Mysterious seeds of a unique plant from the Hortense family were brought to Russia a hundred years ago from distant Japan. The flowering of beautiful action wins the heart at first sight. Every year, the bush is gaining more and more popularity due to long and lush flowering. In nature, there are about fifty varieties of this plant, the description of which makes you fall in love with them. Not only flower growers, but also landscape designers with great enthusiasm use them to create floral arrangements. If the gardener does not want to give the plant a certain shape, then he gets a lush, sprawling shrub. Due to the huge species diversity, each person will be able to choose for himself exactly what he needs.
In the first weeks of May, the garden is buried in bewitching bloom. Thanks to a long life, even after many years, the shrub will delight with a riotous color.
What does the action look like?
At the end of the period, small seed sacs with a large number of seeds appear.
Popular types and varieties of action
Shrubs can reach four hundred centimeters in height. Miniature varieties were developed by breeders to decorate paths and flower beds. Such a bush does not exceed fifty-five centimeters. When planting a plant, it is necessary to take into account the fact that not a single variety can boast of fragrant flowers. However, this is a huge advantage for people suffering from allergies. Moreover, they do not attract annoying insects who like to spoil the rest.
Rough or stellated action (Deutzia scabra)
Rough action grows well in central Russia; the only nuance is low winter hardiness. In the winter season, it must be sheltered, otherwise it will suffer from the cold and die.
In height, this bush is able to reach almost a meter. Its leaves are slightly rough with shortened pubescence, they have a length of 7 to 9 cm. The flowers are painted in a soft pink shade, alternating with the usual white tone. The shape of each bud is a bell. The bush blooms in late June.
Popular varieties of star action:
- Captivity. A bush with terry buds that resemble broad bell bells. Plant height can reach up to 1 meter.
- Candissima. A bush with pink buds that whiten during opening. White flowers are collected in lush inflorescences resembling a panicle. The shrub does not tolerate winter frosts, so it needs shelter.
- Pride of Rochester. The bush with a dense crown is able to reach up to 3 meters in height. The plant blooms with white flowers, slightly double, almost a whole summer.
The most graceful act (D. x elegantissima)
This is a hybrid shrub obtained as a result of selection; the purple action, as well as Siebold, were taken as the basis. The crossing resulted in an interesting shrub up to 1.5 meters high with oval leaves that have a slightly serrated edge. The buds of the shrub are purple-pink, they are collected in cyst-shaped inflorescences.
The most popular variety among gardeners is Pearl Rose, a lush ornamental shrub with voluminous inflorescences of pink flowers. A heat-loving plant, therefore, when grown in the northern regions, it needs shelter in the winter.
Deytsiya Turbilon rouge
Ornamental plant with lush inflorescences, vaguely reminiscent of lilac or hydrangea. The flowers have a pinkish tone. During flowering, it emits a delicate aroma. The shrub looks great during flowering, but even without inflorescences does not lose its decorative effect, thanks to a slightly rough leaf. The action, the bush of which is described, is capable of reaching a height of up to 2 meters.
Deytsiya Turbilon Rouge
Deytsiya pink (Deutzia x rosea)
A beautiful spreading hybrid with bell-shaped flowers. They are the feature of this species. The buds have an interesting rich pink hue, which gradually changes into a pale pink tone up the bush. The inflorescence is racemose, blooming from June to July. Each brush has from 15 to 30 buds. The height of the shrub can reach up to 2.5 meters. The whole plant is covered with dense foliage. The leaves have a bright green tone, changing with the onset of autumn to a reddish-yellow hue. They are broadly oval in shape.
Useful The pink action was derived from graceful and purple species. The shrub is quite resistant to low temperatures and winter frosts.
Elegant or slender act (Deutzia gracilis)
An interesting golden shrub with a rounded crown. It grows not very high (from 50 to 70 cm).
Conquers flower growers with its snow-white flowering. The buds are collected in inflorescences from 6 to 10 cm. The plant blooms throughout June. It is popular in gardening because of its ability to do without moisture for a long time.
Useful The most popular variety in this species is Nikko. This is a small shrub of action, care and planting for it is not particularly different from other species. White flowers, bell-shaped. Flowering is quite long - from May to July. With the onset of autumn, leaves replace the decorative bush with its rich red color.
Selection of seedlings and planting in open ground
Deytsiya is not a very capricious plant, but it is demanding on certain conditions, so you need to carefully approach the issue of its cultivation.
Choosing a landing place. Landing site must meet certain requirements. The plant needs a sufficient amount of sunlight, as well as the presence of nutritious soil. It is not recommended to plant shrubs near groundwater.
How to plant
Planting is recommended in the first half of April. The plant is planted in pre-prepared pits. The depth of the seat should not be less than thirty-five centimeters. It is best to plant a plant in spring in a period when the air temperature is from 0 to 2 degrees Celsius.
How to plant
The action propagates in two ways:
- The seed propagation method consists in planting seeds in open ground or on seedlings. Direct sowing is carried out in the second half of April.
- With the help of cuttings. Cuttings are cut from the strongest shrub, not more than eighteen centimeters in length. Planting material is treated with rooting agents and placed in containers with earth. At the end of the summer period, rooted cuttings are transferred to the garden. Further care consists in timely watering and loosening of the soil. During the period of active growth, it is necessary to make mineral or complex fertilizers.
Outdoor Care
Caring for plants is not difficult, but some nuances must be taken into account. This will protect the action from diseases.
Action Care
Watering
During dry summers, it is necessary to double the amount of watering. One shrub leaves from eighteen to thirty-eight liters of water. The amount of water is selected individually for each plant. However, an excess of moisture provokes rotting of the root system and the formation of fungal diseases.
Fertilizer and fertilizer
Three times per season top dressing requires deitsel shrub cultivation consists in timely watering, loosening the soil, as well as feeding.
Sequence:
- At the beginning of the growing season, the first top dressing is carried out, in the form of mulching an earthen coma around the plant.
- Secondary feeding is carried out with mineral fertilizers (in liquid form) during the flowering period.
- Before the autumn pruning, it is the turn of the last top dressing of the season. At this time, it is advisable to use a mullein solution as food.
Fertilizer and fertilizer
Diseases and Pests
Deutzia is resistant to the bulk of diseases and pests. It is not difficult to grow it if timely prevention is carried out: loosening the soil, thinning the crown, removing sagging leaves and dry shoots.
The main disease is root rot. To avoid it, you should strive to not overmoisten the soil, to prevent stagnation of moisture.
Of the pests, aphids, ticks and caterpillars are dangerous for the action. You can fight against them with chemicals: Decis or Actellic.
Bush formation
An important point in growing action is pruning. Care for the plant is necessary, starting in early spring. When the first leaves appeared, it became clear which of the shoots wintered well and which did not. Branches affected by frost are removed.
For the second time, pruning is carried out after the buds bloom. At this time, flower stalks are removed, shoots that are too "shooting" are cut, the crown is being formed. At the same time, anti-aging pruning is performed, starting from 5 years after planting.
Bush formation
Frost resistance and shelter for the winter
With the onset of autumn, the preparation of the plant for winter rest begins. Watering is reduced, doses of top dressing are reduced, or in general they are not carried out. Such measures contribute to the ripening of shoots, they become lignified and more resistant to frost.
Watering. Excessive watering and feeding stimulate the plant to bookmark new young shoots that cannot tolerate frost. At the first frost, they are damaged and die. This can lead to severe damage to the plant, which contributes to the death of the entire shrub.
After trimming the crown around the bush, a thick mulch is placed - about 10-12 cm high. You can use peat or peat mix (foliage, peat, sawdust).
The action can become a bright decoration not only of gardens, but also of interiors. It fits perfectly into any bouquet and stands in the water for a long time. The flowers are superior in resistance to lilac or bird cherry.
