Brunner siberian

Brunner siberian is a popular perennial plant in the Borage family. With its flowers, it resembles a little forget-me-not, therefore it is often also called a forget-me-not. The plant is massively grown in Siberia, as well as in regions with a temperate climate.

Brunner siberian is a herbaceous plant that grows in a wide canopy, and not the usual shrub. The culture is characterized by erect stems from 25 to 85 cm high, abundant thickening with beautiful large heart-shaped leaves with pronounced venation, horizontal rhizomes, and small flowers collected in racemose inflorescences. The emerald green leaves grow very tightly together.

Often the plant has time to bloom twice a season. The fruits of the culture are nuts that have no nutritional value.

A characteristic feature of a perennial is good honey productivity. Almost all components of the plant are used in folk medicine - stems, leaves, flowers, which are dried. It is the aerial parts that are used in the treatment of inflammatory processes accompanied by an increased body temperature.

The Siberian Brunner is most comfortable to grow in open ground. For planting, an area with a clayey moist soil is selected. Florists recommend choosing a place where there is sun in the morning and shade in the second. In regions with hot summers, Brunner will be uncomfortable.

Caring for a perennial is very simple - watering only during periods of prolonged heat or prolonged drought, feeding with mineral complexes 3-4 times per season, as well as mulching the near-root zone. As mulch, you can use agrofiber, which is good for light and air. It is also worth noting that the weeds are not terrible for the plant, it is enough to cut off only dried branches and foliage. The culture also does not need loosening, since it has a horizontal type of rhizome.

The herbaceous perennial is propagated in two ways - by segments of rhizomes and by seed, but mainly the first method is used, since it is as simple and productive as possible. Reproduction by rhizomes consists of the following stages.

• After flowering, the plant is dug up. This often happens in July-August.
• The soil is completely removed from the roots - it is shaken off and washed off with water.
• An examination of the root system is carried out for damaged and rotten elements, which are eliminated.
• In the places of branching, the rhizome is cut into small pieces 5-6 cm long. For this, a sharp, necessarily sterilized knife is used. Divide in such a way that at least one living kidney remains on each part.
• All cuts are processed with crushed coal.
• The separated elements are planted in the soil. The depth should not exceed 20-30 mm.

After planting, the soil is watered abundantly. This type of reproduction ensures the flowering of the plant as early as the next year. If reproduction is carried out by the seed method, then late autumn is chosen for this. When sowing seeds in spring, preliminary stratification will be required for 3-4 months.

Brunner Siberian is the owner of high immunity, therefore, it is rarely exposed to all sorts of infections and fungi. With excessive dampness (abundant watering or frequent prolonged rains), the plant may suffer from powdery mildew or brown spot, in which noticeable spots appear on the leaf plates and stems.

It is extremely rare for a perennial to attack aphids or whiteflies. Spraying with special preparations will help get rid of pests.

Brunner Siberian grows evenly, so it does not need pruning and crown formation. To maintain and maintain a decorative appearance, it is sufficient to periodically remove dried stems and leaves, which can negatively affect the appearance of the plant.

The first pruning is done after flowering ends, and the second before winter. Leaves and stems are cut strongly, leaving only small hemp sticking out above the soil level.

As preparatory measures, only root mulching and pruning are carried out. Mulching using humus, peat or compost is carried out in regions with little snowy winters. If the winters are snowy, then a good quality pruning of the stems is enough.

Brunner siberian is often used in decorative floriculture and landscape design. Since brunner is an early flowering plant, it is often planted with flowers with later flowering dates, as well as among fruit trees. Today, Brunner is planted along the steps, curbs, rocky hills are decorated, separate areas of the garden, flower beds are zoned, ponds and meadows by the stream are decorated.

Besides, the plant is very harmoniously combined with other flowers - pink tulips, horned goat weed, forget-me-nots, darmer. Brunner is incredibly beautiful in composition with juicy green leaves of juniper, fern and wild garlic.