Monophonic green hosts in our gardens are increasingly inferior to their hybrid “fellow”. Among them, you can meet miniature plants with a height of no more than 10 cm, and the giants reaching 1 m in length. Leaves can be a motley, combine several shades at once, or be monophonic, such as snow-white or blue.
General characteristics
Host is a perennial garden grassy plant. Root system developed weakly, leaflets grow immediately from the root rosette on small cuttings. Depending on the grade, the sheet plates have the most diverse form from narrow-walled to broad-shaped.
Inflorescence is formed in the second half of summer, visually resembles a brush, carrying flower in the form of lily, funnels or bell tler. Ripe fruits on the view of black, flat, have wings, are in the box.
Hybrid hosts of hosts are the result of the labor of breeders crossing two (or more) plants, so the resulting variety contains the characteristics of all parent individuals.
As a rule, in contrast to the varietal host, hybrids are inconsistent with the stability of signs, therefore, when these plants are reproduced by seeds, the offspring may be dissimilar to maternal. but As a result of hybridization, scientists try to bring new varieties with sustainable characteristics. In the case of hosts, this experience was crowned with success, and today there are many interesting hybrids that are able to transmit their distinctive traits by inheritance.
Varieties
To date, more than 3000 varieties of host are known, but scientists do not stop at this mark, with all new and new cultures.
Most popular varieties of hybrid hosts can be noted.
Blue Angel
This cascade host, reaching a height of 90 cm when the bush diameter is up to 1.8 m. Large leaves, bluish, with bright green edging. Inflorescences Bellolchikovid, lilac color.
“Lady Guinevery”
The mid-depth host growing up to 55-65 cm, the diameter of the bush – 80 cm. Leaves light beige with green edging. Bell-shaped inflorescences, color – lilac, can have different shades.
“Styletto”
Compact bush growing up to 20-25 cm. Narrow leaves, elongated, on the edges a little wave-like. Color sheet plates green, there is a light cut. Flowers – light lilac bells.
“Hanci Panki”
Host grows up to 40 cm. This is a rather interesting hybrid that has the ability to change the color of its sheets. So, In the spring they are dark green in the center and yellow along the edges. From the second half of summer, the core gradually begins to brighten, and the border, on the contrary, will acquire a saturated dark green color.
“Whit Fezer”
Another original host chameleon, her young leaflets are painted in dairy, but as dark green stripes appear on them, with time filling the entire leaf plate. Busty grown by 50 cm, bloom white.
“Juryas Park”
Large plant with wrinkled bluish leaf leaves. In length reaches 1 m, blooms light purple flowers.
“Lemon Miracle”
One of the new hybrids whose leaves on its own wheel remind ripe lime. Flowers are similar to Lily, have a yellowish tint.
Brim Cup
This is a motley hybrid, its leaves have a green color with a noticeable bright border. The height of the bush does not exceed 30 cm, and the diameter is 40 cm. Flowers of funnel-shaped, in the beginning of flowering Pale blue, closer to graduation – become milky white.
Fragrant Bouquet
Hosts with green leaves and pale yellow border. Leaf plates wavy, large. Self-detention White and very fragrant. The height of the bush is 40-45 cm, diameter – up to 70 cm.
Coloring Host is usually bright, contrast.
We give a description of several such varieties.
“Morning Star”
The heart-shaped leaves of this host have a contrasting color: in the center they are light cream, and on the edges dark green.
Fire & Ice
One of the brightest and most beautiful representatives of the family. This plant is distinguished by snow-white leaves with a fine edging of dark green.
“OTEM FROST”
The unique chip of the blue color, the leaves in the shape of a heart have a rather dense texture, edging yellowish-orange.
Sting
Glossy compacted leaves have a contrast painting: a dairy and white center with outgoing rays of a bright green spike.
“Abikva Drinkin Gourd”
Pretty interesting bluish host with wavy edges of leaves. Texture of sheet plates wrinkled, due to which the sheet plates take the shape of a bowl of a depth of up to 10 cm.
“Velvet Moon”
This hybrid has dark green leaves of elliptical shape with pale salad border.
“Cherry Berry”
One of the brightest hybrid hosts – has burgundy cuttings and three-color sheet plates: the light center is combined with green border and sharp strokes.
“Katerina”
This host is distinguished by the heart-colored sheets of deep bluish-green.
Landing
In order for the plant to please you with the brightness of its paints, it needs to be put in the open ground. It is advisable to do it in the spring, even before the first leaves will appear. However, You can plant a hybrid host in the first decade of September, but it doesn’t make sense to do it later, Since in this case the root system will not have time to take care of a new place and simply will not survive the winter frosts.
Hybrid host – a challenge plant, so it is necessary to choose darkened areas for planning, since staying under the stacking rays of the Sun leads to the combustion of sheet plates.
The planning process includes several stages.
- First you need to prepare the landing pit. It must be shallow (up to 30 cm), but wide – the roots of the hosts grow in a horizontal plane.
- At the bottom of the pit should be laid drainage, falling asleep with a mixture of overworked manure, peat and river sand. If the soil is acidic, it is necessary to add a little unwound wood ash. Fertilizers should be mixed and pour water.
- The roots of the hosts should be straightened and carefully distribute in the hole, then sprinkle the earth and make a good moisten.
- At the final stage you can sprinkle the soil near the Koxy mulch.
- Experienced gardeners are recommended to adhere to the landing scheme, at which the distance between the bushes is 1-1.5 meters.
Care
Hosts – rather unpretentious plants. Nevertheless, if you want it to get along well, grew and developed, you need to care for it.
- Watering. Hosts love moisture, so the plant should be watered regularly. Especially good hosts respond to evening shower. At the same time, do not disappoint, because in the roots of the roots begin to rotate.
- Podkord. Feature hybrid hosts follows 3 times per season, while it is desirable to alternate mineral and organic feeding. You need to make an early spring immediately after the snow is left, then during the flowering period and last time after it is completed.
- Loosening. It is very important to provide the plant with the influx of air to the roots, so special attention should be paid to loosening. Keep in mind – the shovel does not need to shove too much, otherwise you will damage the root system.
- Fighting parasites. Perhaps the hosts are the only garden culture that never suffers. But the pest for them is there is a slug, it feeds on young juicy leaves. To protect the plant from his attack, you can go to a small trick – to climb the land around the host of coniferous needles.
- Preparation for winter. Separate attention deserves the preparation of hybrid plants to the cold. Starting work should be started in early August – during this period, fertilizer is made under the bush, it is not recommended to feed the plant later. Immediately after that, mulching is produced – it is designed to protect the roots from the freezing. Some gardeners are recommended to do pruning sheet plates, however, the opinions of specialists on this issue diverge. Therefore, if you do not have enough experience, it is better to refrain from such actions to not harm the entire plant. Before the offensive of frosts, hosts can be covered with agricultural, rubberoid or natural material.
Reproduction
Hybrid host can be multiply in three ways:
- seeds;
- cuttings;
- dividing bush.
Most often, gardeners are resorted to the division of the bush. These manipulations can be performed in early spring or at the very end of summer. It is best to share the roots for a pitch, because at the same time the risk to damage them is minimal. It is absolutely optionally to dig out the entire bush – quite the sufficiently separated part, and the emptiness formed can be filled with a mixture of river sand and peat.
In the process of division, the cuttings, which remain the “root heel” remains. They can be put in a bottle of water and cover with a greenhouse. After a short time, they will give roots, at this moment you can cut off the sheet, then rooting will go faster.
The host from seeds to grown is quite difficult, as hybrid varieties do not always give zag.
At the same time, you do not have absolutely no guarantee that a plant is like a plant similar to maternal.
Beautiful examples
We offer you a photodification of the most beautiful hybrid hosts that May become a decent decoration of any garden:
- “Morning Star”;
- Fire & Ice;
- “OTEM FROST”;
- “Sting”;
- “Abikva Drinkin Gourd”;
- “Velvet Moon”;
- “Firn Line”;
- “Cherry Berry”;
- “Golden Tiara”;
- “Katerina”;
- “France”;
- Praying Hands;
- “Es Angel”;
- Blue Angel;
- “Red Oktober”;
- “Eskimo Pai”.
About the host and its varieties can be viewed in video.
