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The vesicle Summer Vine naturally grows in North America and East Asia. The variety was bred by crossing varieties such as Diablo and Nanus, so it is characterized by a compact size of the bush and dark red color of the leaves.
Description of the vesicle Summer Vine
The vesicle Summer Vine is an ornamental fast-growing dense deciduous shrub, the height of which reaches 1,5 – 2 m. The plant belongs to the Pink family. The variety is extremely resistant to adverse conditions and can be grown even in the city.
Description of the viburnum vesicle Summer Vine:
- Shoots are short, slightly drooping, reddish-brown, with exfoliating bark.
- The compact crown has an umbrella shape.
- Three-lobed leaves with jagged edges are wine-colored, and in the summer they can turn green.
- Small multiple pinkish-white flowers are collected in inflorescences in the form of a shield. Flowering usually begins in June.
- The fruits are swollen red-brown leaflets, collected in corymbose inflorescences.
Vesicle viburnum Summer Vine in landscape design
As the description shows, the Summer Wine vesicle is highly decorative, which is why it is often used in landscape design for landscaping city parks, squares, streets, children’s and sports grounds, gardens at medical and educational institutions, as well as front gardens located near residential buildings.
With the help of this plant, used both in single and in group plantings, “live” borders and hedges are often created, shrub and tree-shrub groups are formed.
Advice! Due to the color contrast, the vesicle Summer Vine looks interesting in combination with evergreen coniferous crops. Additionally, you can decorate the bush at the base with herbaceous plants.
As you can see from the photo, Summer Vine vesicle can be grown even in containers or pots. However, they must be large enough.
Planting and caring for a variety of vesicle califolia Summer Vine
The vesicle Summer Vine is undemanding and can take root in any soil. If you follow the rules of care listed below, even a novice gardener will cope with growing a plant.
Site preparation
The vesicle Summer Vine is a light-loving plant, but can also grow in partial shade. If you place the bush in strong shading, its leaves may turn green. In partial shade, the tone of the foliage also becomes less saturated.
The ideal option for this shrub would be fresh, moist, fertile, drained, sandy or loamy soil. In soils with an alkaline reaction, the plant takes root poorly. In addition, places with high groundwater should be avoided: waterlogging will be detrimental to shrubs. Bubble fruit Summer Vine is not afraid of polluted air, so it can be grown even in the city or near the highways.
Rules of landing
Planting the vesicle Summer Vine with the help of seeds is rarely done, since when propagated by this method, varietal qualities are poorly preserved, and the original color of the leaves may not be transmitted to offspring. That is why it is recommended to purchase seedlings for planting, and preference should be given to plants with a closed root system.
Planting can be done in spring, summer or autumn. The depth and diameter of the landing pit for the vesicle Summer Vine should be at least 0,5 m. The bottom of the pit is drained, laid with humus or peat substrate.
After planting, the bush should be abundantly moistened. It is also recommended to feed the young plant with a solution that stimulates the formation of roots, for which, for example, Kornevin can be used.
Watering and top dressing
The regularity of watering is determined by the age of the plant, temperature and climate. If the summer turned out to be too hot, they begin to water the Summer Vine vesicle in late spring, and end with the onset of autumn.
In normal weather, when there is no drought and heavy rains, the plant is watered at least once every two weeks, spending about 40 liters of water per adult bush. If the soil is too heavy, loamy, watering should be done very carefully, as there is a high probability of waterlogging.
The vesicle Summer Vine responds positively to top dressing in the fall and spring. In autumn, they usually produce mineral top dressing. In the spring, the shrub needs nitrogen-containing fertilizers, which can be prepared by mixing:
- water (10 l);
- cow’s milk (0,5 l);
- ammonium nitrate (1 tablespoon);
- urea (1 tablespoon).
Trimming
In general, the plant responds well to cutting and cutting shoots. In the spring, sanitary pruning is carried out, removing all broken and frozen shoots.
Formative pruning is carried out throughout the season. Its main purpose is to form a crown, but it also has a positive effect on shoot growth, stimulating and accelerating it. To form a wide bush, the shoots must be cut to about 0,5 m. To create a bush in the form of a fountain, thin branches located at the base must be cut, and all other shoots must be shortened.
After pruning, reverse shoots with green leaves may appear, which are also recommended to be removed.
Preparation for winter
The vesicle Summer Vine is highly winter hardy, however, during too severe frosts, the shoots of the plant may freeze slightly. In this case, the bush can be covered in advance for the winter. To do this, the near-trunk circle is mulched with a layer of peat at least 5-8 cm thick, the bush is pulled together with twine, on which roofing material or other covering materials are attached.
Reproduction of the vesicle Summer Wine
The vesicle Summer Vine World can be propagated by cuttings and layering. To propagate the plant by cuttings, in the spring, before flowering, the green shoots of the current year are cut so that the length of the cuttings is no more than 20 cm. The leaves are removed from the shoots, leaving a few leaves only in the upper part.
After that, the cuttings are soaked in a solution that stimulates root formation, planted in a mixture of river sand and peat, and then covered with a film, while not forgetting to ventilate and water regularly. For the winter, the cuttings are covered, transplanted to a permanent place is carried out next spring.
To propagate the vesicle Summer Vine by layering, strong, healthy shoots are selected and all leaves are removed from them, except for the top ones. Without separating from the bush, the shoots are placed in holes, the depth of which should be about 15 cm, and then pinned to the ground. The procedure is usually carried out in the spring, so that the layers have time to take root over the winter. Toward the end of autumn, young bushes are separated from the mother plant. They need shelter for the winter.
Diseases and pests
The vesicle Summer Vine is highly resistant to diseases and pests. Quite rarely, it is affected by diseases such as leaf spot and powdery mildew. Of the pests, aphids are considered the only threat.
To protect the bushes from diseases and pests, it is recommended to regularly carry out preventive treatment with standard fungicides and insecticides.
Conclusion
The vesicle Summer Vine is an amazing plant that can decorate even the most nondescript area. Due to the unpretentiousness in care, resistance to adverse conditions, including polluted air, shrubs can be grown almost everywhere.
