We grow doronicum

On your site you always want something bright and unpretentious. That is why many people choose perennial plants of the Astrov family. One such is yellow daisy. Let's take a detailed look at the photos from all the stages of planting and caring for doronicum.

Description and variations

Doronikum is a perennial plant of the Astrov family, which is also called yellow daisy and kozulnik. The flower is common in the mountains throughout Eurasia. The inflorescence is yellow and its other shades are complex.

The leaflets are characteristic of chamomile leaflet wrappings that grow around the corymbose inflorescence in several rows. The upper part of the pedicel is slightly convex. In nature, propagated by seeds.

The leaves are oval-shaped, oblong at the end, toothed and dense, usually basal or alternate, reaching 12 cm in length. In the genus has 40 species. Some of them:

• Doronicum Delucluse;
• Doronikum Columns;
• Doronikum is large;
• Doronikum Altai;
• Doronikum Hungarian;
• Doronikum Carpathian;
• Doronicum leopard (poisonous);
• Doronicum Oriental;
• Doronicum plantain.

Types practically do not differ among themselves. Is that the color of the petals and the height of the stems, which ranges from 30 to 120 cm. The most common are plantain, oriental and leopard.

Where to plant doronicum

Kozulnik can grow for a long time in one place. The flower needs a little space, with proper care, they do not grow. The plant easily adapts to different climates and withstands drought well.

Goat goes well with other varieties of perennials. It will be interesting to look with the same yellow heliopsis or beard astrantion, anafalis pearl complement doronicum with white color, and the Italian aster will add tenderness on a bed of pink inflorescences. Doronikum is planted in mix-borders and alpine slides.

Lighting

Well bloom in partial shade, like cool. The only exception is the plantain species, which blooms exclusively in the sun.

The soil

Growing doronicum provides fertile soil, loose, aerated. The flower has an interesting feature: the roots are located close to the top layer of the soil. Therefore, the soil can not be dug up or loosen.

Suitable sandy and loamy soil. Acidity is neutral. To reduce the acidity of the soil, it is enough to add young limestone during the autumn digging.

Planting rules

Planting and caring for doronicum in the open field do not include any features. Agrotechnology here is the same as for other flowers.

Planting seedlings produced on a sunny day, includes the preparation of the planting pit (depth must match the size of the root system) and the substrate, which consists of 2 parts of compost, 2 parts of soil and 1 part of sand.

After plentifully watered. Seedlings are planted at the end of May, since the period of flowering of doronicum falls on the summer season.

Seeds

Kozulnik in natural conditions is propagated by seeds. They are formed from the flower carpels and look like dandelion seeds. You can collect them in the fall, cutting off the inflorescences that have faded.

Then carry out the stratification of seeds. They are put in the fridge for 2-3 months. In early spring, you need to prepare a box for seedlings. The soil of the future planting site will work well there.

Adding a little mineral fertilizer, you need to sow the seeds. Cover should be loosely, so that the seedlings have access to oxygen. After the first shoots, the plant is opened and watered with a small amount of water.

Contained at room temperature under abundant lighting. Diving is carried out when the first leaflets appear on young stalks. Seeding seedlings in separate containers, it is necessary to harden them, bringing them to the open air. This is done 7-10 days before planting the plant in open ground. Every day you need to increase the residence time of seedlings on the street.In this way they will get used to small temperature drops and get stronger.

Division bush

The division of the bush is made in autumn or spring every five years. Experienced gardeners recommend dividing perennial at the end of its flowering. Doronicum should be carefully dug out so as not to damage the main roots.

Then they are washed in a bucket of water and trimmed if there is a tangled or too branched.

How to care for doronicum

A perennial flower is suitable for those who rarely visit the site or are too busy with other summer things. After all, the goat does not need special care in the form of regular fertilizing or water. With proper care, the doronicum may bloom more than once a year, while all is more magnificent.

Watering

In the dry season, yellow chamomile needs watering 1-2 times a week. Make sure that the water does not stagnate or you are not over-wetting the soil. In this case, the likelihood of developing fungal diseases.

Top dressing

In the spring, before the growing season of doronicum, sulfur-containing and nitrogen-containing fertilizers (Diammofos, Crystallin) are introduced. In the fall, it does not need additional feeding, as during the growing season.

Pruning

There are different types of pruning perennials. Sanitary can be carried out at any time of the year, if you notice the defeat of the plant (this applies directly to the defeat of powdery mildew, when the leaves and stems are removed under the root).

But doronicum requires only autumn pruning, which is carried out in preparing the plant for the winter.

Wintering

The natural place of growth of plants are mountains, because the roe is resistant to lower temperatures. Cropped stems should be covered with the same material as other plants. At the same time make sure that in the spring, when the snow is thawing, as much moisture as possible gets there. Airing is the main condition for wintering. Otherwise, the plant will rot and die.

Diseases and pests

Perennial plants are resistant to diseases and pests. But doronicum may be affected by snails that will eat the leaves.To avoid this, it is sometimes necessary to inspect the leaves of the flower and collect individual individuals.

With excessive moisture possible powdery mildew. To get rid of it a month, use fungicides or other folk remedies. At the same time, check your neighbors doronicum. After all, it is a parasitic disease spread by spores of mycelium. Doronicum is ideal for those who prefer easy-care, but beautiful flowers. Minimal attention will be ensured by the bright blooming of yellow daisy in spring and summer.