Beauty spiraea: varieties and care

Today, there are more than 90 species of beautifully flowering spirea all over the world. They differ in terms of flowering, growth, coloring of leaves and flowers. There are spirits of dwarf varieties, growing only 20 cm. These include varieties: "Golden Carpet" and "Japanese Dwarf". And there are also two-meter giants: gray, vangutta, ivolistnaya, plumy. Decorative deciduous shrub - so characterized by spiraea. The types of its branches are different. They can be spreading, rising, upright and recumbent. Plants can be molded perfectly, and in case of damage they are quickly restored.

The decorative nature of these shrubs is due to prolonged and abundant flowering. In addition, spiraea species differ in the arrangement of the inflorescence. There are shoots, completely covered with flowers, for example sharply serrated spiraea. There are shoots with inflorescences only on the top - the paper. But some types of Japanese spiraea (varieties "Shirobana", "Goldflame", "LittlePrincess") have inflorescences on the ends of shoots. By the time of flowering, they are divided into summer and spring. At the last flowering occurs on the branches formed this year. Vesennetsvetuschie form inflorescences on the shoots of last year.

Caring for these bushes is quite simple. They love sunny places and fertile soil. During flowering, they need watering. It is desirable that the soil around them loosen and mulch with compost. What else needs spiraea? Pruning is one of the mandatory agrotechnical measures for summer-bearing species. It is carried out in early spring, when the leaves are just starting to unfold. Height of hemp (10-20 cm) depends on the height of the plant itself. The higher the bush, the more the stump. But vesennetsvetuschie species are not trimmed. They can only be carried out the necessary pruning: branches are damaged, withered and spoiling the general view of the bush.

Spireles - varieties and species of spring-budding

"Arguta" (a kind of sharply serrated) - has a wide, spreading form. For its abundant flowering, it was nicknamed "May Foam". It grows quickly, it has pure white flowers in umbellate inflorescences.

Gray spirea (variety "Grefsheim") - a picturesque shrub with beautiful arched, drooping branches, which are completely covered with snow-white tassels of inflorescences. The bush is compact and more wintery than the previous grade.

Spiraea - varieties and species of summer-budding

A kind of spiraea is oak-barked - an upright two-meter bush. Flowers are white, collected in inflorescences of 10-20 pcs. Flowering occurs in the first half of the summer. In autumn the leaves of this plant acquire an almost orange color, which gives a special decorative effect to the garden.

The species of spirea is white - a two-meter bush blooming throughout July. Has white strongly fluffy panicles of inflorescences, which have a wide base.

The Japanese spirea is a shrub that grows to a height of 1.5 m. At the end of each shoot, a seven centimetric mug with a lot of pink flowers is formed. The blossom begins from the middle of July and pleases with an abundant number of inflorescences right up to the frosts.

Spirea of the Japanese variety "Goldflame" is a low (0.8 m) dense shrub. Young leaves have a yellow-orange color, which then turns yellow-green, and by autumn acquires a copper-orange color. The flowers of this variety are pinkish-red, small.

Spiraea Japanese variety "Macrophylla" - one of the most decorative varieties. Has small inflorescences of red color. But the leaves of it reach 15 cm and in the autumn they become bright red. Dwarf variety "JapanessDwarf" - has the shape of a slightly flattened ball. Each shoot ends with corymbose pink inflorescences. Abundant flowering lasts from June to July.

The species of spirea ivolistnaya is a two-meter-long elegant bush. Has large leaves of tender green color and gently pink inflorescences-panicles. Flowering lasts from May to July.