Description and types of chrysanthemum Bacardi, planting and care recommendations
Eastern wisdom says that those who want to live happily ever after should grow chrysanthemum flowers. It has various varieties with delicate inflorescences, goes well with other plants in a bouquet, decorates flower beds until late autumn. Among the varieties of this bright, amazingly beautiful flower, the luxurious Bacardi chrysanthemum bushes, which is called the queen of the bouquet, stand out.
Description and characteristics
Bacardi is a single-flowered shrub chrysanthemum with a resilient, firm stem with carved, oak-like leaves that are an excellent addition to bouquets. The petals of the inflorescences are chamomile, ligulate, depending on the variety, in different shades. The core is convex, yellow-green. The bushes are tall, growing up to 1.5 m in height. Chrysanthemum bacardi is very popular, it is used to decorate the interior of holidays and weddings, decorate front gardens, flower beds in gardens.
Types and varieties
Bacardi is characterized by a rich palette of colors.
White
Chrysanthemum White belongs to the group of garden chrysanthemums. Very effective, original cut. White chamomile inflorescences are luxurious and lush, densely double, with a yellowish core. Bushes with a strong stem reach a height of 70 cm.
Pink
Chrysanthemum with bright pink color of petals is good for making wedding bouquets in baskets, compositions for decorating interiors.
Cream
The buds with delicate creamy (pearl-colored) petals and a golden core against the background of dark green leaves look charming and unusual. Beautiful bouquets are obtained with the addition of pink and white flowers, and sometimes brighter notes: red, burgundy, yellow varieties.
Bordeaux
The petals of this variety have a brightly saturated red and burgundy hue, the core of the inflorescences is yellow-green. When combined with white chrysanthemums, they create a charming effect.
Sunny
Lemon-yellow petals of Bacardi Sunny flowers evoke a joyful mood. A single-colored bouquet of buds with a greenish core radiates solar energy.
Celebrate
A small-flowered variety with a rich yellow color, bred specifically by Dutch selection for cutting. Three rows of reed petals are located around the convex yellow-green core. It blooms for a long time and abundantly.
Landing
When growing Bacardi, the same technologies are used as for other representatives of chrysanthemums.
Seat selection
They choose a place for planting chrysanthemums that is sublime, warm and light, so that there is no stagnation of water in the root system. In addition to these conditions, the planting site must be protected from winds and illuminated by sunlight for at least 6 hours a day.
Soil requirements
Chrysanthemum grows well on loose, moisture-permeable, fertile soil. If the soil in the garden is dense and poor in nutrients, then rotted manure should be added before planting the cuttings, but without abuse. Otherwise, the stems will become too tall and look bad during flowering. You can add some coarse sand to the soil or sawdust as drainage.
Timing
Chrysanthemum seedlings and bushes are usually planted in spring, when the ground warms up to 12-14 ° C to a depth of 15-20 cm. In the southern regions, flower seedlings are planted after spring frosts in early April. In the Urals and Siberia, the time of planting flower seedlings falls on the beginning of June.
In order for the seedlings to take root quickly, it is recommended to plant on a cool day when there is no sun.
Landing scheme
Chrysanthemum seedlings are planted in a checkerboard pattern, leaving a distance of 40 cm between them. In this case, it is necessary to compact the soil around the plants so that the plant shoots do not stretch out, and the flowering is abundant.
Care
Caring for Bacardi consists of watering, feeding and forming bushes.
Watering
Chrysanthemum loves abundant watering, since the root system of the flower is close to the surface of the earth. From a lack of moisture, the shoots can become lignified, the inflorescences will lose their splendor and attractiveness. When watering in rain or settled water, add 2 drops of ammonia, pour water under the roots of plants.
After watering, the soil around the bushes is loosened; to retain moisture, you can mulch.
Top dressing
For the normal development of chrysanthemum bushes, it is necessary to systematically feed them by introducing organic and mineral fertilizers into the soil at least 3 times during the period of growth and flowering.
Like any plant, at the beginning of the growing season, chrysanthemum needs nitrogen. In order to enrich this important element, ammonia nitrogen is better introduced; after fertilization, the bushes quickly build up green mass.
To stimulate the splendor of chrysanthemum buds, they are fed with potash and phosphorus fertilizers.
It is recommended to feed using liquid nutrient solutions, applying them under the root of the bushes on the second day after watering or after rain. The first feeding is done two weeks after planting in open ground, using a solution of azophoska and ammonium nitrate. Take 20 g per 10 liters of water.
From organic fertilizers, you can use a weak solution of mullein or chicken droppings.
Chrysanthemum loves a lot of sun, grows well and blooms profusely at an average temperature.
Bush formation
In order for the chrysanthemum bushes to look well-groomed, beautiful and lush, they must be shaped. The main method of formation is the use of a pinch, which is carried out at the beginning of summer. The method consists in pinching the upper part of the shoots until flower buds appear. As a result, a bush with a lush crown is formed, which has up to 40 inflorescences.
After such a procedure, the bushes acquire a beautiful shape, bloom profusely and for a long time.
The interval between pinching and flowering is about a month. In addition to pinching, in large-flowered varieties, stepchildren are removed, which appear from the axils of the plant. Shoots and side buds are regularly removed in summer.
To obtain a new color, experienced flower growers add special dyes to the soil when growing a white variety.
Wintering
In order for the chrysanthemum to endure the winter well in the open field, it is necessary to timely prepare for the frost period, starting from late August or early September. To increase the plant's immunity and resistance to frost, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are introduced into the soil.
The first autumn frosts will not harm the chrysanthemum, it will only get stronger. With the onset of cold weather, the bushes must be cut off at a level of 10 cm from the ground, after which they are spud. This procedure will help protect the roots of the plant from low temperatures.
Diseases and pests
Chrysanthemum is subject to viral and fungal diseases.
Spider mites
These small insects harm indoor and garden ornamental plants.
The spider mite sucks out the sap of plants, especially in hot and dry weather, as a result of the inflorescences lose their splendor, the leaves fall off, the chrysanthemum dries up.
Leaf nematodes
Nematodes are tiny round worms, they cannot be detected without a microscope. They are found in the soil and infect plants. The leaves affected by the nematode become covered with brown spots, then the spots merge, the leaves dry up and fall off, the plant dies.
To get rid of the nematode, in the fall, the soil is treated with Phosphamide, and the soil near the bushes is sprayed with Formalin. In the spring, the soil should be mulched. In summer, plants are treated with special sprays.
Verticillosis
Basically, Verticillosis is manifested by wilting or curling leaves on the lower part of the stem. Then brownish-yellow spots become visible on them. The leaves gradually dry up, then fall off, the plant dies.
To get rid of, they are sprayed with fungicides.
Powdery mildew
When affected by powdery mildew, the leaves of the plant are covered with an ash-gray powdery bloom with a whitish tint. A humid atmosphere is favorable for the growth of fungal spores. The plant is sprayed with special fungicides.
Use in floristry and landscape design
Chrysanthemum Bacardi amazes flower lovers with its elegance. Bouquets from the buds of this variety are especially popular and in demand in the flower market.
Using Bacardi, you can create luxurious and exclusive bouquets, in which luxurious delicate buds form an excellent basis for romantic and light compositions.
You can decorate stairs and terraces with blooming chrysanthemums in pots, arrange them along the walls of the house. Snow-white, pink, cream and bright yellow flowers with a light green core look great both in individual bouquets and in composition with other flowers.
With the chrysanthemum Bacardi, any flower arrangement is obtained with a twist, is distinguished by delicate charm and charm.
