Many gardeners like the exotic bleachers very much due to their spectacular appearance, unusual shape, as well as delicate and delicate aroma. As a representative of herbaceous perennial plants, this flower, resembling a heart, is characterized by unpretentiousness and ease of care. In nature, there are more than two dozen varieties of Dicenter, but only ten of them are domesticated. This unusual plant came to Europe from Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. It is widespread in the Far East, North America, China and the Korean Peninsula.

Content

• 1 Peculiarities of growing Dicenter as a garden culture
  • 1.1 Role in landscape design and photo application examples
  • 1.2 How best to plant - in open ground or in the tub
  • 1.3 When and how long does a herbaceous plant bloom
  • 1.4 What climate is this flower for?
• 2 Description and photos of popular varieties
  • 2.1 Gorgeous
  • 2.2 Valentine
  • 2.3 Spectabilis
  • 2.4 Beautiful
  • 2.5 Alba
  • 2.6 Aurora
  • 2.7 White
  • 2.8 Berning Harts
  • 2.9 Gold hart
  • 2.10 Lav harts
  • 2.11 Broken heart
  • 2.12 Golden Vines
  • 2.13 Luxurious
  • 2.14 Pink
• 3 Breeding methods
  • 3.1 Rhizome division
  • 3.2 Planting cuttings in the spring
  • 3.3 Distillation indoors
• 4 Care in the garden from the time of landing in open ground until autumn
  • 4.1 How to grow and care during growth and flowering: watering, fertilizer, pruning
  • 4.2 Leaving after flowering. Does winters and how to prepare for winter
  • 4.3 What problems do gardeners have with growing
  • 4.4 Video about the features of care and care for her in the garden
• 5 Useful reviews about growing

Peculiarities of growing Dicenter as a garden culture

Dicentre is rightfully one of the most popular and beautiful ornamental plants for a garden plot. It can grow with equal success both in dark areas near trees and in well-lit areas. Despite the fact that it is a representative of the exotic flora, it is not difficult to take care of him. After reviewing all the rules and recommendations, even a novice gardener will cope with such a task without problems.

The inhabitants of Europe are well acquainted with the Dicentra since 1816. In different countries this decorative flower is called differently: in France “Jeanette's heart”, in Germany “flower of the heart”, and in Great Britain “lady in the bathroom”. Also, there are often other names - “broken heart”, “weeping heart”, “flower-lyre”, “locks and keys”, “heart light”, “two-star” and others.

Role in landscape design and photo application examples

Dicentra has become one of the favorites among plants used for landscape design due to its beauty and unpretentiousness. This is a grassy plant for open ground. It looks very impressive in both group and single plantings.

The garden garden is a great match for conifers and tall crops.

A good solution would be planting a dicter on the curb multi-level flowerbed.

Alpine slide looks original and fresh with a center

Perfectly selected shades Dicenter in the wall flowerbed

One of the most popular methods of using the center is the arrangement of beautiful alpine slides, where it plays a leading role.

Dicentra is ideally combined with coniferous plants, as well as with any tall seedlings. It can be successfully used to decorate flowerbeds, mixborders, as well as traditional flower beds.

How best to plant - in open ground or in the tub

Different varieties of dicenter have features of cultivation. Most species feel great when planting in open ground. However, some species are suitable for breeding in room conditions - therefore, tubs are used for this purpose.

In any case, the site for planting must be selected in advance, with an emphasis on the type and quality of the soil - it must be fertile and well drained.

Planting should be carried out in the spring. Therefore, the previous fall, it is necessary to dig up the soil in the selected seat and make a high-quality mineral dressing. Due to the fact that a developed root system is characteristic of a dicenter, the diameter and depth of the planting hole must reach at least one meter. The roots of the plant are sensitive to excess moisture in the soil, so drainage is required.

When and how long does a herbaceous plant bloom

Для разных сортов характерны различные периоды цветения. Dicentra Gorgeous радует глаз своими цветами буквально с первых дней мая до середины июня. Дицентра Beautiful начинает цвести в начале лета, а заканчивает осенью. После того как растения отцветают, их наземная часть до наступления следующей весны пребывает в состоянии спячки. Правда, в некоторых случаях, в августе наблюдается повторное цветение, которое продолжается до конца сентября.

Сорт Spectabilis с его роскошными соцветиями очень теплолюбив

What climate is this flower for?

Dicentra, being a heat-loving plant, prefers a subtropical climate. In temperate climates, it also feels good, but can only be grown as an annual plant.

Description and photos of popular varieties

There are several cultivated varieties that differ in color, shape, flowering periods, as well as some other parameters.

Gorgeous

The most common variety with high buds

It is the most common variety, characterized by heart-shaped flowers of pink hue, complemented by a white “droplet” and gathered in a brush. In height, this species of plant reaches one meter in shady areas and 30 centimeters in the sun. The period of its flowering is short - from May to June. The outer and back side of the leaves has different shades.

Gorgeous - this is the most capricious variety. She needs regular, but not too abundant watering. And with a high level of groundwater the flower will feel unimportant.

Valentine

This variety has bright red flowers and low-growing bushes.

This variety is characterized by a pronounced red hue with an attractive white center. In appearance, Valentina’s bush is very compact and neat. This flower feels equally well on shady areas. Care of it consists in regular watering and periodic introduction of top dressings.

Spectabilis

Spectabilis prefers shady areas of the garden

Spectabis is another name for the magnificent center. The homeland of this plant is China, Korea and Manchuria. Best of all, Spectabilis grows on moist and nutritious soils in partial shade. Summer drought and the closest finding of groundwater are detrimental to this plant.

Beautiful

Dicentra Beautiful come from America, she blooms all summer

Very gentle and beautiful plant with flowers of a pleasant lavender shade. Homeland Dicenter Beautiful became North America. The bush usually reaches a height of no more than 60 cm. It blooms for the whole summer until the middle of autumn - from June to September. Flowers have a very subtle and elegant, slightly elongated shape.

Alba

landscape designers love these white flowers that blend harmoniously with alpine slides

Alba is one of the varieties of the magnificent Dicenter, which is spectacularly distinguished by snow-white flowers that densely cover a bush. The average plant height is 100 cm. The period of spring flowering is from May to June.

Aurora

Aurora — низкорослый сорт высотой 25 см

Aurora представляет собой разновидность дицентры красивой. Высота кустика достигает приблизительно 25–30 см. Цветки имеют характерную сердцевидную форму и белых окрас. К качеству почвы это растение неприхотливо, поэтому для него подходят как питательные садовые, так и бедные песчаные варианты. Период цветения длится с конца мая по июль.

White

Variety with large white inflorescences

White bleach is recognized as one of the most luxurious and solemn varieties of this ornamental plant. Its leaves are quite large, and delicate white flowers are collected in elegant racemes.

Berning Harts

Low-growing hybrid variety, looks great on curb beds

The name of this variety is literally translated as “burning hearts” due to the rich red shade of flowers and their figured shape, reminiscent of tongues of flame. This is a fast-growing hybrid variety that is ideal for growing both in open field and in tubs. In height, it reaches 30 centimeters.

Gold hart

The golden heart has bright yellow foliage and is used in alpine slides.

A kind of gold heart, or golden heart, differs from all previous varieties by a pronounced golden-yellow shade of leaves. The flowers of this plant have a flat shape and pink color with a white center. Flowering begins in late May or in the first days of June - it lasts about 30 days.

Leo harts

This variety blooms in areas with moderately wet soils.

Для сорта Leo harts характерны нежно-белые фигурные цветки с выраженной пурпурной серединкой. Для посадки дицентры лав хартс рекомендуется подбирать солнечные или затенённые участки с лёгкими, питательными и умеренно влажными почвами.

Broken heart

The shape of the flowers in the form of a heart determines the name of the variety.

Broken heart - this is another popular name Dicterra magnificent, assigned to her because of the characteristic shape of the flowers.

Golden vine

The golden dose blooms before the onset of frost and requires shelter for the winter

It differs from other varieties of bright yellow flowers that delight the eye the longest - from early June to the onset of the first frost. The height of the stem can reach two meters. In one inflorescence contains up to 14 flowers. During the first three years after planting, the plant requires a reliable shelter for the winter period. In the future, this need disappears.

Luxurious

Hybrid with carmine-pink flowers like shady, wet places.

Luxurious ― это гибридный сорт дицентры, для которого характерен привлекательный карминно-розовый оттенок. Период цветения гибрида продолжается с мая по сентябрь. Оптимальные условия для неё ― тенистая местность и питательная влажная почва.

Pink

Early variety, begins to bloom in May

Pink дицентра отличается насыщенным розовым оттенком цветков. Произрастает она на умеренно влажных почвах. Период цветения продолжается с мая по июль.

Breeding methods

Dicenter can be used for planting as seeds and root cuttings. The method using seedlings in this case does not apply.

Seeds for these purposes are also not very suitable. With all its complexity, the method is not sufficiently reliable. This is due to the fact that the bleaching center itself forms a small amount of seeds. Some of the plant varieties are not at all capable of producing seeds in temperate latitudes. Therefore, in order to ensure good seedlings, it is preferable to use the following methods:

• rhizome division;
• reproduction by cuttings;
• distilling indoors;

Rhizome division

It is recommended to perform the division at the end of the summer, after the ground shoots of the plant have died.

1. It is necessary to undermine the rhizome very carefully, remove it from the ground and dry it.
2. Then divide the spine so that there are three or four buds on each of its segments.
3. Next, the resulting material for planting should be buried in the ground in a dark area and pour it abundantly.

   Propagation of dicterra by dividing rhizome into several parts

In order to prevent diseases, you need:

1. sprinkle it on top with enough wood ash.
2. After the shoots are well rooted, should be transplanted to a permanent place - a flower bed or flower bed. The optimal frequency of this procedure is once every five or six years.

It is recommended to perform all procedures in gloves, since the rhizomes are filled with poisonous juice, which can cause poisoning and damage to the nervous system.

Replace the center need to spring. It is very important to choose the moment while the shoots are still dormant or just started to grow.

Planting and caring for a plant in the open field implies several successive stages:

1. dig small holes in the ground (between them it is necessary to keep a distance of 35 cm);
2. put three or four parts of rhizome into each hole;
3. fill the wells with planting material with a sufficient layer of earth and tamp it well;
4. pour lightly warm water

Planting cuttings in the spring

Propagation by cuttings should be carried out in the springtime. This requires:

1. at the base of the bush, clean up the soil and carefully cut the cuttings;
2. during the day, keep the cuttings in a special solution that stimulates rooting;
3. land in a pre-moistened soil;
4. cover with greenhouse film;

   Cuttings take root, covered with greenhouse film for a month

During the month, cuttings take root. However, they should be planted in a permanent place only a year later.

Distillation indoors

A simple, effective and reliable way is forcing indoors:

1. in August, dig up rhizomes and transplant them into special flowerpots or pots;
2. put plants into the light;
3. perform regular watering to protect the soil from drying out.

If a method is chosen using seeds, sow in September. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 18–20⁰С.

Care in the garden from the time of landing in open ground until autumn

Proper care at different stages will ensure beauty and health.

How to grow and care during growth and flowering: watering, fertilizer, pruning

An important step in the care of any varieties is competent watering. The volume of fluid used is determined by the amount of precipitation and air temperature. During the summer heat, subject to a long absence of precipitation, the plant will need more intensive watering than during the rest of the year. But in order to prevent rotting of the roots, the soil must be protected from excess moisture.

In a shady place near the house the broken heart grows best

Being an exotic flower, a bleaching center needs high-quality mineral fertilizer. The introduction of special complex dressings intended for flowering plants should be carried out with irrigation 1-2 times throughout the season. Favorable fertilizer plants with a high nitrogen content are beneficial for plants.

In order to ensure correct growth and absence of diseases for the center, it is necessary to timely prune dried and faded parts, yellowed leaves and stems.

Leaving after flowering. Does winters and how to prepare for winter

As soon as the flowering period is over, all the stems must be carefully cut under the root.

After this pruning, the remaining small stumps should be covered with pine or spruce needles or covered with a 5-8 cm peat layer. This procedure, called "mulching", will help the plant to successfully winter. It is not recommended to make a thicker layer of shelter, as this can lead to rotting of the rhizomes.

Shelter can be removed only after the arrival of a full-fledged spring. It is not recommended to do this in the early spring, as night frosts can destroy the plant.

What problems do gardeners have with growing

At observance of all rules of landing and leaving there are no serious problems with cultivation. But if conditions are not sufficiently favorable, the plant may be exposed to various parasites.

• Ring spots are viral diseases that affect mature plants. Its symptoms are spotty or ring patterns that have a lighter shade than leaves. To prevent further spread of infection, remove the affected part of the plant.
• Tobacco mosaic is another common viral disease. It is manifested by staining the leaves of the flower in a marble shade. As in the first case, specialized treatment does not exist. The problem can be solved only by removing the affected plant.

  Patients with tobacco mosaic saplings have leaves with marble spots

• Medvedka gnaws the roots of the Dicterra, which leads to wilting of the seedling. To protect against this pest, it is recommended to use the Medvetoks preparation or plant repellents with pronounced phytocidal properties on the territory of the garden plot.
• Microplasma caused by aphids and cicadas leads to the greening of flowers, and in more advanced cases makes them impossible to appear. To combat these pests suitable tools such as "Biotlin" and "Fitoverm."
• With insufficient watering and drying of the soil there is yellowing of the leaves. With a lack of lighting, the flowering period begins late, and the flowers themselves are too small and dull. These problems are eliminated after ensuring proper conditions.

Video about the features of care and care for her in the garden

Useful reviews about growing

Всем доброго времени суток! Ни для одного садовода этот цветок не является новинкой. Это уже старожил наших клумб и я с ним знакома с самого детства. Моя бабушка хоть и любила цветы, но все их называла народными названиями. Так вот Диценру она называла «Broken heart». Это название бытует и сейчас и не многие знают ботаническое название этого красавца. Не буду много описывать, информации сейчас предостаточно, только кое-что из своего собственного опыта. Что нужно знать, если вы решили посадить у себя Диценру? Самое первое то, что это растение не переносит застоя воды и сильно влажных почв. Корень у неё очень хрупкий и водянистый, и при избыточной влаге в почве начинает подгнивать во время покоя. А периода покоя у Дицентры много, так как это растение можно отнести к первоцветам. Оно зацветает вместе с тюльпанами, то есть очень рано, и к началу лета уже отправляется в спячку.

Today I want to talk about the unusual open-field flower called “Diklitra” or “Dicentra” even in common people called it “Broken Heart” because the inflorescence of this extraordinary flower looks like a heart with a torn edge and an arrow stuck into it. The bush of the flower itself looks very fragile and delicate, grows not high from 15 to 90 cm, depending on the type of flower. It belongs to the smokey family, originally from North America, in nature there are only 19 species of this plant. By the way, it is known that the British call this flower "Bleeding Heart". We have been growing for several years in the Diklitra front garden, and every year enchants with its beauty and singularity.

Хочу рассказать о цветке которое носит грустное название» Broken heart». Это многолетний цветок , вырастает высотой до метра, прекрасное растение для огорода и приусадебного участка. Не прихотливый, его можно садить и у дерева и на открытой полянке. очень красивые цветки.. как будто сердечко разбито на две части.. и стекает кровью..

Dicentra is an amazingly beautiful plant with heart-shaped flowers. It will be the perfect decoration of the garden, taking a worthy place on an alpine slide or an extensive flower bed. Careful care will provide health and an attractive look to magnificent and magnificent bushes Dicentra.