Clematis Yulka

Clematis Julka has earned the status of one of the most beautiful varieties among flowering vines. With its help, you can green and decorate even a small area. Compliance with agrotechnical recommendations will allow you to easily grow clematis Yulka in the garden and enjoy the beauty of its flowering for a long time. This article will discuss how to properly plant clematis of this variety and how to care for them.

Clematis Yulka: variety description

Clematis Yulka: photo

Clematis Yulka was bred in Poland at the beginning of the 21st century. and has already won awards at international competitions and has won the sympathy of gardeners all over the world. In many ways, the reason for this popularity lies in the high decorative qualities of the plants of this variety. First of all, the flowers of clematis "Yulka", which have a deep purple hue, are distinguished by their beauty. The inner surface of the petals is painted in a dark garnet color, against which the stamens of a silvery shining shade look spectacular. The diameter of the flowers is 20 cm, which makes it possible to classify this type of clematis as a large-flowered variety. During the flowering period, which lasts all summer long, they are characterized by a strong and pleasant aroma.

Unlike many clematis, Clematis Yulka does not tolerate intense lighting, so the western or eastern side of the site would be the best choice for placing it. On the northern side of the garden, the clematis variety Yulka will feel quite comfortable.

This variety belongs to frost-resistant crops and successfully overwinters at rather low temperatures.
Clematis varieties "Yulka" look great in compositions composed of large-flowered crops of white, as well as delicate yellow and pink shades. Often, clematis of this variety are placed next to climbing roses and dahlias. Flexible shoots and stems allow clematis "Yulka" to rise high on supports and serve for landscaping walls, arbors, arches, awnings. With no less success, these flowering vines climb tree trunks and twine around shrubs.

Clematis Yulka: planting varieties

There are several ways to propagate clematis "Yulka": seed, cuttings, dividing the bush and propagation by layering. The seed method, as a rule, is used by breeders in order to develop a new variety, therefore, gardeners prefer vegetative methods. The most popular is the method of forming layers, since it is he who gives a stable result. To do this, you need to take one of the lower shoots and place it in a depression in the ground, and then dig in. Another option for propagation by layering involves placing the shoots in a pot of peat. After a month, the cuttings will form an independent root system, after which it will be possible to separate it from the parent plant.

Cutting does not have such efficiency and requires a lot of effort from the gardener: first, you need to cut the cuttings during the bud formation period and place them in containers with a solution that stimulates root growth. Then the cuttings are transplanted into containers filled with soil with a good drainage layer.

In order to divide the clematis bush, you need to cut the mother plant into several divisions with a sufficient number of root processes and ground shoots and transplant them separately.
Many gardeners prefer to purchase ready-made clematis seedlings in special nurseries and plant them on the site.As a rule, the root system of a seedling is in a closed plastic bag filled with peat, so it can be planted in open ground without pretreatment.

When choosing a place to place Yulka clematis seedlings, it is important to take into account that despite the unpretentious nature of the vines of this variety, they need to be provided with 6-hour daily lighting. In the southern regions, which are characterized by sunny and sultry summer months, care should be taken to shade the seedlings, as heat and drought are detrimental to them. The site for planting clematis should be well protected from strong gusts of wind. Avoid places with a high level of groundwater occurrence, since stagnant moisture in the soil adversely affects the health of clematis. When placing seedlings near the walls of buildings and high fences, it is necessary to maintain an interval of at least 0.4 m between them and the planting holes. Otherwise, rainwater flowing from the walls will flood the clematis plantings and erode the ground, damaging the clematis root system.

The step-by-step algorithm for planting clematis Yulka includes the following steps:

• It is recommended to start planting clematis in spring or autumn. The site for planting Yulka clematis seedlings must be prepared in advance. The size of the planting holes directly depends on the composition and quality of the soil: on light soils, the diameter and depth of the holes is 50 cm; on loams - these indicators will be 70 cm.The interval between the planting holes should be at least 70 cm.
• A drainage layer about 15 cm thick is placed at the bottom of the planting holes. As a rule, it includes pebbles, crushed stone or broken brick.
• A nutritious soil mixture is poured over the drain, which you can prepare yourself. For this, the garden soil extracted from the planting holes is mixed in equal proportions with such components as peat and wood ash. Superphosphate or nitrophoska is also added to the mixture.
• The soil in the area set aside for clematis should be alkaline or neutral. Too acidic soil can be corrected by adding slaked lime.
• 5 days before the intended planting of seedlings, the holes are plentifully spilled with well-settled water (at least 25 liters for each hole).
• The ideal time to plant clematis is a cloudy day with high humidity.
• The soil mixture should be poured with a slide, and a clematis seedling should be placed on top of it. At the same time, the root system of a young plant must be carefully spread along the slopes of the hills. Then the hole is filled with earth - this must be done in layers, compacting them in turn. The root collar of the seedling must be buried 10 cm - this will protect the buds from the effects of low temperatures.
• After planting, the beds with clematis are thoroughly moistened and mulched with humus or compost.

Clematis Yulka: leaving

Clematis Yulka: photo

Further care for the Yulka variety clematis comes down to fairly simple procedures - watering, fertilizing and pruning.

• Yulka clematis seedlings need more water than adult plants. They need to be watered every week so that moisture penetrates to a depth of at least 0.5 m. For adult clematis, this figure is at least 0.7 m, so they require less frequent but plentiful watering. One adult liana has from 4 to 5 buckets of water. After carrying out this procedure, when the topsoil dries out, the soil should be loosened to provide air access to the roots of clematis. In hot periods, the frequency of watering increases up to 2-3 times a week.
• In the first 2-3 years after planting, young clematis have enough nutrients that were introduced into the planting hole. Starting from 3 years old, you can carry out regular procedures for fertilizing the soil in the beds with clematis. During the season, fertilizing is applied every two weeks.In spring, for this, mixtures are used that are rich in nitrogen, which is necessary to build up the green mass of vines. During the flowering period, phosphorus-potassium complexes are used. To fertilize clematis, organic matter is also used: chicken manure or urea. At the end of August, you can feed the flowering vines with wood ash at the rate of 2 glasses for each specimen.
• The belonging of clematis Yulka to the second pruning group means that at the end of the first wave of flowering, it is necessary to prune and remove last year's shoots. This is necessary for further abundant flowering. In the fall, another pruning procedure is carried out, during which the shoots are shortened to 0.5-1 m.To do this, the vine must be removed from the support and carefully remove all dry and damaged shoots, and then trim Yulka's clematis.

Despite the frost-resistant nature of the Yulka variety clematis, it will not be superfluous to take care of shelter for the winter. For insulation, you can use fallen leaves, straw or spruce branches, as well as non-woven material fixed at the surface of the earth.
Young shoots of clematis must be tied to a support to ensure normal growth and development and to protect them from damage.

Outcomes

The numerous advantages of the Yulka clematis variety allowed him to quickly win the sympathy of gardeners. Thanks to the winning combination of unpretentious nature and spectacular appearance, these flowering vines can be grown without problems even in a small area, without special knowledge and skills in gardening. It is enough to follow the simple rules given in this article.