About peltifillum thyroid, or Darmer, in ourcountry learned relatively recently. The overseas plant immediately managed to appreciate landscape designers, as the thyroid Darmer is distinguished by unpretentiousness, it tolerates winter frosts well. In addition, peltifillum is not only flowering, but also an ornamental deciduous plant. What is the thyroid darmer (photos of leaves and flowers are presented below in the article)? How to grow this unusual plant on your site?
The peculiarity of peltifillum is that duringspring and summer, its appearance changes markedly. A flower appears first: the darmer of the thyroid blooms rather early, around the end of April or the beginning of May. On high peduncles reddish-brown shade lush spherical inflorescences, consisting of small pinkish flowers. Plants in this period reach a height of 50 cm to a meter. At the same time, the leaves are practically invisible - they grow already after the damera of the thyroid begins to bloom.
Листья растения округлые, с крупными finger-shaped veins, under favorable conditions, grow high lush shrubs. At the same time, the diameter of each leaf can reach from 50 to 90 cm. An exception is the miniature variety Nanum, whose leaves do not grow more than 45 cm.
Color "summer" peltifillum - rich greenon shaded areas or pale green if dahmer grows under the open sun. In the fall, the leaves of the shrub change color, acquiring a red-crimson hue with splashes of yellow or orange. In this form, the thyroid decorates the garden until the first frost.
Choose a site where the thyroid darmerwill feel as comfortable as possible, should be based on the natural habitat conditions of the shrub. This delicate flower hails from the west coast of the United States, namely from the mountains of California and Oregon. Most often peltifillum is found on the shore of clean water bodies, rivers and lakes. For this reason, it is considered an ideal plant for decorating a pond in a garden plot.
If there is no open source of water,peltifillum will need regular abundant watering. It is also important that water does not stagnate, otherwise the plant root will quickly rot. Therefore, the place on which peltifillum will land should be well ventilated and provide sufficient drainage of irrigation water.
In addition to a large amount of moisture, successful growthThe bush depends on the sun light. Darmer thyroid can grow in the shade and in direct sunlight, but in the latter case, strong lighting leads to the fact that the leaves and flowers grow smaller.
In plenty of sunshinepeltifillum needs only in spring, when inflorescences are formed, so a good neighborhood for darmer will be the proximity of broad-leaved shrubs or trees, whose leaves will be covered from the sun only in summer. In addition to shrubs and trees, peltifillum feels good in tandem with shade-loving perennial plants, such as the host, rogers, anemone and others.
What other conditions should be created in order toon the garden plot got dwarf thyroid? Planting and caring for this plant begins with soil preparation and fertilization. In natural conditions, the plant grows magnificently on slightly acidic, loose soil. You can create a similar environment with the help of a substrate with a PH level from 5 to 7. The plant will also take root well in a mixture of garden soil and soil from the forest. Before planting plants in the soil are organic fertilizers.
Darmer can be propagated by two simplemethods: separation of rhizomes or seeds. Before planting seed into the ground, it will be necessary to carry out a preliminary stratification, that is, to sustain in a humid environment at a sufficiently cool temperature of +4 ... + 6 aboutC for three or four weeks.
Vegetative (root) reproduction is much easier.Peltifillum has a pivotal rhizome, which grows over several years and begins to produce additional viable roots. In order to reproduce the darmer shrub, the plant should be dug out, the rhizome should be divided and kept for two hours in solution of the fungicide preparation. Next, the plant is planted in the prepared fertilized soil. The advantage of this method is that the plant planted in autumn will be fully blooming next spring.
Frequent and regular watering is an important condition for the normal growth of a moisture-loving Darmer. When watering, as already mentioned, it is important to prevent water from stagnating to avoid rot or mold.
Top dressing organic and mineralfertilizer is required to carry out peltifillumu regularly, from early spring to autumn. It is enough to water the plant with liquid mineral fertilizer at least once a month. Liquid organic matter, if necessary, can be made more often - once every two weeks. During active development and growth, from the day of germination to the beginning of flowering, darmer needs additional fertilizing with dry organic fertilizers. For these purposes, both commercial mixes and natural fertilizers are suitable: dry chicken manure, deciduous humus, dried manure.
Darmer can well winter in the ground,if you protect it in time from frost. To do this, cut the above-ground part, mulch the root part with a layer of compost and carefully cover the plant with dry sawdust, straw or a layer of fallen leaves. At low temperatures, it is recommended to additionally cover Darmer with a layer of snow.
In the spring, after removing the top layer, peltifillum should be watered with any fungicide preparation. Additionally, it is not required to process the darmer from pests or diseases of the flora.
