Barberry bush is incredibly beautiful andfragrant decoration of any site. Due to its purple foliage and brushes of bright red berries, it stands out favorably against the background of any plants. In addition to the remarkable appearance, barberry is pleased with its incredibly delicious fruits, which, like candy candies, have both a sweet and sour taste. And the benefits of these berries and you can say at all endlessly.
In this article, from all the variety we will consider the barberry variety Maria. Tell you about its benefits, as well as share the secrets of properly planting and caring for this plant.
Благодаря своему шикарному внешнему виду барбарис Maria can be combined not only with representatives of other varieties, but also completely with different plants. No less impressive is a single bush surrounded by perennial ground cover plants. If you own a rather large site with the presence of at least one long track, then the grade Maria - the best barberry for the decoration of the border. To do this, simply plant the bushes at a distance of not more than thirty centimeters and give them a couple of years for good growth. Then you can create a curb of the desired shape and height. If you show imagination and use a creative approach, you can give the shrubs the form of not only a rectangle, but also a ball, an ellipse and other figures.
The best places to plant barberry Maria arewell-lit slopes in the west or south of the site. Since barberry does not like excessive moisture, the soil must be provided with drainage. The best variant of soil is a mixture of humus with sand and turf.
For planting it is necessary to dig a pit deep notless than half a meter, which are filled with prepared soil. Barbaris requires watering only in the worst drought. In general, there is enough rainwater. If necessary, watering is done at the root, without touching the crown.
The best fertilizer is humus orcompost, which are introduced once, in the spring. Be sure to weed the ground around the bush, in order to remove all the weed plants that are not only pick up useful substances from the soil, but also spoil the overall appearance.
With the onset of autumn, it is advisable to mulchpristvolnuyu territory using peat and bulk compost. It will not be superfluous and infrequent loosening of the soil in order to saturate the soil with oxygen. Just do not do this to too much depth, in order to avoid excessive drying of the soil. Crop shoots barberry is not necessary. This is necessary if they have dried up or slightly frozen. Shaping the crown of shrubs is advisable if you grow varieties with loose crown, which, in particular, includes the barberry of Tunberga Maria.
