Chubushnik Snow Storm: splendor and unforgettable aroma. Garden jasmine – Blizzard and other varieties

A highly decorative, beautifully flowering shrub with fragrant flowers. Photophilous, tolerates slight shading. Feels better in places protected from the wind. Prefers well-drained fertile soils. Does not tolerate stagnant moisture and high level groundwater. Winter-hardy.

CHUBUSHNIKS OF DOMESTIC SELECTION

Mock orange crowned ballet of moths

Compact, profusely flowering shrub up to 2.5 m high with medium to late flowering period.

Originator Vekhov N.K., 1953

White large simple cross-shaped flowers bloom in large inflorescences. The flowering bush looks very impressive!

Chubushnik crowned Gnome

A dwarf, non-flowering variety of mock orange up to 0.5 m high. Without pruning, it holds its “green hummock” shape well.Great for use in rockeries and low borders.

Originator Vekhov N.K.

Mock orange crown Pearl

Shrub up to 2 m high with an average flowering period.

The flowers are large, snow-white, densely double, 5 cm in diameter, collected in short, dense umbrella-shaped racemes that completely cover the bush.

The aroma is light.

Mock orange crown dwarf

A spherical-flattened shrub 0.4 m high with a very dense crown that does not need pruning. Doesn't bloom. Used to create low borders. Suitable for rockeries.

Originator Vekhov N.K.

Mock orange crown Komsomolets

Shrub 1.8-2 m high with an average flowering period.

Snow-white double flowers have a diameter of up to 4.5 cm.

The aroma is strong.

Mock orange crown Moonlight

Shrub up to 1 m high with an average flowering period.

Originator Vekhov N.K., 1942

The flowers are double and semi-double, 3-3.5 cm in diameter, of an unusual greenish-cream color.

The aroma is subtle with notes of strawberry.

Mock orange crown Unusual

Shrub up to 1.5 m high with an average flowering period. The first winter-hardy in middle lane variety of "pink" mock orange.

Originator Vekhov N.K., 1961

The flowers are white with a large pale purple center and have a pleasant strawberry scent.

Chubushnik crowned Memory of Vekhov

Shrub up to 2 m high with an average flowering period. A delightful variety, the best of those bred by N.K. Vekhov!

The variety was obtained from the hybrid fund of N.K. Vekhov. in 1961-1962

Huge, densely double flowers with a diameter of 6-6.5 cm have an unusual creamy yellow color!

The aroma is light.

Mock orange crown Pompon

Shrub up to 1.5 m high with an average flowering period.

Originator Vekhov N.K., 1941

The flowers are white, densely double, 3-3.5 cm in diameter, without stamens.

The aroma is light.

Mock orange Salute

Tall, up to 2.5 m, spreading shrub. The flowering is exceptionally abundant!

Originator Vekhov N.K. , 1953

Large, up to 4.5 cm, snow-white double flowers are collected in large clusters.

The aroma is light.

Chubushnik crowned Snowballs

Shrub up to 1.7 m high with an average flowering period! No other variety can compare with this abundance of flowering!

The variety was obtained from the hybrid fund of N.K. Vekhov. after 1960

The flowers are simple, cup-shaped, collected in large multi-flowered inflorescences, reminiscent of snow flakes.

The aroma is strong.

Chubushnik crowned Snow Storm

An elegant shrub up to 1.5 m high, medium-early flowering period with beautiful drooping branches. A very prolific flowering variety!

Originator Vekhov N.K., 1951

The flowers are double, snow-white, 3.5-4 cm in diameter.

The aroma is light.

Chubushnik crowned Yunnat

Compact shrub up to 1 m tall with an average flowering period.

Originator N.K. Vekhov, 1951

Very beautiful variety with large, up to 4.5 cm in diameter, semi-double and double star-shaped pure white flowers.

The aroma is very strong strawberry.

Mock orange crown Elbrus

Spreading shrub 2 m high with an average flowering period.

Originator Vekhov N.K., 1951

Large double pure white flowers up to 5 cm in diameter are collected in dense multi-flowered inflorescences.

Flowering is exceptionally abundant.

The aroma is light.

CHUBUSHNIKS OF FOREIGN SELECTION

Mock orange Aureus (Aureus)

Philadelphus coronarius Aureus

Compact decorative leaf variety with a spherical crown shape. Lime colored foliage throughout the season. In overheated conditions, leaf burns are possible. Blooms small white fragrant flowers.

Tolerates haircuts well. Resistant to pests and diseases.

Height up to 1.5 m, crown diameter up to 1.5 m.

Used as an accent in mixed plantings. Looks good in a trimmed or free-growing hedge.

Mock orange Glacier (Glacier)

Compact shrub 1.5 m high. Blooms with fragrant, densely double flowers.

Originator Lemoine, France, 1913

Mock orange Minnesota Snowflake (Minnesota Snowflake)

A large, powerful, spreading shrub with a mid-early flowering period, up to 2 m high. The flowering is so abundant that the foliage is almost invisible.

Snow-white, densely double flowers with a diameter of 2.5-3 cm are collected in large corymbose inflorescences.

The aroma is strong.

Hybrid mock orange Virginal

Philadelphia Virginal

A luxurious variety with straight shoots and large double snow-white flowers,early in inflorescences 10-13 longcm. Blooms long and profusely in late May - early June. Oche no strong aroma with notes orange and vanilla.

Height 3-3.5 m, crown diameter 2 m.

Used as an element of mixed tree and shrub plantings. Looks good in alley plantings.

Originator Lemoine, France, 1909

Most varietal mock oranges (garden jasmines), common in decorative floriculture different countries, was produced in France by the famous Lemoine company. By crossing mock orange coronata and small-leaved mock orange, Lemoine received the so-called Lemoine mock orange. Based on this hybrid, it was bred a large number of various successful varieties garden jasmines: Alabaster, Ermine Mantle, Glacier, Avalanche, Mont Blanc, Charm, Maiden (Virginal), etc.

However, in central Russia, Lemoine and other varieties of mock orange are not cold-resistant enough: some freeze in harsh winters with little snow (Belyi Bouquet, Charm, Belle Etoile), others are afraid of late spring frosts.

The Soviet scientist, dendrologist breeder, professor Nikolai Kuzmich Vekhov (1887-1956), who headed the Lipetsk Experimental Breeding Station for 30 years, devoted years of hard work to breeding domestic varieties of these beautiful flowering bushes.

We have been collecting a collection of varietal jasmines for 10 years. A very rare printed monograph by N.K. helped us establish the grade of mock oranges. Vekhov "Jasmines", where he describes in detail his varieties and Lemoine varieties. After all, it’s only at the first glance of an amateur that all mock oranges seem the same...

In our opinion, the mock oranges created by N.K. Vekhov are pearls among the bred varieties of garden jasmine.

The Chamomile variety is a low-growing bush, completely strewn with single “daisy” flowers with long petals.

Yunnat is a variety that is distinguished by its huge (5.5 cm in diameter) star-shaped flowers with a strong strawberry scent.

The variety Ballet of Moths - (yes, exactly “ballet” and not “flight”, as for some reason they write in many articles) has very interesting semi-double greenish flowers, shaped like a moth.

Arctic is a very rare variety with small pure white star-shaped flowers.

It is interesting to observe the varied manifestation of doubleness in mock orange flowers. different varieties. The variety Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya has several elongated petals inside the flower. The greenish-cream flower of the Moonlight variety has lower petals that are oval, horizontal, beautifully curved, and the inner petals are wide and narrow, fringed.

The mock orange varieties Elbrus and Komsomolets are somewhat similar in the structure of the flowers, but the Elbrus flower is smaller and has a creamier color.

Garden jasmines of the Snezhki and Akademik Komarov varieties are very interesting. From flowering bush It is impossible to take your eyes off the mock orange variety Snezhki. Despite the fact that the flowers of this variety are not double, the profusely flowering bush looks amazing. And the mock orange variety Akademik Komarov attracts attention with its huge simple flowers, unusual structure of the bush. In our plants of this variety, the flower size reached 6-7 cm (but still not 10 cm, as can be seen in some descriptions).

Chubushnik variety Zhemchug, in our opinion, is a diamond among the varieties of Vekhi jasmines. It is a small bush with reddish curved shoots, bright green foliage and huge (7.5 cm in diameter!) hanging flowers, like precious beads. I can’t describe this variety any less emotionally.

The mock orange variety Snow Storm has a similar structure of flowers, but they are smaller in size than those of Zhemchug, and these flowers are collected in denser inflorescences.

The original variety of jasmine is Airborne, with a strong strawberry scent - its flowers seem to be descending from the branches in the form of parachutes. The bush of this variety does not fall apart, has a strictly pyramidal shape and is excellent for creating a hedge.

Very often you hear: “I bought a blue or pink mock orange at the market (or at an exhibition, or in a famous pavilion). Here, I’m waiting for flowers...” Do not wait. Two-color varieties of mock orange - Lemoine varieties (Belle Etoile, Bee Color) with purple spots at the base of the petals - are unreliable in the middle zone.

N.K. Vekhov created more frost-resistant two-color varieties of garden jasmine - Unusual and Voskhod with a strong strawberry scent. The Unusual variety has beautiful reddish, curved shoots and small foliage; This is a very elegant and unusual mock orange.

Also, two seedlings were isolated from the hybrid fund of N.K Vekhov, which were named Sergei Yesenin and Memory of Vekhov. The Sergei Yesenin variety seems to have already been lost, but the Memory of Vekhov variety has been preserved. Its low bush with reddish shoots and dark green leaves covered with large (5.5 cm) terry, intense cream, almost yellow flowers. This variety is very rare and unusual in flower color.

All varieties of mock orange have different terms flowering.

It is impossible not to mention two non-flowering varieties of dwarf garden jasmines, Dwarf and Gnome, about which N.K. Vekhov wrote in his monograph: “Dwarf jasmine is especially good as dark green buttons on the corners of the lawn, attaching it to the ground. It also makes very low borders that require almost no cutting.”
I would just like to add that non-flowering dwarf mock oranges in central Russia are a great alternative boxwood.
Elena Terekhova

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Just a few decades ago, among the favorite crops of highly ornamental and beautifully flowering shrubs, mock oranges enjoyed well-deserved fame among domestic professionals and phytodesign enthusiasts. Now they have become less popular, they are already forgotten, and immediately a set exotic shrubs for decorating gardens and estates, parks and squares has become noticeably impoverished.

The largest domestic breeder and originator of mock oranges in the 1930-50s. was my grandfather, Professor Nikolai Kuzmich Vekhov, who led the scientific works at the Forest-Steppe Experimental Selection Station. It is there that the richest collection in Russia of foreign and domestic species and varietal specimens of these beautifully flowering shrubs is now located, concentrated in the arboretum and in the collection plantings of the Station. It is impossible to convey in words all the splendor of a single mock orange flower or a whole cluster, not to mention a flowering shoot decorated with several clusters.

The history of the Station’s mock orange collection dates back to the 1920s, when the former owner of the estate near the village of Meshchersky, Professor D. D. Artsybashev, from Regel and Kesselring, famous European flower growers and breeders, obtained species of wild flora of the Northern Hemisphere - downy mock orange (Philadelphus pubescens) and the world's first species cultural selection, highly decorative golden crown mock oranges (Ph. coronarius var. aureus) and Falconeri (Ph. falconeri). A little later, species of mock orange appeared here - Caucasian (Philadelphus caucasicus), large-flowered (Ph. grandiflorum), gray (Ph. incanus), Lewis (Ph. lewissi), silk-flowered (Ph. sericantus), Schrenk (Ph. schrenkii).

For landscapers and connoisseurs of floral beauty, especially at the beginning of their passion for decorating their estates and households, I would recommend species of wild flora that have long been included in landscaping practice - Schrenck’s mock orange and coronary. During the flowering period, old, large bushes over 20 years old appear in magnificent spreading forms, completely covered with white flowers. A real white miracle, strewn with white flowers 2–3 cm in diameter. Three-meter green bushes spherical completely decorated with fragrant rose flowers, and the ground around is strewn with fallen petals like snow. And such a miracle stands and smells fragrant for a week, ten days.

For lovers of exotic shrubs, I can also recommend other wild mock oranges to decorate their plots, each species of which has its own remarkable characteristics. For example, mock orange (Ph. salicifolia) is remarkable in that, in addition to large snow-white “double” flowers with an additional row of small petals with jagged tips, it has lanceolate-elongated, slightly wavy leaves, hence its specific name. The thin-leaved mock orange (Ph. tenuifolius), Henry (Ph. henryi) and Magdalena (Ph. magdalenae) are somewhat similar to it. The pointed mock orange (Ph. sutsumanus) looks quite exotic. Its flowers resemble real jasmine - small, collected in a loose cluster, with pointed ends of the petals. There are no others like it in the wild flora of the Northern Hemisphere. Another decorative exotic is purple mock orange (Ph. purpurescens), with flowering shoots and leaf petioles colored purple-brown.

TO classic types wild mock oranges with simple 5-petalled flowers collected in loose, spaced clusters include representatives of the North American flora - odorless (Ph. inodorus), Californian (Ph. californicus), ugly (Ph. monstrosus), small-leaved (Ph. microphyllus), fluffy (Ph. pubescens) and a number of others.

So, we briefly got acquainted with several species of mock orange wild flora of the Northern Hemisphere, collected in a representative collection in the very center of European Russia, in the arboretum of the Forest-Steppe Experimental Breeding Station. All of them have flowers consisting of one or two rows of petals, sometimes even with extremely small petals of the third row, creating the effect of a modest terry. But this natural terryness cannot be compared with what I saw among culturally selected mock oranges. Another one characteristic feature wild mock orange flora - all its species have flowers collected in a small brush. Usually these are 5–7 flowers, less often their number reaches 10 or more in an inflorescence; the largest of them are no more than 3.5–5 cm. But, of course, the main difference between the “savages” is the unforgettable aroma, which in terms of the intensity and density of the smell is much more persistent and spreads at least ten meters from flowering thickets than that of varietal mock oranges.

During the life of N. K. Vekhov, under his leadership, the Station developed a number of highly decorative varieties of mock orange, already adapted for use in the practice of green construction in the vast expanses of European Russia, right up to the latitude of the city of Arkhangelsk. In the names of the first domestic varieties, the predominance of subjects inspired by mountain or snowy Arctic landscapes is also clearly noticeable (‘Kazbek’, ‘Arctic’, ‘ blizzard’, ‘Elbrus’), comparison with “moonlit nights” (‘Moonlight’). The later ones reflected all the specifics of that already quite distant and difficult era in the history of the country (‘Komsomolets’, ‘Airborne Landing’, ‘Obelisk’, ‘Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya’).

‘Moonlight’ (1941) - low shrub with thin reddish shoots and finely serrated leaves. Inflorescences are on thin, 5–6 cm long branches in bunches, almost always of three flowers. The flowers are double, with a subtle strawberry scent, greenish-cream, very unique tone, not found in other varieties, medium-sized (about 3.5 cm in diameter).

‘Pompon’ (1941) is a medium-height variety among cultivated mock oranges, with very strong erect red-brown shoots and very thin and short (3–5 cm long) flowering shoots, with medium-sized, finely serrated leaves. Inflorescences are dense spherical bunches (2–3 cm long), 5 flowers each, very elegant, sometimes with two flowers in the axils upper leaves. The flowers are small, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, densely double, snow-white, without stamens, with a faint odor.

‘Komsomolets’ is a shrub with erect, strong stems and flowering shoots 10–11 cm long, spaced at an angle of about 80°, slightly curved upward, with 3–4 pairs of medium-sized leaves. On strong shoots over a length of 50 cm, up to 11 pairs of flowering shoots are formed, ending in bunch-shaped inflorescences 2.5–3 cm long, with 7–9 flowers in each. The flowers are double, snow-white, fragrant, up to 4.5 cm in diameter, with outstretched narrow oval petals and a ball of very narrow inner petals, among which light yellow anthers are visible. Blooms profusely.

‘Akademik Komarov’ is my favorite shrub exotic; it has the largest flowers among domestic varieties (up to 6–7 cm in diameter), snow-white, non-double, 5 in small (up to 3.5 cm long) inflorescences. I observed the same large flowers in only one species of wild flora - large-flowered mock orange (their diameter is 6–6.5 cm).

'Kazbek' is a large shrub with very strong straight shoots bearing up to 11 pairs of flowering shoots 7–11 cm long and forming lush flower plumes up to 80 cm long. The inflorescences are very dense, up to 3.5 cm long, with a very large number of flowers (up to 15). The flowers are odorless, snow-white, medium-sized (up to 3.5 cm in diameter), densely double.

‘Arctic’ is a shrub that has up to 13 pairs of flowering shoots with 3 pairs of leaves on each of them and an inflorescence up to 4.5 cm, with 7–9 flowers, on strong growth shoots 30–35 cm deep. The flowers are small (up to 3–3.5 cm in diameter), pure white, double, with broadly oval petals bent down, without gaps.

‘Airborne’ is a compact shrub with thin branches that bend under the weight of flowers. Flowering shoots up to 14–15 cm long, with 2–3 pairs of leaves and long (up to 8–9 cm) inflorescences. The flowers are simple, medium-sized, with wide petals, creamy-white, with creamy-yellow stamens and a strong strawberry scent. The originality of the variety is its drooping flowers, reminiscent of parachutes.

‘Obelisk’ is a straight shrub, very strong and compact, with a columnar-shaped crown. The inflorescences are formed by 9 flowers, very dense, 2.5–3 cm long.

‘Snowstorm’ is a shrub with small growing shoots. There are up to 5–6 pairs of flowering shoots, very short (3.5–5.5 cm), with 2–3 pairs of leaves and dense inflorescences, 7–9 flowers each. The flowers are double, medium-sized (3.5–4.5 cm in diameter), snow-white, almost odorless. The close branches form a continuous mass of flowers, without any gaps, behind which the foliage is not visible.

‘Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya’ is a wide, loose bush, with rather long (up to 10–16 cm) and raised flowering shoots. Flowering shoots grow very densely on strong growth shoots. The inflorescences are long, about 7 cm, consisting of 7–9 double, very large (up to 5 cm in diameter) pure white flowers.

‘Elbrus’ is a bush with large-serrate, dark green leaves. The flowers are pure white, double, up to 4.5 cm in diameter, almost odorless, in extremely dense multi-flowered (up to 15–21 flowers) inflorescences, which are complex racemes up to 6.5 cm long. Flowering is exceptionally abundant. The variety is very impressive.

‘Pearl’ is a shrub with a mass of slightly drooping flowers after full bloom, with a medium-intensity odor.

‘Yunnat’ - the variety has one of the largest among cultivated hybrids, double, pure white flowers with elongated and outstretched petals, up to 4.5 cm in diameter, with a strawberry scent.

‘Dwarf’ is a dwarf cushion-shaped bush up to half a meter high, with relatively large and wide dark green foliage. Doesn't bloom. Suitable as single bushes on the lawn and for borders.

‘Gnome’ - two varieties. Both forms are bushes up to 30 cm in height and 50–70 cm in diameter, with very small and narrow foliage. Does not bloom, suitable for the same purposes as the previous variety.

Among the entire collection and species of wild flora and cultivated mock oranges, I especially singled out for myself a kind of personalized variety - ‘Memory of Vekhov’. This variety, along with other LOSS selections - ‘Abundance’, ‘Ballet of the Moths’, ‘Unusual’ and ‘Chamomile’, underwent appropriate variety trials in the 1980s. The name was given to him by LOSS employees in memory of Nikolai Kuzmich Vekhov after the death of the famous domestic dendrologist and breeder of ornamental breeds. Petals in buds that have not yet opened with outside and in already blooming flowers they have a very faint creamy tint, barely noticeable only in shading. The corolla has four petals arranged crosswise, and the anthers and stamens are bright yellow.

I understand that it is impossible to convey all the charm of the mock oranges either in this or in several other essays, no matter how many of them you write. You can feel all the charm of getting to know this amazing plant only by planting it on your plot, in the garden, on country dacha or on the lawn in front of the windows, among the multi-story concrete buildings in the city. And if you follow all the recommendations of dendrologists and landscapers, you can achieve that here, too, a multi-species and multi-varietal collection of mock oranges would create a picture of almost two months continuous flowering these highly decorative shrubs, where some species and varieties replace others.

It would begin with species of wild flora, slightly less visible, creating the effect of “silvering” of mock orange thickets. Then, after 10–15 days, late-flowering species of wild flora and the main cultivated varieties would be included in the snow-white carousel, and the summer overture of mock orange would end with its blooming species reminiscent of a sudden collapse green Garden winter, which took over the baton from Lemoine’s, for example, ‘Pyramidal’. But overall, this is a magnificent collection of decorative and beautifully flowering garden shrubs in the landscape it can be especially highlighted by planting with low varieties of LOSS selection - ‘Dwarf’ and ‘Gnom’, which will create the impression of a living green border.

Most of the varietal mock oranges (garden jasmines), common in decorative floriculture in different countries, were obtained in France by the famous company " Lemoine". By crossing mock orange coronata and small-leaved mock orange, Lemoine received the so-called Lemoine mock orange. Based on this hybrid, a large number of different successful varieties of garden jasmine were bred: Alabaster, Ermine Robe, Glacier, Avalanche, Mont Blanc, Charm, Maiden (Virgin), etc.

However, in central Russia, Lemoinovo and other mock orange varieties are not cold-resistant enough: some freeze slightly in harsh winters with little snow ( White Bouquet, Charm, Belle Etoile), others are afraid of late spring frosts.

The Soviet scientist, dendrologist breeder, professor Nikolai Kuzmich Vekhov (1887-1956), who headed the Lipetsk Experimental Breeding Station for 30 years, devoted years of hard work to developing domestic varieties of these beautiful flowering shrubs.

We have been collecting a collection of varietal jasmines for 10 years. A very rare printed monograph by N.K. helped us establish the grade of mock oranges. Vekhov "Jasmines", where he describes in detail his varieties and Lemoine varieties. After all, it’s only at the first glance of an amateur that all mock oranges seem the same...

In our opinion, the mock oranges created by N.K. Vekhov are pearls among the bred varieties of garden jasmine.

Variety Chamomile It is a low-growing bush, completely strewn with single “daisy” flowers with long petals.

Yunnat is a variety that is distinguished by its huge (5.5 cm in diameter) star-shaped flowers with a strong strawberry scent.

Variety Moth Ballet– (yes, it’s “ballet” and not “flight”, as for some reason they write in many articles) has very interesting semi-double greenish flowers, shaped like a moth.

Arctic- a very rare variety with small pure white star-shaped flowers.

It is interesting to observe the varied manifestation of doubleness in mock orange flowers of different varieties. In the variety Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Inside the flower there are several elongated petals. The greenish-cream flower of the cultivar Moonlight the lower petals are oval, horizontal, beautifully curved, and the inner petals are wide and narrow, fringed.

Varieties of mock orange Elbrus And Komsomolets the flowers are somewhat similar in structure, but the flower Elbrus smaller and more creamy in color.

Garden jasmine varieties are very interesting Snowballs And Academician Komarov. From a flowering bush of mock orange variety Snowballs impossible to take your eyes off. Despite the fact that the flowers of this variety are not double, the profusely flowering bush looks amazing. And the mock orange variety Academician Komarov attracts attention with its huge simple flowers and unusual bush structure. In our plants of this variety, the flower size reached 6-7 cm (but still not 10 cm, as can be seen in some descriptions).

Mock orange varieties Pearl, in our opinion, is a diamond among the varieties of Vekhi jasmines. It is a small bush with reddish curved shoots, bright green foliage and huge (7.5 cm in diameter!) hanging flowers, like precious beads. I can’t describe this variety any less emotionally.

Mock orange variety Blizzard has a similar structure of flowers, but they are smaller in size than Pearls, and these flowers are collected in denser inflorescences.

Original variety of jasmine Airborne Assault with a strong strawberry scent - its flowers seem to descend from the branches in the form of parachutes. The bush of this variety does not fall apart, has a strictly pyramidal shape and is excellent for creating a hedge.

Very often you hear: “I bought a blue or pink mock orange at the market (or at an exhibition, or in a famous pavilion). Here, I’m waiting for flowers...” Do not wait. Two-color varieties of mock orange - Lemoine varieties ( Belle Etoile, Bi Color) with purple spots at the base of the petals - unreliable in the middle zone.

N.K. Vekhov created more frost-resistant two-color varieties of garden jasmine - Unusual And Sunrise with a strong strawberry scent. In the variety Unusual beautiful reddish, curved shoots and small foliage; This is a very elegant and unusual mock orange.

Also, two seedlings were isolated from the hybrid fund of N.K. Vekhov, which were named Sergey Yesenin And Memory of Vekhov. Variety Sergey Yesenin, seems to have already been lost, but the variety Memory of Vekhov preserved. Its low bush with reddish shoots and dark green leaves is covered with large (5.5 cm) double, intense cream, almost yellow flowers. This variety is very rare and unusual in flower color.

All varieties of mock orange have different flowering periods.

It is impossible not to mention two non-flowering varieties of dwarf garden jasmines Dwarf And Dwarf, about which N.K. Vekhov wrote in his monograph: “Dwarf jasmine is especially good as dark green buttons on the corners of the lawn, attaching it to the ground. It also makes very low borders that require almost no cutting.”

I would just like to add that non-flowering dwarf mock oranges in central Russia are an excellent alternative to boxwood.

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Garden jasmine or mock orange are grown everywhere in our gardens and parks. Through the work of breeders over many decades, many beautiful varieties and hybrids of garden jasmine have been developed, but our flower growers especially loved the mock orange Snow Storm, which during flowering looks more like a large snowball.

Site selection and planting

All mock oranges love the sun and prefer open areas no shading. In the shade and even in open partial shade, the branches of garden jasmine will begin to stretch, and flowering will be weak. You should not plant mock orange in a low-lying area with stagnant water or in an area with close groundwater. Mock oranges do not tolerate stagnant moisture.

If we talk about soil preferences, then all mock oranges love drained soil and fertile land. It is ideal if you plant garden jasmine in an area with leafy soil fertilized with humus. IN landing hole For this plant, you need to lay drainage in a layer of at least 15 cm. Stones, broken bricks or even expanded clay will work as drainage.

When planting, it is important to leave about one to one and a half meters between seedlings. If mock orange is formed hedge, then the seedlings should be at a distance of 50 cm. The seedling is planted to a depth of approximately 50-60 cm, while burying root collar no deeper than 3 cm. If planted deeper and the root collar is buried, the roots may simply rot. Mock oranges tolerate transplantation well and quickly take root in a new place.

Care

Every year in mid-spring, mock orange trees should be fertilized with slurry, pouring a bucket of fertilizer diluted 1:10 with water under each bush. From the third year of life, garden jasmine is fed with complex mineral fertilizers, adding a solution of 30 grams of superphosphate, 15 grams of potassium, diluted in a bucket of water. A bucket of this fertilizer is used for two plants. Already under faded adult bushes, add 30 grams of superphosphate and 15 grams of potassium, which can be replaced by adding 150 grams of wood ash per square of land.

Mock oranges do not like stagnant moisture, but at the same time they love abundant watering. Without watering during dry periods, the leaves on the bushes may curl. Throughout the summer, you need to water the bushes, using two buckets of water for each plant. During the summer, you need to loosen the soil around the bushes two or three times to a depth of about 8 cm, removing weeds while loosening. After watering and loosening the soil, it is better to mulch with a layer of sawdust or peat so that the mulch retains moisture in the soil and prevents the growth of weeds.

When growing mock orange, special attention should be paid to pruning the bushes. Many varieties and types of mock orange grow one-sidedly. Formative pruning will help give the bushes a compact, decorative shape.
The plant is pruned for the first time in early spring, removing slightly strong branches so that young shoots appear on them over the course of the season. Weak branches should be severely pruned, which will encourage the growth of annual branches. In this way, the crown of the bush is formed in just one season.

Every two to three years, old branches and shoots should be removed, leaving only those that are not yet 10 years old. Rejuvenation of mock orange leads to more luxuriant flowering.

With age, garden jasmine's old shoots become very bare and become too thick. Because of this, the bush loses its decorative effect. Such old and dense shrubs are subjected to rejuvenating pruning, which should be carried out in early spring. When rejuvenating pruning, 3 or 4 trunks should be shortened to 40 cm. All other shoots should be cut flush with the ground. All cuts must be coated with garden varnish. During the growing season, trimmed bushes should be fed several times with mullein infusion and watered well. By autumn, powerful shoots will develop from the buds, of which only 2-3 of the strongest ones should be left for next spring. The remaining branches will serve as the basis of the new bush. Within a year after rejuvenating pruning, the mock orange will have a very attractive appearance.

Read also: Description of wintergreen, features of use, cultivation and propagation

Usage

On personal plot Mock orange can look very impressive and attractive.

• In large gardens, tall, luxurious bushes simply look amazing, for example, against the backdrop of a house or in the middle of an emerald green lawn.
• Graceful varieties such as Lemoine in combination with others ornamental plants They just look amazing in mixborders.
• Mock oranges with golden leaf forms are very expressive - lemon-yellow bushes can be the main accent in a flowerbed or garden.

Absolutely all varieties and types of mock orange belong to deciduous and upright growing shrubs. As mock orange shoots grow, they become covered with grayish bark.
Depending on their height, shrubs can be dwarf - only up to 70 cm, as well as medium and very large. Some varieties of mock orange reach a height of 6 meters.
Depending on the variety, garden jasmines can have a sweet, very pleasant aroma, or be odorless.

Before choosing a mock orange variety to plant on your site, you need to find out more about it. Not all varieties can withstand the harsh Russian winter.

Coronary

Today this type includes previously individual species– mock orange is pale and also Caucasian. This type is the most common and is a luxurious, tall bushes of graceful and thin shoots forming a wide crown.
Bushes of this species grow up to three meters and have oblong leaves up to 8 cm in length. The foliage of the species is bright green, with a paler back side, with sparse teeth. The flowers are collected in tassels that resemble shields. This species blooms earlier than all other mock oranges. The flowers are creamy white in color and reach a diameter of 3 cm. The amazing texture of the flowers shines and shimmers in the sun. During flowering, crown mock orange looks very decorative. The aroma of the flowers is similar to jasmine and fills the entire space around the bush. This species has a large-flowered, golden, low-growing, and willow-leaved form.

Greyish

This type of garden jasmine is very spreading and tall. Both the crown of the plant and its lush inflorescences seem very heavy. The plant can reach a height of 5 meters, and differs from other types of mock orange by the grayish edge on the back of the foliage. Even from a distance, garden jasmine of this type seems unusual.
The shrub has fairly large leaves that are bright, green, wide, oval in shape, with an elongated tip. The inflorescences of this species are very massive, and up to 8 flowers are collected in one inflorescence, the diameter of which is about 3 cm. The plant looks very original and can become the main decoration of the garden.

small-leaved

Very impressive low-growing variety. Thin shoots of the beautiful small-leaved mock orange droop in arches and form an airy, openwork bush up to only 1 meter high. The species received its name due to the small foliage, which gives the shrub its openwork appearance.

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Small-leaved mock orange has a very subtle, unusual aroma that is more reminiscent of pineapple and strawberries rather than garden jasmine. The plant begins to bloom in the first half of June. The maximum height of the shrub can reach one and a half meters.

Thin-leaved

This species also blooms early in the season. But this shrub is quite tall and can reach 2 meters in height. This plant is distinguished by its beautiful, round crown. The leaves of the thin-leaved mock orange are large; in the shade they become thin and almost transparent. On bright sunlight The foliage of the thin-leaved mock orange becomes dense. Inflorescences can be up to 3 cm in diameter, collected in graceful brushes. This species is remembered for its rich aroma.

blizzard

Mock orange avalanche is one of the most decorative varieties of garden jasmine. What distinguishes this species from others is the abundance of terry color. The flower can be up to 9 cm in diameter. Snow avalanche looks amazing during flowering and the bush really resembles a snow storm and looks like a large snowball.

The leaves of this variety are bright green and monochromatic. The aroma of flowers is very rich and memorable, pleasant. This variety blooms very well in sunny areas and does not tolerate stagnant water at all. Avalanche varieties are distinguished by high winter hardiness, which is why they have earned the love of our flower growers. Only young seedlings that are not yet three years old need to be covered for the winter.

The height of the shrubs of this variety reaches three meters; the plant blooms in mid-summer. Snowstorm blooms for one month, but even after flowering the bush does not lose its decorative effect. To achieve a lush and abundant flowering, shrubs of this variety must be pruned annually, removing shoots that are older than 4 years. This variety is especially susceptible to attack by aphids, and requires constant treatments against insect pests. Suitable for both creating hedges and for single planting.

Airborne assault

This variety blooms with rather small buds when compared to Blizzard. Airborne buds are more like bells, no more than 3 cm in diameter. The flowers can be either snow-white or cream. There is another name for the Airborne Forces - Strawberry Mock Orange. It is called so for the strawberry aroma that the flowers emit.

Unlike many other varieties of garden jasmine, which love the sun, Airborne feels great in shade and blooms well when there is a lack of sunlight.

The variety is frost-resistant, rarely attacked by pests and almost never gets sick. Used both for single plantings and in flower arrangements.

The variety is classified as medium-sized and reaches only 2 meters in height. This crop blooms at the beginning of summer or in the middle, depending on the climate zone. During the flowering period, the Airborne Forces look very decorative - numerous small flowers completely cover the bush. Flowering is quite long - up to a month.

Variegata

This very beautiful variety boasts not only very fragrant flowers, but also very original, decorative two-color leaves. In the center of the foliage is a lush green color, and along the edge of the leaf there is a light green edging. The flowers of the variety are snow-white with a creamy center. The crown of the bush is very dense and spreading. The diameter of an adult bush can be about 2.5 meters. The height of shrubs of these varieties can be about 2-2.5 meters. Flowering time occurs at the end of May - beginning of June. The duration of flowering is only about 20-25 days, but even after flowering the bushes do not lose their decorative properties.

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At the end of summer, seed pods ripen in place of the flowers. This mock orange loves sunny areas, but can tolerate partial shade. Prefers fertile soil, well moistened, but does not tolerate stagnant water. In order for mock oranges of the Variegata variety to quickly gain green mass and form a lush crown, they must be fed every spring with manure or mineral fertilizers. For the winter, young specimens require shelter. This variety can be used to create a large living fence.

Virgin

This variety is a medium-sized variety, reaching a height of about 2-2.5 meters. This crop begins to bloom in May, flowering lasts almost a month. If Virgin grows in a well-lit area, then during the flowering period it will be completely covered with flowers. Loves enough wet soil, but does not tolerate close groundwater and stagnation of water on the site.

This variety does not require any special care - it just needs to be watered from time to time during dry periods, loosened around the trunk, and fed in the spring. If we talk about soil preferences, then in this regard Virginal is a completely undemanding variety. The species is resistant to low temperatures and tolerates winters well in the middle zone. Resistant to diseases. Suitable for creating large living fences and for solo plantings in the middle of lawns or against the background of buildings and fences.

Dwarf

As the name implies, Gnome is a low-growing variety. The height of the bushes of this variety reaches only 50 cm. But, despite the short stature, the crown of the bushes is quite spreading and can be 70-80 cm in diameter. This variety is interesting because it does not bloom. The decorative effect of the shrub is determined by the shape of its crown. The gnome is very winter-hardy variety, not whimsical and not picky about the composition of the soil. IN landscape design This garden jasmine is most often used to create borders. This mock orange can be used to limit a flower bed, plant it next to flowering low growing plants. The variety tolerates shearing well, and is used to form garden figures, giving them a variety of shapes.

Komsomolets

For many decades, this variety has been at the peak of popularity. Large snow-white buds, reaching a diameter of 5 cm, bright, juicy foliage give the plant a very elegant and decorative look. Flowers are collected in brushes of 7-9 pieces. During flowering, Komsomolets exudes a very strong but very pleasant aroma with sweetish notes. Shrubs of the Komsomolets variety can reach a height of 2 meters. The culture blooms in July for 25 days. Komsomolets tolerates frost well, and adult plants can withstand frosts down to -30 degrees without shelter. But Komsomolets is demanding when it comes to watering and does not tolerate drought.