Decorative viburnum is part of the family Honeysuckle, including more than two hundred subspecies. In nature, this plant is found almost everywhere on our continent, as well as on African and American. Decorative viburnum is an
evergreen shrub or tree with a beautiful leafy cut. It becomes incredibly attractive during flowering, covered with a white or pinkish outfit, large and catchy, attracting pollinating insects.
Decorative viburnum, the varieties of which have been living for more than half a century, also has very beautiful fruits, which, as a rule, remain on the branches for a long time after leaf fall. In some species, they are edible.
And it is not surprising that this beautiful tree, which is decorated with large snow-white flowers in the spring, and bright and ruddy leaves and fruits in the fall, is considered a good decoration of the garden. It grows rapidly, easily tolerates low light conditions, which many shrubs cannot boast of. A decorative viburnum survives well and next to the dull high walls and the fence, and under tall trees.
It is generally considered an unpretentious plant that is not afraid of the neighborhood with large factories or factories, major highways. But many shrubs and even trees from such proximity simply die.
Decorative viburnum, one of the varieties of which is called Buldenezh, is very popular among gardeners, and this variety of it is especially. Sometimes it seems that this plant, which is considered to be a rival to such a shrub as a rose, was created not by nature, but by a skilled craftsman. Buldenezh, or terry viburnum, sometimes called the snow globe, blooms odorless, but its inflorescences are of stunning beauty.
Decorative viburnum, planting and care of which does not require special skills, appeared in Russia during the time of Catherine II. Then she, as a curiosity, was planted in the gardens of high royal dignitaries and landowners. By the end of the nineteenth century, buldenege, along with a rose and a mocker, could be found in every fashionable front garden. Entire gardens were planted in the old days by this shrubbery.
Decorative viburnum is bred very easily: its seeds, layering or offspring grow on any soil where there is moisture. And during flowering, the bushes are completely covered with bees, for which there is an abundance of nectar and pollen.
Kalina loves not only moisture. It is very sensitive to soil, preferring to grow on fertile loam. In general, it is a very winter-hardy plant, and although it may freeze slightly in severe frost, it recovers very quickly in the spring.
Kalina, including buldenezh, responds well to organic fertilizer, but gardeners usually do not abuse fresh manure, which causes fatty shoots - a treat for leaf beetles.
Shrub loves loosening and mulching. In the spring, once a year, the mulch is repaired by digging into the basal soil, and by autumn a new layer is growing on it.
In order for the decorative viburnum to bloom well, drying of the soil should not be allowed. Indeed, in the wild, it grows exclusively in places with guaranteed hydration of the soil coma.
Today this shrub is very popular among landscape designers. Especially beautiful are the compositions from it, planted on the shores of inland waters or ponds. Reflecting in the smooth surface, decorative viburnum becomes even more beautiful.