Japanese Rozplenicais currently one of the most popular ornamental grasses planted in gardens, terraces and balconies. It deserved its rapid growth and beautiful inflorescences, which, depending on the variety, may have different colors. Meet the most interestingvarieties of Japanese plaquerecommended for gardens. See what thecultivation of Japanese rosemarylooks like, as well as how to care for this grass, how to performpruningand what are the easy ways toreproduce this grassin amateur conditions.
Japanese Rozplenica
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Japanese Rozplenica - varieties
Japanese Rozplenicanot only impresses with its appearance, but also with the multitude of varieties, the number of which is growing every year. Personally,I have planted a lot of varieties in various gardensand it is a grass that fits into many compositional assumptions, and also decorates the garden all year round. Some inflorescences are short and spiky, while others are longer and more delicate. They stay on the plant for a long time, until winter, sorozplenice are decorative even on cold winter days
Here are the most interestingJapanese varietywhich I recommend for garden planting:
Japanese Rozplenica 'Hameln'- this is the mostpopular Japanese varietyWe can find it in almost every nursery of ornamental plants. Reaches up to 1 m in height, grows very quickly and blooms profusely.'Hameln' inflorescences appear already in June. Initially, they are light beige, then they darken and take on a dark brown color. This grass works well not only in garden beds, but also as a plant for large pots on balconies and terraces.
Japanese Rozplenica 'Hameln'
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Japanese Rozplenica 'Fireworks'- the most spectacular of the wildflowers, especially at the beginning of autumn. It haswhite-green leaves that turn raspberry color in autumnThe more sun, the more intensely colored the leaves are. The variety 'Fireworks' grows up to 40 cm in height. At the end of September, characteristic soft inflorescences appear. They grow on thick stems. They have a pinkish tinge. It is , unfortunately very sensitive to frostin our climate, but planted in a pot and kept in a cool (about 5-10 ° C), light room, it can overwinter until spring.Personally, I treat it as an annual reproductive plant.
Japanese Rozplenica 'Fireworks'
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Japanese Rozplenica 'Moudry'- is an interesting variety, which is characterized by a fountain shape.Spiky inflorescences are darker than thespecies and are therefore more decorative. They appear from August to the end of October and can be up to 12 cm long. Then they last until frost and are a wonderful decoration of tied sheaves. The mature, full-blown Japanese 'Moudry' reach up to 70 cm in height (during flowering) and a similar width. Leaves of the 'Moudry' variety turn to straw color in October.
Japanese Rozplenica 'Black Beauty'- noteworthyinflorescences of this variety, which in full bloom take an almost black colorJapanese Rozplenica 'Black Beauty' can reach during flowering, even up to 140 cm high and about 70-90 cm wide.'Black Beauty' inflorescences appear from August to September.Looks impressive when planted on light gravel
Japanese Rozplenica 'Little Honey'- it is one of the smallest rozplenica, as it grows only up to 20 cm in height, and during flowering up to 30 cm.Forms small tufts of sharp, thin leavesA small, white-colored leaf nerve adds glow to the green stalks. The inflorescences appear from late July to October and are less frequent and smaller than other inflorescences such as 'Hameln' or 'Moudry'.
Japanese Rozplenica 'Red Head'- reaches up to 1 meter in height and even 80-90 cm in width. The inflorescences, which take an interesting color, deserve attention. In the initial stage, they are light purple in color, which turns dark brown during menopause. The 'Red Head' variety starts flowering mostly from late August to October.The habit of this variety is slightly different than that of other varieties The leaves gently dangle and the stems with inflorescences grow upward.
Japanese Rozplenica 'Viridescens'- is a dense habit, grows up to 100 cm high during flowering. It creates dense clumps of light green leaves, arched, growing from stiff shoots. In autumn the leaves turn yellow-red. This variety is distinguished mainly by the color of the inflorescence, which is dark purple. It is the darkest inflorescence of all the outgrowths.
Japanese Rozplenica - cultivation
The cultivation of Japanese plaque is best done on moist , but not wet soils. In dry places, this grass does not develop properly and may not bloom at all.The soil for the cultivation of spoilage must be permeable(water after rainfall must not remain) and well fertilized (before planting, pour a portion of long-acting fertilizer for flowering plants or half a shovel of compost or manure into the hole).This will give the plant a solid boost of energy to grow.
Note!When fertilizing fertility, nitrogen fertilization must not be overdone, because Japanese reproduction plant produces a lot of leaves and flowers as a medicine.
For sureduring drought we water the Japanese plant(when we notice wilting). If we do not add fertilizer to the plant before planting, we can use liquid fertilizer for flowering plants during the season. One dose every 7 or 14 days is enough.Rozplenice should be planted quite wide apart(especially flowering varieties, e.g. 'Hameln') every 60-80 cm, because when planted too close (clumps cannot lean against one another), they do not bloom.
Japanese scabies tied in a sheaf best for winter
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After the leaves are dry, tie the Japanese plant into a sheaf , and cover the base of the tuft with a mound of coniferous bark. Tied grass withstands winters better, because the center of the clump is protected against frost and snow.
Japanese Rozplenica - cut
When the weather is favorable, we can start cutting sheaves in March. If the weather is bad, we are waiting for the weather to improve until April. First, we break up the bark and remove the conifers' twigs, if we covered the substrate around the Japanese breeding ground with them. After these stepswe start cutting the Japanese mothThe shoots of the Japanese moth are quite hard and strong, so it is worth having a sharp pruner. If we have many specimens in the garden, a brushcutter with an installed blade can be used to cut Japanese moth. It will definitely make our work easier.
Japanese plenum after pruning
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If we use a secateurs,cut the shoots of moth from the outside to the inside to a height of 2-3 cm from the ground , then it will be easier for us to remove the cut shoots of Japanese moth. After pre-cutting all dry leaves and shoots, we can possibly even the clump by cutting off the protruding stumps, and then clean it from the remnants of soil, bark and leaves.
Good to know!Japanese ragweed is a grass that begins its vegetation quite late. The first blades usually appear in May, so we wait for them patiently. Let's not dig out the clump too hastily, thinking that it is frozen.
Japanese multiplication - reproduction
Japanese Rozplenice is best multiplied by dividing the clumpI personally do it when the first stalks start to appear (they are already 2-4 cm long). We can dig up the entire plant, divide it and spread it out in several places, or stick a spade into a clump in the ground and dig up a fragment of a clump.
For dividing, it is best to use one-two-year-old deboners , because dividing a few years old clump is no mean feat. The clumps and roots of such specimens are terribly strong. The old clumps also go bald from the inside, and the cuttings taken from their edges are not of good quality and root unevenly. It is better then to stock up on a new young seedling.
Another way ispropagation of moth through stem cuttings , but for this method you need to be an experienced gardener. I do not recommend its use in amateur crops.
Eng. landscape architect Piotr Moliński
