Barberry - a group of shrubs and stunted trees, which due to its decorative qualities have been used in landscape design. Consider the variety, which are used in the culture and talk about how to make one song in the garden.
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Species and varieties
If you want to decorate their territory in this ornamental plant, it is recommended to buy in a nursery. The most popular varieties - it Thunberg and Ottawa. The first option is the following varieties:
- Admira. Reaches about 60 cm in height, color of leaves - red and orange.
- Harlequin. Grow up to 1 m in height, the leaves are painted in a bright maroon color.
- Aurea. Height - 1 meter, the leaves are bright yellow.
With regard to varieties of barberry Ottawa, they are tall plants. You reach a height of 2.5-3 m refers to varieties.:
- Superba. Leaves saturated magenta color.
- Silver Miles. It has a pink-purple leaves with silvery spots.
- Aurikoma. Leaves of plants of various shades of red.
Barberry is widely used in landscape design. This is due to the fact that it does not lose its decorative species throughout the year. Additional color accents on bushes appear at the time when the plant starts to flower and fruit shape.
It should also be noted that the plant is not demanding in terms of care and conditions of detention. It feels good in the sun and moderate shade, endures heat, it does not need a sufficient amount of moisture. For plants characterized by resistance to the winter weather conditions. If it is grown in the south, the protective cover it is not required.
Another advantage of barberry is a huge presence of varieties. The plant can be of different height - 30 cm to 3 m color scheme leaves also varied..
Tip! Keep in mind that the barberry not tolerate stagnant moisture, which means that it planted in the lowlands and near the houses and fences unacceptable. At the bottom of the landing pit a drainage layer to be stacked.
Barberry: designs
Barberry is good because it will nicely fit into any style of landscape design.
It can be used to create the following compositions:
- Alpine gardens and rock gardens. In the wild, the plant can be found, as a rule, in the foothills, so it will fit elegantly into the composition, which is based on the stones. If you slide a little, it is appropriate to plant mini varieties that do not grow so active as adults and do not cover the review of the neighbors. Alpine slides rather laconic and decorated in pastel colors, so the bushes of bright colors combine better with the background of the bright stones and green carpet of ground cover.
- Japanese-style gardens. Themselves barberries is not added to the class endimikov, which are used in gardens in this direction. However, they have been applied in variations on this theme. They also fit perfectly into the composition of natural stones, pebbles, beautifully complement the reservoirs, bridges and conifers.
- Soliternaya landing. Barberry - will fit into any size lawn. Background for it to be light and uniform, not to oversaturate site with bright colors. The plant can withstand without problems hairstyle therefore considered ideal for topiary.
- Mixborders and beds. Barberry is an excellent complement to such objects. High grade saturated form a beautiful backdrop, and the low will be a great solution to create a lower tier. Bushes of all varieties combine well with decorative foliage plants, flowering perennials and single. But keep in mind that overloading composition colors should not be. Barberry looks beautiful with roses, conifers, roses. If you include it in mixborders of conifers, it will give a noticeable refresh brightness and composition. Original look of the flower beds of different varieties of barberry.
- Hedge. Most varieties form the dense thorny obstacles to overcome that can not afford to humans and animals. However, their crowns can find a place birds that enliven area and fill it with beautiful singing. With the hedge clippers can be given any width and height. The plant looks great in the planting, consisting of lilac, hawthorn. If you want to create hedges give preference to the ordinary variety or Ottawa.
Tip!Plants are planted in bright colors on a site that is well lit, because in a shaded place, they do not display their beauty to the fullest.
Barberry - ideal ornamental plant that you can safely turn to the design of the garden composition. This culture is striking diversity of varieties, so you will have the opportunity to make a reality of any design intent. Moreover, it has low maintenance, and it means that it the strength to handle even a novice gardener.
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