Deytion Wilson

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Deutzia Wilson (Latin Deutzia motlis x Deutzia discolor) - flowering shrub; is a natural hybrid of soft and two-color action (Deutzia motlis x Deutzia discolor). Found in the central and western regions of China.

Characteristics of culture

Deytsia Wilson is a deciduous shrub up to 2 m high with a spreading crown and branches covered with red-brown peeling bark. Annual shoots are poorly pubescent. The leaves are dark green, whole, simple, broadly lanceolate, finely serrated along the edge, up to 7 cm long. On the underside, the leaves are grayish-white. The flowers are medium-sized, white, collected in semi-umbellate inflorescences. Wilson's action blooms in June for 20-30 days. Abundant flowering.

The species in question is unpretentious and hardy, easily tolerates urban conditions. Smoke and gas resistant, practically not affected by pests and diseases. Deytsia Wilson, like many other representatives of the genus, are distinguished by drought resistance, but the species cannot boast of winter hardiness. In severe winters, it freezes very much, needs shelter. After freezing, shoots often grow back and bloom in the same year. Action Wilson is used in non-cut hedges, curbs, group and single plantings.

Propagation by cuttings and layering

As you know, hybrids do not propagate by seed, only vegetatively. The simplest is considered to be cuttings. When treated with growth stimulants, up to 50-70% of cuttings are rooted. Cuttings are cut in summer - in mid June - early July. By this time, the semi-lignified shoots have time to mature well. Cuttings are cut 10-15 cm long, each must have 1-2 internodes. The lower cut is made oblique directly under the internode, the upper cut is made straight above the upper kidney.

The oblique cut is treated with growth stimulants, this procedure will speed up the rooting process. Large leaf blades located on the handle are cut in half. Cuttings are planted in small greenhouses or ordinary pots, which are filled with a nutritious and moist substrate mixed with sand. Cuttings are planted at an angle. For successful establishment, diffused light and regular watering are required.

You can maintain optimal air humidity with a film that is removed daily for ventilation. Spraying cuttings is encouraged. With the appearance of the roots, the cuttings are hardened. For the winter, cuttings are spud and insulated. The next year, in April-May, the seedlings are transplanted to a school, where they are kept for 2 years. After that, the matured seedlings are planted in a permanent place.

Wilson's action can be propagated by lignified cuttings. They begin to harvest them in the fall. Cuttings are cut 15-20 cm long with three to five buds. For the winter, the cuttings are placed in a box with wet sand and stored at a temperature of 0C. With the onset of heat, the cuttings are planted in a greenhouse. The procedures for caring for woody cuttings are similar to those for summer ones.

Often the species in question is propagated by layering. In early spring, strong lower shoots are bent from the bush to the soil surface and laid in shallow grooves, after which they are pinned and covered with loose fertile soil. During the entire gardening period, the soil near the layers is loosened and freed from weeds. Watering is required. The following spring, the rooted cuttings are separated from the mother bush and grown in a nursery for 1-2 years.

Care features

The abundance and duration of flowering, as well as the growth activity of shrubs, largely depends on care. Despite the fact that action is able to grow on any soil, it needs additional fertilizing, which is carried out twice a season. The first feeding with mineral and organic fertilizers is carried out in early spring, the second - immediately after pruning with slurry. Wilson's action is drought-resistant, but this does not cancel watering. Plants are watered 1-2 times a month at the rate of 10-15 liters per 1 adult bush. In hot and dry summers, watering is increased up to 3 times a month.

Pruning is no less important for the culture. The first pruning is done in early spring, the second after flowering. In shrubs, faded branches are cut to the base or the first strong bud, thickening and unproductive shoots, as well as old and damaged branches, are cut out. In cold winters, Wilson's action is prone to freezing, so in autumn the plants are bent to the ground and covered with spruce branches, and the foot is mulched with a thick layer of dry fallen leaves or peat. Shrubs over one meter high do not bend to the soil, they are wrapped in lutrasil or any other insulating material.