The incredibly beautiful plant of Buddley, whose homeland is China and Japan, is found in parks, in garden plots and house territories of central Russia.
Over the last century, about 150 species of this ornamental shrub were bred, the type genus of which was named after the Englishman Adam Baddle.
In nature, buddleevy in wild form are found all over the world in areas with a suitable climate for them and are flowering shrubs, semi-shrubs, and even trees.
The buddley has long and narrow leaves of green and bluish shades, falling branches with small fragrant flowers of various colors.
The plant is pollinated by insects, but it is more attractive for butterflies, which attracts a very rich honey aroma of flowers. In England, where the buddley has the widest distribution, it is called the "Butterfly Tree".
Buddley David gained recognition from gardeners for his relative unpretentiousness, frost resistance, and the ability to delight from July to late autumn with his colorful flowers.
This type of plant belongs to the genus buddleya, family nornichnikovye and is named after the French botanist and missionary Armand David.
Where to plant buddleyu?
In order for the plant to look the most advantageous, it is necessary to choose the right place for its planting. It should be noted that this is a sprawling shrub and it can reach from 1.5 to 3 meters in height and from 1 to 2 meters in width.
Buddleya begins flowering later than other ornamental shrubs. The bush looks good in a solitary (solitary) planting on a lawn against the background of coniferous plants and in the form of a hedge with various color options.
Buddley can be in the background of mixborders in combination with other perennials and annuals, it is planted in front of outbuildings to cover them.
The shrub can be grown as a tub plant, decorating terraces and verandas.
Care and reproduction
Buddleya blooms on the shoots of the current year. The whole vegetation period of the plant requires proper care.
In early spring, you need to make nitrogen fertilizers under the bush to accelerate growth and gain green mass.Then you need phosphate and potash fertilizers, as well as organic fertilizer, contributing to abundant flowering.
For planting a sunny, windless place is chosen. Buddley will grow in partial shade, but not so intense. Fertile calcareous or neutral, well-drained soil is preferred. The shrub is responsive to watering and spraying. The soil should be periodically gently loosened, taking into account the horizontal location of the root system.
Since the period of flowering at buddley is very long, at the same time one can see both unopened buds and flowers and ripening seeds. For the decorativeness of the bush and to stimulate the subsequent flowering of unopened buds, it is advisable to periodically cut off the faded branches, which, moreover, will have a brown color and a not very presentable appearance.
It reproduces buddleya in two ways. In early spring or at the end of February, seeds mixed with sand are sown in a specially prepared container with neutral soil and good drainage.You can not sleep on top, but only slightly pin down to the ground.
After spraying, close the container with glass or transparent film and place the future seedlings in a warm place. Shoots will appear in 2-3 weeks. After sprouting of the first pairs of leaves, the seedlings are planted in separate pots, where they will develop before planting into the ground. And after the soil warms up well, you can transplant the bushes to a permanent place.
If you want to multiply your favorite plant, it is best to resort to cuttings.
Cuttings with three buds are planted in the prepared soil, leaving one bud on the surface. Rooting takes place within two months. Young plants should be carefully covered before hibernation to avoid freezing.
In the spring, after the earth warms up, the first sprouts appear and during the summer a young bush is formed, which can bloom in the current season.
How to choose a color?
As a result of constant selection buddley appeared with a varietycolors that allow this flowering shrub to fit into any color scheme of landscape design. The color scheme is very diverse.
It can be white, blue, red, violet, pink-lilac, pink-purple, lilac colors and shades. Therefore, it is enough to simply make your choice and purchase the variety that will most harmoniously look among other representatives of the flora in your garden.
