Bubbleplayer: landing and care

Among all existing ornamental plants, the bladder clade is the least demanding in the care, and it is often used as a medicine. Below, we will study in detail the most popular varieties of this shrub, the features of its reproduction, and how to take care of the bladder pole.

Meet the bubble

Bladder - it is an ornamental shrub, the main advantage of which is rapid growth, unpretentiousness, as well as attractive appearance, which persists throughout the growing season. The bubble player looks spectacular when creating compositions in landscape design, since even hedges are excellent from it.

Externally, the shrub is characterized by the presence of sprawling branches, which, under its own weight, drift slightly to the ground, forming a spherical crown. In its full bloom, the bubble can reach 3 m in height and about the same in diameter.

With its leaves and buds, the bubble tree resembles viburnum. However, depending on the type and variety, this shrub may have a different color of leaves and flowers.

Types and main varieties of shrubs

Types of blisters are very diverse. Only two are used in floriculture - Amur and Kalinolistny, which, nevertheless, are represented by many varieties.

Amur bubble

It is distinguished by its height - about 3 m, as well as by the ideal smoothness of reddish-brown shoots, the bark on which only in old age begins to flake off almost perfectly flat longitudinal stripes. It has rather large leaves - up to 10 cm with a heart-shaped base, a dark green top and a grayish bottom,covered with hairs.

In the inflorescence of this species of blister, 10-15 flowers can be counted, each 1.5 cm in diameter. Their flowering lasts for 3 weeks, after which fruits appear that eventually acquire a red color.

This shrub is resistant to even the coldest winters, and is also able to safely take root in group plantings. The most popular varieties of Amur's bubbleberry, which can be seen on the beds of summer residents, are:

• Luteus - shrub with bright yellow leaves, which closer to the fall acquire an attractive bronze tint;
• Aureomarginata - different dark-golden border on the leaves;
• Nana is a dwarf Amur bird with monophonic dark green leaves, but very attractive flowers.

Caliphen bladder

It is also a fairly tall shrub with a thick globular crown. Its leaves can have from 3 to 5 blades and cloves along the edges. The top of them is also darker than the bottom.

The flowers of caliniforus blisters are smaller, only 1.2 cm in diameter, but they may have not only a white color, but also a pinkish one with red stamens. Fruits blush as they ripen.Planting this type of shrub in the group version is also possible. Its most popular varieties are:

• Darts Gold is a shrub with a maximum height of 1.5 m. It is distinguished by the density of shoots and yellow leaves, which grow slightly green over the summer. May have both pink and white flowers.
• Red Baron - 2-meter shrub with large (about 7 cm) leaves of a dark red color and narrow shape, which makes them particularly spectacular. Flowers in this variety are large - up to 5 cm, have a pink tint. Fruits are red, consist of 3 or 5 pointed sacks. This variety is valued among gardeners the most.
• Lady in Red - differs in height of bushes in 1,5 m and bright red leaves. True, over time, the leaves darken. This variety blooms with soft pink flowers.
• Diablo - krasnolistny bractoria up to 3 m high with purple or dark red leaves.

Shrub care

Leaving the bubble is necessary in order for the plant to reach its maximum development indicators - both in growth and in flowering.And although, in general, this shrub is not picky about caring for it, every gardener should know about certain features.

Choosing the right place and landing

Planting a bubble is a very important task, as it involves not only choosing a good place for a shrub, but also preparing the soil for it, saturating it with essential minerals. Practically all varieties of the bubblefruit perfectly take root both in sunny areas and in completely shaded ones. The fertility of the soil for him has almost no value, the main thing is that the ground water should not approach the surface, and the soil itself should not be oversaturated with lime.

Planting a bubble can be done at any time of the year, except for winter, but the most effective will be transplanting a bubble in the spring, since this is the right time to root the bush in a new place.For planting, you can use the most standard set of fertilizers, or just black soil.

Regular watering and fertilizing

The waterbubble loves water very much and may die during drought. Therefore, an adult bush in the hot summer is recommended to be watered twice a week, using about 40 liters of water. Also note that water in no case should not fall on the leaves and inflorescences of the bladder tree - this can cause burns. Also, watering should be carried out either early in the morning or late in the evening.

After each watering, the soil can be mulched, but if you do not do this, then at least remove the weeds under the bush and burn it. As for the targeted supplements, they are held once in spring, and once in autumn:

1. In spring, 250 g of mullein, 1 tablespoon of saltpeter and 1 tablespoon of urea are dissolved in 10 liters of water and this solution is used to water the bushes. Just keep in mind that one adult bush requires about 15 liters of such fertilizer.
2. In the fall, 2 tablespoons of nitroammofoski are diluted in 10 liters of water and watered around the stem. The amount of fertilizer required is the same as in spring.

Shrub trimming

Pruning of the blister must be done regularly, which will allow to form the correct shape of the bush.Formative pruning is recommended to do in the spring, while if you want to get a wide bush, all its shoots should be shortened to 1.5 m, if tall and fountain-like - remove all thin shoots and leave in the middle 6 of the strongest.

But besides this, every spring, the bladder pole needs sanitary pruning, which involves removing the shoots broken and affected by various diseases. Notice also that there are no branches in the bush that grow inwards, not outwards. If there is - they should also be removed. For sanitary purposes, the bubbleframe is trimmed even before winter, so that the tips of the young shoots are not frozen.

Every six years, the bush requires rejuvenating pruning, in which all shoots are removed under a low stump. After such pruning, all thick shoots will need to be processed with a garden warder to protect the plant from diseases.

Reproduction of bladder

Since acquiring saplings of the bladder stem is quite a costly business, you can try to propagate its bushes yourself. Different methods are used for this purpose, each of which has its own advantages.

Cuttings

Cuttings are harvested from young shoots of an adult bush before it begins flowering. Cutting for this you need a piece of escape length of 10-20 cm, which must be present 2-3 internodes. After cutting, the leaves are removed at the bottom of the cutting, and shortened by half in the upper part.

The lower part of the cuttings is moistened in a root formation stimulator (a solution from the root is perfect) and planted on a bed of peat and sand. After that, they also need to pour and cover with polyethylene. Before full germination, cuttings are needed periodically watering and ventilation. In the winter they need to be well covered, and in the spring they can be transplanted to a permanent place.

Layering

Reproduction of the bubblefruit with the help of layering involves burying the young shoots into the ground, which is most tilted to the ground. Before digging in, it is necessary to remove all the leaves, but except for those that grow on the top and will not be covered with earth. The depth of the grooves for cuttings should be no more than 12 cm.

The branch must be watered and weed, loosen the soil near it. Then by the fall it can be separated from the main bush, but be sure to cover for the winter. In the spring the plant can be transplanted.

Dividing bush

This is the easiest way to reproduce the bladder, because it involves only digging a bush from the soil and dividing it into several parts. After that, each part is buried separately, which will soon allow it to grow to its original size. It is very important to perform all actions as quickly as possible in order to prevent the roots from drying out.

Seeds

This method of propagation is the least acceptable for a garden bladder., as grown seedlings do not always get the same varietal characteristics as the bushes from which the seeds were taken.

However, if you still decide to multiply the bubble fruit with seeds, then they should be collected in the fall and be sure to stratify it - expose it to winter conditions, that is, put it in the refrigerator for about a month. You can sow them both in spring and autumn.

Use of the bladder needle for medicinal purposes

The prevalence of blister in folk medicine is associated with a large number of useful properties of this plant, therefore, bioadditives are often made from its leaves. The presence of coumarin in them can affect the human body as a weak sleeping pill.

The leaves of the bladder cavity also contain phenol carbonic acid, which has a bactericidal effect. In the food industry it is used as an antiseptic.

Diseases and pests of the bladder stem: symptoms and treatment

The clapberry is very resistant to all sorts of diseases and pests, so it’s almost impossible to fight them. However, if the plant is underfed and over-watered, it can suffer from chlorosis, which will be indicated by the yellowed leaves of the young shoots.To protect the bush from complete drying, treat it with preparations containing iron - "Anti-chloro", "Ferrilen", "Ferovit", "Iron Chelate". With the solutions of these preparations the bushes can be either sprayed or poured at the root.

Proper pruning of the bladder bone is also aimed at preventing the likelihood of developing diseases. Therefore, after each pruning, all shoots are recommended to be treated with garden pitch.

In general, the bladder frame is not demanding care. If you pay due attention to it at least once a month and do not forget to water, your garden will always be decorated with a tall spherical bush, which, even after the flowers dry, will delight you with bright fruits.