Decorative miniature bushes: photo and description
Decorative shrubs for the garden: in the style of MINI
The smaller the area of planting, the less amount of work, and it pleases! How to be, if you want to "settle" in the garden as much as possible of spectacular novelties?
There is an output: choose the format of the mini! An extensive collection of miniature bushes will fit on an area of only a few square meters.
And even the lush and spreading lilac, beloved by all, can be replaced with crumbs no higher than the currant bush ... What varieties are better to choose and how to care for them?
Barbaris Thunberg.
Dwarf varieties of this shrub are divided into globose and coliform. Representatives of the first are babies: their height does not exceed 0,5 m, and the crown has the shape of a hemisphere.
The second grow to 1,5 m, but since the crown is extremely narrow and consists of upright undecidable branches, these handsome men also occupy the minimum area on the site, they are represented by globular varieties. First of all it is the barberry of Tunberga Admiration slowly growing dwarf shrub height of 0,5 m.
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The flowers are yellow, they bloom in May. Decorative thanks to the coloring of dark orange with a yellow rim of leaves. The bush is compact and bright, it is used both in flower gardens, and on rocky slides, and also as a low curb. Hardy, unpretentious, prefers well-lit places.
Similar species have varieties Bogozam, Bonanza Gold, Kobold, differing in color of the leaves. Equally noteworthy are the columnar varieties.
Barbaris Tunberga- effective vertical (height 1,5 m, width 0,5 m), dynamically changing color throughout the season. In spring, the leaves are lemon-yellow, in summer - green with a cream-white tap, in autumn - orange-red. Yellow flowers blossom in May, and in the fall the owner will receive a bonus - red fruits.
Steady and wintery, good in color compositions, group plantings and compact hedges that do not require haircuts.
It grows well both in the sun and in the penumbra. Ideal for planting in confined spaces, because it does not expand in width.
Similar varieties: Erecta, Golden Rocket; Orange Rocket; Red Rocket; Rosy Rocket; differ in the color of the leaves.
Spirea Japanese Goldflame - unpretentious shrub up to 0,8 m, with a dense hemispherical crown. Young leaves are medio-orazhevye, by the middle of summer - green-yellow. Lilac-pink in the corymbose inflorescences flowers pleases the eye from July to September. Wintery and frost-resistant, unpretentious to soils.
The most effective is the sun, but it can also grow in the penumbra, losing at the same time the brightness of the foliage. The plant looks good in color compositions, borders.
Other dwarf varieties - Little Princess; Golden Princess; Goldmound Japanese Dwarf - at the same size, they differ in the color of foliage and in the shade of pink inflorescences. If you want to further reduce the height can easily be spring and summer (after flowering) pruning.
Birch dwarfish Nana.
Shrub form, not exceeding the height and width of 1 m. The branches are partially crooked "partially rectified. Leaves of unusual rounded shape, small, with uneven toothed margin, shiny Autumn color of foliage - dark yellow. The fertility of the soil is undemanding, but it is best felt on acidic and moist peaty soils. It is distinguished by its high winter hardiness, it grows well both in the sun and in the penumbra. Can be used in heath gardens and on alpine hills.
Bubbler blisterfish Nana.
From other varieties differs not only in low growth (height up to 1 m), but also in smaller leaves. Foliage in summer is green, in autumn - yellow. The flowers are white or pinkish, in umbellate inflorescences. Blossoms in June - July, the fruits are red, decorative. It grows well both in the sun and in the penumbra. It is unpretentious, wintery, frosty. Suitable for low hedges, shrub compositions, mixborders.
Veigela is a blooming Nana Purpurea.
A low shrub about 1 m tall with a brownish-red foliage. Flowers are campanulate, dark pink, to the center brightening, with a yellow patch, blossom in June - July. Requires fertile soil. Relatively winter-hardy, but to protect flower buds and reliable flowering it is best to plant in sheltered places. Suitable for single planting, as well as for group compositions.
Hydrangea paniculate Darts Little Dot.
A spectacular shrub of height 0,8-1,2 m with spreading-rounded crown and a long period flowering: from the middle of June to October. The flowers are white, collected in small rounded inflorescences, later becoming pink. Leaves ovate, dull green on top, gray-green below. Reads acidic and neutral, fertile, moist soils and penumbra. Winter hardiness. This is a great choice for small gardens. The compact crown of a small height is also different Darlido and Bobo.
Crenelliform shrubby Kobold.
The low compact shrub 0,5-0,8 in height, with dark green leaves and numerous light yellow flowers about 4 cm in diameter (larger than other varieties), blossoms from June to October. Frostproof, light-loving, but can tolerate slight shading. A perfect variety for beautifully flowering curbs, rockeries, group landings and foregrounds in the mixborder. Excellent haircut. Dwarfish sizes are also different Red Acer and Chilo, but they are more capricious in culture.
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Stephanandra Crustacea Crispa.
Extraordinarily elegant dwarf shrub with creeping, outstretched shoots. Height 0,5 m. The leaves are light green, autumn yellow-orange, quaintly cut into thin segments. Flowers are greenish-white, in the hands, with a pleasant smell.
Flowering: June - July. To the soils is not demanding, in the fertile garden land grows faster. Winter hardiness. Over time, forms a semblance of a wide dense sod from horizontally lying branches. It grows well both in the sun and in the penumbra.
Lilac of Meyer.
Among dwarf varieties is most popular Palibin - a shrub with a height of no more than 1,5 m with a compact rounded crown, approximately equal in height and in diameter. The annual increment is no more than 10 see. The leaves are smaller than the usual sirens, up to 4 cm in length. Inflorescences also small, up to 10 cm in length, pinkish-purple with lilac droppings. Blooms abundantly in late May - early June. Can be grown in the form of a bush and a miniature tree with a spherical crown on the stem.
© Author: I. Volkovska. Photo: A. Lysikov
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