Perennial garden euphorbia: photo of flowers and description of appearance, tips on care and planting, as well as features of reproduction and methods of combating diseases

Many gardeners like to decorate their plots with different flowers and plants. Perennial garden euphorbia is a very beautiful plant belonging to the Euphorbia family. It has more than 2 thousand species.

The garden variety is attractive in that it has a beautiful appearance and is characterized by a simple planting.

We will talk about how to properly care for this plant and what are the features of its reproduction in this article. We provide visual photos of garden milkweed.

Botanical name and features

The botanical name is euphorbia. Euphorbia got such a name due to the milky juice that stands out from its leaves, as well as due to its decorative effect. Juice is used in modern medicine in small doses.. Indeed, in large quantities it is dangerous for human health and life.

Reference! In Russia, there are about 160 species of garden plants bred by breeders. All of them look good in landscape design and in the decoration of personal plots.

Photo

Below you will see a photo of flowers of garden perennial milkweed:

Care

Care is quite simple:

Watering. All types of milkweed are unpretentious in care, therefore they need to be watered only in the hot summer. Do not allow the soil to dry out.
Fertilizers. Mineral fertilizing should be applied 2 times per season.
Pruning. It is carried out as necessary. Only dry branches that are knocked out of the common inflorescence need to be removed.
Light and temperature. Euphorbia is a photophilous plant, so when growing it is worth placing it on the southeast or south side. In winter, you need to provide him with additional lighting. Since the plant originally grew in hot countries, it is thermophilic. The temperature suitable for it in winter is from 10 to 15 degrees, and in summer from 20 to 25 degrees.
Pot. Choose a deep pot with thick walls for milkweed. It is better to change it to a bigger pot every year, otherwise a small plant in a large container may simply die.
Priming. You can buy ready-made soil for succulent plants, or you can make it yourself by mixing sand and sheet soil in equal proportions. You can also use sand and turf.

Reproduction and planting

Seeds

Some species of milkweed breed self-seeding. Since euphorbia is a dioecious plant, for its natural reproduction, you need to plant male and female bushes near each other.

Determine the sex of plants is possible only during flowering. Male flowers are longer and narrower; they have large pistils inside. And women have a large number of stamens.

Reproduction by seeds is carried out as:

Ready seeds are sown in the ground in the fall.
They are mulched with humus or sawdust.
After passing stratification, they become more viable.
Seeds will germinate in about 2 weeks.

Cuttings

All varieties of garden perennial milkweed can propagate by cuttings:

May and June are suitable for this method. For cuttings, it is better to choose young shoots, and make a cut with a sharp knife.
The milky juice that comes out of them is washed off with water, and then treated with activated charcoal.
Twigs need to be put in a warm place for 2 days. After drying, they can be planted.
The containers for planting are covered with a layer of drainage and a soil mixture consisting of peat, sheet land, sand, charcoal. The earth should be slightly moist - the euphorbia does not tolerate an abundant amount of moisture.
In a month, rooting will take place and the sprouts can be transplanted into the ground.
To make them stronger, use "Kornevin" or "Heteroauxin".

Dividing the bush

Step-by-step instruction:

In April or May, the bush is divided at the time when budding begins. It is important that each separated part has a minimum of 2 kidneys.
They are planted in pre-prepared pots with soil.

Disease

With improper care of the plant, parasites or disease can develop on it.

The most common cases are:

Leaves turn yellow and fall. This symptom indicates that the plant does not receive enough lighting. It may also be a sign of low temperature maintenance and abundant watering.
The appearance of brown and black spots on the leaves. This is a fungus, which can be eliminated by spraying the plant with fungicides.
White coating. This is a mealybug. Small bugs on the surface of milkweed harm him. Collect them manually with gloves, and then treat the plant with soapy water.

Taking into account the particularities of perennial garden milkweed, we can conclude that such a plant has a beautiful appearance and does not require a lot of attention.