Garden shrubs: spirea propagation by cuttings

Spirea – flowering ornamental shrubs in the family Rosaceae, characterized by type and value. In Russia they are known as meadowsweet. Multiply Spiraea shifts, cuttings and division of the Bush.

Preparation of the plant material

Valued by English gardeners for the variety of shapes of the Bush, abundant and long blooming. Choosing the different types, you can achieve continuous flowering all summer. Early-flowering shrubs bloom in may, then they are replaced by the species, blooming in summer and pleasing blooms to the cold weather. They can be used in flower beds, ridges, to create hedges. The flowers of meadowsweet have a delicate aroma, suitable for cutting.

The most common method of propagation is cuttings. Using this method you can breed any species and varieties, and obtained the planting material is fully inherits the maternal quality.

To choose annual cuttings semilignified shoots without damage. To implant them in the summer, but better to do it in September − more rain in the autumn, no heat − sapling take root easier. Cut the upright horizontal escape, cut it into cuttings, length 15-20 cm, so they had 4-5 leaves. With each bowl, remove the bottom sheet, the top cut in half to reduce the area of evaporation.

Planting cuttings

Soak them in a solution of Alpin or the Energy for 12 hours (the proportions indicated on the package), replace growth stimulator can aloe. Will obodrite the lower section of the stimulator of rooting – Carnevino or wood ashes. Prepare boxes with a substrate consisting of equal amounts of sand and peat, water and plant in it the cuttings at an angle of 30-40 degrees, suglobov 2 cm Oblique position of seedlings stimulates the development of roots from the internodes.

Place the container with cuttings in the shade under the canopy of trees. Cover the shank with tape or glass jars, looked after them, if there are hot days – water and spray. With the onset of frost box pricopie, remove the foil, cover the seedlings with the foliage, cover the box.

In the spring, once the snow melts, remove the cover, leave the young plants in the garden. It is possible to root the Spirea in late February-early March, planting planting material in boxes and kept on the windowsill, and with the onset of heat planted in a permanent place. This method is troublesome, it requires constant watering and spraying 2 times a day, but the percentage survival rate with this technique is very high.

Further care is regular watering. To reduce watering, over mulch the ground under the plants. If the site has poor soils – Spiraea feed fertilizers.