2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The sonorous Latin names of seeds are sometimes confusing, pushing the flower lover to buy, which later, when the plant gets stronger and gives flowering, disappointment. Such a joke can be played by Erigeron, who, in fact, turns out to be a familiar plant "Small-petal", with flowers that look like aster
Rod Erigeron
The genus Erigeron (Erigeron) or Melkolepestnik unites in its ranks about three hundred herbaceous plants that captivate the hearts of flower growers with their unpretentiousness, cold resistance, duration and abundance of flowering, albeit small, but bright and decorative flowers.
Among them there are species for lovers of perennials, and there are those that can be admired for only one season, changing the look of the flower garden every year.
Their elongated leaves, sometimes decorated with a light fluff, form a rosette, from which new peduncles can appear in autumn (if faded ones are removed in time) with inflorescence baskets. The deceptive similarity of inflorescences to asters disappears upon careful examination of the marginal flowers, which are much denser, thinner in width and equal in length. Such small multi-colored suns with equal bright rays.
Varieties
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Erigeron the beautiful large-flowered (Erigeron speciosus macranthus) - a sixty-centimeter bush personifies the sky, covered with an abundance of large inflorescences with purple-blue double petals and a bright yellow-orange sun of tubular flowers in the center.
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Erigeron the beautiful (Erigeron speciosus) - is beautiful with its pinnately dissected leaves and purple tassels of flower baskets covering a bush 60-80 cm high. Rich in hybrids that delight in blue and pink shades of flower baskets, which are semi-double.
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Small-petaled gray (Erigeron glaucus) is a dwarf species that grows up to 30 cm in height, with pinkish-white or pink-purple inflorescence baskets.
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Small petals naked (Erigeron glabellus) is a half-meter bush with white, pink or blue inflorescences.
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Erigeron orange-red (Erigeron aurantiacus) is a dwarf bush blooming in June-July up to 25 cm high. The low growth pays off with the velvety leaves and the abundance of bright sunny orange-yellow inflorescences.
Growing
Small suns demonstrate their bright beauty more effectively if the landing site is sunny. This preference does not prevent them from being cold-resistant, tolerating low temperatures.
The soil is suitable for them medium loamy, fertile, light, moderately moist throughout their life. Therefore, watering should be regular, especially during dry periods. This is perhaps the only whim of an unpretentious plant. You also need to remember that the soil should not be acidic.
Given the bushiness of the plant, the seedlings are placed at a distance of at least 30 cm from each other.
Like most ornamental plants, erigeron will thank you for mineral and organic fertilizing at least once a month.
Erigeron is suitable for mixborders, front gardens, dwarf species for alpine slides and growing in pots. The brightness of the colors makes the flowers attractive for cutting.
Reproduction
Reproduction of erigeron does not cause much trouble to his lovers. In April, you can safely sow seeds in open ground by choosing a secluded place in partial shade. The grown seedlings dive, and then transplanted to a sunny place of permanent residence.
Adult plants should be periodically separated so as not to impoverish their feeding area, as well as for reproduction. Planting in the ground is carried out immediately after the separation of the bush.
When purchasing seedlings in stores, choose hybrid varieties that delight with larger inflorescences and the splendor of the bushes. The seedlings should be compact and free from signs of disease.
Diseases and pests
The enemies of erigeron are parasitic fungi that cause rusty spots on leaves and root rot, as well as powdery mildew with its white mold.
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