White dogwood "Sibirika Variegata": plant description, planting and care

There are plants that decorate the garden in any season. Such year-round elegant representatives of the flora include the white Siberian dogwood. Let's try to figure out why this plant looks elegant both in winter and summer.

Content:

• White dogwood "Sibirika Variegata", description of the plant
• How to plant white dogwood in the garden
• Application and benefits of derain

White dogwood "Sibirika Variegata", description of the plant

The Deren genus is part of the Dogwood family. Almost 50 species belong to this genus. Many species are actively used in landscaping and in landscape design. One of these varieties is white derain "Sibirika Variegata". Form of existence - deciduous fast-growing shrub. In the garden it reaches sizes from 1.5 to 2.5 m. The crown is wide, spreading, about 2 m in diameter.

This species is distinguished by its brightly colored bark. Most often it is found in red plants. There are specimens with coral-red bark, and others with brown-red shoots. The younger the plant, the brighter the bark. On young bushes it can be bright, bloody red. With age, it may acquire a grayish tint. The shoots of the plant are flexible, the tops are directed upward. Leaf blades are oval or ovoid. The leaves are most often slightly folded.

There are forms with variegated and edged leaves. During the fall, they may change color to yellow, violet or purple. The shrub blooms in late May or early June.The flowers are white, medium-sized, collected in inflorescences - corymbs. In place of flowers, berries are formed.

A second flowering period is possible in early autumn. It blooms in the second or third year of life. With proper care, it can grow for several decades in one place. The plant has high winter hardiness. Grows well in both sun and shade. White dogwood "Sibirika Variegata" is tolerant of urban gas pollution. This allows it to be widely used in landscaping populated areas.

In local areas they can be used to decorate paths or create from bushes hedges, use for single and group plantings. Red shoots look amazing in winter. The contrast is especially impressive against the background of white snow and green conifers. Beautifully shades plantings of white-trunked birches.

How to plant white dogwood in the garden

Before planting this shrub in the garden, you need to choose a place to plant it. The plant develops well in areas well lit by the sun. It also retains its decorative value under the openwork crowns of taller plants. However, it may lose its decorative color in dark corners of the garden.

Soil requirements

Derain will grow on any soil, but it feels especially good on slightly acidic soils. It is advisable to choose areas with loamy or sandy soil. If the soil is heavy and clayey, you will need to add sand, but if, on the contrary, it is too light and sandy, then the situation can be corrected by adding clay. Adding peat and humus will not hurt.

Planting material

Derain reproduces:

• seeds
• semi-lignified cuttings
• dividing the bush
• layering

Seed propagation, although capable of producing abundant planting material, is associated with some difficulties. First of all, this is the need for stratification, and secondly, this is a fairly long period of development. If, when propagated by vegetative parts, flowering occurs in the current or next season, then when propagated by seed, it will have to wait several years.

In amateur gardening, the most convenient way is to prepare cuttings from an adult bush at the beginning of summer and plant them in moist soil for rooting. In the first winter, rooted cuttings need to be insulated. With the onset of spring, plant young seedlings in a permanent place.

How to plant white Siberian dogwood

You need to dig a planting hole in the prepared soil. Its size should correspond to the size of the root system. Place the seedling so that the root collar is at ground level, or 1-2 cm below it. Close the pit soil and water the seedling well.

Video review of the white derain shrub:

To maintain a decorative and aesthetic appearance, bushes need regular pruning of old shoots. It is advisable not to leave shoots older than three years on it. Every year, in the spring, the bushes are fed with complex mineral fertilizers, and in the summer it is advisable to add compost or humus to the bushes. Also, throughout the entire season, bushes require watering, loosening and mulching of the soil.

Application and benefits of derain

Flowering dera bushes are excellent honey plants; during flowering they provide bees from surrounding apiaries with nectar. Wood lends itself well to processing. It serves as a material for artistic products, and durable canes are made from it. The berries are used in folk medicine. They include useful substances:

• organic acids
• vitamins
• pectin compounds
• essential oils
• tannins

Decoctions and infusions from them are used for:

• metabolic disorders
• obesity diabetes
• hypertension
• skin pathologies
• colds

The seeds of the plant can be recommended for diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, veins, and joints. They cleanse the body well of harmful substances and toxins, especially such as oxalic acid. Like any medicine, application Derain seeds have contraindications.

This is primarily individual intolerance. In addition, they should not be abused by people with high acidity of gastric juice. By choosing white dogwood, the gardener gets a beautiful and useful plant.