoflower (Jasminum nudiflorum)
Jasmine sambac (Ravian, Indian) (Jasminum sambac)
Yellow, or shrub (Jasminum fruticans)
The sap of the plant is poisonous and can cause allergies.
Dwarf (Jasminum parkeri)
Reproduction of chubushnik in spring by cuttings
You can already see that this plant is not very demanding. Therefore, a similar situation develops with the procedure for breeding shrubs. We mentioned that garden jasmine can be propagated with the help of seeds - that is, generatively - and now we will also talk about the vegetative method - reproduction of the mock-orange by cuttings, dividing the bush and layering.
If you nevertheless chose the first option - generative - then you should remember that before planting the seeds, they must be kept for two months in a place where the temperature indicators will not exceed 2-3 ºC. This procedure is called stratification.
For everything to go well, at the beginning of the year, skilled gardeners add the very seeds to the peat, immerse the mixture in various containers, and leave it in this state in the refrigerator until spring.
When the time comes, the seeds are sown in boxes, which are pre-filled with a mixture of humus, leafy earth and, of course, peat (ratio 1: 1: 2), and sprinkled on top with a layer of sand, then covered with glass. It must be remembered that the soil must remain moist, so the crops should be sprayed with a sprayer 2-3 times a day.
After a week and a half, you will see the result of your efforts: seedlings will begin, and when the first leaves appear, you can safely transplant the seedlings into the ground.
It is the reproduction of the chubushnik by cuttings in the spring that guarantees that the plant will definitely be accepted and will give color for many years in a row. This method is carried out by cutting cuttings from already adult large shoots. Cuttings with a heel are considered the best option - this is the planting material that was cut from annual shoots with a piece of last year's branches.
Experts tell us how to propagate a mock with the help of cuttings: after cutting, they must be treated with a preparation for rooting, and then planted in containers with a mixture of sand and nutritious soil. Finally, you must not forget that you need to cover the containers with a glass or plastic cap, which will help create the effect of greenhouse conditions. Note: Cuttings should be regularly sprayed for effective rooting.
Role in landscape design and ideas in the photo
Deciduous or semi-deciduous perennial shrub with gray or brownish bark turns into a snow-white bouquet during flowering. It looks spectacular against the background of red brick buildings or in a mixborder. Chubushnik is also planted on the lawn.Low-growing varieties will find a place in the rock garden and rockery, decorate the shores of garden ponds. In forest gardens, they occupy the lower tier, located under the trees. Varieties that reach two to three meters form an excellent hedge that can bloom even after pruning. Chubushnik is combined with spireas, hydrangeas and weigels. The higher the bush becomes, the better it looks on its own - in tapeworm plantings.
Curly varieties can be used to decorate garden arches
Garden jasmine hedge - the most popular use Monolithic hedges-walls can be used for the design of secluded gazebos In combination with the host, Chubushnik is used especially often, and Chubushnik is successfully used in group plantings
The neighborhood of tall garden jasmine and shade-loving low crops in flower beds and ridges will be good
Low varieties of chubushnik look great in a single planting
Shrub protection from diseases and pests
Aphid spoiled jasmine leaves
There are three main problems that gardeners have to face when growing jasmine bushes on their site. But each of them can and should be fought.
1Dry foliage, curling and falling leaves. This problem usually occurs for three reasons: insufficient or irregular watering, lack of moist air and strong exposure to direct sunlight. The situation can be corrected by transplanting the plant to another place, possibly more shady, and also to establish an automatic watering system near the jasmine.
2The buds do not open. There can be only one reason for this trouble - the absence or lack of sun exposure to the plant. But there is also a downside. If you notice that the buds have begun to darken, then your shrub is growing in a too dry and stuffy place and it also needs to be transplanted.
3Exposure to insect pests. The most dangerous pests for jasmine are aphids, scale insects, spider mites, mealybugs or whiteflies. There are special preparations against each of these insects, which should be used when pests are detected.
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The use of chubushniki in design and the best partners
In the design of the garden, chubushniks are used:
- as one of the main landscape and romantic shrubs;
- as the main summer flowering shrub;
- as a soloist against the background of undersized compositions and lawns;
- as a background plant;
- as a visual center of blooming compositions;
- in mixborders;
- in classic flower beds with a play of height;
- in front gardens and parterre plantings;
- in the design of rockeries, alpine slides, reservoirs and water bodies (undersized varieties);
- in a regular style (non-flowering varieties "Gnome" and "Dwarf" look like green buttons and sheared spheres);
- to create hedges (both monospecific and complex, landscape and strict);
- for decorating resting places and near terraces, gazebos, pergolas as a fragrant and picturesque accent;
- to mask unsightly areas and communications;
- to create voluminous "wild" compositions;
- in ensembles with a continuous flowering relay.
The best partners for chubushniki: all flowering shrubs from spirea and weigela to scumpia, ornamental apple, lilac and hydrangea, arboreal with an unusual crown and decorative leaves (maples, turf, hazel). In flower beds and ridges, it is perfectly combined with decorative deciduous and beautifully flowering perennials and annuals.
Purple mock-orange (Philadelphus purpurascens). <>
Frequently asked questions from novice gardeners
Every gardener started with trial and error. Therefore, the advice of experienced people is important and valuable.
Why garden jasmine does not bloom
Jasmine is so fond of gardeners for its fragrant flowering. But it happens that the bush does not bloom for a long time. This may be due to the following factors:
- young age of the plant;
- lack of lighting;
- lack of fertilization and soil depletion;
- freezing of shoots in winter;
- improper and deep planting in open ground.
How to care for a chubushnik in the garden
During the summer months, the soil in the periosteal circle is loosened twice or three times to a depth of 4 to 8 cm and weeds are removed.
Watering and feeding
Garden jasmine is sensitive to lack of moisture. The leaves droop, lose turgor, but recover immediately after watering or rain.
In June-July, with a prolonged absence of precipitation, up to 2-3 buckets of water are poured into the trunk circle of each plant.
In the spring, organic fertilizing is applied - a slurry solution prepared in a ratio of 1:10 is poured under each bush.
Mineral fertilizers begin to be added to irrigation water for plants from the third year of life - 30 g of superphosphate and 15 g of urea and potassium sulfate each.
Dissolve in a 10 liter bucket of water and pour under 1 or 2 bushes.
After the inflorescences wilted, they are fertilized with wood ash - they are scattered in 150-200 g per square meter of the near-stem space or replaced with potassium-phosphorus fertilizer.
Chubushnik pruning
Rejuvenating pruning of the chubushnik is done in early spring.
3-4 of the strongest and strongest trunks are left, cut off at a height of 30-40 cm above the ground level, the rest are cut down "under the stump".
Sections are carefully processed with garden pitch.
The trunk circle is mulched with compost and fed several times with mullein infusion during the growing season.
Closer to autumn, a pruned jasmine bush gives a powerful increase in young shoots, which are cut off the next spring, forming a rounded crown.
In the third year, the plant blooms magnificently.
In addition to formative and rejuvenating pruning, sanitary pruning is performed - every spring, frozen and old pagons, as well as branches directed inside the crown and thickening it, are removed.
After wilting, the inflorescences are removed in a timely manner.
Preparing a chubushnik for winter
Poor frost-resistant varieties of the middle lane, as well as young, recently planted bushes, are prepared for wintering with the arrival of the autumn cold.
The trunks are covered with earth and covered with leafy humus.
The branches are lifted vertically and tied, covered with a light breathable material on top.
Throughout the winter, they make sure that snow does not accumulate on the shelter, which can break branches with its weight.
Planting and leaving
This plant can be grown almost anywhere. The main thing is to take proper care of him. It feels great both in a sunny area and in the shade of large trees.
It can be planted both on the southern and northern sides of the site. The plant adapts perfectly to arid or humid climates.
The strong smell that comes from the flowers and the presence of nectar attracts a large number of insects, especially bees.
People also use flowers to make various medicinal products. Freshly opened buds contain a lot of essential oils. Decoctions are prepared from them, contributing to the normalization of digestion. It also helps to improve a person's well-being, increase immunity, and rid the body of toxins.
Where to plant?
Usually garden jasmine is planted outdoors in the spring. In order for the bushes to grow well and be strong, you need to know and follow some rules in choosing a site. I must say that in this way you can plant any varieties of plants. The main points in choosing a site are:
- Although jasmine tolerates any weather conditions well, it is still better to plant it in a place where there are no drafts. Then the bushes will be strong and healthy, they will bloom magnificently and for a long time. Keep the place sunny and well lit.
- For complete harmony with other plants, jasmine should be planted near purple or blue flowers - lavender, hydrangea, spirea.
- If you did not manage to plant jasmine in the spring, then you can postpone this procedure until the fall.
These are the main recommendations for planting a bush, but in most cases they are guided by the climatic conditions in the region.
Soil preparation
The unpretentious jasmine still requires a serious attitude to the preparation of the soil for its planting. It must be nourished with useful substances.
The roots of the plant do not tolerate excessive moisture well, so you need to choose a slightly elevated place for planting bushes.
Jasmine does not grow well on clay soil, so it is better to dilute it with light fillers.
Planting bushes
If it is planned to get a hedge from jasmine bushes, then planting bushes is required at a distance of half a meter. It is better not to plant anything near the plant, because the jasmine develops a large root system.
Directly for planting, it is necessary to dig a hole 60-80 cm deep and 45-50 cm in diameter. The hole should not be cramped, otherwise the rhizome will grow incorrectly. It is recommended to pour a layer of fine gravel at the bottom of the pit, and then a layer of coarse sand.
This will ensure good drainage and moisture will not stagnate. The pit should be left open for several days to warm up in the sun.
To cover the bush in order to saturate the soil with nutrients, you need to prepare a soil consisting of peat, ash, humus, black soil and sand. Pour soil into the hole to make a mound. The prepared seedling, from which all rotten, dry and damaged roots have been cut off, place on a mound and spread the roots.
To deepen the sprout, but the root collar should not be deepened into the soil by more than 3 cm. Gradually adding soil, fill the hole and compact. Water the plant immediately, pouring at least two buckets of water into each well.
Then you need to mulch the soil around the bush. This will keep moisture in the soil longer and prevent weeds from overgrowing. For mulching, needles, peat or sawdust are suitable.
How to care for jasmine?
It is not necessary to water the jasmine; precipitation is enough for it. But in the dry period, when the soil under the bushes has dried out, cracked, and the leaves have withered, it is imperative to water them. After watering, the soil around the trunk should be mulched to retain moisture. Make a layer of at least 5-7 cm.
Mandatory for jasmine and top dressing. When disembarking, you can throw 30 g of "Nitrofoski" into the pit. The first feeding should be carried out in early May, diluting 15 g of urea and potassium sulfate in a bucket of water, as well as 30 g of superphosphate. Pour a bucket of such feeding on each bush.
During the summer season, it is necessary to make three additional feeding with a diluted mullein or a mineral complex. During the season, it is required to do three shallow loosening and weeding of weeds.
After the bush has faded, it is necessary to cut off the wilted inflorescences. A large glass of wood ash is scattered under each bush.
Planting jasmine in autumn
Experienced gardeners advise planting the plant in the fall. Often, jasmine is propagated by cuttings. The bushes are planted in prepared holes 50 cm deep. It is necessary to deepen only the rhizome, and leave the entire stem on the surface.
For planting, you need to choose a dry, fine day from mid-September to October 10.
Planting rules are followed, as for planting in the spring. It is imperative to cover the soil surface with a layer of at least 7 cm. Before the frost begins, it is necessary to cover the seedlings so that they do not freeze in winter. For this, straw, dry grass or leaves are suitable.
Jasmine pruning
Circumcision will help to clean up the bush. Old trunks become naked, there are no lush inflorescences on them, but only single stunted flowers. You can perform the presented procedure in spring and autumn. What is the difference?
Spring pruning, before the buds are swollen, includes removing old, frozen and broken branches. At this time, the crown of the bush is formed, after which the bush becomes younger in appearance.
During the summer, the bushes grow, some shoots are damaged by insects and diseases. Now the bush needs to be prepared for wintering, because uncircumcised it can winter badly.
How to prune jasmine in the fall, because this pruning is considered the main one. In order for the bush to winter well, all old branches should be removed so that they do not take strength from the main bush, and the soil does not waste nutrients on them.
The correct scheme for pruning jasmine in the fall begins with a revision of garden tools. They must be sharpened as blunt tools will damage the plant. You will need a hacksaw for pruning, the pruner may not be able to cope with thick branches. Everything needs to be done step by step:
- First, all dry and damaged branches are removed. Then you need to cut off old shoots that will no longer bloom, but thicken the bush. Branches that are 5 years old must be mercilessly removed.
- The bush is cut from all sides, all branches that have gone beyond the border of the formed crown are removed.
- Wilted inflorescences also need to be removed.
The resulting sections with a diameter of more than 2-3 mm need to be covered with garden pitch.
This will protect the shoots from freezing and fungal attack. Pruning should be carried out before the onset of frost at -8-10 degrees.
How to properly cut a mock-orange bush in spring
Pruning a chubushnik is a guarantee that your landscape design will be replete with magnificent fragrant flowers of garden jasmine year after year.
Moreover, you see in the photo a chubushnik shrub, in the description of which it is important that such large buds open only on the strongest branches of last year:
Therefore, all unnecessary - weak shoots - can be safely removed!
How to cut a mock-orange so that in a year it will delight you with new flowers? To do this, it is necessary to remove the branches that have faded to the young strong shoots located below. Incidentally, this procedure is carried out in the fall and also involves sanitary cleaning, which helps to get rid of branches that thicken the crown, and sick or broken parts. And every three years, branches are also cleaned that have reached twelve years.
The renewing pruning of the mock-orange in the spring suggests that several shrub trunks are necessarily cut to about 30 cm, while others are mercilessly cut to ground level. To know how to cut a mock-orange in the spring, novice gardeners ask for advice from specialists, who will certainly recommend using a pitch to process plant slices, and mulch the soil with peat. If you listen to the advice, in the fall you will see how healthy shoots appear.
Pollination
If the same varieties of culture are planted, then they are not afraid of cross-pollination. It is necessary to avoid planting hybrid, terry shrubs, which, when pollinated, lose their decorative properties.
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Planting methods
Chubushnik seedlings are easy to transport
A sunny place in the garden is allocated for the plant. Soil is preferably drained and fertile, but any other will do. The quality of the soil primarily affects the abundance of flowers.
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A couple of weeks before planting, it is necessary to dig a hole 50 by 50 cm under each bush. When a hedge is planted, the hole is replaced with a trench. If the soil is heavy, drainage from expanded clay or crushed stone is laid in the bottom layer. Further, the depression is filled with sheet earth (three parts), humus (one part) and sand (two parts). The root collar of the seedling should not be buried more than a couple of centimeters in order to avoid decay. After abundant watering, the trunk circle is covered with mulch.
The best time to plant a seedling:
- early spring, when the buds have not yet awakened;
- the first half of autumn (in Siberia and the northern regions - no later than September 15, in the Moscow region - until October 10).
The approximate distance from the chubushnik to other plants is a meter and a half. When a hedge is formed from garden jasmine, the gaps between the specimens are narrowed to half a meter.
Lighting mode
Like a large number of flowering plants, jasmine is a light-loving vine. For active growth of foliage and shoots, for the formation of flower buds, jasmine needs excellent lighting throughout the growing season.
But you should not put jasmine in places with access to direct sunlight, the most suitable place is east and west windows.
Jasmines do not tolerate artificial lighting, but they also do not need shading. At rest (at the end of autumn), jasmines do not need to adjust the lighting; some varieties can shed their foliage during this period.
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Possible problems when growing a mock orange
Garden jasmines are considered completely unpretentious. But from time to time, force majeure occurs when growing them:
- Chubushnik sheds leaves in summer. The probable reason is the deepening of the root collar. It should be freed from excess soil in the coming spring.
- The foliage darkens and curls. This happens if you damage the young roots with fertilizers. You can strengthen the roots by watering with zircon (ampoule in a bucket of water).
- Black bean aphid attacked. Here you cannot do without chemicals - for example, FAS-double, Intavir, Fitoverm, Kinmiks or Tanrek can help. Aktara is watered at the root.
- Gray rot - the leaves are covered with a white coating, curl and dry out. Diseased branches must be removed, the remaining treated with any fungicide.
- Weevil attack. The crown is treated with chlorophos, bugs with larvae are caught and destroyed.
- Spider mite. Repeated spraying with Keltan emulsion (0.2–0.3%) or Phosphamide (0.2%) is necessary.
The easiest way to do spring prevention of these misfortunes. The recipe for the tank mixture used for this should contain a fungicide and an insecticide - for example, Hom and Fufanon.