Blooming liana can completely transform the look of your garden plot, wrapping around a wall, hedge or part of the house (for example, a terrace or an attic).
We will consider decorative perennial creeping plants in this article.
Campsis - honey flowering liana
This magnificent plant impresses not only with abundant flowering, which lasts most of the summer, but also with beautiful bright foliage (each leaf is complex and consists of 9-13 small ones). Dome-shaped flowers (they come in all shades of red, orange, raspberry), an abundance of which this blossoming liana will strike you, gather in inflorescences, which, in turn, are crowned with long elegant shoots. Over one summer, the campsite branches can grow by 2 m. In order for the fruits to appear, cross-pollination is necessary. Campidsis honey should be mentioned separately - because of the seductive aroma, which flocks of bees and other insects flock to, it is not recommended that this flowering vine grow near the windows of residential buildings.
If you inadvertently planted it there, take care of the availability of reliable mosquito nets. Follow simple rules when taking care of the campsis:
- Do not water the roots of this plant. Better yet, find out in advance how high the groundwater is in your area . This will need to be considered when watering.
- Protect the campsis from the wind, provide it with good lighting.
- Take care of soil fertility (kampsis is unpretentious, but this plant will perceive an excess of nutrients in the soil as a signal for more magnificent and longer flowering).
- At the end of winter, trim old faded shoots. At the same time, you can take care of giving the desired appearance to the plant.
Campsis is the pearl of vertical gardening.
It is also sometimes grown in the form of small trees (low-stem form). If you plant several varieties with flowers of different shades nearby, the decorative effect will be simply amazing.
Hoya, or Wax Ivy
It is impossible to list the blossoming creepers for giving and not to mention the hoya. Its creeping stems are capable of reaching 6 m in length. In addition, few perennial flowering vines have such a growth rate: in spring, hoya shoots grow by a meter per week! Dark green glossy leaves are covered with whitish wax stains - this feature contributed to the fact that the people began to call the people wax ivy. Fragrant flowers, pinkish in the middle, are collected in umbrella inflorescences. The older the plant becomes, the more magnificent and abundant it blooms. Hoya needs support. As such, a tree, gazebo or arch is suitable. In the cold regions of Russia, unfortunately, hoya can only grow in a greenhouse or greenhouse, since the liana is thermophilic. In the middle lane, flowering will be sparse. Hoya should be watered abundantly, and in autumn - only a few days after the soil becomes dry. Remember, the leaves of this plant can provoke skin irritation, and the aroma of its flowers - a headache! It is convenient to propagate the hoya with stem layering, as well as cuttings.