Diasia can be grown to decorate a terrace, balcony, loggia and, of course, flower beds. When planted in open ground, this flower develops as a creeping or weaving plant.
Popular types and varieties
Ampelae diasia occurs in 50 species, but flower growers prefer to grow only some of them. Popular types of diation:
- bearded. It forms a compact bush with lush peduncles and small flowers of various colors;
- felt. In the open ground, this species blooms throughout the summer. Many unusual and colorful flowers and glossy leaves form on the bushes, which give the plant additional beauty;
- elegant. The plant is characterized by very fine foliage and pink flowers;
- watchful. This species is distinguished by long creeping stems and beautiful delicate pink flowers.
Salmon-colored ampoule diasia
For your information! Vigilant diasia is able to shoot and root itself.
The most popular varieties of diasia among gardeners:
- The pink queen. This variety has delicate pink flowers with a bronze border;
- Blackthorn Apricot. The stems are thick, soft, lodging. Flowers with spurs, apricot or salmon hue;
- Ruby Field. The flowers are pink with a dark center.
As ampic diastasy blooms lushly
Landscape Design
Diasia is a perennial ampel plant, which is best planted on an alpine hill, in a pot or in a hanging planter. To fill the empty space between other plants, a flower can be planted on a flower bed. Also, diasia looks great in a single landing or in a composition with other colors. In addition, the plant can be planted to decorate the garden path and a small paved area. The flower looks spectacular in a hanging balcony container or a tall flowerpot. Its long stems will hang beautifully, forming a floral firework.
Diasia flowers in a basket in a composition with other flowers
Methods of growing and propagating diasia
Diasia can be grown by seedlings obtained from seeds, or propagated by rooting of cuttings.
Seedlings cultivation
Ampoule diasion, seed cultivation step by step:
- Plant seeds are laid in a prepared substrate, consisting of garden soil and river sand. The seeds are not sprinkled with earth, but only easily pressed to the surface of the soil.
- Landings on top of the container are covered with film or glass and left in the room at a temperature of 18-20 ° C.
- When the first sprouts appear, the air temperature is lowered to 10-15 ° C.
- Humidification of seedlings is carried out using a spray gun as the top layer of the earth dries.
- The grown seedlings dive in separate containers and pinch the top to stimulate the growth of bushes.
Growing seedling diasia from seeds
Propagation by cuttings
How to propagate diasion by cuttings:
- Separate the root stem from the adult bush (7-9 cm) with 2-3 leaves.
- Plant in a pot filled with garden soil and wet river sand (in a ratio of 3: 2).
- Place the pot with the handle in a cool, bright place for wintering.
- At the end of May, pinch the top of the handle and transplant into open ground.
Planting diasia in the open ground
To plant diasia in open ground, a well-lit and closed from the winds place is chosen. Before landing, prepare the ground. The most suitable soil composition: rotted peat, garden soil, coarse river sand. All are taken in equal proportions. When planting seedlings, it is important to maintain a distance of at least 15 cm.
Note! In open ground, a plant is planted only when the threat of frost passes.
How diasia grows on a flowerbed in a garden
Further plant care
It is quite simple to look after ampelous varieties of diasia, it is only necessary to water, fertilize and trim the bushes in a timely manner.
Watering
The plant is watered as the topsoil dries. Watering is best done in the morning or evening, so the moisture will evaporate more slowly.
Important! With excessive watering and stagnation of water in the ground, the flower will often hurt and may even die.
Top dressing
For fertilizing the flower use only mineral fertilizers. The frequency of fertilizer application is once every 2-3 weeks.
Pruning
Pruning is carried out at the end of the first flowering wave. All stems are pruned, leaving only 5 cm above the ground. During the entire flowering season, it is necessary to remove all inflorescences that have faded or wilted.
Diseases and Pests
Diasia is resistant to fungal diseases, but in the presence of excess moisture in the soil, stem or root rot can develop, which can be eliminated with the help of fungicides.
For your information! During hot weather and with insufficient watering, aphids can appear on the flower. When planting an ampelous flower on a flower bed, snails and slugs can attack it. In this case, the plant should be treated with any insecticide.
Bloom
If the plant is planted through seedlings, flowering will begin in early July. When planting by cuttings - at the end of May. Diasia blooms in periods before frost.
Diasia wintering
Organization of the proper wintering of the plant:
- Dig a bush, put it in a pot with loose soil and transfer it to a cool room (temperature not more than 10 ° С).
- Provide the flower with enough light.
- Watering is very rare (every 10-14 days).
- In early March, the plant should be pruned, leaving stems no more than 10 cm high.
- After preliminary hardening, the flower can be planted in open ground.
Other perennial ampelous plants
You can also use other ampel flowers to decorate your home or landscape design.
Ripsalis - ampel forest cactus
Ampel cactus is unpretentious in growing, propagated by seeds or cuttings. The plant has thin and long stems on which small but very beautiful flowers appear. Blooming cactus chilocereus looks quite elegant and decorative. Such a beautiful and soft spine is suitable for decorating a home or any office.
Ampel cactus in flower pots
Ampelous tuber begonia
This type of begonia differs in many terry or semi-double beautiful flowers, which are located on long stems. Begonia blooms almost all year round, which gives it special value. Such begonia can be propagated by simply cutting the tuber and rooting it. Anyone can easily grow a flower if they know how to plant a tuberous begonia and how to care for it.
Ampelic tuber begonia in flower pots
Katarantus (periwinkle) ampelous
Periwinkle periwinkle Riviera has long stems, which are capable of rapid growth and branching. It blooms in large, long, unfading and dense flowers of a blue or purple hue. The flowering period is quite long - from the end of May to the last days of August.
How does an ampoule periwinkle bloom
Bacopa ampelous
The bacopa ampelous plant is an annual or perennial that can be grown for several years in a row. As a rule, in a warm climate, bacopa is grown as a perennial, and for a period of cold weather it is simply well covered. In the northern regions, the plant is most often grown as an annual, since it is impossible to determine whether it will survive or not in severe frost.
The description of the bacopa says it is a plant with long stems, small leaves of green-olive color, arranged in pairs on the shoots. This is an ampelous flower, which, depending on the variety, affects a variety of shades. There are very amazing varieties of the bacopa plant, for example, Scopia Double Lavender, in which the flowers have a two-tiered arrangement of petals.
Ampoule bacopa in a cache-pot
Blue
Bacopa blue is characterized by a long flowering period. It does not require special attention or any special care. It can be planted not only in hanging flowerpots, but also used for planting in open ground.
Pink
Pink bacopa has long shoots (up to 60 cm) with beautiful openwork leaves and delicate flowers that are painted in a lavender shade. The flower goes well with petunia.
Blue avalanche
This species has long drooping stems and many green leaves. Flowers come in both lilac and blue. It has a rather long flowering. Growing bacopa Blue avalanche is possible through seeds, as well as cuttings.
Lilac
Lilac bacopa is distinguished by long stems, lush, dense foliage and small lilac flowers. It does not need a lot of light and grows perfectly in the shade.
Caroline (Bacopa Caroliniana)
The variety is distinguished by long light green leaves, which, under the influence of direct sunlight, change their color to a copper-red hue. The flowers are bright blue, small. It grows well in the shade.
Gulliver pink
Bacopa Gulliver Pink is distinguished by a lush bush, as well as pink and fairly large flowers. This variety is considered quite capricious in cultivation.
Bacopa Monnier (Bacopa Monnieri Psychosis)
This plant is also called small-leaved bacopa. It features long creeping stems with small leaves. The sheet plate has an oblong shape and a rounded top. Sheet length 0.8-2 mm. The flowers are small white, blue or purple.
For your information! The Bacopa Monnier plant is used in Chjud Shi (Tibetan medicine).
Home ampel plants will decorate a window or balcony, and will also become an exquisite element in landscape design. There are plenty to choose from - diasia, bacopa, catharanthus and others.
