Bubble Darts Gold was bred in Holland and is widely used for decorating land. This shrub is distinguished by its unusual appearance and airy flowering, which pleases the eye for 3-4 weeks.
The appearance of the plant
Bubbleweed Kalinifolia Darts Gold is a dense and compact shrub whose crown resembles a dome. On average, its height is 140-160 cm.
Leaves consist of 3 or 5 lobes. Their coloring is quite unusual, at the beginning of summer the leaf plate acquires a golden hue, then gradually it becomes light green, and with the onset of autumn it completely turns into a bronze-orange color. A distinctive feature of the plant will be the fact that the leaves are very densely arranged on the branches and create a powerful crown.
Flowering occurs in late June - early July and lasts about a month. White or cream flowers are collected in neat fluffy inflorescences resembling shields. After the flowers fall off, decorative red berries appear in their place, when pressed, you can hear cotton. Such fruits hold in place for 1-2 months.
The main characteristics of the plant
Dartis Gold Viburnum is a perennial culture and grows very quickly, adding 30-40 cm each year. Thanks to such qualities, it is often used as a hedge.
Also, such a plant is not demanding about the care and composition of the soil, it can grow in urban areas without any special difficulties, taking into account its adverse ecology. Bubble-tree tolerates winter temperatures well up to -34 degrees. It has good resistance to diseases and pests.
Landing rules
Bubble Darts Gold, planting and care for which does not require much effort, has the following preferences regarding the location of cultivation:
- The plant feels best on acid loams, but it will also grow successfully on other types of soils.
- The sunny area will provide a brighter and more unusual shade of both flowers and foliage.
- It is advisable to plant the darts Gold bubble on a hill to protect it from moisture stagnation in the soil, but if this is not possible, then it is necessary to provide high-quality drainage made of pebbles, expanded clay and broken brick.
For individual plantings, the vesicle is planted in pits, and when creating a living wall - in trenches. 2-4 weeks before the work, 500 grams of superphosphate, 3 buckets of mullein or humus are applied per 1 square meter of soil.
After the seedling is buried, the earth is tamped and watered abundantly.
Plant care
The darts Gold variety is unpretentious in care and tolerates even adverse living conditions. The most important procedures that should be performed regularly during plant growth will be watering, weeding, top dressing and sanitary pruning.
Water the vesicle in such a way as to prevent moisture stagnation in the soil. In order for the roots to be more saturated with oxygen and able to receive all the necessary substances, the trunk circle is cleaned of weeds and loosened shallow. Another important procedure is mulching the soil, which is recommended after each watering.
They feed the dartfish goldfish twice a year, following simple rules. In the spring, immediately after the snow melts, the bush is watered with a solution prepared from:
- 10 liters of water;
- 500 milliliters of mullein;
- 1 tablespoon of urea;
- 1 tablespoon of ammonium nitrate.
In autumn, after all the foliage has fallen, the vesicle is fertilized with nitroammophos.
The shrub grows very quickly and, therefore, recovers just as quickly after pruning, so there is no need to be afraid to experiment with the shape of the vesicle. Depending on the choice of the gardener, the plant may take the form of a square, ball, oval and many other interesting shapes. Sanitary pruning is traditionally carried out in early spring and late autumn, while removing damaged, diseased and dry branches. It is also worth trimming shoots that violate the overall composition.
If you follow all the above rules, then Darts Gold will delight you with its beauty for many years.
Propagation
There are many ways you can propagate the vesicle, but experienced gardeners recommend using vegetative methods such as cuttings, layering, or dividing the bush. This is due to the fact that when using seeds very often varietal characters of the mother plant are not preserved.
Reproduction by seeds, despite its disadvantages, usually goes quite well, and seedlings appear quickly and amicably. Each of the resulting plants may be completely different from the others. To get the Darts Gold vesicle from seeds, you need to deepen them in a moistened mixture of sand and peat. After this, the plantings are covered with film or glass and regularly watered. With the advent of the first leaves, small plants can be planted in separate containers. Seedlings are transferred to a permanent place only after a year. This is necessary so that they have time to get stronger.
Propagation by cuttings begins in late June. At this time, lignified shoots are cut in such a way that no less than 3-5 buds remain on them, while the lower cut should be made obliquely, and the upper one should be straight. Rooted cuttings immediately in the open ground, in a makeshift greenhouse under the mother plant. All this time they need to be watered abundantly, and for the winter cover with burlap and spruce branches. Those seedlings that were able to survive in the winter frost can be transplanted to a permanent place.
For propagation by layering, a powerful and healthy shoot is selected, which in the beginning of spring is bent to the ground and dug up by 5 centimeters, for the best fixation it is additionally fixed with metal staples. Leaving care is carried out in conjunction with the parent plant. Left bushes necessarily cover with the onset of winter. Next spring, young seedlings are carefully dug out and the young seedlings are separated from the bush, after which they are transferred to a permanent place of residence.
The division of the bush is appropriate if the vesicle has grown greatly and began to fill the garden, in which case it is carefully dug up from all sides so as not to damage the roots, after which it is cut into several parts, each of which is immediately transferred to a permanent place.
Among other varieties of this plant:
- Red Baron;
- Diablo;
- Luteus;
- Nanus
- Summer Vine;
- Nugget.
Darts Gold grade bubble can be a real decoration of any garden plot. This plant boasts decorative leaves, flowers and berries. In addition, the bush is unpretentious to care and living conditions.