E-Catalogue of ornamental plants for the garden “Landscape” - decorative coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs, vines, herbaceous perennials
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Climate influence and frost resistance
The winter hardiness zone is the region in which certain type plants, as a rule, still tolerate winters well, in other words, the region where its cultural range begins. It is important to understand that the frost resistance of plants depends on many factors; all data on climatic zones of winter hardiness are only approximate. Within one zone, the microclimate of some regions may differ significantly from the given data. For example, urban areas are usually half a step warmer than the surrounding landscape. Large bodies of water, areas, as well as slopes and hilltops have a positive effect on the climate, while unfavorable conditions prevail in depressions and valleys.
The climate zone number is indicated under each plant description in the catalog, indicating the degree of its resistance to low temperatures– the lower the zone number, the more frost-resistant plant. Plants can often grow in regions of five or more climate zones. A plant from zone 2 can usually grow without problems in zones 3,4,5,6,7 and possibly also in zones 8 and 9. These zone recommendations are based on availability optimal conditions for each individual plant and without taking into account the protection of snow cover. Information about climate zones of frost resistance is also a hint on how to cover plants for the winter.
Map of winter hardiness zones of Ukraine
Winter hardiness zones and their ranges of average annual minimum temperatures
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light-loving plants |
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Juniper scaly is ornamental shrub, which belongs to the cypress family. This species is very diverse, there are more than 10 varieties. Due to this, it has become widely used in landscape design– you can choose a plant to suit any environment and design style of the site.
The homeland of the scaly juniper is the mountainous regions of the island of Taiwan, China, as well as the Eastern Himalayas. Despite the fact that this shrub has high decorative qualities, it is able to survive even in rather harsh conditions. Therefore, caring for it is not difficult even for novice gardeners.
Juniper varieties
Among the variety of varieties of this shrub, the following are of greatest interest to landscape designers:
- “Blue Star” (“Blue Star”);
- "Holger";
- "Meyeri."
Let's consider the features of these varieties of scaly juniper.
Meyeri
This variety was developed in China several decades ago. His main feature– drooping young shoots. Because of the interesting appearance it is often used both for landscaping parks and gardens and for growing bonsai.
The plant acquires its best aesthetic characteristics during active shoot growth, which occurs in late spring - early summer. The needles of new branches have a silvery tint.
The growth rate is up to 10 cm per year, the size of the branches of an adult shrub is up to 3-5 meters. Therefore, Meyeri is considered the largest representative of this species.
Blue Star
The homeland of this variety is Holland. It was bred in the middle of the 20th century among Meyeri bushes. Distinctive feature"Blue Star" is the absence of drooping young shoots and the characteristic star-shaped arrangement of needles.
This juniper has a dense crown, which is formed by densely spaced silvery shoots with a large number of branches. The variety is classified as dwarf; the height of the plant rarely exceeds one meter. The crown can reach a diameter of 2.5 meters. Growth is very slow - no more than five centimeters per year.
Holger
This variety is quite similar to Meyeri - it also has spreading branches with drooping shoots. However, despite the external similarities, there are also differences between these two varieties.
Representatives of the Holger variety have a height of no more than a meter, while the width of the bush most often reaches a diameter of about one and a half meters. This dwarf variety remains one of the most noticeable among other representatives of scaly juniper due to the bright yellow color of young shoots. Mature branches have the same silvery tint as Meyeri’s.
Thanks to these external features Holger is perfect both as part of a group of plants and planted separately. This variety helps purify the surrounding air. Even in the presence of a large amount of impurities in the atmosphere, it is able to have a disinfecting effect on it.
In addition to these varieties, there are large number other plant varieties that are not as remarkable as those listed above: “Blue Carpet”, “Golden Flame”; "Dream Joy" and others.
Planting seedlings
Junipers are light-loving shrubs. Therefore, they should be planted on open areas garden It is best to choose places with sandy loam or loamy light soil. It should be moderately moisturized and have sufficient nutrients.
In cases where the soil on the site is heavy and clayey, it is necessary to add a mixture of peat, garden soil and sand to it. This mixture may also include coniferous soil - soil that is collected from under coniferous plants in the forest, contains needles and other organic impurities.
Crumbs should be poured down the planting hole. white brick or sand. This makes it possible to create conditions for soil drainage. Despite the fact that the shrub can grow in fairly poor soils, excess moisture will lead to its death.
The optimal soil mixture for juniper is considered to be one that includes:
- two parts of humus, turf land and peat;
- one - sand.
You can also add 150 g of Kemira-universal fertilizer to this mixture, along with 300 g of nitrophoska. To increase the survival rate, you can sprinkle the growth regulator Epin under all seedlings.
Depending on the width of the root system of the shrub, the volume of the planting hole is selected. For example, for large varieties You should dig holes measuring 60 by 80 cm. Planting should be done quickly to prevent the root system from drying out. Care must be taken when doing this, as the delicate roots of juniper are easily damaged. Immediately after planting, the plant should be watered generously and covered with material to protect it from direct sunlight.
The distance between the bushes is selected depending on the composition. Typically it is in the range from 0.5 to 2 meters. If the area is small, then it is better to choose small-sized varieties of juniper, which can be planted at a short distance from each other.
Growing from seeds
Those who decide to collect juniper seeds themselves should do this at the end of summer. In this case, they will not be fully mature, but germination is more likely. Planting should be done immediately after collecting the seeds. The first shoots will appear only after 2-3 years. This is due to the presence of a dense shell in the seeds.
It takes quite a lot of time to grow an adult shrub using this method. This method does not have any advantages over planting seedlings. Therefore, it is better to simply plant a juniper bush dug out in the forest. In order for it to quickly take root in a new place, it should be dug up with a large lump of earth in which a layer of humus remains. It is also necessary to remember how it was oriented in relation to the cardinal points, and plant it on the site in the same way.
Fertilizer use
If, before planting, the variety most adapted to the local climate was correctly selected, the shrub will grow well without the need to use large amounts of fertilizing.
During drought, it is enough to water it in the proper amount and add nitrogen fertilizers to it three times a season.
It is prohibited to use cow or poultry humus for fertilizer. When it is added to the soil, the roots of coniferous plants are damaged. You also need to refrain from loosening the soil around the bush - since root system located on the surface of the soil, this will lead to its damage and the gradual death of the plant. Instead, it is better to mulch the soil annually. coniferous soil from the forest.
Winter care
Due to the fallen snow, the branches of the juniper may break, and the formed crowns may disintegrate. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended to tie them in the fall. If the plant is sensitive to daily temperature changes, it should be covered with protective material in the winter-spring period.
This will also help prevent sunburn, due to which the crown acquires a yellowish tint and loses its decorative properties.
You should pay attention to juniper buds. If they remain healthy under the influence of frost, then young shoots will grow from them over time. If this does not happen, they should be treated with garden varnish, having previously been trimmed.
At the end summer period and in the spring you need to water the juniper in a timely manner and apply necessary fertilizing. It is also useful to spray its branches with a solution of microfertilizers. This will allow you to maintain the bright color of the needles even in winter.
To cover the bush in the cold season, you can use not only protective material, but also:
- snow – suitable for plants small sizes, creeping varieties. For shelter you just need to throw snow on the branches. Additionally, it is better to make a protective frame that will prevent damage to the bush during heavy snowfall;
- spruce branches - they are attached to the branches in the form of tiers from bottom to top;
- screen – allows you to protect juniper from strong wind and bright light. Therefore, it is installed on the most brightly lit side of the planting.
As for covering materials, it is not recommended to use lutrasil, since they pass through it sun rays. It should also not be used for this purpose. cardboard boxes. The best material According to many gardeners, metallized insulation, which is used when laying laminate, is considered to be a covering. In October, before the soil freezes, you need to drive pegs around the bush, and then wrap it with a substrate in December.
Pests and diseases
Juniper, even in unfavorable conditions for it, is rarely susceptible to various diseases. But, if under certain conditions the bush becomes sick, the cause is usually a fungal infection.
The most common diseases of juniper are:
- fusarium;
- juniper rust;
- drying out of branches;
- Alternaria blight;
- brown shutte.
To prevent diseases, you should follow the technique and conditions for planting shrubs, and choose high-quality planting material. It is also necessary to cut them off if damage appears on the branches and treat the wounds with a solution copper sulfate 1%, cover them with garden varnish or oil paints.
To combat fungi, you can use the following products: Gamair, Alirin-B, Fitosporin-M. They should be diluted in water and the soil around the bush should be watered with the resulting solution. For treatment and prevention, you can spray the plant with a 0.2% solution of Fundazol.
Scaly juniper is a shrub that can be used to decorate any garden. Thanks to its unpretentiousness, even inexperienced gardeners can grow this plant. If all required preventive measures are observed, juniper will not be susceptible to pests and will retain its aesthetic properties.
Video review of juniper varieties
Capable of purifying the air from bacteria and pathogens due to the effect essential oils. The scaly “Blue Carpet” belongs to these plants. It looks great in parks, gardens and squares.
In this article we will provide a description and also talk about its cultivation.
Botanical description
"Blue Carpet" refers to to a group of evergreen, flat-growing shrubs. It was bred in 1972 by Dutch breeders from the Meieri variety. The plant's needles are needle-shaped, pointed, silver-blue, reaching a length of about 1 cm. The wide crown looks like a shapeless pillow, like many creeping plants. Its diameter can be up to 2.5 m. The fruits of the bush have dark blue color with a white waxy coating.
Grows in a year by 8–10 cm. This variety reaches a height of no more than 60 cm. Its “character” is unpretentious and flexible, so gardeners and landscape designers prefer the “Blue Carpet” variety for decorating parks and gardens. 
Where is the best place to plant juniper?
Before starting Blue Carpet, you need to choose a suitable place for its growth in open ground and further care.
Lighting
Choose better sunny place for planting this. In shading, it acquires unclear outlines, and also becomes loose and loses its attractiveness.
Soil
This variety grows well in any place, but the best option there will be a fertile, enriched area where there is no stagnation of water.
Landing rules
Before planting in the ground, it is necessary to prepare a soil mixture of (2 parts), turf soil (1 part) and sand (1 part). Depending on the size of the plants, a distance of 0.5 to 2 m is maintained between them. The size of the planting hole should be 2–3 times larger than the earthen ball of the bush, and the depth should be 60–70 cm. 
The bottom is laid out with broken bricks and sand, the layer of which should be about 20 cm.
Important!The root collar should not be buried when planting.
After planting in the ground it is necessary abundant watering for a week until the plant is completely established.
Features of caring for the variety
The Blue Carpet variety, like other types, requires certain care.
Watering
During drought, it is necessary to water the bush 1-2 times a week. Since juniper does not tolerate dry air well, it is also regularly sprayed. Do this in the morning or after sunset to prevent burns on the plant.
Fertilizer
In the spring, the shrubs are fed or complex fertilizers are used, and in the fall potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are added. 
Trimming
Blue Carpet requires spring pruning to remove improperly growing and dry branches.
Important!Juniper juice contains toxic substances, which irritate the skin, so gloves must be worn when pruning.
Shelter for the winter?
In winter, the needles of the bush can be exposed to winds and frost. This leads to its freezing and subsequently to the acquisition of an unattractive brown tint or even the death of the bush. Therefore, closer to winter, it is recommended to protect low-growing plants with a special one. Sprinkle juniper roots in a 10 cm thick layer.
Diseases and pests
The most common of this plant is. The Arcerida solution can stop it. The bush needs to be sprayed 4 times with an interval of 10 days.
Dangerous include:
You can see photos of scaly juniper and its varieties at the bottom of the page, also read the description and learn about care and planting.
General description of the scaly juniper (see photo on the left). Scaly juniper is a species represented by spreading shrubs. The leaves are sharp, lanceolate in shape, and not closely adjacent to the shoots. The cones are black, the seeds are smooth.
Frost resistance of scaly juniper varieties. Temperature range from -23.3 C° to -28.8 C°. Least frost-resistant variety- this is "Golden Flame", the frost resistance limit for which, according to the Polish catalog, is up to - 23.3 C°. The varieties "Blue Spider", "Holger", "Hunnetorp" and "Meyeri" have a minimum winter temperature of -23.4 C°. The varieties "Blue Star", "Dream Joy", "Floreant" and "Blue Carpet" have frost resistance of up to -28.8 C°. Buy zoned plants, plant them in protected places or cover them for the winter.
Decorative varieties of scaly juniper (characteristics, photo).
M. scaly Blue Carpet (Blue Carpet variety)(see photo below) - creeping silver-blue shrub with a height of 60 cm at 10 years and a circumference of up to 2.5 m. Can be used as a ground cover. In adulthood it grows up to 80 cm high. and reaches a diameter of up to 4 m.
Juniper scaly Blue Spider (variety Blue Spider)(see photo below) - creeping dwarf with a crown rounded at the edges with silvery needles - blue color. Growth is up to 30 cm at 10 years of age, with a diameter of up to 1 m.
Juniper part Blue Star (variety Blue Star)(see photo below) - a highly decorative, slow-growing, prickly dwarf with a silvery appearance - blue. A ten-year-old plant no more than 40 cm tall and slightly wider (up to 50 cm).
M. scaly Dream Joy (variety Dream Joy)(see photo below) - a dwarf variety with a flattened shape and a slow growth rate. It is distinguished by delicate shoots located horizontally. Gray - blue needles, as they grow, golden - yellow. Over 10 years, growth is up to 30 cm.
Juniper flake Floreant (variety Floreant)(see photo below) - the same shape as the Blue Star variety described above. Against the background of the main gray-blue color, the shoots have light cream spots scattered throughout the crown. The needles are prickly.
Juniper scaly "Golden Flame" (Golden Flame variety)(see photo below) is another variegated variety. The branches are raised in an oblique direction. There are two colors on the shoots. Yellow spots are scattered freely across the silver-blue crown. The height of the bush over a 10-year period of time is up to 1 m.
Juniper scaly "Holger" (variety Holger)(see photo below) - a low grade of silver-blue color. Young growths are light golden yellow. Grows to a height of 80 cm in 10 years. Adult specimens of this variety reach a height of up to 2 m, while the crown diameter is up to 4 m.
Scaly juniper "Hunnetorp" (Hunnetorp variety)(see photo below) - a silver-blue plant, represented by a low-growing shrub, the height of which does not exceed 50 cm in 10 years.
Juniper scaly "Meyeri" (Meyeri variety)(see photo below) - a shrub with several obliquely located, ascending main trunks. The tips of the shoots are slightly drooping. Over 10 years, high up to 1 m.
Thematic pages: about coniferous trees, about coniferous shrubs.
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Homeland: mountains of China, Taiwan Island, Eastern Himalayas.
Very changeable appearance. Evergreen, dioecious, densely branched shrub up to 1.3 - 1.5 m tall. The bark is dark brown. The needles are lanceolate, very hard and sharp, 0.5 - 0.8 cm long, dark green on the underside and white on top due to stomatal stripes, arranged in whorls of 3. The cone berries are black, shiny, and ripen the following year in the spring, in May.
Juniperus squamata "Golden Flame"
Photo by Epictetus Vladimir
Known in culture since 1824. In St. Petersburg, the first to test it was I. R. Schroeder (1861) at the Imperial Forestry Institute “after the unusually severe winter of 1860-61” and was assigned by him to the “third section” of trees and shrubs easily damaged by frost . Subsequent experience has shown that this species can be grown here in open ground, but is generally interesting for cultivation southwest of St. Petersburg, in areas with milder winters. Slowly growing. Photophilous. Not very picky about soils. Grow in well-drained soil; it does not like overdrying or especially excessive stagnant moisture. Can be a decoration for any garden or alpine slide in places with a suitable climate, with correct landing and care. Old dried needles remain on shoots for several years, which reduces decorative qualities. Despite this, one of the most decorative species with bluish needles.
Juniperus squamata "Blue Alps"
Photo by Kirill Tkachenko
The BIN Botanical Garden has been in use since 1940, and younger plants are now being grown. In St. Petersburg it freezes over, but can withstand harsh winters; It is of interest mainly as a collection plant. The Meyer variety (var. meyeri) turned out to be more stable here.
In GBS since 1947, 1 sample (4 copies) was received from Holland. Shrub, height 1.1 m at 22 years, crown diameter 120 cm. Vegetation from 12.V ± 10. Annual growth 0.5 cm, rarely 2-3 cm. Does not generate dust. Winter hardiness is average. The germination rate of seeds obtained from delectus is 24%. 60% of winter cuttings take root without treatment. Does not suffer from heat and dry air.
Known in culture since 1824. In terms of decorativeness it is not inferior to other low-growing junipers; there are many garden forms. The most popular are the following:
"Blue carpet". Mutation "Meyeri". The shape is flat, wide, very fast growing, by the age of 10 it reaches 30 cm in height and 1.2-1.5 m | wide, highly branched. The needles are like those of "Meyeri", gray-blue, 6-9 mm long and 1.5-2 mm wide, the tip is sharp. Propagated by cuttings (48%). Valuable ground cover plant. In 1972, the variety was bred in Holland, in the Yak Shomaker nursery in Boskop, where in 1976 it received a gold medal for high decorative qualities. Recommended for planting in sunny and semi-shaded places. Suitable for growing in containers on roofs, streets, rocky areas. In the BIN Botanical Garden since 2002. |
"Blue Carpet" Var. bargesii . Tree 5-20 m tall, often with numerous trunks extending from the base. The bark is brown and peels off in long strips. The branches are straight and spreading; drooping branches. Needles up to 8 mm long, thin and prickly, pale or bluish green. The fruits are ovoid, 5-6 mm long, dark blue. Western China, 1907
"Golden flame". The shape is like that of "Meyeri" with yellow-variegated needles.
"Meueri". A widely known and especially loved decorative form by gardeners. When young, it branches quite densely. In adulthood it is a shrub 2 - 5 m tall. The shoots are straight, the branches are short. The color of the needles is bluish-white, it is most intensely expressed in the end and in July. Annual growth is up to 10 cm. Propagated by cuttings and seeds. Only 30% of plants of seed origin have a more spread-out crown and bluish needles. Introduced to Europe in 1914. Recommended for green roofs. In GBS since 1947, 2 copies. obtained seedlings from the Netherlands. Shrub, height 0.4 m, bush diameter 0.6 m. Vegetation from 7.V ± 10 until the first autumn frosts. Growth 2-3 cm. Does not generate dust. The winter hardiness of the variety is below average. 60% of summer cuttings take root without treatment, but the roots are weak in the first year. |
Juniperus squamata "Meyeri" "Prostrata". Creeping shrub. All branches are horizontally spaced from each other. The needles, widely spaced from each other and slightly curved, are thin, with a thin blue-white stripe on top and a wide green edge, slightly keeled below. 1909
"Wilsonii". Straight shrub, up to 2 m high. The branches are short, compressed, bent back at the end. The needles are wider and shorter, about 4 mm long, dense. China, 1909