White snowgulis a hardy shrub that can be used both in gardens and urban greenery. It is great for creating hedges, both free-growing and formed. Themost famous feature of the white snowballis its spherical, white fruit, often picked and squashed by children, because then they snap characteristic. See whatplanting snowball in the garden looks like , what are the requirements of this plant regarding the growing position and soil, and learn how tobreed white snowballon your own.
White snowball - fruit
White snowball - description
The white snow ginger(Symphoricarpos albus) comes from North America, where it occurs across the entire latitude of the continent. It grows up to 1.8 m in height, forming a dense shrub. Its shoots are highly branched and they hang down towards the ground. In a sunny place, the bush becomes almost spherical. Leaves up to 5 cm long, elliptical in shape (on fruiting branches) or 3-lobed (on other branches).Snowflowers flowersare pale pink, honey-bearing. The white snowball blooms for a long time, from June until September. That is why snowballs are often recommended as ornamental shrubs blooming from spring to autumn.Characteristic for the appearance of the white snowball are its fruits , which are spherical, white berries. Depending on the variety, they may be of a different size or pink in color. White snowball is a valuable honey shrub, liked by thrush birds.
White snowball - planting
If you want to plant a snowball in your garden, it is worth knowing its habitat requirements. Fortunately,the white snowball is very tolerantIt can grow in shade, under the treetops, or in full sun. However, the more sun it has, the more it will bloom more profusely and, as a result, cover itself with more ornamental fruit.
The white snowball can be plantedin hard-to-reach places, such as on slopes or steep slopes. The substrate for growing snow white does not have to be rich in nutrients, the shrub will adapt to both dry and moist soil.The snowstorm is resistant to frost and air pollution , which makes it an ideal shrub for urban conditions.
So as you can see, snowsticks are excellent ornamental shrubs that are easy to grow and are suitable for for planting in most gardens. The bestplanting date for white snowballis the period when the plant is dormant.That is, fall before the soil freezes, or early spring, before the plant starts growing again. This mainly applies to seedlings from the so-called uncovered root ball. Plants sold in pots can be planted throughout the growing season.
White snowball - flowers
White Snowflake - reproduction
The most commonthe recommended way to reproduce white snowball is to obtain already rooted suckers , which are produced by the plant. In order to obtain them, it is enough to cut off some of the shoots from the root ball of the mother plant with a sharp spade. It is also a way to tame too intensively and luxuriantly growing shrub. The treatment should be carried out while the plant is at rest - from mid-autumn to early spring.
Anotherway to reproduce the white snowball is to obtain woody cuttingsfrom it, i.e. cutting off he althy, strong, woody shoots.We perform the treatment in the fall. Then the collected woody cuttings should be immersed in the rooting plant and placed in a slightly moist, well-drained substrate. We exhibit in a bright place, but not in direct sunlight. When the cuttings take root, plant them permanently.
White snowball can also be propagated from seedsThen collect the fruit, remove the pulp and take out the seeds (one fruit contains 2 flattened seeds). Then we dry them. Remember to subject them to the stratification procedure, because then they will germinate much easier and faster. The seeds are sown in pots with a light, peaty substrate.
Katarzyna Marcinkowska
