Felt staple - an attractive perennial plant with white small flowers, having the shape of an asterisk; is a decorative decoration of any rock garden, although in nature it is more common as a weed. Representative of the clove family, the stalk is a native of the Balkans, lives almost all over the world, and is most often found in the northern regions. The flowers of the stalks often feed on larvae and lepidoptera.
Description
In nature, more than 100 species of this plant are represented - inconspicuous, modest, complementing any landscape (from the alpine hill in the garden to the vast expanses of the steppe). Many species of stalks have hairy leaves, the height of the plant varies from 5 to 45 centimeters.
The color of the leaves is green, with purple or red tips, some species have a silver tint. The shape of the leaves is diverse: narrow, wide, elliptical, ovate. The flowers do not exceed 2 cm in diameter, appear in spring and can bloom the whole summer. The stems are simple, branched, sometimes valky (fusiform).
The most popular among gardeners is the stalk of felt, the cultivation of which does not require special knowledge and the application of effort. Otherwise, it is called "summer snow." The white flowers of the plant, which is characterized by a felted stalk (“crystal waterfall”) in the summer heat, resemble a snow carpet located on silver-gray leaves. Flowering in this variety lasts 30 days.
Stingray as an element of garden decor
The stalk is used to decorate alpine slides, design rose gardens, low borders, create hanging curtains, and also as a groundcover. Thickly tangled stems form a dense carpet of silver-white color, which is given to it by small pubescent leaves of a silver hue. White flowers appearing in June make this carpet of natural origin even more expressive. Landed between the stones, the stalker pretty quickly covers them with a fluffy white carpet, reviving the external image.
The warbler is felt, reviews of the unpretentiousness of which cause a great desire to settle it in its own garden, grows close to the ground. Gardeners say that, despite the fact that this plant is ground-cover (that is, it is able to cover the ground), it does not have any invasive growth pattern, although it spreads to nearby territories quite quickly.
Breeding
Seeds, grafting and dividing the bush are three ways in which the felwort propagates. Growing from seeds is rather laborious, therefore it is used less often than the other two methods. When a flower multiplies indoors, seed germination will occur half a month after planting. Sprouts are planted in the garden at the end of all frosts or in autumn. If the stalk is grown from seeds, then bloom will begin only next year. Cuttings are made in the spring, the obtained shoots are rooted on a bed in a penumbra or a greenhouse.
Felt staple feels good on sandy loamy or light soils; It is recommended to plant the plant in sunny places, maintaining a distance of 25-30 cm when planting. It will not be superfluous to feed organic matter (5-7 kg per square meter). It is advisable to transplant every 5-7 years. The stalk is photophilous, drought-and frost-resistant.
Felt stroller: care
Care for such an unpretentious hardy plant consists in weeding and getting rid of extra processes that can be used to propagate it. The shoots that have bloomed should be cut and removed. Felt staple calmly refers to pruning, which should be carried out regularly to give the plant a neat decorative look. The flower does not like an excess of moisture, so moderate regular watering in the summer and its reduction in the rest of the time is recommended. Sometimes in snowless winters the plant may die, therefore, it is recommended that it be covered with coniferous spruce branches. Felt stalk is resistant to pests, but with excess moisture it can be affected by fungus.
Natural garden rug
Felted hawthorn flower goes well with various plants, it looks especially beautiful against the background of blue or blue bells. In small rock gardens use undersized species, forming picturesque rugs 5-10 cm high, not inferior in their decorativeness to the best tall representatives. It grows with great speed, quickly filling empty places, sweeping small, weaker plants in its path, and yielding meekly to strong and large representatives of the flora. Felt staple is used to create the background, and also as a groundcover under trees and shrubs.
It is with a brisket that you can fill the devastated areas in the garden: unpretentious to water, it will revive the stone sections, even those where other flowers do not take root. The flowers are single, white, up to 1.5 cm in diameter. Flowering lasts about 30 days. It can also calmly grow in the shade of trees and under bushes, feeling quite tolerable. Against the background of trees, the stalk looks very harmonious, reviving the external image. This is a great background for bushes. The felted felt, which has gained popularity as an ornamental plant, can be found in many gardens of the planet.
Types of stubble
Gardeners also use alpine stalk for decoration - a stunted plant, distinguished among its relatives by a peculiar pubescence. A decorative look can be given to it by timely removal of dried flowers and cutting of leaves by several centimeters.
Bieberstein's Stalk is a herbaceous plant characterized by significant fuzzing. In height, it can reach 20 cm. The flowering period, which begins in spring days, is approximately 20 days. The flower is completely picky, resistant to drought, but requires adequate lighting. It grows at an incredible speed, so regularly remove shoots. Dense leaves and stems. The origin is Crimean, therefore it has a second nickname - “Crimean Edelweiss”. It is used for decorative purposes to fill the voids between the stones and cover large dry areas.
Field stalk can grow in any conditions: both from the root root, and from its entangled system. It is able to take the form of a vertical plant, creeper, lump. It reaches a height of 30 to 45 cm. The plant is slightly hairy in structure, the leaves have a lance-shaped, oblong and linear shape. An inflorescence can consist of a single flower, consisting of 5 petals, and a cluster of several.
White stalk, like its relatives, grows very quickly. In height reaches 60 cm and above. The white bush gives a special charm to the tall bush, which is created by white flowers and silver stems. The stalk is creeping or raised. Leaves remain until frost.