Azarina - care and cultivation of vines

Blooming liana or climbing asarina is used in landscape design for landscaping gazebos, open terraces, arched structures, balconies. In the wild, it is found in the central and northern parts of America, countries in southwestern Europe. Pleases with long flowering until late frosts.

Asarin flower: description

Perennial vine in Russia is grown as an annual crop. Azarina is a plant from the bindweed genus, the norichnik family. Popularly, the curly Azarina is also known as muarandia.

Liana perfectly disguises frayed walls, unattractive fences

Specific description:

the stem grows up to 5 m long, with pubescence in some varieties;
leaves are trifoliate, petiolate, heart-shaped;
peduncles are formed in the axils of the leaves;
the bud is attached to the stem with a long petiole, there are species with single and carpal inflorescences;
azarina flower is tubular, petals are fused, the diameter of the corolla reaches 6, and sometimes 8 cm;
fruits, rounded seed pods, are formed in September;
the seeds are dusty, carried by the wind.

Important! Vine sprouts can be seen in summer at different ends of the site, but you can not wait for flowering from them until severe frosts. You need to grow the plant with seedlings.

Plant varieties

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Muarandia is distinguished by the color of the petals, the shape of the phonographs.

Azarina climbing

During the season, the liana grows from 2.5 to 5 meters; in the wild, the perennial rises to a height of 10 meters. Corolla diameter - 3 cm.Coloring varies:

Mystic Rose forms a bright pink bud with a light tube;
Bridge's white - white variety;
Red dragon - scarlet or blood red
Sky blue is the blue variety.

Delicate vines buds in shape resemble snapdragon flowers

Azarina prostrate

Feature - triangular leaves with a jagged edge. The bud is large (6 cm), grows on a long petiole with an edge. The length of the yellow gramophone reaches 4 cm. The species is cold-resistant, tolerates frost, does not fade until the snow cover is established.

Azarina antirrino-flowered

Branches strongly, shoots grow up to 1.5 meters. The tubular bell-shaped flowers grow scarlet, blue, pink and purple, reach a diameter of 3.5-4 cm, and continue to bloom until mid-October.

Azarin Barclay

Prized for its rapid growth. Shoots grow from 3.5 to 5 meters, leaves are cordate, without pubescence. The buds are large, up to 7 cm. The edges of the petals are contrasting (violet, scarlet or purple). Barclaiana flowers always have a white throat.

Delicate creeper buds do not fade in the sun, persist until late frost

Azarina blushing

The peculiarity of asarina erubescens liana is velvety heart-shaped leaves up to 8 cm in size. The flower independently rises along the support up to 1.2 meters. The length of the buds is 7 cm, the width is 4 cm. There are dark spots on the throat of the pink flower.

Azarin purpusa

Liana strongly branches, the length of lateral branches is up to 40 cm. Pale carmine or pale purple funnel-shaped gramophone grows up to 5 cm long, 3 cm in diameter.

Azarina vislecene

The flowers are large, pale purple or blue.

Growing a plant from seeds

For early flowering, varietal asarina is sown at the end of April, inflorescences appear after 4 months.

Sowing

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Seeds are scattered on moistened soil (universal can be used), sprinkled with a layer of up to 1 cm.It will take a month for germination and a temperature over 23 degrees. The soil is moistened by spraying every 4 days.

Seedling care

The sprouts dive after the appearance of the 3rd leaflet, deepen the stem for the formation of additional roots. After 2 weeks, they are fed with complex fertilizers for indoor plants.

Note! Illumination with diode lamps will help to grow strong plants.

Planting asarin in open ground

For asarina climbing during cultivation, reverse frosts, cold soil are terrible. Choose well-lit areas that are closed on the north side.

When to plant

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Seedlings are transferred to open ground when the ground warms up to 10 degrees. Before this, the shoots are hardened - taken out to a cool place for several hours.

How to plant

The recommended interval for planting is 60 cm. It is worth noting that varietal asarin, whose vines do not twist too intensively, needs support or a garter.

Note! Liana is also planted in pots, hung on the edges of the gazebo. In this form, the plant is brought into apartments for the winter, and in the spring it is used again for decoration.

Caring for a flower in the garden

The flower responds well to loosening, complex feeding. They are carried out at two-week intervals throughout the entire cultivation. Regularly you need to weed the ground, free from weeds.

Important! Moisture is retained by mulching the soil with peat or humus after watering.

How to water a plant

Liana loves water, buds and leaves, with insufficient watering, quickly droop. In dry weather, the plant is moistened early in the morning by sprinkling.

The stalk of the azarina you like can be separated from the plant growing in the garden, grown in a pot as an indoor flower for up to 10 years

Reproduction

You can save the look you like without seeds, the plant propagates by cuttings. They are taken from wintering vines at the end of February, rooted within a month. Flowers on such seedlings appear in June.

Diseases and pests

The root collar is manifested by a black constriction of the trunk when the 2nd or 3rd leaf is pecked. Fungicides manage to save seedlings. Aphids are another problem; a remedy for protecting garden plants is used against it.

Preparation for wintering

Pot plantings are brought into a winter garden or apartment, provide greenhouse conditions. Winter care is not much different from summer. During the dormant period, the stems lengthen, the budding of the plant stops for a short time. At this time, it is convenient to harvest cuttings for spring planting.

Azarina will delight for a long time with flowering with full care

Blooming vines are tied up on hedges, fixed against the walls. Beautiful buds are loved by bees and other insects. Muarandia (asarina) will be an excellent choice for decorating any site.