Fantastic, fluffy infructescences distinguish the Podolski perucci plant against the background of plants planted in home gardens or plots.Perukowiec Podolskiapart from interesting seed heads, it also has several other advantages … See what it looks likegrowing a perukowiec in the gardenWe will help you choose interestingvarieties of Podolski perukowiecto your garden and we will show you how easy it isbreeding a wig treeon your own.
Perukowiec Podolski - seed heads resembling wigs
Fig. Edyta1203, forum.PoradnikOgrodniczy.pl
Perukowiec Podolski(Cotinus coggygria) is a tall shrub with a loose habit, growing up to 3-5 m in height. It has yellow wood and red-brown shoots covered with numerous cork warts.Leaves of the Podolski perchare thin, green, covered with a bluish coating. In autumn they turn orange to scarlet red.
Flowers of the Podolski perukowiecare white, gathered in loose panicles, inconspicuous. They appear in May. In July, the faded peduncles of underdeveloped and male flowers become covered with feather-like, gray-pink or purple hairs, which makes the entire infructescence fluffy.Wig-like seed heads , from which the generic name of the plant comes, adorn the shrub until late autumn.
Perukowiec Podolski - cultivation
Perukowiec Podolski tolerates worse soil conditions well , it can grow even on sandy soil, although it grows best on sandy-clay soil, rich in calcium.It tolerates drought and light soil salinity. Likes a sunny and warm position. The bestposition where it is worth planting a Podolian perukowiecis the southern wall of the building, gazebo or a prominent place on the lawn. The gardencultivation of the Podolski perukowcadoes not cause major problems. This plant rarely suffers from fungal diseases and is also frost-resistant.
Perukowiec Podolski - varieties
Perukowiec Podolski comes in several interesting varieties.Cultivars of Podolskidiffer in height, color of leaves and their autumn coloration. Here are some of the most interesting varieties of this showy species.
Perukowiec Podolski GOLDEN SPIRIT 'Ancot'- is a variety of Podolski perukowiec, reaching 2.5 m in height and approx. 2 m in width. It has extremely interesting gold-tinged leaves that turn orange in autumn, and pink, magnificent, fluffy seed heads.
Perukowiec Podolski 'Kanari'- this is a valuable variety of the Podolian perukowiec with a bushy habit and decorative leaves.It grows up to 3 meters high, its leaves are light green during full vegetation. Young leaves take on an interesting lemon color, and turn yellow in autumn.
Perukowiec Podolski blooming in spring
Fig. Edyta1203, forum.PoradnikOgrodniczy.pl
Perukowiec Podolski 'Lilla'- a slowly growing variety of the Podolian perukowiec with purple leaves. It grows up to 1.5 times the height. In autumn the bush turns red, orange and yellow.
Perukowiec Podolski 'Royal Purple'- an original variety of Podolski perukowiec, most often found in garden settings. It grows up to 3 meters in height. 'Royal Purple' has dark purple leaves that turn bright red in autumn.
Perukowiec Podolski 'Rubrifolius Group'- is a high-growing, 3-meter-tall variety of the Podolian perukowiec with purple-red leaves. The flowers develop in May at the ends of the shoots, which after flowering change to the original seed heads.
Perukowiec Podolski SMOKEY JOE 'Lisjo'- an interesting variety of Podolski perukowiec with late emerging leaves. The flowers are gathered in top panicles, which fade with time and take on a pink-red color and fluffy form. Leaves of this variety are green and turn orange in autumn. SMOKEY JOE 'Lisjo' grows up to 2.5 m in height.
Perukowiec Podolski 'Velvet Cloak'- is a strongly growing variety of Podolski perukowiec growing up to 4 meters in height. The original leaves of the shrub are purple-burgundy, they develop late, because only in May. They turn orange in autumn.
Perukowiec Podolski 'Young Lady'- a cultivar that reaches 2 meters in height, with light green leaves that turn yellow-orange in color. 'Young Lady' blooms continuously until September. After flowering, inconspicuous flowers become covered with pinkish gray hairs, giving an expression of a characteristic fluffiness.
Fluffy infructescences of a guinea fowl
Fig. Tadek, forum.PoradnikOgrodniczy.pl
Perukowiec Podolski - reproduction
SpeciesPodolski perukowiec reproducesfrom seeds and its varieties by herbaceous cuttings.
Herbaceous cuttings of Podolskiiare taken from young shoots, during active plant growth, without flower buds with 3 pairs of leaves. The seedling should be about 10 cm long, the leaves from the lower part of the seedling should be removed and its end immersed in the rooting agent. Then, the prepared seedling is planted in a mixture of peat and sand or perlite in a ratio of 1: 1. The container should be covered with a perforated foil to keep the humidity constantly high. We clean, dry and store the seeds of the guinea fowl at a low temperature for a period of 3 months.The seeds are stored in moist sand at 0-5 ° C. After this time, in the spring, we sow the seeds in the inspection, in a mixture of compost soil with the addition of peat and sand. In the fall, we select the seedlings of the guinea beetle, plant the larger seedlings permanently, and leave the smaller ones in the reproduction department for another year.
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
