Clematis Niobe
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Clematis Niobe (niobe) is a very beautiful and chic plant that can decorate any garden. He stands next to the rose in his majesty and nobility. The plant is capable of captivating the eyes of passers-by, no person will pass by such beauty.
Clematis Niobe: variety description and characteristics
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
Large-flowered clematis Niobe grows in temperate and subtropical climates. Clematis belongs to the Buttercup family. It is also often called a vine or clematis. The variety is resistant to the harsh climate of Russia, because the Polish scientist-breeder Knoll took this feature into account when creating the variety.
About the plant.
The hybrid clematis Niobe has shoots in the form of vines, it lives for a long time, stretching to a height of about 3 m. The plant often grows on supporting structures, because it is attached to buildings with strong tendrils. Clematis Niobe begins to bloom at the age of 3. The flowering period lasts from June to November. The plant grows best on slightly acidic or neutral soil, which is fertilized and loosened. The landing site should be saturated with sunlight for the main part of the day. You can propagate the Niobe variety Clematis by cuttings, or you can use the rooting of a part of the young shoot. Lianas plants need to be fixed on special supporting structures.
Foliage.
Has a juicy green color.
Flower.
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
In the middle of the bowl there are long stamens of a bright yellow hue. The plant has 6 petals of burgundy, purple, raspberry and other colors. The diameter of one inflorescence is about 15 cm.
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
Clematis Niobe: trimming group
Clematis are divided into 3 groups according to the types of pruning. The variety of clematis Niobe is considered to be the last variety:
- Flower ovaries appear on vines since last year.
- Flowers live on last year's vines and partially on current ones.
- Flowering occurs on the vines of this year
Important: Depending on the type of pruning, flowers are pruned using different techniques in summer, autumn and spring.
How to plant Clematis Niobe?
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
Clematis Niobe is a very popular plant in landscape design, as flowers can be used to decorate any planting area. Also, Clematis is loved by simple amateur gardeners, since they can complement your home garden. Since the plant is rather big, it needs a sufficient amount of space for planting.
What time of year to plant a plant and how to choose a planting site
When choosing a seat, you need to consider the following subtleties:
- A plant can grow in one place for about 30 years;
- In one season, Clematis Niobe can stretch up to 2 meters, so you need to build a supporting structure in advance to support the branches-lianas;
- In order for the inflorescences of the plant to be large and saturated, it will need a sufficient amount of sunlight;
- When planting, the soil is selected light and cleaned from excess.
- Clematis is planted in autumn or spring.
Selection of planting material
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
It is better to purchase a seedling in specialized nurseries. The variety of large-flowered clematis Niobe is selected depending on the climatic conditions of the planting site. If the site is small, then it is best to purchase a plant with low vines.
Features of the choice of soil
The planting soil should be loose and absorb liquid and air well. Frequent irrigation compacts the soil, so it is loosened, weeds are removed, and in the spring, mulch from bark, sawdust and compost is laid.
Landing
The plant is planted deep into the ground. Depressions are made by 0.4 meters. The seedling is placed up to 15 cm above the root system. In order for Clematis to bloom faster, they need to be planted in planting containers.
Care methods
Clematis Niobe needs to be looked after very carefully so that it grows for a long time and blooms beautifully. The plant needs to be loosened, fed, removed weeds, and taken preventive measures against diseases and harmful parasites. Clematis Niobe is very hygrophilous, so it needs to be irrigated often.
Fertilizing and laying mulch
In the spring, it is necessary to introduce organic and mineral fertilizing complexes. At the time of vegetation and flowering, phosphorus, potash and nitrogen fertilizers are added.
The soil needs constant loosening, this allows the soil to be saturated with oxygen, and this has a beneficial effect on plant growth.
Irrigation and pruning of large-flowered clematis variety Niobe
When the surface layer of the soil dries up, you need to water the plant immediately. So that the liquid does not stagnate, you need to drain the soil.
Clematis Niobe is ranked among the 3rd pruning group, flowers appear on the shoots of this year. In the autumn, you need to cut off new shoots, but you need to leave about 3 buds. The remains of plants should be cut off and thrown into the compost heap, since by the spring a good fertilizer for the plant culture is formed there. The buds of the hybrid clematis variety Niobe will begin to actively grow and bloom until the next fall. You need to cut the flower once a year.
Covering the plant in winter
Despite the fact that the clematis variety Niobe is able to withstand up to -40 degrees, the shrubs still need to be covered with a thick layer of sawdust 30 cm and a layer of peat, making it no more than 10 cm.
How to deal with parasites and diseases
The plant is not very resistant to pests and diseases; like most plant crops, it can be damaged at any time. In the spring, Clematis is treated with Aktelik, copper sulfate, Bordeaux solution and Fundazol.
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
Reproduction methods
The clematis variety Niobe begins to propagate 5 years after planting. There are three most effective ways to propagate a plant - rooting cuttings, cutting and dividing the shrub. In June, you need to cut cuttings no more than 20 cm long from an adult plant, which will have 4 buds. Planting clematis Niobe is carried out in special containers. In the autumn, cuttings need to be covered, and in the spring they are planted.
The use of clematis Niobe by landscape designers
Very often Clematis Niobe is used in garden design, as Clematis Niobe is very beautiful and looks noble. You can create layered compositions to decorate a garden or, for example, a park.
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
Clematis Niobe: reviews of gardeners
Kristina Vladimirovna, Sverdlovsk region: “I planted Clematis Niobe for the first time in my garden. I try to take good care of the plant. They stretched out to the 2nd floor of the dacha, when Clematis blooms, they are insanely beautiful. "
Natalya Andreevna, Moscow region: “I love Clematis with a maroon hue. They look unusual, my favorite flowers in my garden. Hybrid Clematis Niobe is the perfect solution for my garden. "
Conclusion
The large-flowered clematis Niobe, although picky in care, because of its beauty, captivates any gardener to take on such pleasant chores. Over time, the gardener gets used to the peculiarities of caring for such a plant.
Clematis Niobe niobe: photo of the variety
