Candle , orbedbug(Cimicifuga) is one of the tallest garden perennials. It has all the advantages of a long-lived and not very demanding plant. Planted in an appropriate position, it can remain in the garden for many, many years without our interference or even without any supervision. See how easy it isto grow a candleand what are the most interesting varieties for your garden.
Black bug on the bedding with tawułki, monkshoods, daylilies and reds
Bedbug, candlestick - cultivation
Growing site
If there is a shady corner in your garden that you don't really like,plant a candlestick thereIn two or three years it will surprise you with beautiful white flowers that will brighten up a gloomy place. It is very tall, so it will not be covered by other perennials, you can even place it behind a bush of medium height, flowers will be visible from a distance.
Soil, irrigation
Bedbugcan grow under trees, but not under trees that extract all the moisture from the soil, becausecandlestick does not like dry substrate , must always be moist. All provisions on regular watering in the case of a candle holder do not work, because we do not usually like to run around with a watering can in shady thickets. If you decide to plant it in a sunny bed, choose the accompanying plants so that the bottom of the candlestick is always sheltered and make sure that it is watered not only when it is blooming, but especially when it is setting flower buds, i.e. in spring and early summer.If you dry it, you'll never get flowers. Dry soil harms young plants to such an extent that they die.
The sacred candlestick starts flowering at the end of August, i.e. when the cluster candlestick fades
The second condition, very importantfor good growth of bedbug , is humus, fresh soil with a little addition of crushed clay. You need to give her such a mixture at the beginning, and then from time to time sprinkle the compost.
Species and varieties of bedbug
The most popular is theblack cohosh , the tallest, because it grows over 2 meters. It produces very long, up to 60 - cm inflorescences, shaped like candles, consisting of small, white flowers with thin petals and dense anthers. It blooms in July and August. The flowers develop gradually from below. The leaves are also nice, slightly leathery, double or triple.
On the other hand,heartwormis slightly shorter (150 cm) and has complex leaves, but much wider, with a heart-shaped base. The inflorescences are shorter, slightly more compact than those of the black bug, and are not pure white, but a cream color. It starts flowering at the end of August, when the cluster candlestick fades.
Brunette simple candle with purple leaves and pale pink, beautifully fragrant flowers
So it is worth having both candleholders, because then their delicate flowers will be present in the garden for almost 4 months. If you addbranch candlestick , which blooms from September to October, you will have its flowers also in autumn. Particularly attractive is thevariety of Atropurpureawith brownish leaves and white flowers.
Candle holdersare not often found among perennials sold in garden centers, and if they are, more than other perennials must be paid for them.Recently, a beautifulvariety of a simple candlestick has appeared at fairs Brunettewith purple leaves and pale pink, beautifully scented flowers, which is rather unique as the scent of bedbugs is generally not very pleasant. "
Lucyna Grabowska
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