Guide
Clematis is known as the "Queen of Vine Flowers", and together with the moon flower and hydrangea flower, it is called the "Three Treasures of the Garden", which is a plant that gardeners and flower lovers love to raise. Spring is the season of raising flowers, today to take you to know a variety suitable for balcony raising, it is high value, easy to feed, flowering diligently, can make your balcony into a small garden, I hope you like.
Bee Love
Clematis family is huge, there are many artificially cultivated horticultural varieties, is for ornamental, such as the one introduced today, the name is "Bees Jubilee", also called celebration, is a famous classic old variety, as early as the fifties has been born, so far is still one of the most cultivated varieties of flower friends, especially suitable for novice flower friends, as a "pit" first choice is very good, courtyard planting, balcony potted plants are suitable.
The plant type is beautiful
Bee love plant growth medium, ground planting can only grow to 1.5-2 meters high, natural branching is very good, without the top can also be naturally formed, the plant type is compact, climbing ability is very strong, there are attachments can climb, can be cultivated flower wall, flower pillar, flower arch shape, the pot is also very adaptable, more than two gallons of size pots can meet its growth requirements, there are yards can be planted to decorate fences, fences, pergolas, etc., do balcony pot ornamental is also good.
The flowers are large and colorful
Bee love to open large flowers, flower diameter can reach 15-20 cm, flower type single petal, petals are very round, round and round, pale pink, there is a clear magenta stripe in the middle of the petals, the flower heart is light yellow, a multi-colored flower, in the sun appears shiny, brilliant, gorgeous and not tacky, with green and oily leaf groups, flowers and leaves are beautiful and suitable, with high ornamental value.
In the later stages, the flower color turns purple
Bee love belongs to the early flowering large flower group clematis, flowering very early, often at the end of April of each year began to bloom, has been able to continue to bloom until November, of which April to June and September to November twice burst, flowers bloom full of branches, it is easy to bloom into a "flower waterfall", in July and August during the dormancy will also bloom sporadically. The flower color will change with the season, the sun changes, in the sunny place, the more red the flower color, in the place of insufficient sunlight, the flower color is light, and it will become purple at the end, elegant and charming flower color, a flower from opening to withering, always maintaining a "high value" state.
Second, the growth habit of bee love
The skin is strong and strong, and it is suitable for both north and south
The love of bees is good for the environment, the adaptation area is 4-10 areas (basically from North China to Liangguang), winter can tolerate -10 degrees of low temperature, northeast region to do a good job of cold measures or move to under the eaves, indoors and other places, you can also safely overwinter, basically the south and north can be raised. Summer dormancy, as long as no fertilization, summer is also very easy, no diseases and insect pests throughout the year, like a sunny growth environment, can tolerate semi-shade, but can not be completely placed in the shade.
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Third, the planting advice of the love of bees
Easy to take care of
If it is planted on the ground, it can be more casual, the soil requirements are not strict, choose a place with sufficient sunlight to plant, the pit depth can completely submerge the root system, and the slow seedlings can be extensively taken care of after success. If it is a potted plant, there are some things to note:
Pots: plastic pots are better than ceramic pots, one is light, it is more convenient when changing pots, the other is breathable, more conducive to root growth, the diameter of the pot is not too large, and the size of the seedlings is proportional to the small pot, the small seedlings with small pots, the large seedlings with large pots, the small seedlings grow up and then change the large pots;
Soil: Loose, breathable, well-drained horticultural nutrient soil is good, such as peat soil, saprophyll soil, avoid the complete use of vegetable garden soil, easy to compact, not breathable;
Suitable environment: places with scattered light in all or half shade, such as terraces, south balconies, etc., although the north balcony can also bloom normally, but the flower color will be light, affecting the beauty;
Watering: Spring and autumn follow the "see dry and wet", during summer and winter dormancy, give water twice a month, let the soil be slightly wet on the line, any season can not completely cut off the water;
Fertilization: spring and autumn, you can apply thin fertilizer diligently, during the summer and winter dormancy, you can wind and sunshine and rain, but you must not fertilize;
Pruning: The pruning method of bee love is two types (light pruning), as long as the withered branches and leaves are cut off after the end of the dormancy, the time is about January and August (there may be a time difference between the north and the south);
Summer, overwintering: the love of bees is good heat tolerance, summer will be dormant, at this time as long as no fertilization, it is easy to spend summer; winter overwintering temperature should be above -10 degrees, northern flower friends should pay attention to temperature changes, timely do a good job of cold protection measures.
"Light up" your balcony
Summary: Bee love in the Clematis family is a classic variety, flowers are beautiful, rich flowers and flowers, strong adaptability to the environment, cultivation is not difficult, very suitable for novice flower friends "entry", friends who are still short of flowers at home can try.
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