Arends Saxifraga is a herbaceous perennial plant that is very popular among gardeners and botanists. Green beauty with bright splashes can be found both on city beds and on alpine hills. What is the reason for such a demand and plant features, read on.
Popular Arenda Saxifrages
This rhizome plant, which can grow up to 70 cm up, is characterized by:
- creeping stems;
- branched root system;
- pronounced basal rosette;
- fleshy and leathery leaves.
Arends Saxifrager at Home
The described plant has several subspecies, which differ mainly in color palette. Everyone can boast of resistance to cold and unpretentiousness in care. Among the most popular varieties stand out:
- Flamingo. According to the name, it has a pale pink color of buds;
- White Carpet (Whithe Carpet). Above the dark green shoots, small inflorescences with snow-white bells bloom. The maximum diameter is 1 cm;
- Saxifrage Purple Carpet (Pink Carpet, Purple Carpet). Probably the most beautiful and noble of these. The saxifrage purple has an aristocratic burgundy coloring with a yellow core;
- Floral Carpet is a very popular and beautiful plant, which is distinguished by delicate white and pink shades.
Purple Carpet
Saxifrages A flower carpet covers the ground with exquisite petals. Therefore, it is not surprising that all subspecies are very often used for exterior design, especially landscapes.
For your information! On the Internet, you can find another name - Anders saxifrage, but this is a mistake. In the botanical encyclopedia, the plant appears as Arends's saxifrage and has no other names.
Use in landscape design
Arenda Saxifrages are often used in landscape design for several reasons:
- unpretentiousness;
- the ability to grow where most plants die;
- beautiful ensemble with other plants.
Seedlings are used to decorate rock gardens. It looks harmonious with artificial embankments, therefore it is used as an element of eco-design. The juicy green tone of the leaf plates in the ensemble with contrasting prominent inflorescences favorably fills the territory of the empty garden.
For your information! Saxifraga Purpurmantel is another elegant variety for exterior solutions. It looks advantageous not only in the garden, but also as a decoration of balconies and terraces.
Reproduction and planting
When planting and breeding Arends saxifrages, there are no special differences from other plants. It is possible to grow flowers both on stony depleted soil, and on fertile, well-fertilized soil.
Note! Excessive soil moisture causes rotten Arends saxifrage.
It can grow both in the shade and in direct sunlight. The plant does not have special whims, however, the only item that needs to be regularly performed is watering.
Growing toArendmelnomelki from seed
In order for an amazing plant to bloom and please owners for a long time, certain rules must be followed when growing it from seeds.
Saxifrage White
Before sowing seeds, they need to be stratified. This is done for better germination. This procedure is performed as follows:
- Seeds mixed with sand.
- Place the mixture in the refrigerator for two to three weeks.
Then you need to plant the seeds in seedlings. Further actions look like this:
- Prepare containers with a special mixture.
- Scalp the soil with boiling water.
- Seeds mixed with sand, spread over the surface.
- Spray and cover the crops with film, sprinkle with earth is not necessary.
If all these actions are done correctly, then in just 7-10 days Arends saxifrage will give the first sprouts. After strong instances with small leaves dive into peat pots.
Vegetative propagation
To grow a plant in this way, various factors must be considered. However, the method is quite easy and fast. To get good bushes, it is recommended:
- Cut off an rooted shoot or aerial root shoot.
- Transplant to a new place with a lump of land.
Note! Arends saxifrages cannot tolerate cold.
Shoots that are longer than 5 cm are later cutted: they are divided into several parts. The plant needs to be rooted in water or peat soil, but this must be done indoors.
Transplanting seedlings in the open ground
It’s very easy to plant Arends saxifrages in open ground. You need to choose the right place for her.
- if it is a site with plenty of sunshine, it is important to carry out regular moisturizing;
- in case of partial shade, no special care is required.
Saxifrage Care
It is customary to plant a plant in open ground in early June, when the seedlings are already quite strong. After planting, the Arenda Saxifrages first builds up shoots, after which it blooms only after a year. The main thing is to choose the right soil, which will provide the plant with all the necessary nutrients.
Arends Saxifrage Care Features
Despite the praised unpretentiousness and simplicity, saxifrage still requires some attention for abundant flowering. A few recommendations on how to care for a vaunted plant.
Choosing a place - sun or shadow
Arends Saxifrages feels great both under the aggressive sun and in partial shade. However, it must be remembered that a long stay of the plant in the shade can have a detrimental effect on its condition.
Important! It all depends on the air temperature. If above 20 ° C, it is desirable to provide the plant with a more shady place. The heat causes the rapid development of parasites and diseases, which very negatively affects the appearance of the plant.
Soil and fertilizer
Arenda prefers light soils:
- loose addition;
- low connectivity;
- easy workability.
Macro Saxifrage
One of the main factors when choosing a soil is the presence of limestone, which has a very beneficial effect on the condition of the plant, fertility and good drainage.
Important! Superfosfate and bone meal will be excellent fertilizers for saxifrage.
Although fertility of the soil is one of the main factors, you should not get carried away with fertilizers. The abundance of nutrients is detrimental. All is well, in moderation.
Watering and humidity
Saxifrage loves water. Watering should be carried out in moderation, since stagnant moisture destroys the roots of the plant. When planting in advance, it is worth organizing the removal of excess water from the root system, providing drainage.
Regarding the temperature regime, saxifrage also has its own requirements. This noble plant does not survive at temperatures above 20 ° C. Surviving the winter is not a problem, but the heat can provoke many serious ailments and the multiplication of pests.
Possible difficulties and problems when growing
The plant is not too whimsical to care for and is very resistant to various types of pests. But improper watering, excessive fertilizer and too high a temperature can cause disease.
Arends: diseases and pests
Pests
The most common pests of Arends saxifrage are:
- a spider mite that appears exclusively during a drought. Signs of a tick are yellowed leaves and curtains entangled in whitish cobwebs;
- green aphid appears as a sticky black coating on the stems and leaves, is very dangerous for saxifrage;
- worms are pests that cover the entire plant and eat it. They can be collected manually, or you can use special solutions to destroy them;
- thrips are pests that also eat the plant. The signs of this pest are white spots on the leaves.
In the fight against parasites, it is worth using insecticides.
Disease
Arends saxifrages are rarely susceptible to disease, but this can happen with inept care. Although the plant loves moisture, it can also be a big problem. Abundant humidity can lead to the development of various fungi and rot, which leads to the complete death of the plant. This is the result of large stagnation of water in the soil, which has poor drainage. To save the plant, which has just begun to rot, you need to dig it with the roots and cut the rotted areas.
Important! On a plant, also subsequently of excessive moisture, a different fungus can develop. For example, rust that stains the saxifrage stalk with a red color. To destroy the fungus, various solutions of soap and copper sulfate are used.
You can treat diseases in various ways, but it is much easier to prevent their development. For this, it is important to remember that even the most hygrophilous plant can die from a large amount of water. To treat the most common diseases, such as fungi and rot, you need to carefully examine the plant affected by the disease, and carefully separate the damaged parts. There are also some tools that very well help with the destruction of the fungus (HOM, topaz, etc.).
Saxifrage Treatment
Arenda Saxifrage is a flower for all occasions: it is practical to use at home, and beautiful for design. If you correctly follow all the conditions, the plant will delight residents and guests with a motley full of color.
