Chubushnik - varieties and varieties, description

Chubushnik belongs to the Hortensievye family. The homeland of culture is the East of Asia, most of the countries of Europe, North America. It is often confused with jasmine, as the aromas of the flowers of these two cultures are very similar.

Brief description of the plant

Perennial shrub has a peculiar structure of shoots. They are quite long (up to 3 m), lignified and thickened in the root zone, and the main part of the branch is long, thin and flexible. As a result, the bush itself looks like a powerful fountain.

Chubushnik Coronal

The shrub was named for the purpose of using lignified sections of branches. They were used to make shanks - smoking pipes.

The plant is great for decorating garden plots. Designers often use it when creating floral arrangements.

On a faded brown stem, there are dense green oval leaves on short petioles. The surface of the sheet plate is polished, with longitudinal veins.

The bush comes into bloom from May. Until the end of June, it is covered with loose clusters of inflorescences. The brushes themselves bloom at the tops of the shoots and in the leaf axils. They can consist of 3-9 flowers. The petals of the buds are snow-white or light beige (the color of baked milk).

The aroma of flowers is very thick and sweet. It attracts a huge number of nectar-collecting insects. Seeds ripen in pollinated buds. They are as small as dust particles. In 1 g, not less than 8000 pcs.

Interesting! Most varieties have a jasmine scent, but there are varieties with a strawberry or citrus flavor.

Crown mock

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The Coronary species (Philadelphus Coronarius) can be considered the founder of a huge number of new varieties of culture.

Shrub of impressive size. It reaches a height of 3 m, the crown consists of a huge number of upright branches. The first flowers appear in early summer. Fragrant, single-row petals of a warm milky color are collected in umbrellas of 6-7 pcs.

This species is distinguished by good winter hardiness and versatility in garden plots.

The crown view includes several popular varieties of culture:

Coronal aurea (aureus)

The popularity of the chubushnik aurea variety is explained by the colorful coloration of the foliage. A bush of medium height (up to 1.9 m) is covered with dazzling yellow leaves, which gradually acquire a greenish tint. The buds of the mock-orange Aureus are simple, white, fragrant.

Coronal dwarf (nanus)

The bush is compact, with dense green foliage. Blooms little and infrequently. Well suited for design decisions.

Variegated Crown Variegatus (variegata)

One of the highest grades. Three-meter branches are covered with variegated foliage. The green leaf blade is bordered by a wide light cream stripe. Prefers calm places.

Snowbelle

Bush of medium height, with a neat crown. Blooms in mid-summer for two weeks. The flowers are snow-white, double, with a jasmine scent. Umbrellas of inflorescences are loose, consist of 3-7 buds. It achieves optimal conditions with good lighting, with deep groundwater. The variety is winter-hardy (up to -28 degrees).

Small-leaved

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Chubushnik small-leaved, low spreading bush.In diameter it can reach 1.5 m. Very densely overgrown with small, green leaves. Blooms profusely in June-July. Long-flowering variety. Simple white buds cover the crown for about a month. It is more often called strawberry mock-orange because of the aroma of wild strawberry or strawberry.

Small-leaved chubushnik

Important! The species needs regular abundant watering.

Chubushnik - small-leaved varieties

On the basis of this species, hybrids were bred that retained their compactness and characteristic aroma.

The most demanded ones:

chubushnik Mont Blanc;
Snow avalanche;
Caucasian;
chubushnik Yunnat;
Ermine mantle;
Avalanche;
chubushnik Dam Blanche (blanche);
Moonlight;
Bouquet Blank.

Chubushnik Lemoine

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This type is extremely popular among flower growers. It is obtained by crossing small-leaved and coronal species. A serious disadvantage of the hybrid is low winter hardiness

The most popular Lemoine varieties:

Chubushnik Belle Etoile

The height of the bush is average (up to 1.8 m), and the width reaches 2.2 m. It begins to bloom in late spring. The buds are almost always solitary. A distinctive feature of the variety is the color of the flower. At the base, it is pink-plum, and above it is already white. The aroma of the buds is not strong. Low winter hardiness.

Chubushnik Belle Etual

Ermine Mantle - Manteau d'Hermine

The plant is compact. The image of the mantle is created by the tops of the branches sloping downward. For greater decorativeness, it is not recommended to thicken the planting. The optimal distance between the bushes is 1.5 meters. It begins to bloom from the end of spring. Flowering lasts up to 1.5 months. The buds are semi-double, white. The scent is not intrusive.

Important! Young plants need winter shelter.

Terry Schneesturm

The variety grows up to 2.5 m high. The crown is dense, spreading. Under the weight of large double flowers, the branches bend down. Buds, up to 5 cm in diameter, are collected in loose clusters of 5-7 pcs. It blooms for about 3 weeks starting in mid-June.

Terry chubushnik

Shneeshturm

Easy to care for, winter-hardy. Thanks to its voluminous crown, it is good for hedges. Looks great in a single arrangement.

Common mock-orange (Ph. Pallidus)

Tall shrub with straight branches. It looks simple: elliptical leaves, 8 cm long, simple light beige flowers (about 2.5 cm in diameter) on the tops of the stems. Brushes or panicles are loose. Includes 5 to 7 buds. Blooms in May. Duration of flowering 2-3 weeks. The aroma is very strong.

Common chubushnik

Important! The plant is unpretentious to environmental conditions, frost-resistant.

Varieties

This type includes the following varieties:

F. aurea. Differs in foliage colors. It changes from golden yellow to greenish yellow. This form is best planted against the background of the emerald foliage of other shrubs or trees.
F. argentea-marginata. The beauty of the variety is in the variegation of leaves. Its leaves are green, and the border is light, almost white.
F. flora-plena, f. duplex, f. primulae-flora. These varieties are united by the doubleness of the buds.
F. grandiflora. Form with large flowers.
F. salicifolia. Thin-leaved bush. The leaf plates are lanceolate.
F. pumila. Very undersized bushes. They do not grow taller than 0.5 m.

Chubushnik hybrid

This is the name for intra-species hybrids and decorative breeding varieties.

Varieties

Most requested:

Moonlight. This is a short bush with burgundy branches. The crown is overgrown with medium-sized juicy emerald leaves and blooms with light beige double buds. The aroma of flowers is strawberry.
Chubushnik Pearl. Bush of medium height, with drooping stems. A distinctive feature of the variety is large, pearl-white, double flowers.
Majori. Medium-sized (1-1.5 m) shrub with arcuate stems. Leaves are dense green, flowers are double and very fragrant.
Chubushnik Minnesota Snowflake. Two-meter vertical shrub. The buds are small, terry. Abundant flowering.
Chubushnik Elbrus. The bush is medium-sized (1.5 m), the flowers are simple, white, absolutely odorless.

Other popular species and varieties

Given the huge variety of varieties, species, forms of this wonderful culture, it is difficult to make a choice in favor of some of them. Meanwhile, it is worth noting the selection developments of the Soviet scientist Vekhov N.K.He was engaged in breeding and describing new hybrids for several decades.

Interesting! The breeder usually took the seed material of the Lemoine variety as a base.

He owes the creation of many famous varieties.

Chubushnik Airborne Assault

The popular name is garden jasmine. The size and shape of the crown is similar to the parent plant. It is distinguished by its shape of the bud - somewhat drooping. Inside the petals are piercing yellow stamens, similar to a soaring parachutist. The flowers themselves are small, single-row, light beige with a thick pleasant aroma.

Important! An adult bush does not need shelter for the winter.

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya

A short, globular shrub, completely leafy. It blooms in June. Flowering period is about 2 weeks. The inflorescences are large, consist of 6-8 fluffy white buds with a light green bloom. The aroma is weak. Frost resistant.

Chubushnik Snowstorm

The most common variety. The low crown consists of vertical stems, which, under the weight of the brushes, droop down. The first flowers appear in May. Abundant flowering. Flowers, strongly smelling of strawberries, are small, semi-double.

Chubushnik Komsomolets

Differs in early flowering and frost resistance. The buds are large, double, snow-white. The scent is not intrusive.

Of the popular inventions of Vekhov, you can still list such as: Arctic, Ballet of Moths, Gnome, Kazbek, Dwarf, Unusual, Chamomile, Snowballs.

Also interesting are the varieties of the two-colored mock-orange (Beauclerk (Boklerk), Bicolore (Bicolor), Sybille (Sibilla). However, they are not very common in Russia).

Important! In the conditions of the Russian Plain, experts recommend planting zoned varieties.

The choice of any garden plant depends on the personal preference of the gardener. Chubushnik is a plant, when planting, not only the size of the garden plot is taken into account, but also the appearance and size of the culture, and the conditions of detention.

The plant is great for decorating garden plots. Designers often use it when creating floral arrangements. You just need to want to have it in your garden.