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Chrysanthemum Zembla is a type of perennial plant that can be grown both in gardens and in pots indoors. Her flowers are large and fluffy. The peculiarity of chrysanthemum is its late flowering. The gardener must know the description, agricultural technology and method of propagation at home.
Features of growing bush chrysanthemum Zembla
The height of the Zembla chrysanthemum bush is 65-85 cm. It blooms in September-October, the color of the flower petals can be different - white, bright yellow, light green, lilac, pink, pink with purple streaks, purple. The diameter of spherical flowers is 12 cm for plants grown in pots and 10-25 cm for garden plants. Cut flowers can remain decorative for up to 3 weeks.
The yellow Zembla chrysanthemum, which can be seen in the photo, belongs to the early varieties.
Chrysanthemums have large flowers that reach the maximum possible size
The petals of the Zembla lime chrysanthemum shown in the photo are light green.
This variety is distinguished by the fact that it does not tolerate frost well.
The photo of the pink Zembla chrysanthemum shows that its petals are soft pink in color.
Cut flowers can stand in water for up to 1 month
Planting chrysanthemum Zembla Brazil
This variety of chrysanthemum can be grown in the garden, but can also be grown all year round in pots indoors under constant conditions. You need to know the nuances of home growing.
Preparing the soil and planting container
Normal development and lush flowering of chrysanthemums of the Zembla variety can only be ensured by a nutritious and loose substrate that is well permeable to air and moisture. You can use a universal composition for flowering plants, which is sold in gardening stores. But if you want to prepare the soil mixture with your own hands, then you will need good turf soil, sand and fresh peat in a 2:1:1 ratio. After mixing, the soil mixture must be poured with a solution of potassium permanganate or heated and then dried.
You need to choose a pot for the Zembla chrysanthemum that is voluminous - wide and deep. For each transplant, which needs to be done once every 2 years, you should take a larger pot. It can be plastic, but it is better if it is ceramic. In pots made of natural material, indoor flowers grow better - air penetrates through the pores in the walls, which allows the roots to breathe. Ideally, the container should be new, but if it has already been used, you need to clean it of any remaining soil, rinse it with hot water and dry it.
For Zembla chrysanthemums that will grow in open ground, you also need to prepare the soil: dig up the area, apply fertilizers (preferably organic: humus, compost 1 bucket per 1 sq. m and wood ash 0.5-1 kg). Mix everything until smooth.
Preparation of planting material
Chrysanthemums are propagated vegetatively: by rooted cuttings and by dividing the bush. Before dividing the plant, it must be examined; if there are any signs of disease or signs of damage by pests, it must first be cured and then replanted. If everything is fine, no special preparation is required.
Before planting, you can soak the roots of the seedlings in a solution of a root formation stimulator.
Landing rules
When the preparation of the pot and substrate is completed, you can begin planting. You need to pour a layer of drainage and substrate on the bottom of the container, place a cutting or division in the center and sprinkle it evenly on all sides with the substrate. Lightly compact the soil and water the plant with warm water. Place the pot in a bright, warm place, for example, on a windowsill. Windows should be located on the east or west side of the room.
Plant Chrysanthemum Zembla in open ground in holes. Their size will differ depending on the size of the seedling, but the minimum parameters of the planting hole must be at least 0.4x0.4x0.4 m. Planting sequence:
- Place a drainage layer of small stones, broken slate or expanded clay at the bottom of the hole.
- Sprinkle with soil, place the cutting or cutting in the middle, fill the empty space with soil up to the root collar.
- Compact it and water the plant.
- Cover the surface of the ground near the chrysanthemum with a small layer of mulch.
The distance between flower bushes should be at least 0.5 m, maybe more depending on the size of the plants.
Caring for Zembla chrysanthemum at home
It includes the usual measures to ensure the normal development of the flower: watering, loosening, fertilizing. If necessary, treat against diseases and pests.
Optimal growing conditions
Chrysanthemums are light-loving plants and belong to the short-day group. In winter, a flower in a pot needs to be provided with additional lighting up to 8-10 hours a day; in summer, it should not be placed on a south window so that it does not receive direct sunlight.
The temperature during the period of active growth is 20-25 degrees, from late autumn to spring it should be lowered to 18-20. There is no need to regulate the humidity in the room specifically for chrysanthemums. In the warm season, the flower pot can be taken outside or placed on the balcony.
Chrysanthemum in a pot looks festive both indoors and outdoors
Watering regime for Zembla chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums indoors need to be watered 2-3 times a week. But this is an approximate value. To determine when watering is needed, you should monitor the soil moisture in the pot. If its top layer has dried, it is time for irrigation. It is necessary to check that the soil is not damp or too dry. Neither one nor the other will benefit the flower. In autumn, the frequency of watering should be gradually reduced so that the plant prepares for winter.
In the garden, when calculating watering, the same principle applies. But you need to remember that in the heat you will have to carry it out more often, and during the rainy season it will not be needed. It is advisable to settle tap water and heat it in the sun.
Fertilizing
The time for the first feeding comes in the spring, when new shoots begin to grow.To form stems and leaves, the plant needs nitrogen, so at this time you need to use nitrogen fertilizers - organic (humus or slurry that has been rotted for 1-2 years, diluted in a concentration of 1 to 10) or mineral (saltpeter or urea).
Before the Zembla chrysanthemum begins to produce buds, you need to feed it with fertilizers containing phosphorus, and before flowering - with potassium mixtures (do not use formulations containing chlorine). Dilute fertilizers according to the instructions, pour the solution under the roots, do not apply from a watering can to the leaves.
Trimming and shaping
Forming a Zembla chrysanthemum bush will help to obtain large spherical flowers. When the buds appear, you should leave no more than 1-2 on each stem. If you don't pluck and leave everything as is, the flowers will be smaller. After flowering, cut off faded buds, darkened old and dried leaves. This will give the plant a neat appearance.
Pruning is also necessary when preparing chrysanthemums of the Zembla variety for wintering. In autumn, all shoots should be cut off at a height of about 10 cm from the soil surface, the remains should be burned, and the bush should be covered with mulch of fallen leaves, straw or hay. There is another option: dig up the plant, put it in a bucket of wet sand and lower it into the cellar. To prevent the chrysanthemum roots from drying out, the sand needs to be moistened several times during the winter. Typically, such storage gives good results; the chrysanthemum will definitely not freeze, and you can monitor it. In the spring, when the soil warms up, the bush can be returned to the garden.
For domestic chrysanthemums of the Zembla variety grown in a pot, there is no need to cut off all the shoots in the fall.It is enough to remove dried flowers and leaves. To put the plant into a dormant state, you need to gradually reduce watering and place it in a cool place. In the spring, move it back to a bright and warm window sill.
Preparation for winter storage includes trimming flowers and leaves
Diseases and pests
Chrysanthemums are susceptible to diseases caused by fungi: gray rot, white rust, powdery mildew and septoria. Control measures: removal of all diseased parts, treatment of the bush with fungicides. If, next to chrysanthemums that look healthy, there are crops affected by some disease that is dangerous to them, it is advisable to carry out preventive spraying of the flowers with solutions of fungicidal preparations. This will protect them from diseases.
Chrysanthemums can be parasitized by aphids, mites and bugs. You can notice that the plant is suffering from pests by the deformed leaves with swellings (aphids and bugs) and the cobwebs on them (mites). Immediately after detecting pests, treat the chrysanthemum with folk remedies or insecticides. Usually 1 procedure is enough. Without treatment, a weakened plant will not be able to prepare for flowering, the buds will become small, ugly, or there will be none at all.
Propagation of chrysanthemum Zembla
To propagate chrysanthemums, you can use cuttings and an adult bush divided into parts. Rooting is easy; this method is suitable if you want to obtain young seedlings, and not the age at which the bush will be when divided.
Zembla chrysanthemum cuttings can be obtained from spring root shoots; they should be of such length that they include 2-3 internodes.
The pieces take root well in a moist substrate consisting of soil, humus and sand.The cuttings must be buried approximately 3 cm into the ground. The temperature for rooting should be between 18–20 °C. To preserve moisture, cover the cuttings with film, forming a small greenhouse. 2 weeks after the start of rooting, feed them with mineral fertilizers. After another 2 weeks, the cuttings should already have roots; by this time they can be transplanted into a flowerbed, where they will grow constantly, or they can be placed in pots.
The Zembla chrysanthemum can be propagated by dividing the bush both in spring (as soon as shoots begin to grow) and in autumn (no later than 1 month before the onset of cold weather). This needs to be done once every 3 years. An undivided plant produces weak shoots and small flowers.
Dividing a chrysanthemum is simple: first dig up the bush from all sides with a shovel, trying not to greatly injure the roots, and remove it from the soil along with the earthen lump. Remove old shoots and carefully divide the bush into parts. Inspect the roots for diseases or pests. If everything is in order, transplant immediately to a permanent place. Water frequently for a month until a sufficient mass of roots appears on the cuttings. Feed as you would an adult plant. Correctly performed transplantation does not negatively affect the chrysanthemum; it blooms this year.
Conclusion
Chrysanthemum Zembla is an unpretentious plant that can be equally successfully grown both in the garden and indoors, decorate flower beds, paths, balconies, verandas, and planted in any corner of the estate. If you follow all the rules of agricultural technology and do not forget to take care of the flower on time, it will certainly delight the owners with its flowering.
