Chubushnik: varieties, description and features
Chubushnik: varieties, descriptions and features of this beautiful shrub
Mock orange is a shrub with fragrant flowers. Depending on the variety, they can be of different shapes and sizes. Chubushnik is a combination of tenderness and wonderful aroma. It is not for nothing that people confuse mock orange with jasmine. Currently, there are 50 species of this plant and a great many varieties, with different flowers, leaves and branches.
Content:
- Mock orange varieties Variegata, Snowstorm and Aureus
- Features of the Pearl, Airborne and Gordon varieties
- Varieties Lemoine, Komsomolets, Gnome and Alabaster
Mock orange varieties Variegata, Snowstorm and Aureus
Mock orange variety Variegata
This variety, in addition to fragrant delicate flowers, has original two-color leaves. The leaf is green in the center and has a light edge along the edges. The flowers are snow-white with a creamy center. Crown of the bush thick, spreading. The diameter of the bush can reach up to 2.5 meters.
- Height: 2-2.5 meters
- Flowering time: late May, early June
- Flowering duration: 20 – 25 days
At the end of August, seed pods ripen in place of the flowers. Mock orange variety Variegata grows well in both sunny and partial shade areas. Blooms well on fertile, moist soils, does not tolerate stagnant water and temperatures below 28 degrees. It will respond to fertilizing with manure and mineral fertilizers with rapid crown growth and lush flowering. In winter, it is better to cover young shrubs.The plant is planted in the spring before the leaves appear or in the fall from September 10 to October 1.
The Variegata variety can be used to build large hedges and create original landscape compositions.
Chubushnik Blizzard
A special feature of this variety is the clusters of double snow-white flowers, reaching a diameter of 8-9 cm. The leaves are bright green, monochromatic. During the flowering period, the bush is covered with inflorescences and looks like a snowball. The aroma is strong and pleasant. This variety blooms profusely in sunny places and does not tolerate stagnant water. Mock orange variety Snezhnaya Burya is highly frost-resistant; only young ones require shelter annual seedlings.
- Height: up to 3 meters
- Flowering time: July
- Flowering duration: 25-28 days
- Feature: in order for the bush to delight with abundant annual flowering, it is necessary to remove shoots that have reached 4 years of age.
Mock orange is susceptible to aphid attack and requires treatment. The Snowstorm variety can be used both for hedges and for single plantings.
Mock orange Aureus
A distinctive feature of this variety is the unusual color of the leaves. In spring, yellow leaves bloom on the bush, which gradually turn green. In autumn, the leaves do not turn yellow, but fall green. The flowers are small, collected in inflorescences and are not very noticeable against the background of the original coloring of the leaves. Flowering gives off a truly magical aroma that is impossible not to feel.
- Height: up to 2.4 meters
- Flowering month: end of May
- Duration: 21 days
Feature: removing old branches every 3 years will increase flowering and accelerate the growth of young shoots.
Feeding with manure and regular watering is required. This type of mock orange is distinguished by the fact that it has beautiful foliage throughout the season.Beautiful leaf color becomes a decoration for any area. Due to the color of the crown, it is suitable for planting hedges, but then you should not expect flowering.
Features of the Pearl, Airborne and Gordon varieties
Mock orange variety Pearl
The huge flowers of this variety have won the hearts of many gardeners. Flower diameter up to 7 cm. Snow-white, double flowers. The leaf color is bright, solid green. The branches are curved red-brown.
- Height: up to 1.3 meters
- Flowering time: end of June
- Duration: 15-18 days
Mock orange variety Zhemchug grows well both in the south and in the middle zone. He is not afraid of harsh winters and frosts down to -25 degrees. Prefers good, fertilized soil and sunny places.
The small height of the bushes of this variety allows it to be used in flower beds and when decorating front gardens.
Variety Airborne
Flowers of this variety They have the shape of bells, the flower size is 3 cm in diameter. The color can be either white or cream. There are bright yellow stamens in the center. Flowering is abundant and fragrant. The smell of bells resembles the aroma of strawberries, which is why this variety is often called Strawberry. The branches of the bush are straight, the leaves are green. Height: up to 2 meters. Flowering time: early July, and in the southern regions June. Flowering duration: 25-30 days
Agricultural technology is no different from other varieties of mock orange. The only peculiarity is that this variety blooms even in the shade. The Airborne variety is disease-resistant and frost-resistant, growing well in the middle zone. Used both in group plantings and single bushes. Looks beautiful when decorating lawns and large flower beds.
Gordon variety
It blooms with white flowers collected in clusters of up to 7-9 pieces.Flower diameter is up to 4.5 cm. The aroma is not very pronounced, more delicate and light. The decorative effect of the bush is due not only to the flowers, but also to the large leaves, which have a glossy surface.
- Height: up to 4 meters, and in the shade up to 6
- Flowering time: second decade of June
- Flowering duration: 20 days
Mock orange variety Gordon requires regular pruning of old branches. This is one of the tallest mock oranges. Not suitable for hedges and compositions; it looks more like a spreading tree. But it can please you with shade on a hot summer day.
Varieties Lemoine, Komsomolets, Gnome and Alabaster
Lemoine variety
This is a hybrid of small-leaved and common mock orange. A fairly large bush, the crown reaches a diameter of up to 3.5 meters. The flowers are snow-white, up to 5.5 cm in diameter, collected in inflorescences. The aroma is very strong, cloying. The leaves are large, dark green in summer, bright yellow in autumn.
- Height: up to 3 meters
- Flowering time: July, may be repeated in autumn
- Flowering duration: 20-25 days
The Lemoine variety tolerates partial shade well and is a very winter-hardy mock orange. One plant grows remarkably well for up to 20 years; only regular pruning of old branches is required.
It is used to decorate plots, hedges and looks great in combination with other varieties of mock orange.
Variety Komsomolets
In the last century, this was one of the most common varieties of mock orange. Snowy flowers, perfect white. The petals are slightly terry. The diameter of each flower is about 5 cm. There are 6-9 flowers in the inflorescence. The aroma is light and airy. The leaves of the bush are graceful, elongated.
- Height: 1.8–2 meters
- Flowering time: July
- Flowering duration: up to 25 days
The variety was developed by domestic breeder N.K. Vekhov.It is particularly adaptable to a sharply continental climate. Grows well in the middle zone. In dry conditions it requires regular watering. A very frost-resistant variety, easily tolerates up to 30 degrees below zero and does not require shelter. Sometimes you can notice frozen branches, but this rarely affects the root system.
Mock orange variety Komsomolets will decorate any area and will not require complex care.
Mock orange Gnome
This mock orange variety, which does not bloom. A low-growing bush with bright leaves and a dense crown. The leaves are small and serrated. Branches cover abundantly. The height of the bushes is no more than 50 cm, the diameter is up to 70 cm.
A very winter-hardy variety. It does not require complex care and grows well in all types of soils.
Often used as a small border and in flowerbeds and landscape designs. Dense branching allows for pruning and different shapes.
Mock orange Alabaster
The flowers are snow-white, semi-double. The inner petals are smaller and thinner. The inflorescences are large, reaching up to 13 cm in diameter. Consist of 7–10 flowers. The leaves are oval, green, medium size. The branches are very strong and spreading.
- Height: up to 1.8 meters
- Flowering time: mid-June
- Flowering duration: up to 38 days
- Features: Requires annual pruning
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The Alabaster variety loves sunny places and does not bloom even in light shade. A very hardy variety and grows well in the middle zone. Does not tolerate saline and acidic soils. Responds well to fertilizing and regular watering. It is used in all types of landscape designs, as hedges and single plot decorations.
Many varieties of Chubushnik are frost-resistant, but there are some that cannot withstand only up to 12 degrees below zero. These are mainly foreign varieties. Each variety has its own unique appearance. The beauty of mock orange and its incredible aroma have long won the hearts of not only amateur gardeners, but also professional landscape designers.
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In our city, all the alleys were lined with such a plant, so the authorities ordered its destruction. Now empty. They dug up one bush for their dacha. They thought that they wouldn’t accept it because they were too old. We were wrong - it is growing, even bloomed this year.