Landing and care for Armeria (brief)

• Landing: Sowing seeds in the ground - under winter or early March; Sowing seeds to seedlings - at the end of February or early March, the landing of seedlings in the ground - from the second half of May.
• Lighting: bright sunlightFor the farmer's armeria - a half or bright scattered light.
• The soil: Wet and lightweight, suction, acidic reaction.
• Watering: Moderate, in the arid time more frequent.
• Feeding: Before the flowering starts full mineral fertilizer.
• Reproduction: Seeds, cuttings and dividing bush.
• Pests: aphid.
• Diseases: Spotted.

Read more about the cultivation of Armeria read below

Armery Flower - Description

The Armery plant reaches a height from 15 to 60 cm. She has a short rod rhizome, and numerous linear-lanceal seating all-wide leaves, assembled into a root rosette, form dense curtains - pillows. Straight straight, smooth or sown. Small flowers of white, pink, purple flowers and their shades are assembled into the sound inflorescences. Single-heated fruit. Armery bloom begins in May and ends at the end of summer. The view of the Armeria Primorskaya is most popular in Culture (ARMERIA MARITIMA). The cultivation of the seaside army is carried out in the same way as the cultivation of the Armeria of any other species, the only difference is only the fact that the seaside argea is preferable to grow at the reservoir.

Cultivation of Armeria from Seeds

Armeria sowing.

The seed reproduction of the Armeria is carried out as a seaside and a reckless way. In the open soil of the seeds of Armeria sow at the end of the autumn (so that they go to natural stratification for the winter) or in the spring, in early March. At seedlings to the greenhouse seeds of Armeria sow at the end of February or early March. In addition, the Armeria is well multiplied by self-sowing. Wherever you sow seeds of the Armeria - immediately into the ground or in the seedlings container - they close them in a shallow, sprinkling the layer of the Earth in a half-meter. The germination of the seed of the Armeria is high.

Armeria seedlings.

If you want to get friendly shoots, hold the seeds of the Armeria week in the refrigerator, and in front of the sowing of them for 6-8 hours in warm water. Surprised in the boxes and slightly sprinkled by the soil seeds of the Armery contain in warm, bright place. When shoots have reached a height of several centimeters and they will have a pair of real leaves, seedlings are divened to the greenhouses and struggle until they fix it.

Landing of armeria in open ground

When to plant Armeria.

As soon as you make sure that the leaves of the Armery in the greenhouse became strong and strong, and the frosts retreated finally, you can deal with the transplant of seedlings to open ground. Determine for the Armeria the warmest and sunny plot with a light, slightly wet acidic soil - the most sulfur or rocky soil is most suitable. If the soil is labeled, try to fix it before landing, because the armeria does not tolerate lime. For neutralization, enter into the soil under the ammonium nitrate pixel or span the area with a solution of acetic acid.

How to plant Armeria.

Two weeks before landing thoroughly burst the soil on the site and make organic fertilizers. If you decide to grow armey as solo plants, they are planted in the wells at a distance of 30-40 cm from each other and from other plants, installing a seedling so that the rosette of the leaves was not lowered to the ground and the root neck was shallow. The wells fall asleep the earth, the grounds are torn around the seedlings and water the landing. If you want the armeria to grow with a solid carpet, then the seedlings need to plant, so that there is no more than 15-20 cm between the specimens, and not in the wells, but in shallow trenches. For the first three weeks, try to water Armeria often, but let's push the soil between watering. Armeria from seeds blooms usually next year after landing. Armeria Primorsky is grown from seeds according to the same rules as any other type.

Armery - care

How to grow Armeria.

Care for armeria complexity does not represent. Before it blooms, make a complete mineral fertilizer into the ground as feeding, and then repeat the feeder again. You can remove the faded flowers on time and cut the flowers on which there will no longer be flowers so that the plant sends all its strength on the formation of new buds. If summer is arid, water Armeria, but try not to overdo it with moisture. When the plant reaches the five-year-old age, it is necessary to dig up, divided into parts and sear, and in the future it is to do it every 2-3 years, otherwise the Armery is growing up. This is how the landing of the army and the care of it is carried out. Everything is simple.

Pests and diseases of the Armeria.

Armeria is not afraid of neither diseases nor pests, but if it grows in insufficiently acidic soil, there may be problems with tool or spotting, to deal with which the best radical trimming of shoots.

Armeria after flowering

How and when collecting the seeds of the Armeria.

Perennial Armeria in winter.

Armeria - a plant frost-resistant and may well be overwhelmed without shelter, especially if in the winter there will be a lot of snow. The exception is only the farmer's armerion, which must be stolen. Used for shelter dry peat, huskry and nonwoven materials. If the winter forecasts are expected to be an impersonal, it is better to hide the sweetheart and other types of arming: and they will be warm, and you calmly.

Types and varieties of armeria

In the culture, about ten species of armeria were distributed. Use them in group landings, rabids, mountaineers, stony gardensas well as as colored borders.

Armeria Alpine (Armeria Alpina)

– perennialforming dense pillows up to 30 cm in diameter and about 15 cm high. Many of the linear lanceal leaves suffer winter. Flowers are light pink, assembled into the stubborn sound inflorescences up to three centimeters in diameter. Flowerines up to 30 cm high. Flowers for three to four weeks from June. Varieties:

• – Alba - Armeria White;
• – Laucheana. - Armeria with carmine-red flowers;
• – Rosea. - Grade with bright pink flowers.

Pseudoarmeria, or Armeria Beautiful (Armeria Pseudarmeria)

- A plant that achieves a height of 40 cm with rosettes of evergreen leaves and inflorescences of white or pink flowers. Flowers from the beginning to the end of summer. Varieties:

• – Joystick White - grade with white spherical inflorescences, can be grown as an annual;
• – Thrift. - low grade high up to 20 cm high;
• – Red Planet - Perennial with red balloons of inflorescences on flowers up to 35 cm high;
• – Bees Ruby - Armeria bright pink up to 60 cm high.

Armeria Primorskaya (Armeria Maritima)

it grows in nature on marine coasts. Its height is not more than 20 cm, the diameter of the socket is the same. Narrow leaves, linear, flat, blue-green color. Flowers in the funny inflorescences Pink-purple, covered with film bracts. Blooms in May and flows around in approximately seventy days. Sometimes repeatedly blooms in the fall. Varieties:

• – armeria Louisiana - Variety of Armeria seashest with pink flowers;
• – Dusseldorf Stolz - grade with dark red flowers;
• – WINDIKTIV. - Armeria Red;
• – Bloxt - Armeria dark red.

Armeria Dneysh, or Armeria Juniper-Oil (Armeria Juniperifolia \u003d Armeria Cespitosa)

it comes from the high mountain regions of Spain and Portugal, it is a perennial height of up to 15 cm with narrow linear leaves collected in a rosette with a diameter of up to 20 cm. Flowers of red or pink color in the heartfelt inflorescences are framed by the interfiled bracts, flowercasters up to 6 cm high. Flowering is plentiful that sometimes because of flowers with bracts is not visible to the leaves of the army. Flowers for forty-fifty days from July. Does not tolerate moisture in roots. Popular Hybrid of the Armeria of Dernomy and Armeria Primorsky, called Armeria Zyunderman. Dernist Armeria varieties:

• – Brno - low grade with purple terry flowers;
• – Bivenz Väyeti. - terry flowers, pale pink.

Armeria Welwitschii (Armeria Welwitschii)

- One of the tallers of armeria - up to 35 cm in height. The leaves are large, reach a length of 10, and in a width of 5 cm. Pink flowers up to 2 cm in diameter make up the sound inflorescence. Blooming abundantly and long since June and before the start of winter. This species requires an enriched soil calcium.

Armeria Ordinary, Garden (Armeria Vulgaris)

it grows in a height of up to 60 cm, linear all-ray leaves reach 12.5 cm long and 1 cm wide. Naked bloomrs crowned the sound inflorescences of carmine-pink fragrant flowers, which on one plant can be up to 40.

Armeria beautiful (Armeria Formosa)

forms compact sockets from narrowly evergreen leaves. Stems tough, rounded, reprehension. Inflorescences up to 5 cm in the diameter of white, red or pink color are abundantly blooming until October.

In addition to these types of armeria, the Armery Japanese, Siberian, Barbed, Lowid, Arctic, and others are also known.

Name: Comes from Celtic "Ar" - near it nearand "Mor" - sea \u200b\u200b-by habitat one of the species of the genus.

According to another version, from the StaroFronzus names of the cloves of bearded - "Armoires", on which some of the Armerys look outwardly.

Description: There are about 50 species, wild growing in Western and Eastern Europe, Siberia, Mongolia and America. Perennial herbaceous plants 30-40 cm high, with numerous linear leaves collected into a root rosette. Flowers are small pink, purple, white in the topped-free inflorescences, surrounded by dry, webbed bracts. Flowerines straight, thin, pubescent.

Armery Alpine - Armeria Alpina. (DC.) WILD. \u003d.Armeria Maritima SSP. Alpina. Motherland - alpine meadows of mountainous regions of Europe. Plant Perennial, forming dense cushions 20-30 cm in diameter and 8-15 cm high. Leaves in a roasting rosette, linear lanceal, 12-15 cm long and 0.3 cm wide. Part of the leaves falls. Flowers are small, light pink, assembled into the commercial, stubby inflorescence up to 3 cm in diameter. Flowerines 20-30 cm high, lightless. Flowers in June 25-35 days. In culture since 1768. She has many varieties grown in alpinearia, for example: "Alba" with white flowers, "Rosea" with carmine-roes flowers,"Laucheana" With carmine-red flowers, etc.

Armery Arctic - Armeria Scabra. Pall. EX ROEM. & Schult. \u003d Armeria Arctica. (Cham.) Wallr. \u003d Armeria Maritima SSP. Arctica. (Cham.) Hulten In nature, grows on stony places, sea coasts and in the highlands of the Arctic, Northeast Siberia and the Far East. A perennial herbaceous plant with vertical root and narrow leaves (5-8 cm of length), bought at the base of shoots. Small flowers form a dense spherical head, reminiscent of the inflorescence of the bow. The inflorescence is reduced to the wrapper from the film bracts. The diameter of inflorescence is 2- 2.5 cm. The number of floweros to 10, their height is 12-20 cm. Flowers from late June - in July, the seeds ripen in August - September. In Sakhkny since 1963, planted with alive plants on open place At the arrows of the first plot. When sowing under the winter, segments appeared in early May, when sowing at the end of May - at the end of June. In winter, plants leave green. The height of the coloring 20-23 (28) cm, almost as in nature. The number of flowers (9-13) increased, the diameter of the inflorescence remained the same (2.5-2.6 cm). The plant in the culture led himself as a bible and for the second year after flowering died. In the "Flora of the USSR" (1952) it is noted that the types of Armeria are bred in the gardens as decorative. According to Huga, iodine is found in the ashes of coastal forms. The plant is wondering for rocky gardens. It is indicated in the dictionary of the Gardening Dictionary (Dictionary of Gardening, 1956).

Deruny Armeria - Armeria Juniperifolia. (Vahl) Hoffmanns. & Link. \u003d Armeria Cespitosa. (CAV.) Boiss. \u003d Statice Juniperifolia. Vahl Motherland - Alpine areas of Spain and Portugal, where it grows at an altitude of up to 3000 m N.Y.M. A perennial plant forming a dense pad 5-15 cm high, 15-20 cm in diameter. Narrow, linear leaves are collected in a socket. Red or pink flowers in heartfelt inflorescences surrounded by dry, webbed bracts create such an abundance that the green outlet is completely closed. Flowerines 5-6 cm high. Flowers since July 40-50 days. Old pillows usually disintegrate, starting from the center.In culture since 1893. Winter hardy in conditions middle strip And the North-West of Russia when providing good drainage. Does not make stagnant moisture. The Hybrid of the Armeria of the Ternist and Primorskaya received the name of Armeria Zyunderman (Armeria X Suendermanii \u003d Armeria Caespitosa X Armeria Maritima) - is presented in the photo on the right. Photo on the left of Olga Bondareva Photo on the right of EFSR.

ARMERIY is beautiful - A. Formosa \u003d Armeria Pseudarmeria "Formosa" Plant 12-18 cm high. Forms compact evergreen sockets of green narrow-centered leaves. Stems rounded, rigid, reprehension. Inflorescence 4-5 cm in diameter. Mass flowering falls on June, separate flowers appear until October. Inflorescences of different shades of white, pink, carmine color. Long flowering and attractive foliage make a plant suitable for growing in stony gardens and in containers. For successful cultivation, an open solar place and sandy soil with good drainage is necessary. Morozostoyko. In the crude winter it is possible to drop the root cervix and the death of the plant. Zone: 5-9. Photo of sofya iron

Armeria Primorskaya - Armeria Maritima. (Mill.) Willd. \u003d Armeria vulgaris Willd.. Wild grows on the sea coasts of North-West Europe and North America. Zone: 3-9. Perennial pillow-like plant 15-20 cm high and 15 cm in diameter, with narrow, linear, flat, stupid blue-green leaves. Pink-pink flowers are collected in the junny inflorescences, covered with a fillective bracts. Flowerines up to 20 cm high, luccota pubescent. It blooms from May about 70 days, sometimes re-autumn. In culture from 1627. There are varieties and forms with white ( "Alba"), pink ( "Rosea Compacta"), carmine-red ( "Solendens Perfecta") and dark red flowers ( "Düsseldorfer Stalz"), as well as a dwarf variety with very narrow leaves. "Laucheana" - Flowers saturated pink; "Vindictive" - Red flowers; "Bloodstone" - Dark red flowers. Photo of EFSR.

Armeria pseudoarmeria- Armeria Pseudarmeria (Murray) Mansf. \u003d Armeria Latifolia. Willd.. \u003d A.atrosanguinea. Plant with strong stems up to 40 cm high. Forms compact evergreen sockets of green linear leaves. Armeria Pseudarmeria. Photo Svetlana Voronina Stems rounded, rigid, reprehension. Inflorescence spherical of small flowers of white or pink color. Mass flowering falls on June, separate flowers appear until October. Long flowering and attractive foliage make the plant suitable for growing in stony gardens and in containers, excellently for cutting and winter bouquets. For successful cultivation, an open solar place and sandy soil with good drainage is necessary. Morozostoyko. In the crude winter it is possible to drop the root cervix and the death of the plant. Zone: 5 (6) -9. Varieties: "Joystick White."- Bright white, spherical inflorescences on a strong 40 cm stems. Blooms in a year of sowing and can be grown as an annual. "Bees Ruby"- 40 - 60 cm high blooms in June-August bright pink flowers. "Thrift."- 15-20 cm high

Location: Armeria sit in sunny places. Drought-resistant. Most species winter without shelter. Armeria Dneysy is the most whimpering - it should not be squeezed under the straight rays of the sun, and in the winter it is necessary to stream, it does not tolerate winter moisture.

Armeria Maritima "Nifty Thrifty"
Photo of nursery "Northern Flora"

The soil: Lightweight suede damp soil, preferably with an acidic reaction. Not transferred to lime.

Care: Immediately after flowering, inflorescences cut off. For the winter she is covered with a sweetheart. Once in 5-6 years it is necessary to divide the bush.

Reproduction: Seeds, dividing bush and cuttings. Seeds are seeded in an open ground under winter or spring. For the cultivation of seedlings, it is possible to sow in the greenhouses in the boxes in February - March. Seedlings are divened to the greenhouse soil. Young plants bloom for the second year, with early time Sowing - in the fall of the same year. Possible self-seams. Bushes divided every 2-3 years early in spring or autumn (which is more preferable), immediately after the end of flowering. Each bush can be divided into small parts that are quickly rooted by giving the beginning of new plants. Distance when landing 15-20 cm. Cherencut from spring to autumn. On the cuttings take small sockets.

Partners: Due to thick, grassy, \u200b\u200bpreserving their greens and in winter, the rosettes of Armeria fits well into groups of large pops. They are well combined with stamps, surmasses, low creeping phloxes, a bell carpathian, Yaskolka, Timyan creep.

Before you learn how the cultivation of the Armeria occurs, landing and care for it, get acquainted with this plant closer.

Flower, the name "Armery", won the hearts of many lovers of ornamental plants. There are versions that his melodic name is related to the sea. Translated from some of the most ancient languages, it means "located near the sea".

Another option to decrypt the name is the designation of one of the varieties of carnations in French. Indeed, these flowers often grow close to sea cliffs, there is even such a separate armeria variety - Primorskaya. The striking similarity of the inflorescences of this plant with a carnation is also striking.

Characteristics

It is difficult to say where this plant comes from: representatives of his species can be found in different parts Sveta. It is a harsh cold Siberia, and sultry Africa, and the tropical forests of America, and the steppe of Mongolia.

Armery is a long-term grassy culture, growing, forming lush busty bushes, seasoned with gentle bright flowers. These flowers are located on the top of a dense elongated stem, look like neat miniature bouquets collected from tiny boutons.

The armeria is painted mainly in pink shades, but it also happens white, purple, red, lilac. Narrow and long leaves with sharp tips grow immediately from the ground, without attaching to the stalk. In the height, the stem usually grows up to 30 cm. The highest grade - Armeror Velwich, reaches half-meter height. Blossom continues from the middle of the summer before the beginning of autumn.

All about landing of the Armeria

If you want to plant Armeria in your country, pay attention to the following important points:

1. Choosing a suitable variety.
2. Search for a plot for placing colors.
3. Proper time for landing.
4. Landing rules.

Let us dwell on each of the items.

Select variety

Alpine Armery. This variety in nature is found among the meadow vegetation of European countries. It reaches 30 cm, inflorescences diameter - about 3 cm. Color: red, pink, white.

The flower has a diameter of 5 cm, the flowering period lasts almost half a year. Leaves retain green color even in winter. Colors: white, bright red or light pink. Stem dense, striving up.

Ordinary, garden. High grade grows up to 60 cm. Leaves 1 cm wide, more than 10 cm long. Flowers are painted in pink shades.

Venelvich is a large part, with leaves of 10 cm long, almost 5 cm wide. The height of the plant is up to 35 cm. The size of the flower bowl is small (up to 2 cm). This variety blooms for long and abundantly pink paints. The soil for it is worth picking with calcium content.

Seaside army low, Grow close near the sea, on the stones. Purple flowers cover the plant already in May and two more than a month will delight you with their fragile look. A repeated blooming may occur in the fall. There are pink and red boutons, as well as with different shades.

Pseudoarmeria, otherwise - beautiful. High instance (about 40 cm), with evergreen leaves and white, red or pink flowers. Blooms at the beginning of summer and continues to bloom until the autumn occurs.

What should be a color plot

This may be a place near the reservoir, however, without excessive moisture in the ground. Recommended by the sun lightly lit by the sun, but the direct rays should be avoided. The shadows should not be, it hurts flowering. The plant will feel well on the slope of the hill, located on the east side or in the southern part.

When it is better to plan

Armeria is desirable in the recent February or the first days of March. First grip it in the conditions of greenhouses. Then the resulting seedlings are transplanted into open ground. At the same time, it is necessary to make sure that the sprouts and leaves on them have already been strengthened and gained strength. This happens with the retreat of the danger of frosts and the arrival of stable warm temperatures.

We prepare soil

Preparing for landing Argery, burst the Earth twice. Finely fitted ferry soil and river sand, plus the purchase composition for the greenhouse. You can use the organic to improve the quality of the Earth. After making fertilizer should pass at least two weeks. The soil must be taking acid. Eliminate the presence of lime. We can acidify the soil with an ammian, as well as any of the acids, for example: nitrogen, sulfur, sulfura, acetic.

Tip! Dense heavy soil can be made more air, applying hay as drainage, woody chips, overwhelmed by chevy. This will also serve as a fertilizer for the soil.

How to make landing of armeria

Armeria can be grown as a single composition or put it with solid rows. In the first case, individuals are planted with an interval of 30 or 40 cm from each other and other colors in the neighborhood. Prepare deepening, put a flower there, the leaves should be above the ground. Then the seedlock is buried, the soil is compacted and watering.

If you have conceived to create a solid row of armeria colors, it is necessary to land it in a step of 15 cm. In this case, the seedlings are not in the holes. They dig a shallow long ditch and plunge the young seedlings there. In the first month, the plant needs a frequent and constant watering. But you should never forget about the dangers of excessive moisture.

Correct care

Armeria does not apply to the number of capricious and demanding crops. But still in minimal care she needs, like any decorative plant. How to care?

• The flower is not afraid of heat and drought, but it is necessary to water it, because the water he loves. The main thing is to water from being dosed. Everything must be done in moderation.
• So that the plant felt safely, developed well and pleased with beautiful bloom, adopt it. When? The first time in the cultivation of seedlings, the second time, when buds appear, the third - at the end of the blooming phase. You can make the organic or mineral complexes. Poor, heavy soil feed additionally.
• During flowering, remove the dieting buds so that in their place they could grow new ones. When the Armery is wondering, cut down the empty flowers so that the plant does not spend its energy on them.
• Armeria should be periodically loosen to improve air circulation in roots.

Winter plant tolerates calmly, staying in the ground. If winter without snow, and frosts are strong, stitch flowers with leaves, spruce, dry peat or film. Especially such measures are needed for turf armeria.

Even in the winter cold, the flower does not lose green color of the leaves and continues to decorate your site.

Tip! If you need seeds, you can get them like this. Flowering inflorescences are wrapped with a cloth so that ripening seeds do not span on the ground. When the bud dries, it must be removed with the cloth, and the material for sowing is shaken on a saucer or sheet of paper.

What is dangerous

To threaten the plant, the failure may not happen, apply preventive measures. Early in the spring, treat your ARMERIA "Intavir" or "Kinmix", "carbofos."

Sometimes spots may appear on the leaves, flower fades and stops blooming. In this case, you can apply for spraying a fungicide.

When the plant is in a state of winter peace, it is incorporated due to the overvailing or low soil acidity. By eliminating these reasons, you will save the health of your armeria until spring.

If there are no Armeria in your colors in your colors, and you decided to breed it at home, it means that it was time to familiarize themselves with the rules for the reproduction of this flower.

All about the reproduction of Armeria

Modifying this flower in different ways:

• With the help of seeds.
• Rooting cuttings.
• White division.

The first method:

Tip! Collect the seeds for breeding the Armeria on the site is not needed if it is already growing there. This flower is able to reproduce well with its seeds itself, without help.

You can sit right in the soil or to the greenhouse on the seedlings. In the soil planted either in early springor autumn, closer to winter. So that the seeds are good, they first soaked in warm water for eight hours.

To obtain seedlings, seed seeds in pots, put them in heat with sufficient lighting. Then you should peer into a greenhouse or immediately in the open land under the film. Do it at the end of winter or early spring. It is necessary to lay the seeds to be shallow, observing a small distance, sprinkle a thin layer of the earth and pour. Blooming such seedlings will be able to the second year of life.

The second way:

Cuttings can be multiplied by Armeria all summer. To do this, cut a small outlet from the maternal instance and planted directly into the ground. Having made a small deepening in the ground, put the stalks there, fall asleep, the ground is torn and watered the landing. Deep landing Not recommended. The interval between cuttings is withstanding about 30 cm.

Third way:

We share the bushes of the plant, which turned three years. The procedure is carried out immediately after winter or with the arrival of autumn after the completion of the flowering stage. Drops are divided into parts, sections are treated with activated carbon. Landing B. open soil Make a step of 15 or 20 cm.

The harsh beauty of creaking plants conquers. Armeria in your garden will definitely take a worthy place. It can be revived by stone slides, decorate the Rabatka, a walkway or an alley. It is often used in combination with fluttering plants.

If you like mountain landscapes or sea cliffs, then this romantic flower for you. Dimensions and rigor of inflorescences, juicy green leaves - all this is capable of a sophisticated charm to your decorative garden.

Beautifully decorated plot is the pride of any gardener and owner of a private house. That is why every spring and autumn can be found large crowds of people in the markets and in garden centers that are in search of the most beautiful and unusual plantscapable of highlighting their garden or flower garden. To date, breeders are simply a huge number of colors and plants, among which each gardener will definitely find a suitable instance. Literally century ago, the Armery flower was greatly popular - a beautiful flowering bush-shock, which is highlighted in a bright spot on any site.

Pink, red or white shades of the inflorescences of this flower create one huge composition, especially if we plant them with a group. This will make it possible to achieve the similarity of your flower beds with fragrant sea, consisting of delicate colors of plants of Armeria.

In this article, consider the features and description of the Armery, we present the characteristics of the most popular species and varieties of this culture, as well as note essential moments landing and care.

Features and description of the Armery

Armeria is a herbaceous flower plantwhich refers to perennials. All plants of this culture are representatives of the Pinkly Family. In the past century, the Armery became very popular thanks to his bright and sophisticated appearance. In essence, the Armeria is a frost-resistant decorative garden plantwhich will certainly decorate any plot. In the culture of Armeriya is used from the 18th century and is still often found on the flower beds. Many enthusiastic gardeners by mistake consider the birthplace of this culture of Armenia, which is consonant with the name of the Armery flower. However, this is a delusion, there is nothing in common with this plant and the eastern country. The natural habitat of representatives of the Family Family is considered the territory of the Mediterranean, some species are also found in countries of Eastern Europe, in the territory of America, Mongolia and Siberia.

Despite the rather long history of cultivation of the Armeria, the disputes on the history of origin of this amazing culture still do not subscribe. To date, there are two versions. According to some, the name of this flower Celtic origin. Translated from this language, "AR" means "near, near", and "Mor" - the sea that can literally be translated as "next to the sea near the sea." This is due to the fact that most natural types and varieties of armeria grow on the coasts, in the dunes. According to another version, the name of the flower happened from french word. Armoires, which in translation denotes a "bearded carnation". Looking at Armeria, it is safe to say that there is a certain similarity between these two cultures, especially in the botanical aspect.

In nature, there is a large number of types of armeria. Botany scientists have them approximately 93, which are found in various territories of Europe and America, as well as in some areas of Asia. In culture, only a small part of the entire variety of armeria is grown - approximately 50 species.

Armeria description:

• Armery is a herbaceous plant for open soil, which is characterized by good resistance to our harsh frost.
• These plants botany refer to perennials, although many types and varieties can be cultivated as annual plants, provided that in the winter time the temperature drops below 15 degrees of frost.
• The armeria is characterized by a rather short and not branched rod root system.
• Right from the root grow the leaves of culture, which form a beautiful and lush root rosette. Lancing leaves, linear with a solid edge, numerous, sit directly on the stem without a pet, which allows you to create a tight pillow.
• The color of the foliage is dark green, silver or purple.
• Single blundering shoots rose from the cushion of lancet leaves. They are straight, without foliage, dark green shade. Some varieties are smooth, there are sometimes flowers with a slightly pubescent flower.
• Heights are found both low-spirited representatives and higher and large. On average, the flower can rise to a height of 15-60 cm depending on the specific variety.
• On the tops of the shoots are formed small commercial inflorescences that resemble small balls.
• Inflorescences are formed by small delicate flowers, which in diameter reach approximately 0.5 cm. In their form, these flowers resemble inflorescences of the well-known wart carnation.
• The main advantage of Armeria is the simultaneous flowering of all colors, which makes the plant very spectacular. Blossom starts in May and can last until the end of summer.
• Color inflorescence can be different shades of purple, pink, red and white.
• Self-polls flowers, after the end of flowering, at the site of the bud is formed single-bedned fruit.
• This plant looks great in landscape design And used for the design of flower beds, flower beds, mountaineering, rocaries.

Popular types and varieties of armeria for growing in the garden

In the gardens and at the flower beds, approximately 50 different species Armery, which differ in different heights of the stem, the color of the inflorescence and the level of frost resistance. Consider the characteristics of the most popular species that are used by gardeners.

• Alpine Armeria. This is a perennial grassy plant that quickly grows and forms lush curtains, the height reaching about 15 cm. The flowerines grow up to 30 cm, the tops of which are crowned with light pink flowers collected in the sound inflorescences. Inflorescences in diameter reach approximately 3 cm. The leaves of the plant can carry the winter under the condition of not strong frosts. This type of army includes several popular varieties: Alba - flowers with white inflorescences, the Armeria with beautiful carmine-red inflorescences, Rosea - with bright pink flowers.

• Armeria Primorskaya. The plant is decorative, perennial, height can reach about 20 cm. In nature, this flower grows in coastal dunes. The roots are formed a lush branch of bluish-green lanceolate leaves. Among the leaves, shoots or patterns are growing, on which the sound inflorescences are formed, consisting of pinkish-lilac small flowers. Flowers at the plant so much that they rolling the carpet with a dense carpet, closing even the leaves. The bloom of Armeria seaside begins in May and lasts only 10 days. Flowers of this species can be blossoming re-in the fall. The main feature Armeria Primorsky is a mandatory landing near the reservoir. Popular varieties include: Bloxton - Armeria with dark red inflorescences, Louisiana - a plant with beautiful pink flowers, grade Elegy and magnificent, vinical - with red flowers.

• Armerius twin. This is a perennial grassy plant that grows in nature in the mountainous regions of Spain and Portugal. The flower height can reach 15 cm. Long lancing leaves form a magnificent root rosette, which in diameter reaches about 20 cm. Floweros are low, only 6 cm in height are crowned with small heartless inflorescences of a red or pink shade. Flowers are surrounded by interfachable bracts. During flowering, a large number of colors bloom, sometimes there are no linear leaves for their density. Blossom begins in July and lasts for 45-50 days. Varieties: Brno - the plant is distinguished by terry lilac flowers, Bivenz Väyeti - flowers with terry pale pink inflorescences.

• Armeria Velwich. This type of plant is characterized by the highest growth of all existing ones. Flowerons in height can reach about 35 cm. During flowering, large sound inflorescences are blooming, which are happy with their beauty longer than other varieties. Inflorescences consist of small pink flowers, which in diameter make up about 2 cm. An important rule growing this type of flower is the presence of in the soil large number Calcium.
• Armeria is beautiful. An herbal plant, which in height reaches about 40 cm. The roots are formed a roasting socket from evergreen leaves. While blooming white or pink flowers. Blossom starts at around the beginning of summer and lasts for 3 months. Popular varieties: Red Planet - Armeria with red inflorescences, Joystick White - flower with white inflorescences, which can be grown as an annual plant.
• Armery ordinary or garden. An herbal perennial plant, which in height can reach about 60 cm. Lancing linear leaves can be 12 cm long, form a beautiful and magnificent roasting rosette. Long bare shoots are formed large sound inflorescences consisting of small carmine-red colors. On one plant there may be a large number of colors reaching about 40 pieces.

• Armeria barbed. This perennial plant in height can reach about 30 cm. The root rosette is formed by lanceal linear leaves of a sidewayed shade. On the shoots blooming pink sound inflorescences.
• Armeria Siberian. This is pretty rare viewwhich is characterized by beauty blossom. In height, the grassy plant of Armeriya Siberian reaches about 30 cm. On the flowers in July, there are commercial spherical inflorescences, consisting of small colors, which are reached in a diameter of 0.5 cm. Flowers of pink shade.
• Armeria is beautiful. Also a beautiful and amazing plant species. A root rosette is formed by long evergreen lanceal leaves of dark green. From the root rosette, strong shoots with sound inflorescences grow, in diameter reaching about 5 cm. Inflorescences consist of a large number of small colors of white, pink or red shade. Blossom starts at the beginning of summer and lasts to the most frosts.

Armeria reproduction: the most common ways

Armeria can easily breed on its own site. This culture can be multiplied different ways: Seeds, fission of rhizomes and cuttings. Each of the methods is distinguished by various peculiarities and technology of growing, which must be taken into account when solving, use one of them.

Seed reproduction of Armeria

• Armeria from seeds can be raised by self-sow or work hard and collect seeds yourself. After biting the buds and the ripening of fruits, the seeds themselves scatter around themselves, so they grow themselves and require only division every few years.
• If you want to plant this plant elsewhere, the seeds can be assembled independently after bouting. For this, the required number of colors needs to wrap marks and wait for their full ripening.
• Armerian seeds can be sown directly into open soil or grow from them seedlings.
• In the open soil seeds are sown in autumn or early spring. For autumn landing Seeds are undergoing natural stratification and together will come in spring.
• For ensure Seeds are seeded in prepared containers in February or in March. Before this, the seeds must be stratified, for which the sowing material is placed on the refrigerator for a week.
• Before planting seeds, you need to put in warm water for about 6-8 hours.
• Next you need to prepare containers with soil. Put the seeds on the surface and plucked them slightly, the sealing depth should be about 0.5 cm.
• Containers are placed in a bright and warm place before shooting. Armerian seeds are characterized by a good germination.
• After the appearance of the leaves, the seedlings need to be divened to the ground greenhouse. Here the plants are contained as long as they are not fixed.
• With a seaside method of growing, the Armery will bloom only for the second year if you sow seeds under the winter, possibly autumnal flowering.

Reproduction of division

• This method is considered the most appropriate, since adult plants of the Armeria must often replant, it is desirable to do every fall.
• For division, the bushes of the Armery who have reached the three-year-old age are suitable.
• Immediately after flowering or a little later, you need to dig up adults and healthy curtains.
• Thereafter root system It should be divided into several parts, most often for three or five.
• When dividing, it is important to choose parts of the roots with healthy and strong roots without rotting and dry processes.
• Next, at the prepared place in advance, prepare the wells and land the decene separates separately. It is important to comply with an acceptable distance that averages 15-20 cm.
• Dellets of Armeria are quite good and doing it is best in autumn than spring.
• The young plant will bloom only for the second year, as Armeria is a multi-year flower.

Silence reproduction

• This is another way with which you can independently distribute Armeria on your site.
• Penciling is allowed throughout the summer period.
• To do this, it is necessary to prepare landing material. Young small outlets are taken as cuttings.
• In the warm season, the cuttings can be planted immediately into the open ground, only slightly sprinkled with the soil.
• However, in the cool period, it is best to plant cuttings in small greenhouses or cover the planting with a film or plastic bottles.
• Young sockets are rouded quite quickly and do not deliver big problems.

Preparatory stages before landing Armeria in the ground

Armeria is very beautiful and gentle plantwhich has been popular with the gardeners for many years. This is quite unpretentious culture, but for her right cultivation It is important to observe everything preparatory stages Before landing the Armeria. First of all, choose a method for producing plant seedlings, and also find the most appropriate place and soil.

Stage 1. Selection of armeria varieties and seedlings

• First of all, it is necessary to choose the correct variety and planting material of the culture.
• Pay attention only to the zoned varieties that were grown in the climate of your city or settlement. So you will get more chances to successful cultivation Armery.
• Plant You can plant from self-collected seeds or take advantage of cuttings from an adult plant if it grows on your site or your acquaintances.
• If you do not want trouble with growing seedlings, you can contact the garden center or agrofirm, which are professionally engaged in growing plant seedlings.
• Here you can get a competent advice on landing and care for a young plant, as each variety requires special attention.
• Saplings are sold in small containers with a closed root system. Often you can find seedlings with blooming inflorescences.
• Before buying, carefully check the seedlings, they should not be damaged or signs of diseases. Leafs should be green and integer, without dry plots. The land in the container must be clean and wet.

Stage 2. Selection of Places for landing

• Armeria is quite capricious regarding the place of cultivation, so it is important to carefully choose the right area for planting.
• This plant prefers to grow on well-lit plots without direct sunlight. The exclusion is the turf armeria, which can grow only in a shady spot.
• For landing is also suitable for a half-walled or shady portion.
• All varieties of culture love moistened soil, but cannot grow water in the places.
• It is best to choose places on the slopes and small hills, near the ponds and water bodies.
• Also, an ideal place for Armeria will be an alpine slide, roccarius, rocky garden.

Stage 3. Choice and soil preparation for landing

• Optimal soil for landing of the Armery is considered stony or sandy.
• It is also important that she was well drained and perfectly missed air and moisture.
• It is necessary to pay attention to the acidity of the soil. The plant requires a weakly acidic reaction, so if it is alkaline, it is important to be treated with ammonium acid.
• Before boarding, it is important to switch well and explode selected plot. It is done about two weeks before landing seedlings. At this time, it is also recommended to add organic fertilizers to the soil.

TECHNOLOGY OF ARMERY LANDING

• In the open soil, the seedlings of the Armery are planted in the fall or in spring.
• First of all it is important to prepare a landing space. Decide which composition you want to get in the end. If you are planning single landings of the Armeria, then observe the distance between the seedlings at 30-40 cm. If you need to get a flower leaf, seated with a solid carpet of Armeria, then you need to dig up a small trench and put the seedlings at a distance of 10-15 cm apart.
• If no fertilizer was made during the preparation, it is important to add them by certainly at this stage.
• Next you need to carefully remove seedlings from containers and land in landing pit. It is important to place young plants on the same depth that they grew in tanks.
• Also, when landing, follow the leaf rosette to the soil, and the root neck must be flushed with the surface.
• Saplings need to spray soil and gently press their hands.
• The first three weeks, young plants must constantly pour, withsting a small pause before the next irrigation.

Armeria Growing Agrotechnics: Secrets and Nuances of Care

Care for Armeria is not much difficult, since this plant is no capricious, so you will not be difficult to grow beautiful Armeria on my site. And when complying with all rules of cultivation, this plant will delight you with their delicate colors for a long time.

• Watering. Armeria refers to drought-resistant plants, so long time can do without watering. The exception is the first three weeks after planting young plants. In particularly hot summer, it is still worth paying attention to watering the plants and lightly irrigate the soil. However, it is necessary to monitor the volume of the injected water, since the armeria does not make a stagnation of moisture in the roots, which is why the flower can die.
• Loosening. Flowers love to grow in light and loose soil, so it is periodically recommended to loosen the soil around the armeria. This will provide access to the roots of oxygen and moisture. Also pay attention to the extension of flowering, which is ensured by removing the shockless buds.
• Podrel. If you made organic fertilizers and a complex of mineral, then the first time the Armery does not need fake. In the future, the feeding is carried out before the start of flowering, and then twice after flowering. It is recommended to use complete fertilizer mineral fertilizer. Their contribution is not necessary, but without fertilizer, the Armery will bloom quite poorly and not long.
• Fighting diseases and pests. A distinctive feature Armery from many other blooming herbatous plants It is that this culture has good resistance to diseases and pest appearance. The exceptions are cases when the plant is planted into the limestroy. Then it may be affected by spotting, with which it is difficult to deal with and needs to complete the shoots.
• Armeria wintering. The armeria is considered a frost-resistant plant, so if there are snow, it can be perfectly done without shelter. The exception is the farmer's armeria, which will die without shelter. If the winter forecasts have a minor, the plants are better to hide. To do this, use the booth.

Photo of Armeria in Landscape Design

Armeria is a very beautiful and unique plant, which looks great both in single landings and solid flowering carpet. Many gardeners use this culture to create unusual alpine Gork and rocaries.

Putting on his plot gentle ArmeriaFor a long time you will admire bright and beautiful colors that are covered with a dense carpet all the landing site.

Armery is a very beautiful flowering decorative plant. It relates to grassy perennials, the height of the adult plant can reach 30 - 35 cm. Classified by botany as a flowering belonging to the genus of pigs. Inflorescences It has round, coloring them is very bright and diverse, it can be called a decoration of any flower bed without exaggeration. Armeria is grown from seeds or by dividing bushes.

Where the Armery is used

Armeria - the plant is quite common, it has about one hundred species. Most often cultivate the following varieties:

• siberian
• seaside
• barbed
• drying.

All of them look perfectly as designing chains, borders, alpine slides, rocaries, rocky gardens. In order to emphasize the beauty of the Armeria next to it embarks a stone, creeping and plants.

Armeric flowers are located on flimosy bluers, her stems are very short, as well as rhizome. If the plants are planted close to each other, then at the time of their bloom the entire area will become a bright continuous carpet. Armery blooms for 4-5 months, from about May to September.

Growing Plants - Requirements for Soils

If planned armeria landing, it is best to remove the plots of wet, with a light soil. The plant loves loose soil, you can plant it on stony and sandy soils.

Despite the high demands on the plant, the moisture is poorly tolerated in the priest bed. Therefore, it is advisable to make high-quality drainage on the site. ARMERIA is resistant to frosts, can withstand up to minus 15 degrees, it relatively easily transfers dry periods.

To ensure normal growth and flowering, of course, a systematic watering will be required.

Flowers say that the most capricious look is the armeria of the turf. She can not tolerate direct sunlight, it is advisable to plant it in partial shade. In the conditions of the Alpine slides, it is planted on the eastern slopes.

For the winter, this species should be covered, because He does not tolerate dampness in conditions warm winter. The root neck is prone to rotting, which ultimately leads to death. For shelter usually use polyethylene film or sweetheart.

Reproduction of the plant

Armia from seeds is grown, which immediately after gathering are sown to a permanent place. You can do this in spring or autumn. Before boarding seeds pour warm water And withstand for 8 hours.

With a seaside method of growing seeds at the end of winter, they are seeded in pots or boxes and placed in greenhouses.

Seeds germinate at a temperature of 16-20 degrees. When seedlings grow up it to plant in open ground and shelted by film. Blooming such plants will begin in next year, very rarely blooming can begin in the fall of the same year.

The second method of reproduction of the Armeria is the shilling or division of bushes.

It can be performed since the third year of life, in the fall, when the flowering has already ended, or in spring - before flowering. It is recommended to give preference to autumn transplant.

It is necessary to perform the division of the bush in any case, if you refuse this event, then for several years, the Armery will make up.

If desired, the bushes are divided into small parts, all of them are perfect in new places. The distance when landing new bushes should be observed - about 20 cm. Chearing can be engaged throughout the growing season, for this, plant sockets are used.

Care

Armeria is very sensitive to feeding, they are recommended to perform them before starting active flowering. In total, during the vegetative period, two or three feeders can be made, and organic fertilizers or full mineral complexes can be used. Especially need to make fertilizers of sublibory and clay soils, peat.

To ensure a long flowering period, you must definitely cut faded inflorescences, this procedure will stimulate the formation of new buds. The decorativeness of the plant remains a long period, it remains attractive and greens even in winter. With favorable weather conditions, bloom can be repeated in autumn.

Pests and diseases are rarely affected by the plant. Sometimes there is a appearance of the leaves of leaves, and the wave may attack from pests.

Armeria is used to decorate the flower, the terraces. She looks great in bouquets. At the same time, the flowers are cut in the opening phase of buds. You can put flowers in a warm, dark place, then use for winter bouquets.