Plant name - European globe - comes from the word «Trollblume».Translated from the German as a flower troll.There is a popular belief that these flowers were favorite trolls.According to the second version, this name comes from the word «troll», which means ball.
European globe: description
This prairie plants.They are part of the buttercup family.Globe in Russia can be found everywhere, especially in forest clearings and wet meadows.The plant is common in various areas ranging from desert to tundra, from the highlands to the foothills, it is found in glaciers in the forest belt, subalpine and alpine meadows.
These flowers show a huge variety of orange and yellow, combined with various shades of green.They are beautiful in any weather, but incredibly good against a blue bright sky, from streams, rivers, forest lakes and ponds.Yellow is very active, it causes feelings of admiration cheerful, orange - a feeling of warmth, because it is so similar to the color of the setting sun or fire.Buttercup family has its own biological characteristics.
To date, in the gardens of the near abroad, and Russian varieties grown 7 and 19 species of this plant.They differ in the place of distribution.
- Central Asia and Siberia: globe-Asian, Altai, Junggar, purple, stemless dwarf.
- Caucasus and the European part of Russia: European globe, the highest, half-open.
- Far East: Chinese globe flower, krupnolepestkovaya, Ledebour, reader, beautiful.
Area
European globe in nature lives in places poluzatenennyh.In this culture it is grown in open ground in front lit by small shrubs or trees on the lawn large spots among the rocks isolated instances.During flowering and growth if the soil tends to dry out, watering is needed.All globeflowers seedlings need pritenenii and watering.They overwinter well, and the shelter does not require.Without a transplant to a permanent place of this forest flower can grow long.
Soil
Plants are very beautiful and plastic.You can verify this by looking photo of forest flowers in this article.They do not require for growing some specific technical measures.For cultivation globeflowers most favorable medium or loamy soil structure, which are rich in humus.Fine flowers grow in the lungs rich soils close to neutral acidity.
The data flowers can grow well in areas that are poor in humus.They are very useful mixture of earth and sand and peat.To this mixture can be added and still sphagnum that sucking water can retain moisture much longer soil.Under the multi-year globe-land for a long period of time not to dig, but require weeding.Before planting site should be completely cleaned of roots and rhizomes before growers of perennials that location.
most drought-resistant plants, including globe-Altai and Jungar, like drained soil without groundwater.A good place considered the beds or planting low plants slides on the background of different shapes and sizes of stones.
improves aeration of artificial relief.They create all necessary conditions to prevent stagnation of water.This limestone improves growing conditions and reduces soil acidity.For the cultivation of seedlings and sowing the seeds necessary to create a light substance, which will be the main components of peat and sand.
Care
European globe does not require any special care.He is a regular weeding, watering, hoeing.The soil should be zamulchirovat layer of peat or humus.For normal development requires a systematic bedding to the base of the bushes breeding ground.Moisture-loving culture, therefore, reduce watering until the fall.
secondary bloom faded flower stalks should be cut.Any plant species hardy enough.Hence, winter without any shelter.These plants in central Russia on a permanent place well grow up to ten years, then it is desirable Curtain divided and put on a new location.
autumn leaves die.Only this time they can be cut, leaving a couple of centimeters above the ground base of the stems.They are protected by the kidneys, located in the heart of the rosette escape.The following year, it appears from the spike.If the leaves are cut before, this will significantly weaken the kidney, and the next year we have not been developed peduncle.
Pests and diseases
European globe, photos of which are presented in this article, the plant is viable and strong.For its better growth recommended processing ash soil in early spring, when growth in the spring is a top dressing nitrogen fertilizer.At the beginning of flowering plants sprinkle a good preparation "Appin".For the prevention of various fungal diseases in the fall it is recommended to remove the old dead leaves.Sometimes globe-may be affected by smut, Septoria and korotkoteloy penetrating nematode.
Reproduction
This forest flower reproduces by dividing rhizomes, seeds and cuttings.When spring sowing seeds need stratification.The seedlings germinate in the spring.In contrast to the Altai, European, Junggar, Asian globeflowers for germination of seeds require a cold period krupnolepestkovuyu and types of readers, Ledebour can be successfully planted in the spring.
shoots of all plants in the drying of the soil needs watering, as well as pritenenii.Flowers planted to a permanent place can be in the spring of year 2.European globe blooms after emergence in the second year.
Vegetative reproduction
is worth noting that one of the ways of the multiplication is the division of the curtain, and the separation of several peripheral shoots of adult plants with roots.Almost all of the Globe have the same type of system roots.It kistekornevoe perennial plant with lots of threadlike roots.At the same time shoots grow on the periphery of the curtain.
The plant has a diameter in the aerial part depends primarily on the age of the flower.At the middle-plant is an average diameter of twenty centimeters.In this central part of the living persists.In this age when the great vitality of the flower, it should be propagated by dividing into parts.Weak or old plants are not worth multiplying.
division of clumps, it is desirable to take place in early autumn, when the shoots are formed next year in the kidneys.The mother plant is necessary to dig out from its roots to shake the earth.After that, the root system should be thoroughly rinsed.Further knife plant is divided into several parts.At number of units can be any size.It is necessary that each had a couple of shoots and roots.Following the cut surface should be treated with potassium permanganate.
use
used as decor planting single-species of these plants - large spots in the form of beautiful free groups in different compositions, alternating closed and open spaces.They are freely available on a variety of public places, on the edges of the illuminated artificial or natural plantings.Globeflowers perfectly combined with the stone.Slides should ideally mimic the scattering of fragments of vegetation and stones.
When creating these compositions should recommend a combination of these colors with groundcover.At the same time in the foreground are low-growing perennials, then - Globe, then - a tall, flowering perennials later with leaves, decorative in color and form.On this roller coaster decorative flower with Badane located in the foreground.In globeflowers one of the most valuable properties is considered to be the ability to create long wilting bouquets that are highly decorative, unique and very picturesque.
Partners
These plants in central Russia in spectacular plantings with spirea, magnolia, lilac.It should be taken into account when landing in the middle of the summer Globe lose their decorative effect.Consequently, they are best planted in the background.Good combination with plants pillow-form located in the foreground.At the Globe can be used and bells.
