Miraculous shrubis one of the most popular shrubs in contemporary gardens.Growing the Miracle Bushis relatively easy - this plant requires little attention, and it will still grow well for many years. Get to know the most interestingvarieties of the shrub , ways to cut it and find out how easy it ispropagating the shrubin the garden.
Weird bush 'Variegata'
Krzewuszka wonderful(Weigela florida) is a deciduous shrub with an erect, widely spread habit, reaching a height of up to 2 m.Its leaves are oval with a serrated edge and develop on red shoots at the beginning of vegetation, which later turn green, brown and possibly gray. Tubular inflorescences develop in late spring and early summer. The miracle shrub can be planted in flower beds and in the form of a hedge.
Bush wonderful - varieties
The cultivars of the miracle shrubdiffer in the color of flowers, color of leaves and height. You can meet white, green-yellow inflorescences, through shades of pink to dark red. The huge number ofvarieties of the miracle shruballows you to find a place for it in every garden, planting plants individually or in groups.
Miraculous shrub 'Briant Rubidor'- is a shrub with seasonal foliage, loose, spreading habit, light green oval leaves, originally colored at the tops - from pale green to yellow. In autumn the leaves turn orange.
Wonderful shrub CAPPUCCINO 'Verweig 2'- is an extremely attractive variety of shrub with a low, compact habit and interesting leaf color. Reaches 0.8 m in height and 1.1 m in width. It has brown shoots and very small yellow-green leaves that turn olive over time and darken in summer. Shrubs of this variety are beautiful shrubs with pink flowers.
Shrub miraculous 'Caricature'- a very interesting variety of shrub miraculous, decorative mainly because of its foliage. The shoots are reddish brown and the leaves are oval, pointed at the end, very large, with a yellow border, strongly bent. This effect occurs because the central part of the leaf blade grows faster than the rim. It blooms pale pink from June to July.
Miraculous shrub 'Brigela'- upright shrub, vigorously growing, with external shoots drooping. It grows up to 2.5 m high, has oblong, pointed leaves with yellow margins, it blooms dark pink.
The miraculous shrub MONET 'Verweig'- is a compact variety, one of the lowest varieties of the miraculous shrub. Unusual dirty pink to green leaves with a white-pink margin, darken in the fall. It has pale pink flowers and grows up to 0.5 m in height.
Wonderful shrub WINE & ROSES 'Alexandra'- an interesting variety of the wonderful shrub with dark leaves and pink flowers. Reaches up to 1.6 m in height with a similar width. It has dark brownish red leaves and large dark pink flowers, gathered in panicles and growing out of the leaf axils.
The wonderful shrub 'Nana Variegata'- a slow-growing variety of the wonderful shrub growing up to 1.5 m in height. It has green leaves with a creamy white border and pale pink flowers appearing from June to July.
Miraculous bush - cultivation
The shrub grows wellin fresh, well-drained soils, rich in nutrients, ranging from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline.Inthe cultivation of the miracle shrubit is worth considering a semi-shaded sunny position, because the leaves of some varieties of the shrub, eg CAPPUCCINO 'Verweig 2' in strong sunlight, may be scorched. The miraculous shrub is undemanding, resistant to drought, frost and air pollution.In the cultivation of the shrubat the beginning of the growing season, it is worth using a multi-component fertilizer and pruning it regularly.
Bush wonderful - cut
We start cutting the bushfrom mid-summer, after flowering. They should be performed regularly so that the bush blooms profusely. Systematic cutting of the Miraculous bush guarantees an even habit and stimulates the plant to spread and create strong shoots growing from the ground level.
The first cutting of the bushstarts after planting the plant. Damaged growths should then be removed and the remaining shoots shortened by half their length to stimulate the development of new shoots.
Basic pruning of the Miracle Bushis based on trimming the flowering shoots halfway along their length just above the he althy bud or with a well-developed new side shoot. We remove or shorten excessively bulky growths that destroy the shape of the plant. Removing about a quarter of the old shoots each year will allow light to enter and create a place for new shoots of the shrub to grow.
Bush miracle - reproduction
The miraculous shrub is propagatedvegetatively through woody shoots or herbaceous cuttings.
Propagation of the bush miracle from woody cuttingsinvolves cutting a 20 cm long cuttings from well-wooded shoots with a heel or a piece of 2-year-old wood. We plant best in autumn. During the winter, the seedlings are kept in moist sand with a temperature of several degrees above zero, tied in bunches.
When propagating the bush by herbaceous cuttingsyou should collect them during active plant growth, at the end of June.The seedling should be 8-12 cm long, and the section of the taken shoot should contain at least 2-4 leaves. When propagating the bush in this way, the lower leaves should be removed from the cuttings before planting, leaving only one or two at the top.
Seedlings of the miracle shrubplanted in boxes or frames in a substrate that maintains constant moisture, having a loose structure, it is worth using a mixture of peat with perlite (1: 1) or peat with sand (1: 1) ). Additionally, the shoots of the shrub can be dipped in the rooting agent (IBA) and the container covered with perforated foil.
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
