Clematis Beauty Bride

Clematis Beauty Bride appeared to the world not so long ago, in 2011, but he has already managed to conquer flower growers with the decorativeness of his flowers. It seems to many that such a fragile flower is difficult to grow, but if you correctly plant a plant and properly care for it, then even novice gardeners can cope with cultivation.

Clematis Beauty Bride: variety description

Clematis Beauty Bride: photos

"Beauty Bride" is translated from English as "beautiful bride", this beautiful name is fully confirmed. After all, the variety is famous for its large flowers of snow-white coloring, in diameter = 20-25 cm, covering the shrub "from head to toe", thereby creating the illusion of a wedding dress, distinguished by chic splendor. The largest flowers appear near the ground on older branches. Often clematis reaches a height of 1.5 m, no more, but it can grow up to 2-3 m, although this is a rare case.

The petals of the flower are wide, have edges in the form of waves, smoothly tapering towards the ends. The bush blooms in two stages: early and late. The early stage is fleeting, the plant blooms in the last days of May and the first days of June. During this period, the appearance of flowers occurs on the shoots of the last year, they look larger in size.

Late flowering refers to the time from the equator of the summer season to the last days of September. The formation of flowers occurs on young shoots, inflorescences are slightly smaller, but their number is several times greater.

Clematis Beauty Bride cultivation

Clematis Beauty Bride, although it looks decorative and delicate, belongs to the group of unpretentious plants. The plant is not very demanding on the type of soil, it grows well in the open air and in containers for planting. Clematis of this variety are often landscaped with various fences, gazebos, supports in the vertical plane.

To create optimal conditions for cultivating this variety, choose a slightly shaded place and make sure that the bush is not in direct sunlight. Plus, protect the plant from drafts. In principle, the cultivation of this variety is quite simple and not time consuming.

Clematis Beauty Bride: planting and care

Clematis Beauty Bride: photos

The choice of a planting site should be careful, because clematis grows in one area for 20-25 years. The most favorable soil for planting is a mixture of fertile sandy loam and loose loamy soil. The acidity of the soil can be 6-7 pH.

When you have decided on a planting site, proceed to planting a bush.

• The landing hole should be 0.6 m deep and in diameter.
• Clematis Beauty Bride is located at a distance of 0.7-1 m from the rest of the vegetation.
• A drainage layer of gravel or other material is laid at the bottom of the pit, after which the drainage is sprinkled with humus or compost fertilizer.
• When you finish planting the seedling, abundant watering and loosening of the soil are carried out. It is also necessary to mulch the soil with peat or sawdust.
• Clematis of this variety like to grow in moderately moist soil, for this reason, in areas with a large amount of precipitation, planting sites require high-quality drainage material (pebbles, broken brick).

You need to take care of clematis as usual: periodically water, weed from weeds and feed.

Watering is carried out when the soil dries out, attention is drawn to the moisture content of the earth around the circumference of the bush. The variety we are considering does not adapt very well in too moist and wet soils.

The bushes are fed 2-3 times per period, adding organic matter and minerals in turn. The first time fertilization is applied early in the spring, before the start of the growing season. The second time the plants are fed at the stage of bud formation until the first flowers appear. The third feeding is done optionally before clematis blooms again for larger flowers.

The cultivar belongs to the second pruning category because it blooms twice. The first pruning is done in the first days of summer. Shoots of the last year are removed. The second circumcision is carried out in the autumn season, young branches are shortened. They are cut by about one quarter, while the wilted flowers are removed. Thanks to this, the bush will sooner recover after the winter period and bloom magnificently for the next season.

How to prepare a plant for the winter season

Clematis Beauty Bride: photos

Clematis Beauty Bride is moderately frost-resistant, can tolerate winter under snow cover, but in the middle Russian latitudes, you still need to cover the plant.

First you need to do an important thing against flooding the bush during the thaw period. This is done as follows: an additional 35-40 cm-th earthen layer is poured under the bush, preventing excess water from getting to the root system.

Shelter Clematis Beauty Bride can be lutrasil or other covering material. Shoots should be wrapped in it, laid on needles and covered with fallen leaves or spruce branches. To further protect the plant, pieces of slate are used.

If you cover the plant with garden polyethylene, then ensure air penetration from both sides of the bush to prevent it from drying out when short-term warming occurs. It is desirable to shade polyethylene. Thus, changes in temperature conditions under it will not seem so unexpected and abrupt.

Clematis Beauty Bride: reproduction

Clematis Beauty Bride can be propagated by different methods: by branches, dividing the bush, by seed, cuttings.

Cutting is the most popular method for growers because it allows a larger percentage of plants to take root.

Petioles are harvested at the stage of bud formation, specifically in the last days of May - the first days of June.

The middle part of the shoot is cut out, which has 2 buds in the leaf axils so that an interval of 1-2 cm is observed above the internode and 3-4 cm below it.

As a soil mixture, compost fertilizer and sand are used, mixed in a ratio of 2: 1, respectively. The mixture is often replaced with vermiculite.

You can plant the plant in plastic cups with a drainage hole. The petiole is immersed in highly watered soil so that the internode is ½ in the ground. Next, a panic is built from the film, and the plant is watered 2-3 times a day.

The appearance of the first roots of Clematis Beauty Bride occurs in a month and a half, after which they begin to air. You can plant it in the ground after another month.

Diseases and harmful insects

Despite the fact that the variety can resist various diseases well, at times it can be struck by diseases and harmful insects: powdery mildew, wilt, aphids.

When a bush becomes ill with powdery mildew, flowers and leaves are covered with a characteristic bloom of white coloration. If the bush is not treated in a timely manner, darkening of its tissues and their drying will begin, in the future the plant may die. For this reason, it is recommended to combat powdery mildew at an early stage in the development of the disease. The affected bush is burned, healthy bushes are sprayed with Fundazol (0.1% solution) or soda ash (0.4% solution).

Observations show that hybrid clematis varieties are more susceptible to powdery mildew than other varieties.

Wilt is a rather insidious ailment, because it affects bushes that are already fully growing. The aerial part of the affected plants dries up in the shortest time. This is all because the fungus, actively multiplying in the roots of clematis, completely blocks the supply of nutrients from the soil. To fight the fungus, the remains of the bush are cut to the bottom and burned. The soil is treated with the drug "Fundazol", potassium permanganate or a solution of copper sulfate with soap.

Aphids are destroyed using folk remedies. An infusion of onions and garlic is effective (1-3 tablespoons per 1 liter of water). The bush is processed 3 times every 5-7 days.

If aphids appear, this means that the bush suffers from a lack of water and the irrigation regime needs to be adjusted.

Summary

The clematis variety Beautyful Bride is a rather spectacular, unpretentious plant. If you take proper care of flowers, they will delight you for many decades.

Clematis Beauty Bride Reviews

Alexandra Evgenievna, 37 years old, Moscow region: “A young clematis Beauty Bride has been growing on my site since the last spring season. Mass collection is still small, because there is not much sun. But the first time the bush bloomed very profusely. The flowers are snow-white, huge, the size of a medium-sized saucer. The second time it bloomed weakly, most likely due to a lack of light. I think it will grow better in 1-2 years, and will delight me with flowers all summer. "

Alena Ivanovna, 50 years old, Tver region: “I got Clematis Beauty Bride on the Internet, I liked the photo. Nothing to regret. I can’t walk past about such beauty. I am very glad that the winter season can withstand, even if you cover it minimally, you need to make a shelter with spruce branches, remove the needles in a timely manner in the spring so that the soil does not oxidize. Basically no worries, hassles for three years now. Soon my Clematis Beauty Bride will cover the entire wall of a nondescript barn next to my house. "