The purple-violet haze of a blooming idiot is of interest to these perennial garden plants. It would seem that it takes a lot of work and effort to get lush inflorescences of the steeply rising spiers, but in fact the culture impresses with its endurance and unpretentiousness. This is an ideal option for those who want to have a highlight in the garden, without putting additional resources to it. What exactly you need to provide idiot, read on.
Did you know? The people of the sticks are called plakun-grass, which is caused by the behavior of the plant. In the morning after wet nights you can see at the tips of its leaves. "tears". It is said that in this way the stem gets rid of excess water.
Selecting a landing site: lighting and soil
Derbennik (Lythrum) - This is a popular perennial culture that occurs almost everywhere in the wild, with the exception of the Arctic, tropics and deserts. The native environment of the flower is the wetlands along the coast of the reservoirs and the outskirts of the marshes. Consequently, when growing a plant in the backyard conditions, it is necessary to select a corresponding moisture-saturated shady area. 
Garden idiot, or, as it is also called, “swamp candles” and “plakun-grass”, is represented by only two types: willow-leaf (Lythrum salicaria) and twig-shaped (Lythrum virgatum). Regardless of the selection, it adapts to any temperature and soil. Of course, in the sun rectilinear candle-shaped stems slightly lose the bright colors of the leaves and petals. therefore An ideal place for planting will be wet and warm zones.
In the garden, the loot will feel comfortable in the penumbra. In order not to constrain the growth of shoots, which in favorable conditions reach a height of one and a half meters, it is advisable to place a perennial on a light substrate rich in useful substances. Sands, loams and other dry ground are not suitable for planting.
If there is a small pond or stream in your garden, this is exactly what the grass needs. In summer, the plant can be immersed in a pond at a level of 30 cm, without fear of rotting of the root system, as the sodden in hot weather easily develops in highly moist soil and even in water stagnation. Well, those who have not yet managed to equip a water object on the site, do not get upset - the flower will take root in the usual garden soil, only he will have to compensate for the wet environment. 
Did you know? In the garden, plakun-grass without rejuvenation can grow for decades.
Growing seedling stalk
Culture is propagated by root cutting, division of the bush and seed method. In order to avoid the chaotic sowing of ripened seeds, which are generously poured from inflorescences into the ground, it is necessary to timely cut the leaves of the cradle after flowering. To collect the seed leaves a powerful shoot, controlling its ripeness. In this way, you will receive high-quality grains, which in the future will give healthy shoots capable of flowering.
Sowing weeping grass by the seed method is used for species of plants, it can be carried out directly in open ground or by seedling. Consider the nuances of both cultivation technologies.
Sowing on seedlings
Gadfly grows well from seed in loose and nutritious soil. Planting is carried out in March, placing the seeds at a distance of 5 cm from each other. From above slightly cover with the earth and regularly spray with water. To obtain the greenhouse effect, which will accelerate the emergence of shoots, the "bed" must be covered with film or glass and the container should be placed in a room where the temperature is kept between 15-18 ° C. The first shoots will appear in 25 days. 
When three leaves develop on the appeared sprouts, the plant can be swooped. Some growers bypass these procedures, planting seeds one by one at a time into peat tablets, which are placed in plastic cups and covered with a second second container of the same capacity.
Young stalks are afraid of cold, therefore it is recommended to transfer them to the open soil when warm days come. Seedling of lobum is planted in a spot chosen according to the description, keeping the distance between the shoots within 30 cm. Bright inflorescences on such specimens will appear in the first year.
Important! If in the soil contained a lot of nitrogen, plakun-grass can fly.
Sowing seeds directly in open ground
Unlike the seedling method, planting seeds in open ground is recommended not in spring, but vice versa - in cold autumn time, better in October. This is done to ensure that the planting material undergoes the process of stratification. Although germination remains, even if the seeds are sown immediately after the snow melts. However, in both cases, the expected flowering time will come only to the third year of the plant's life. 
Before planting the garbage bag in open ground, its upper layer should be thoroughly moistened.then distribute seeds at a distance of 40 cm from each other and cover them with a thin layer of substrate. It can be sprayed from a spray bottle. The beds are covered with plastic wrap or they are constructed with supports covered with glass. Under favorable conditions, seedlings will appear in 20-30 days. But it is not recommended to open them right away: wait until the stalks are stronger, gradually getting used to the new climate.
Other ornamental plants for the garden plot are propagated by the seed method: statice, gypsophila, swimsuit, Japanese spiraeus, karyopteris, veronica.
Reproduction of the Idiot by dividing the bush
If you want to breed not species, but their varieties, you should resort to vegetative methods. Common use is rhizome division. Older specimens of the cravat have powerful lignified roots. Therefore, to separate them with the least injuries to the bush, arm yourself with a very sharp shovel or ax. It is necessary to make a recess, reaching the root, and with a sharp movement to chop off a part of the desired size, then bury the hole. The operation is carried out by selecting the time throughout April and early May. 
Some gardeners share the experience of the autumn rooting of the cut-off parts of the bush, while emphasizing the importance of composting the soil and respecting the half-meter distance between the plants.
Did you know? Gadfly is a great honey plant. The honey obtained from it has healing properties and is distinguished by amber color, pleasant aroma and tart taste.
Derby Care Tips
The main feature of the loot is simplicity of cultivation, endurance, unpretentiousness and durability. The flower needs traditional care, which is to maintain a moist soil, fertilize, prune and remove weeds. There is no need to regularly transplant weeping grass, rejuvenate or divide. These processes are important when mature curtains lose their decorativeness and grow beyond the place allotted to them.
Watering
This is probably the most important moment in the cultivation of all varieties of the stalk of the wolf's stalk and the stump, as the grass cannot develop in drought. Some time the flower will fight in such conditions for survival, but if you do not compensate him for the necessary moisture, he will die. To avoid this, with a long absence of rain, the bush will have to be watered, preventing the earthen clod from drying out. Watering should be systematic and abundant. But if the pot is growing near the reservoir, then there is no need for that. 
Weeding and Mulching
Weeds, in addition to a negative aesthetic effect, are a favorable environment for pathogens and fungal spores, and also attract pests and suck useful substances from the soil. Therefore, it is important to remove such plants in time, loosening the soil. This will contribute to the penetration of oxygen to the root system and will not allow an earth crust to form. However, in order to prevent the top layer of soil from hardening and not releasing the moisture needed by the crater, the spring around the stalks is recommended to tightly mulch the hole with peat or compost.
Did you know? A pillow filled with leaves of weeping grass will ensure calm and deep sleep.
Fertilization
Top dressing is recommended for enrichment of depleted substrates with useful substances. Fertilizer is applied annually in early spring. For this purpose, there is no need to apply any chemistry, it suffices to take care of a good peat mulch (which we mentioned above). It is spread immediately after landing and changed once a year. 
In order to improve the decorativeness of the sack at the beginning of flowering, it is fertilized with any mineral complexes for garden flowering crops. This will provoke the formation of new flower stalks.
It is important not to overdo it with nitrogen-containing substances, because the expected increase in biomass, as in other cases, does not occur, and the plant will die.
Pruning
Haircut stitch does not require additional skills and knowledge. In autumn, after flowering with a sharp instrument, all the stems must be removed so that self-sowing and undesired propagation of the crop outside the allotted place does not occur. The cut should go low to the ground. Some growers leave the so-called ears of dry inflorescences, which look pretty in the autumn landscape against the background of asters and chrysanthemums. In this case, the entire above-ground part of the bush is cut in spring in anticipation of the young shoots. 
If you are striving for architectural forms, you can try to give the plant a planned silhouette in the summer. But this is already a shaping haircut, which is not necessary in gardens of natural style.
Important! When self-seeding weeping grass aggressively spreads, occupying large areas.
Disease and pest resistance
Derbennik is not afraid of pest attacks and all sorts of diseases. But in the vicinity of roses, they often undergo attacks by aphids, which is located on the inner side of the leaves and stems, preventing the plant from fully developing. In addition, the insect is actively spreading to other flowers in the flowerbed, which is subsequently accompanied by massive fungal and bacterial diseases. Insecticides will help to destroy aphids. Good results are given drugs "Aktara", "Bi-58 New."
Winter hardiness slut
For the winter, even young bushes do not need shelters. They should not be spud dry leaves or come up with other ways of intensive protection from the cold. Derbennik easily tolerates frosts and adapts well to the conditions of the middle climatic zone.
Combination with other plants
Derbennik in the landscape design of the garden looks spectacular everywhere and in any combination. It is often used to mask fences or other unsightly places. High flowering rocking chairs of this plant coexist well with irises, catnies, meadowsweet, daylilies and camelines. The lower part of the bush, you can cover the bushes hosts or cuffs soft. Beautiful look and single landing derbennik. It can be placed at the entrance to the garden or near the pond, as well as a stream, or somewhere at the foot of the rockaria. 
Some lovers of the exotic create a composition of dervennik, vatochnika, oregano, echinacea, valerian, thyme, thus developing a butterfly garden on its site. After all, all these flowers are very attractive to them. Derbens shrubs can be planted in the apothecary garden, where the goldenrod, mint, lovage, motherwort, bergenia, sorrel, monarda, medicinal chamomile will coexist.
Did you know? The silly idiot got its name from willow-like leaves.
The use of Derbum in traditional medicine
Derbennik, in addition to high decoration, has healing properties. For healing purposes, weeping willow grass is recognized by traditional medicine and is widely used as a hemostatic, sedative and anesthetic. To prepare the medicine, the raw materials from the petals and leaves are harvested during flowering, and the roots are dug out in the fall. From these blanks tea is brewed, grinding the dried parts of the plant, as well as tinctures and decoctions.
For example, for the treatment of nervous disorders advised infusion of one tablespoon of raw materials and a glass of boiling water. All ingredients are kept on low heat for about five minutes, then insist for an hour. However, before applying derbennik do not forget to consult with experts.
