Aubrieta - decoration of any garden (23 photos)

Today, auritis in landscape design is used especially actively. With its help, you can decorate not only a horizontal flowerbed, but also an alpine hill, a gazebo, a wall of a house, a cascading staircase, an arch. Aubrieta feels great in small pots and large flowerpots. This ornamental plant is really universal, but you need to understand that it will delight your eyes with magnificent bloom only if it is properly looked after.

Plant characteristics

Botanists still have not come to a consensus on exactly where the aubriet appeared. Some believe that in Central Asia, while others insist that in South America. Despite the fact that she is a guest, she is a southern guest, she feels great in the harsh Russian climate and is not afraid of severe frosts.

Aubrieta is a small shrub with a height of not more than 15 cm. As soon as the snow is falling and the first spring sun is pleasing to us, the bush is already beginning to turn green. First, small, oblong leaves with a serrated edge appear on it, and then small flowers with four petals appear. The sheath flower is very bright and as if velvety. Nature came up with a rich color palette. Aubrieta is covered with beautiful flowers, which are:

• pink;
• white
• blue
• lilac;
• raspberry.

Summer residents very often plant auricum on their sites for several reasons. This plant:

• is perennial;
• It does not require special care;
• easy to get along with other garden crops;
• happy with long flowering;
• does not clog the soil.

These perennials feel great in any climate, so they decorate the southern cities and personal plots in Siberia. The variety of varieties and colors gives a huge scope for creativity.

How to grow shaving?

Growing from seeds is considered a more convenient way of breeding a plant than propagating it using cuttings. If you want the Aubriet to please you with magnificent bloom, choose the right place for landing. The plant loves light, so the seeds need to be planted in a sunny place - the shadow will destroy the flower.

Seeds will not germinate if they are planted in clay or acidic soil. Before planting, the site needs to be cleaned of weeds - tear off not only their tops, but also get rid of a powerful root system. The ground must be well loosened by at least 10 cm. Seeds of oobrit should be planted in the soil, which will be well fertilized. As fertilizers, you can use lime, ash, chalk, sand, sawdust, humus.

In open ground, seeds are usually planted in warm weather in September or May, and in this case they germinate in the next season. Those who do not want to wait long can start growing seedlings in February.

Before planting, the seeds are soaked in a weak solution of manganese - this is a good prevention from pests. Then you need to lay prepared soil in plastic pots. In soils for growing seedlings from seeds at home should be the entire periodic table, so in such soils also need to add humus, limestone, chalk and other fertilizers.

Planting seeds does not need to be done too deep. This plant is very photophilous, and without sunlight, shoots may not appear.In order for seedlings to start to emerge faster, soil with planted seeds needs to be watered and tightened with a film - to create a greenhouse effect. Additional care is not needed: just water regularly, and in a week the first sprouts will appear.

The cultivation of these flowers should take place in a warm room. It is necessary to maintain a temperature of at least 20 degrees, and fluorescent lamps can be installed here to accelerate the processes of photosynthesis. Boxes with seedlings can be put on the windowsill - in the bright February sun they will be very comfortable here.

A month later, when the sprouts rise and get stronger, they can be planted in separate containers. It is advisable to plant plants in peat pots. When the soil in the country is well warmed up, they will already plant an obrietta right in these pots.

We plant seedlings in open ground

Many people know how to grow shaving from seeds, but in order for perennial plants to take root quickly and please the owner of the household plot with lush, bright flowers, they must also be properly planted in open ground, because planting and care in open ground should also be done according to the rules.

In general, landing and care do not require any special knowledge from you. It is necessary to grow these flowers in an open space, in which direct sunlight. When the heat is established, you need to take shaved containers to the garden and leave them there for a couple of days. On the day of planting, pots with seedlings are placed in a large basin with water. You need to wait until the bubbles stop rising on the surface. When all the air comes out, the perennial is carefully freed from the ground, without fear of damaging the root system.

Shave you need to leave a lot of space around a lot. Then nothing will interfere with its growth, so the seedlings are planted in holes located at least 10 cm from each other. Then the plants are sprinkled with sand, ash and watered.

We look after flowers correctly

There are no special difficulties in caring for this plant. Shaving does not require constant watering. If you live in the southern regions, then you need to water the plant as the soil dries. In the central zone of the country, it is enough to do watering once a week.

The soil must be fertilized. The first time it is fertilized before the formation of buds, and the second after the appearance of flowers. With feeding perennial should not rush. After its propagation, it is necessary to let the first bushes grow and take root. To strengthen the root system in water, it is recommended to add sodium humate.

When the flowering is over, the stems are cut to the root, and the earth around it loosens. The big plus of this perennial is that it blooms twice a year. It is enough to just plant it once and properly care for it. And then blooming hairstyles will delight you in the spring of almost two months and again in the early fall.

In the summer, to prevent the appearance of aphids and powdery mildew infection, a perennial plant needs to be treated with nettle infusion and a solution of colloidal sulfur. It is better to refuse the use of chemical toxic fertilizers. They can damage the roots of these perennials, and then you have to plant them again.

In winter, plant care is not required. Simply cover the roots with foliage or cellophane, and remove them in early spring. If the root system overwinter well, in spring, a long-term aurete will begin to delight you with the first juicy greens.

We decorate a personal plot

Aubrieta is actively used in landscape design. Its main advantage is a rich palette of colors and the absence of the need for special care. Designers use different varieties of this plant to implement their ideas.

Aubrieta deltoid occurs most often. Her lilac or purple flowers will decorate any site and become the center of a complex park composition. Aubrieta deltoid begins to bloom in May, and its flowering period lasts at least 30 days.

Also particularly popular is the Cascading Aubriet.In early summer, blue or reddish flowers with a yellow center appear on it. This variety grows in the form of a dense soft carpet. It is planted on alpine hills, rocky walls and other hills. Bright flowers cascade down, thanks to which a hedge appears a year after planting. Cascades picturesquely fall to the ground, decorating the most ordinary landscape. Cascading arrays are used to design arbors, wells and walls of residential buildings. It can also be planted in an open area by installing an iron arch or a multi-tiered decorative structure.

If you want to ennoble your personal plot, make a choice in favor of aubriety. This perennial plant comes in different colors and can decorate any garden, but the main thing is that shaving can be grown from seeds at home, and in the future it will not require special care. It just needs to be watered on time, treated against parasites, insulated for the winter, and then it will certainly delight you every year with bright colors.