2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Frost crackles behind the wall, winter is taking over. But we are not afraid of it, the summer warms us. In it, scarlet roses bloom, and Ageratum is right there. It blooms profusely all season and it gives aromas
Clan Ageratum
In a rich family
Astrovye botanists have identified three dozen plant species that are perennial in warm climates, but when they get to cold regions, they prefer to become annuals or biennials.
Endless flowering, lasting from the first warm summer days to autumn frosts, was the reason for the name of the genus -
Ageratum (Ageratum), which in Greek means "ageless". In Russia, the plant is called"
Long-flowered ».
Fluffy baskets of corymbose inflorescences are collected from narrow tubular flowers, exuding a pleasant aroma. The most popular are flowers with a blue color, although white, pink, lilac are also good.
Large oval or heart-shaped leaves are protected by tomentose or hairy pubescence and have a slightly toothed margin. In general, the Ageratum bush looks like an oval hill or a picturesque hummock.
Varieties
* Ageratum conizoides (Ageratum conyzoides) - in its native tropics, the plant is a malicious weed that displaces other plants from the territory. In culture, it is grown as an annual plant, the flowers of which are used for cutting. Densely branching bush up to 60 cm high is covered with heart-shaped or ovoid leaves with a finely toothed edge. From July to November, white tubular flowers with a mauve shade bloom, collected in inflorescences-shields.
The plant is toxic
* Ageratum Mexican (Ageratum mexicanum) is an evergreen herb that has another name -
Ageratum Houston (Ageratum houstonianum). Nature protected its shoots and leaves from enemies with short hairs. Plant height varies from 10 to 60 cm. In culture, undersized varieties used to create borders are especially popular.
Abundant flowering
Ageratum Houston begins in June and ends with the arrival of frost. White, pink, blue flowers, forming corymbose inflorescences, cover the plant with a continuous carpet, behind which heart-shaped, rhombic or triangular leaves are almost invisible. The edge of the leaf is decorated with denticles.
Blueflower plant leaders
Ageratum is famous for its wide range of blue colors. While white and pink inflorescences tend to fade quickly, turning brown and dry, azure-blue varieties retain their freshness and charm for much longer, adding a special flavor to the flower garden palette.
Variety"
Hawaii »Differs with royal blue inflorescences, which bloom earlier than other varieties and bloom for a long period.
Variety"
Purple cloud »Gives lilac-blue flowers.
Variety"
Florists Blue »Will decorate the flower garden with lavender-blue inflorescences.
Variety"
Blue mink »Grows up to 30 cm and is covered with blue flowers.
Variety"
Blue Danube »Grows up to 20 cm, showing the world of inflorescences of a blue hue.
Growing
Ageratum is on the shoulder even for a novice florist.
It is advisable to choose a sunny place for him, then the bush will be strong, giving abundant flowering. Seedlings are planted in open ground after late spring frosts have gone to rest.
The soil is suitable for sandy loam or loamy, fertile (without the introduction of fresh manure), non-acidic, loose. Abundant and long-lasting flowering requires regular watering. Once a month, water for irrigation is flavored with a complex fertilizer.
Reproduction
For Ageratum to bloom in early summer, sowing
seed spend at the end of winter, planting seedlings, when warm summer days are firmly established.
Can be propagated
cuttingskeeping queen cells in greenhouses in winter.
Enemies
Although nature took care of the plant, providing it with pubescence and
toxicity, Ageratum has a lot of enemies. It can be the ubiquitous prolific aphid, greenhouse whitefly, pale mite, spider mite.
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