Budley is a representative of the Norwich family. Distributed in the wild, it is a plant in the warm regions of South Africa, Asia and America.
Gardening is a great addition to your landscape design. For the first time this plant was noticed by the English botanist Adam Baddl, who discovered this species at the end of the 17th century and gave it the name that is used now.
At first, this flower was called "orange-eyed". Now the people have the name "butterfly magnet" or "moth tree", because butterflies pollinated by the honey scent of flowers pollinate the bud.
The flower has many species and varieties - about 100. This plant blooms long enough and resembles the color of lilac. The bush reaches a height of 1.5 to 3 meters, the leaves are long - up to 30 cm. The flowers, divided into 4 lobes, strike with a variety of colors: white, pink, red, orange, yellow.
It is not difficult to grow a buddle: we will describe the rules for planting and caring for it in our article.
Breeding budeli at home
Budley is a very popular flower in landscape design. He often attracts enthusiastic views of passersby, and therefore breeders often resort to different ways of breeding this plant. Flower can be propagated vegetatively - cuttings, as well as seeds.
Reproduction Budley cuttings
Breeding by cuttings is a very popular and easy way. Cuttings harvested in the fall, after the plant has faded. The cuttings are used young, annuals.
They can be planted immediately into the ground, or wait and do it in the spring. It is better to land in the ground in the fall. On one handle should be at least 3 buds: 2 of them go deep into the ground.
For storage of cuttings in winter, containers with planted shoots are placed in a cold, but not freezing place. Containers with cuttings cover for the winter and stored until the onset of heat.
Periodically, the cuttings need to be ventilated and watered if the soil dries out. When good weather is established on the street, the bush will be transplanted to a permanent place.
How to grow budleyu with seeds
Planting seeds using seeds is a good option for those who like to enjoy the growing process.
Did you know? When breeding with seeds, a flower may lose some varietal characteristics.
Flower growers make many mistakes in seed cultivation budeli, since the seeds of this bush are small, "bullet-shaped", and when planted they can not be sprinkled with earth.
So, the first thing you need for sowing - tanks with moistened soil. We sow seeds on the surface of the ground and cover the container with glass or film.
Placing containers with crops can be immediately on the windowsill, as the seeds need to be well-lit for speedy growth, but they should be protected from direct rays. The first shoots appear after 4-5 weeks.
As soon as the first shoots appeared, it is necessary to prevent the soil from drying out (on the one hand) and the stagnation of water (on the other hand). During this period, you can use spunbond - non-woven material, which is characterized by vapor permeability.
If you don’t have one, you can use the film, but you need to pull it not on the container itself, but on the frame that was previously attached to it. Water condensate will flow down the wall of polyethylene, thereby moistening the soil. Watering the plant in the usual way is impossible, because there is a risk of the disease "black leg".
If you notice 2 leaves on your shoots, you need to begin picking the plants. Usually the shoots are very thick, and they carry out not a single, but a group picking.
If the plant grows too thickly, the most "weak" shoots are simply removed and discarded. The procedure of picking is simple: a piece of soil with shoots is selected with a wooden or plastic fork and this part is planted in a separate container. The picking procedure can be performed more than once, depending on the speed and density of seed germination.
Conditions and care for budeles
Now that we already know about the methods of reproduction, we need to learn about the intricacies of caring for the plant. Budley - the plant is quite unpretentious and "feels" well in domestic gardens, however, there are some subtleties in the care, and we will talk about them.
Where better to plant a bush in the garden
It is necessary to plant the bush after the ground is warm enough, and the frosts have receded. The soil for budeley does not require special delights, you can use a mixture of leaf earth, humus and black soil.
Important! The soil should be moderately fertilized and well drained!
Place for planting shrubs need to choose a well-lit and sheltered from cold winds and drafts.
You can plant bushes "one by one", at a sufficiently large distance from each other, because the root system of this shrub is developing very actively, or you can make a group planting, planting 2-3 flowers in one pit.
The pit for planting should be 40/40 cm in size. Before planting it is necessary to take care of the drainage of the place where the bush will grow.
The drainage layer must be at least 10 cm, as a drainage, you can use ready-made, purchased in the store, or you can use chips, charcoal or peat.
Earthen mixture and humus are laid out on top of the drain, mineral fertilizer can be added. A sapling is put on this hill, which is covered with earth on top. The depth of planting should be such that the root neck is flush with the ground.
The surface around the bush should be compacted and watered. It is necessary to carry out mulching of the stalk soil with compost. If you do everything right, the bush will start in 2-3 weeks and in the very first year it will delight you with its color.
Transplantation of budley is carried out on the same principle, but first you must carefully get the plant from the previous "place of residence" without damaging the roots.
How often should water the bush
It comes from the southern regions, therefore it is a rather drought-resistant plant. It is necessary to water a bush only during a special drought. Watering should be abundant, you need to apply separated water, but not very cold.
1 bucket for an adult bush will be enough. It is necessary to pour water not on the bush itself, but in a small groove around the bush.
The rhizome absorbs water more easily with this kind of irrigation, because the root system is horizontal. To make the plant feel even better, you can sprinkle the leaves once a week.
Top dressing and fertilizer
Feeding is carried out several times a season. It is very good to feed the bush with organic fertilizers. The first feeding should be carried out immediately after the appearance of the first buds on the shoots.
Manure or humus is well suited for this stage. Before flowering and during flowering, you can feed the plant with mineral fertilizers; for this, fertilizers with a content of potassium and phosphorus are well suited.
Important! Top-dressing of the bush with ashes will positively influence, however, it should be used in small quantities.
Regular, and most importantly - correct, top dressing of the bush will help to decorate your plant, prolong flowering, as well as improve its qualities and decorative effect.
Pruning shrubs
The question of trimming a shrub is quite complicated, because many flower growers argue about whether it is necessary to prune the budding for the winter. The answer is obvious, it is advisable to do so that the plant is better regenerated, however, this pruning is not aimed at shaping the flower.
Pruning is best carried out in early spring in order to remove damaged, frozen and stretched branches. Pruning will only benefit, as it will improve flowering, make it more abundant.
Different types of bushes are pruned in different ways: in stunted shoots they are shortened by 30 cm and in plants higher by 90 cm. A symmetric, neat shrub with a very beautiful, decorative appearance is formed by such pruning.
How to prepare a bush for winter
The origin of the Budley indicates that the frost resistance of this shrub is rather low, therefore it is necessary to prepare the plant well for the winter. With the first frosts, the leaves of budley begin to darken - this is a sure sign that you need to prepare for wintering.
The first thing to do is shortly trim the plant to avoid frostbite of the shoots. To protect your plant, there are many ways, but the best of them is the construction "dry shelter".
It is quite simple to make it: on a metal or wooden frame, you need to stretch any waterproof material in 2 layers and make a layer between them using dry foliage.
The bottom of the shelter needs to be fixed with something: bricks, heavy pieces of iron, so that the frame is not blown away by the wind. The shelter should be well ventilated; for this, several small holes can be made in the “roof” material. As shelter it is best to use roofing felt, and as a frame - a wooden box.
Did you know? The larger the frame, the better your plant will survive the winter.
Gardeners often recommend spudding a plant with humus or peat before winter, but such hilling can be detrimental to a shrub, because if there is a lot of snow, then its roots will just get wet.
Even if the tops of the skin were a bit frozen, you shouldn't worry, they quickly recover. However, frosting from year to year will lead to the fact that the budley will live much less.
Garden design
Honey smell, variety and beauty of color - what makes it attractive for gardeners. No one will pass by your garden when it is in bloom.
It looks very good in group planting on a perfectly green lawn, and if there are several flowering shoots in one bush, they look like flower streams of a fountain.
Despite the fact that the bush is large enough, it can be used in small gardens, thanks to the annual pruning.
Important! It is convenient to grow budleya in tubs, you can easily remove it for the winter to a suitable room.
Budley looks very beautiful in the center of the flower bed, next to garden roses, or in combination with lilac. Often found as a hedgehog hedgehog, is used to design alleys of parks and squares.
When planting and decorating a garden, it is better to plant it next to its neighbors, who are lower than its height, so that the plant is in the center of attention. The small varieties of budley look very beautiful, planted one by one as a symmetrical form, like "flashlights".
Resistance to diseases and pests
Budley is very rarely invaded by pests or diseases, but among the insects there are "lovers" of the shrubs. Among them - spider mite and whitefly.
To fight insects, you can use insecticides: "Plant Pin" or "Etisso". Also, for prevention, you can treat the leaves with alcohol or moonshine - this will scare away pests.
Did you know? Dilute alcohol or vodka is not worth it, as this will disrupt the speed of the evaporation process, and burns may remain on the leaves.
Also, as a preventive measure, it is necessary to carry out a constant cleaning of leaves from under the bush, since the larvae of the spider mite overwinter in them, and the whitefly in the upper layers of the soil.
The most common disease in Bubley is gray rot, which can be eliminated with the help of fungicides. The same method will be effective in the fight against the "black leg" - a disease that appears as a result of waterlogging.
The best prevention in this case is not to overfill the plant and loosen the soil from time to time so as not to damage the root system, which grows in a horizontal position.
Although growing budley in the garden requires some hassle, however, when you see the incredible beauty of color, you forget about all the minor problems that may arise during the care of this bush.
