Content:
- rudbeckia: description
- rudbeckia perennial planting and care
- rudbeckia varieties
- rudbeckia photo
Rudbeckia: description
Rudbeckia – the flower of the sun. Rudbeckia flowers able to decorate every garden. If you want it to light up your garden throughout the summer, plant a rudbeckia. She is completely unpretentious, and even a novice gardener can grow her. In addition, it is able to withstand frosts down to -15 ° C.
Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia) is an annual and perennial herbaceous plant of the family Astrov. Abundant and bright flowering has made rudbeckia very popular all over the world. They call her “sun hat”, “golden umbrella”, “golden ball”. Rudbeckia seeds appeared in Europe in the 16th century.
Inflorescences-baskets rudbeckia have a diameter of 15 cm. flowers bright yellow, orange or red-brown. The outer petals of the flower are reed, the middle ones are tubular.
Depending on the variety, the flowers are simple and double. Leaves pinnately dissected or entire, ovoid, from 5 to 20 cm in length. Inflorescences are located on erect inflorescences from 20 to 80 cm in length.
Rudbeckia match perfectly with daisies, phloxes, gypsophila, asters, delphiniums, lupins. Bright sunny flowers are very attractive to bees, bumblebees and butterflies.
They are irreplaceable in the garden country style. Use them in group plantings, or in single compositions, as tapeworms. Rudbecky inflorescences stay in the cut for a long time. They are used in dry bouquets.
Rudbeckia perennial planting and care
How to grow rudbeckia? Growing rudbeckia in your garden is very easy. annual varieties multiply seeds, perennials – seeds and division of bushes. Seeds are best sown for seedlings.
Rudbeckia landing. sowing spend in March – April, in seedling boxes or pots. Seeds sprinkle with a thin ball of light soil mixture, slightly moisten and cover with glass. First sprouts appear in two to three weeks, at a temperature of 18 ° C.
soil Keep slightly damp at all times. As soon as three to four true leaves are formed, the seedlings are dived. Dense crops often cause fungal diseases. In the second half of May – early July, strengthened and hardened seedlings plant in the garden
to a permanent place.
Rudbeckia perennial ideal for beginner gardeners. It does not require complex care, it is easily propagated by division.
Rudbeckia blooms profusely only in sunny areas, but can grow in light partial shade. Soil should be fertile and clayey. Plant the plant at a distance of 30 – 50 cm from each other.
To rudbeckia bloomed profusely and for a long time, until the beginning of flowering feed them complex mineral fertilizer. Just do not overdo it with nitrogen, otherwise there will be few flowers. rudbeckia good reproduce by self-sowing (both annual and perennial varieties).
perennial varieties rudbeckias are quite hardy, and only some hybrids need to be covered. In autumn, cut off the aerial part of the plant, and sprinkle the bushes with earth (spud).
Divide rudbecky bushes can be in spring or autumn (in the month of September). To do this, dig up an adult plant, divide it into divisions, and plant them in a new place in the garden.
Perennial rudbeckia grow quickly, so keep a distance of 1 m between plantings. Bushes need to share every 5 – 6 years, to maintain high decorativeness.
Rudbeckia care. How to care for rudbeckia? Rudbeckia care is in irrigation (dry) loosening and weed removal and faded inflorescences. Tall varieties need tying. Fertilize rudbeckia just before flowering.
If you follow all the conditions for growing rudbeckia, they are practically not damaged diseases and pests. In the wet season, leaves may appear powdery mildew
Rudbeckia varieties
Rudbeckia It is divided into annuals, as well as perennials, as well as species and varieties. We will tell about popular species and varieties perennial rudbeckia.
Rudbeckia radiata is grown in our parks and gardens Rudbeckia glida. The flowers are tubular, collected in inflorescences, the size of the inflorescence is up to nine centimeters. The bush is small, height – 60 centimeters. Often flowers yellow, orange.
popular variety — Goldsturm, as well as Goldstar.
If you want to grow a large and catchy plant, then Rudbeckia dissected (Rudbeckia laciniata). Its height is up to two meters! flowers bright yellow, catchy. Great accent in the garden.
Surprises with originality Western Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia occidentalis). The flowers are not like the others. Variety Black Beauty no reed flowers. Flowers are cone shaped black color, and around – green petals. Strange, but very original plant.
Looks catchy on large flower beds Rudbeckia maxima. Impressive bright yellow flowers Rudbeckia glossy (Rudbeckia nitida). It boasts yellow, orange and even brown flowers Rudbeckia hybrid (Rudbeckia hybrida). Popular varieties hybrid rudbeckia “Glariosa, Double Daisy.”
Rudbeckia photo
Rudbeckia hybrid
Rudbeckia Hirta
Rudbeckia seeds are sold in the Florium store.
Published: 25.11.2016
