Coronate chubushnik is a low lush shrubby plant of the Hortensia family with white fragrant flowers. The second name is garden jasmine. Most often found in the south of Western Europe.
The plant is very suitable for decorating the dacha, and its description will please even the fastidious gardener.
Did you know? For the first time about the chubushnik mentioned in ancient Egyptian papyrus.
Landing features
Chubushnik crown at all not exacting both in terms of planting and care. There are several general guidelines that will help you grow a healthy, strong plant.
Important! You need to choose shrubs with a healthy root system, young branches can be cut.
Choosing a landing site
Conditions should be moderate, as in the shade the shrub grows, but it blooms relatively poorly, and in dry soil its flowers become smaller. The presence of rotten foliage or sand in the soil is welcomed. Do not allow stagnation of water. If it is clay terrain, then drainage is necessary.
Basic landing rules
Planting chubushnik spring in the ground has some features: the shrub should be planted as early as possible before the leaves bloom, - otherwise it can lead to the death of the plant. Although the most favorable period for planting in open ground is, of course, autumn.
Important! Pay special attention to the fact that there is only a root in the ground, it is about 50 cm, - a prikopanny stem can rot.To create a beautiful hedge the optimal distance between shrubs 0.5 - 1.5 m in a well-lit area. After landing, you need to pour abundantly Chubushnik.
Tips and recommendations for proper care
Chubushnik coronal very unpretentious. It is resistant to both moisture and drought. The soil also does not require frequent fertilizers.
Chubushnik coronary widely used in landscape designs. Next to it you can place deren, viburnum, hydrangea, lilac, weigela, roses.
Watering and feeding
The care is mainly carried out by timely watering and fertilizer. Watering should be moderate, avoiding stagnant water. This adversely affects shrubs and can lead to decay.
It is necessary to fertilize twice a year: after the plant wakes up in spring and late autumn. Fertilizing is better to carry out mineral fertilizers. Now they are a huge amount in any gardening store. The crown chubushnik itself will tell you what and when it needs to be fed, on the basis of its general condition, and leaving in the spring and autumn will only be a joy.
Did you know? From the hollow shoots of the bush make pipes and even flutes.
How to conduct pruning
Pruning chubushnika - this is a very important stage in the process of growth of shrubs. After all, regular cleaning of old shoots favorably affects the quality of flowering bush. It can bloom until deep autumn, and the time when it will be necessary to prune old shoots can vary slightly. 
But it is best to do it in the spring, thereby preparing the bush for a new, more abundant flowering. After all, the removal of old shoots only facilitates the bush and makes it possible to grow young branches.
Important! Pruning in the spring should be carried out before the start of sap flow.Pruning is extremely important, and in the fall the scheme is the same as in spring: shorten several main trunks to 30 cm and cut the rest, weak ones, to the level of the soil. Cut places need to be treated with a garden pitch. In the spring the bush with new powers will give a beautiful and healthy flowering.
Did you know? Essential oils from flowers chubushnika used in cosmetology. And in China, the petals are added to tea.
When and how to transfer
This procedure should be treated very responsibly. First, you need to decide on a new place, dig a hole and let the ground settle. Secondly, prepare the plant that you are going to transplant: water with plenty of water and trim the shoots according to the scheme. After transplantation, you need to carefully water the bush.
The crown chubushnik in this period is very weak, therefore, care and cultivation should be more reverent. You can replant from September to October or in spring, but it is most convenient to replant the bush in autumn.
Breeding
The same uncomplicated procedure, as well as the care itself, is the process of reproduction of the chubushnik. There are two ways of reproduction: seed and vegetative.
Important! Seed method is easier, but there is no guarantee that the new plant will inherit maternal characteristics.
Seed propagation method
Chubushnik is a shrub plant, so growing from seed is very laborious and laborious process. First you need to carry out the stratification of seeds. In January, you need to fill the mixture of sand and seeds in a container and place in the refrigerator. In March, the seeds need to be moved to a box with peat and cover with glass.
In the ground, you can add sand and rotted leaves. At the same time periodically sprinkle with water. In a week the first shoots should appear. After the appearance of leaflets can be transplanted into the open ground.
Did you know? In India, the leaves of young chubushnik used in seasoning for salads. It is believed that its aroma soothes and gives strength. Behind the scenes he is also called the "king of smells."
How to propagate the moth vegetatively
Vegetative reproduction is probably the most effective. Consider a few ways. Once the crown prune is well rooted in the soil, reproduction can be done by cuttings.
Reproduction by cuttings is the most reliable way. Cuttings with heels are best suited - this is a young process on the shoot of last year. It must be placed in a container with sand and covered with a plastic bag in order to create greenhouse conditions. After rooting can be planted in open ground.
Important! In the process of rooting, the chubushnik needs to be moistened often.
Another reliable method of vegetative reproduction is reproduction by layering. To do this, dig the soil around the bush and fertilize. Rewind the young shoot with wire and put it into a ditch 2 cm deep. In a year it will be possible to separate the young processes from the mother bush.
You can also just sit down Chubushnik by dividing the roots. The most appropriate time is before the start of sap flow or after leaf fall in the fall. Seeding should be done very quickly so that the root system does not dry out.
Major diseases and pests of the coronate chubushnik
Chubushnik coronary - very resistant to pests plant. But sometimes it can be attacked by aphid or spider mite. It is possible to cure a plant by simple spraying.
Chubushnik or jasmine is grown not only in the dacha, but also in indoor conditions.
Against aphids suitable "karbofos" or "Rogor". Against the spider mite - "Keltan" and "Phosphamide". And Chlorofos will save from small bugs. All drugs must be used strictly in accordance with the instructions.
Such an easy care, but such a beautiful and fragrant Chubushnik will be a great complement to the landscape of your suburban area.
