Varieties of bindweed: features of garden, field, tri-color and room type

An unruly, but very pretty convolvulus is known in the people as a birch tree. His soft pink or white flowers spread out in a luxurious carpet on the ground. Many housewives use decorative plant varieties to decorate their home garden, as well as a balcony. Saturated shades of blue or violet look amazingly against the background of gray high-rise buildings. Scientists know about 250 varieties of the family. However, it is worth paying attention to the description of several favorites of gardeners.

Planting mustache at a distance of 25 cm to other crops. If it is used to fill the territory, then remoteness from the rest of the plants is 50-60 cm.

General characteristics

In nature, a birch tree can be found in the garden. It resembles a vine in miniature. By the way, the Latin name of the loach means to "fold" or "wrap which very accurately conveys the nature of the plant. Stems and rhizomes resemble thin ropes, which masterfully entwine any structure: live or not. On the question of what a convolvulus looks like, one should answer each of its parts separately:

1. Flower. A long flower spike is located in the leaf axillary. Sometimes he throws out entire inflorescences. Flowers are very delicate, therefore easily damaged. They have the form of a small bell or a large funnel. At night they close, and open in the morning.
2. Leaves. In simple species, leaves are like a heart or an arrowhead. But the decorative varieties go round or with serrated edges. Located on the stalk they are staggered, spirally.
3. Rhizomes. Filiform creeping roots professionally loosen the soil and penetrate deep enough. With each rupture, the next sprout is formed, so the birch is considered an annoying weed.
4. The stems. In length they reach 3-4 meters. In some species stems erect (up to 50 cm in height), while others - creeping. They are so tightly braided objects that they can hardly be torn.
5. Fetus. It is a miniature box full of medium-sized seeds (from 100 pcs.). in one gram). The seed retains fertile properties for three years.

The value of this culture is also in the fact that it has a variety of color solutions. As shown in the photo, bindweed is monophonic, two- and three-color. The dominant shades of these "European lianas" are:

• white;
• pink (pale or saturated);
• purple;
• blue or blue;
• red (sprayed).

The flowers begin to bloom from the end of spring. As a result, the whole summer and until autumn frosts you can admire the magnificence of these delicate flowers.

Cultivate the representatives of the family of the Venious are necessary on non-acidic and relatively moist soil. Also, they should be provided with sufficient lighting or at least scattered light.

Convolvulus of the field

With this herb plant most often struggling in the garden or flowerbeds. However, as practice shows, you can be friends with him. The composition of the cornfield of the field includes dozens of useful elements that help in the fight against diseases:

• liver;
• respiratory tract (bronchitis, asthma);
• circulatory system;
• skin rashes;
• kidneys (removes puffiness).

Moreover, it has antiseptic properties. Cultures that grow next to it are less prone to mold or fungi. From it you can make a first-class mulch. Such a substrate not only disinfects the soil, but also makes it loose, as well as moist.

A favorable soil for this species is loam or sandy loam (with a high sand content).

Field birch can be both long-term and one-year-old. White or pink small flowers (rarely found blue and violet) abundantly cover the creeping stalk. In most cases, it has a smooth surface, but sometimes there are specimens with a hair covering. To fully describe the corncobs of the field, you need to add the following:

• the stem in length reaches only 100-150 cm;
• flowering period: from mid-April to the first frost;
• leaves are elongated triangular in shape (like a spear), located on petioles;
• cone-shaped flowers grow on long pedicels solitary or inflorescences (1-3 kidneys);
• thin roots of bindweed reach 3 and even 6 meters in length;
• method of reproduction: the seed or root (offspring).

Such a birch tree is a wonderful ornament for the garden. With her help, the landlady skillfully hides the incorrect gaps in landscape design. An exquisite live carpet in the backyard of the golden weed will create a charming atmosphere.

Bindweed

This kind of pulling is distinguished by a variety of bright and contrasting colors. With such a flowering carpet, you can decorate an unsightly slope in the country. Very often in the garden there are uninhabited land plots. Why not use garden bindweed to embellish your dacha. In the garden, they can decorate alleys. Curly blue or white curbs from the loach will give a paradise corner some pomposity. Designers recommend making a screen or partition of these plants. It perfectly separates one part of the garden from the other or serves as a shadow for other cultures.

To grow a golden weed in a container, one branch is enough. Then he has more space to grow and create a thick, luxurious cascade.

Lianas-summers are dependent on the sun's rays. So, the flower of the bindweed is closed and curled, if it's overcast or rainy on the street. Although this plant is unpretentious, there are some peculiarities of its planting and growing:

• Month of seeding - April or May;
• the soil is loose with clay or sand;
• Before planting, the seeds are soaked for 24 hours;
• depth of furrows up to 5-8 cm;
• between beds should be from 50 to 60 cm;
• for the cover use a special covering material, which is topped with water from above;
• at the end of 7 days there are sprouts;
• When the gatherings rise above the ground to 3 cm, they need to be weighed (the optimal distance is 25 cm);
• The shelter should be removed after the last frosts have passed.

If the green turns white stains, it means that the vine was affected by powdery mildew. Several treatments with fungicidal agents will destroy the pest.

It is important to properly water a bindweed garden, photos of this variety for vertical gardening is given below. It should not be too abundant to fill the beds, because it leads to the growth of greenery, and not the inflorescence. However, due to a shortage of moisture buds will crumble. Without additional fertilizing, the flowers will grow small and faded. Therefore, before planting, the soil is fertilized with peat.The soil is sprinkled with wood ash, when the toothed leaves the buds. Complex fertilizers (nitrogen or potassium) are treated with beds every two weeks. The substrate is laid out on the soil, and then washed with water, using a watering can.

To plant seedlings in the soil, it is necessary to sow seeds in the container in early March. Keep containers in a warm and sunny place, regularly watering.

Tri-color

It is considered the most effective for planting in pots (containers). The combination of blue (ultramarine shade) and white hue with a fiery yellow (lemon) middle makes it unique. Thanks to this coloring, it splendidly flaunts on the terraces and flower beds of megacities. Bindweed trichromatic - annual, which grows to 50 cm tall. The stems are strewn with dense greenery. The greens-green leaves serve as an amazing background for large variegated flowers with a wavy edging. In diameter they reach 5 cm.Among other things, there are three more varieties of tri-color loach:

• "Blue" and "Rainbow" Flash. The most densely grow both flowers and leaves, forming a globular-shaped bushes.
• «Royal Ensign». Flowers have a dark color - velvet violet flowers with a characteristic black tint.
• Crimson Monarch. Bright crimson hue inflorescence.

This is the fastest growing decorative species. For 2-3 months the rhizomes grow up to 2 meters deep. If they are torn, they form new processes.

Bindweed is a one-year plant that is grown from seeds. Due to the fact that this variety is short, it has many lateral processes. Therefore, such specimens resemble the shape of a sphere. Amazing look on terraces, windows or loggias.

Room

In the house or apartment you can grow a convolvulus room, which was specially bred for such conditions. This sort is very whimsical. It can not be kept in the open air - a window sill or a balcony. The direct rays of the sun will lead to yellowing of the leaves, as well as drying of the root of the root. In addition, the room birch very much loves moisture. Therefore, it should be regularly watered and sprinkled. A young girl can be safely bathed in the bathroom. These procedures must be done in the winter, when the air in the apartment is overdried due to heating. Put a pot with a pot you need in a secluded place, because drafts for him are dangerous.

If you plant a vine in a container, it should be placed on the south side of the house or closer to the eastern side.

Care for these three species of bindweed - field, garden and room - does not require much effort. This light-loving plant will be a worthy decoration of the infield or terrace.