Juvenile is a very spectacular indoor plant. Its leaves of different shapes and shades, collected in dense rosettes, resemble exotic flowers carved from stone. It is valued by amateur flower growers for its unpretentiousness, growth rate, and lack of problems with reproduction. Another undoubted advantage of the plant is its ability to be used in landscape design. To successfully breed at home, you need to know the rules of planting and caring for flowers.
Young: appearance and other characteristic features
Juvenile, known to botanists as Sempervivum, is one of the many genera included in the Crassulaceae family. In Europe, these plants are widespread. The first species was described in the middle of the 18th century by the famous Swedish systematizer Carl Linnaeus. Since then, the young plant has enjoyed steady popularity among landscape designers, decorating gardens and parks with its rosettes. Over time, they began to grow it at home.
The daughter rosettes of the young are arranged very tightly, forming one continuous carpet
The species diversity of juveniles is amazing
The scientific name rejuvenated is a combination of two Latin words: semper (“forever”, “forever”) and vivus (“alive”). That is, sempervivum literally means “ever-living.” The plant owes their special ease of reproduction to them. Old sockets are constantly being replaced by new ones.
There are also many unofficial nicknames - “stone rose” (for the shape of the rosettes), “rabbit cabbage” (for the thick fleshy leaves), “mother hen with chicks” (for the appearance of the mother and daughter rosettes), “tenacious” and several other names with with a similar meaning (for unpretentiousness and the ability to reproduce itself).
Juvenile is widely used in landscape design
The young ones also have another interesting nickname - “thunder grass” or “thunder grass”. In the Middle Ages, a superstition was widespread in Europe, according to which a young plant, dedicated to the thunder god Thor, could protect a home from a lightning strike. To do this, he needs to be planted on the roof. It was not only the common people who were subject to superstition. The corresponding decree was issued by Charlemagne. Over time, the rosettes grew so large that they completely covered the roof. This is reflected in the name of one of the varieties of the plant - roofing rejuvenation.
In the Middle Ages, the roofs of many houses looked something like this
Like all Crassulaceae, Juvenile is an evergreen perennial succulent. It stores moisture and nutrients in its fleshy stems and leaves. The leaves, densely arranged alternately or in a circle, are collected in rosettes, the diameter of which varies from 1–2 cm to 20–25 cm. The leaf blades are ovoid or lanceolate in shape, the tip can be rounded or sharp. The shoots are short, so the rosettes seem to lie on the ground.
The rosette of leaves of juveniles is small, but very dense
Flower growers value young plants for their stunning variety of shapes and shades. The leaves can be glossy or matte, covered with a “waxy” coating, smooth or pubescent. The color range includes all shades of green, reddish, lilac, pink, silver, brown.
Different types of juveniles look impressive in the composition
The buds of the young are collected in inflorescences in the form of a shield or panicle. The flowers look like double stars. They can be snow-white, yellowish, pale pink, scarlet or burgundy. The flower stalks rise above the rosette to a height of 15–20 cm. Even in normal times, the plant emits a pleasant aroma, which intensifies even more during flowering. Then the fruit ripens - a leaflet with many seeds.
Young blooms at home are quite rare.
After flowering, the rosette that has thrown out the peduncle dies, having managed to give life to many offspring before that. They are formed in the axils of the leaves on special “whiskers”. At home, buds are rarely formed, so 5–10 years is the normal lifespan for young ones. As a rule, flowering occurs at the end of June or July and lasts about a month.
In the Middle Ages, rejuvenation was widely used in folk medicine and cosmetology. Girls rubbed its juice on their cheeks to get a healthy glow and get rid of freckles. Wine tinctures were considered an effective antidote (it was even recommended to carry a socket with you to avoid snake and scorpion bites). It was also used to sharpen vision and hearing, fight inflammation, treat diseases of the stomach and intestines, and destroy warts.
This plant is often confused with another member of the Crassulaceae family - Echeveria. In contrast, juveniles are frost-resistant (can tolerate even slight negative temperatures). Its “offsprings” are formed on special “whiskers”, and not at the base of the rosette. The leaves of the young are thinner, softer and more graceful than those of echeveria, the rosettes are smaller in diameter. With a lack of light, echeveria can stretch out, forming something similar to a stem; this never happens with juveniles.
It is quite difficult for someone who is not an expert in the field of botany to distinguish Echeveria from Juvenile at first glance.
Video: what youth looks like
Types grown at home
The vast majority of juvenile species have adapted to growing at home. There are also many breeding hybrids. The most difficult thing is to choose the most attractive plant and limit yourself to purchasing only a few specimens (the latter is almost impossible for a gardener).
The most popular varieties are:
- Roofing young (tectorum). The rosettes are shaped like balls flattened on top. Diameter - 18–20 cm. Leaves are pubescent, bronze-brown with a slight burgundy tint. It blooms at the end of summer, the process lasts about 1.5 months. Petals of different shades of purple with light green veins.
- Marble rejuvenated (marmoreum). The rosettes are almost flat, 7–10 cm in diameter. Young leaves are covered with short “pile”, which disappears as the plant matures. Green leaves are slightly red or brown. Sometimes this shade changes with the seasons, becoming darker in the summer. There is a thin pale green border along the edge.
- Queen Amalia was young (reginae-amaliae). Rosette with a diameter of 15 cm. Leaves are chocolate or brown in color. The flowers are pastel yellow, collected in a panicle.
- The young are offspring or shoot-bearing (soboliferum). The leaves are elongated, lanceolate. Before flowering, their tip turns red. The flowers are yellowish or lime green, collected in corymbs with a diameter of 6–8 cm.
- The Russian was rejuvenated (ruthenicum). Small rosettes with a diameter of 4–6 cm. The leaves are elongated, wedge-shaped. The flowers are pastel yellow. Inflorescences in the form of a shield with a diameter of 7–10 cm. The peduncle is pubescent.
- Cobweb juvenile (arachnoideum). The diameter of the rosette is no more than 2–3 cm. The leaves are elongated, lanceolate, the sharp tip is slightly bent inward. Color - pale green with a brick tint. Along the edge of the leaf plate there is an edge of long white “pile”. The flowers are dull red. Peduncle height up to 30 cm.
- The young were spherical (globiferum). The diameter of the rosette is 4–5 cm. The leaves are shaped like a shovel. The main shade is bright green, the tip is reddish. The flowers are yellow or greenish, the inflorescence looks like an umbrella.
- Mountain young (montanum). The leaves are densely pubescent, collected in rosettes up to 3 cm in diameter. The flowers are small, pinkish.
- Young young undersized or dwarf (pumelum). Prefers mountain climate. Distributed in the Caucasus and the Alps. A rosette with a diameter of 5–7 cm. The leaves are dark green with “cilia” along the edge. The flowers are lilac-burgundy.
“Natural” varieties of juveniles popular among flower growers in the photo
Roofing young - the most popular variety grown at home 
Marbled Juvenile can change the color of the leaves depending on the time of year. Queen Amalia's Juvenile forms quite large rosettes. The tips of the leaves of the offspring's Juvenile acquire a reddish tint before flowering. Russian Juvenile is found mainly in the European part of Russia and the Caucasus. Cobwebby Juvenile owes its name to the long whitish pile that runs along edge of the leaf Juvenile spherical blooms with small yellow or greenish flowers Rosettes of mountain juvenile are arranged very closely together Dwarf juvenile grows mainly in the mountains
Breeders are always trying to “correct” nature. Juveniles are an interesting material for experiments. Currently, there are many artificially bred hybrids.
Photo gallery: achievements of breeders
Rejuvenated Pharaoh - rosette diameter up to 10 cm, leaves rich green, sharp tip, inky purple Rejuvenated Princess - bright green leaves with a chocolate tint are arranged very tightly, rosettes resemble small balls Rejuvenated Montana - large rosettes, 20–25 cm in diameter, the dark green leaves have a purple tint to them. The shape of the rosette is reminiscent of Green King Reproduction, but the leaves are bright green Reproduction Julia - the rosette diameter is about 20 cm; a thin scarlet border appears on the swamp-colored leaves at the end of summer, disappearing by spring Reproduction Red - small (5 –7 cm in diameter) rosettes of leaves of almost pure red color, the green undertone is almost invisible Reproductive Alpha - beet leaves with green tips, pale pink flowers; rosette diameter up to 10 cm Rejuvenating Topaz - leaves are almost burgundy, flowers are bright scarlet Jubilee Jubilee - rosette diameter 18–20 cm, bases of pubescent leaves are pinkish, gradually this shade changes to light green Rejuvenating Falkonetti - olive-silver leaves, chocolate-colored tips; socket diameter up to 15 cm
Creating optimal conditions for the plant
Juveniles are widespread in Europe, including Russia. Therefore, with adaptation to conditions modern apartments The plant does not have any problems. Particular attention should be paid to lighting. With a lack of light, the flower noticeably loses its decorative value.
Table: how to create an optimal microclimate for juveniles
| Factor | Recommendations |
| Location | Window sill of an east or west window. The plant loves fresh air, so the room needs to be ventilated daily. Drafts do not harm the young. In summer, it is useful to move the pot to an open balcony, veranda, or garden. You can even temporarily plant the plant in open ground. |
| Lighting | The best option is bright but diffused light with shading from 11:00 to 15:00. In direct sunlight, the plant forms small rosettes, but the color of the leaves is very rich. In partial shade, the rosettes are large but “loose”, the leaves are faded. |
| Temperature | The only requirement of the plant is that the temperature must be positive. Indoor juveniles will die at 0ºC and below. It tolerates heat, including extreme heat, easily. In winter, it is advisable to provide a temperature of 10–12ºС. |
| Air humidity | The plant is very drought-resistant, so the standard air humidity for an apartment (45–50%) will suit it quite well. High humidity is even harmful - the bright color of the leaves can fade. Varieties with pubescent leaves (especially the young cobwebby one) do not like dampness very much, they cannot be sprayed even for sanitary purposes. Other types can be wiped with a damp sponge or soft cloth once every 2-3 weeks. |
The appearance of the plant will depend on where you place the pot with the young plant.
How to transplant a flower correctly
Since the young plant differs in its growth rate and ease of formation of daughter rosettes, the plant is replanted when the diameter of the rosette coincides with the diameter of the pot. Usually one procedure every 2-3 years is sufficient. Best time for transplantation - early or mid-spring. If the young have not yet outgrown the container, you can remove the top 1–2 cm of soil and add fresh substrate to the pot.
The root system of the plant is fibrous, superficial, and rather poorly developed. Therefore, there is no need for a large deep pot. On the contrary, in a container “for growth” the young develop more slowly, spending energy on “developing” the space. A pot that looks like a soup plate or bowl works best. With each replanting, its diameter is increased by 2–3 cm. Natural ceramics are preferred as materials - it allows air to pass through better, preventing the soil from souring.
The young were undemanding in terms of soil quality. Store-bought substrate is quite suitable for cacti and succulents. The soil should be neutral and not too nutritious, preferably sand-based. In too “greasy” soil the rosette will grow very large, but the color of the leaves will fade greatly and the plant will become unattractive.
- Leaf soil and coarse river sand (1:1). For every 3 liters ready mixture add a glass of sifted wood ash and fine chips from old red bricks.
- Turf soil, powder clay, sand, universal soil for decorative foliage plants (1:1:1:2). If you are getting soil from your own garden, check its acidity level. Acidic soil is not suitable for young plants.
A useful additive is crushed chalk, powdered birch charcoal or wood shavings. The material will absorb excess moisture, preventing the development of rot.
Juveniles have no special requirements for soil quality; Regular soil is quite suitable for cacti and succulents
Even a novice gardener can cope with plant transplantation:
- Pour fine expanded clay, pebbles, and brick chips onto the bottom of the new container, filling about a third of the pot’s volume with drainage. Top - layer ready substrate 1–2 cm thick.
- Remove the young from the old pot. Shake the soil off the roots.
- Inspect the roots, cut off any rotten or dried ones. Sprinkle the sections with crushed activated carbon, chalk, and cinnamon. Let dry for 2-3 hours.
- Moderately moisten the substrate in the new pot. Place the young plant in it, straighten the roots so that they do not bend upward. The base of the socket must not be buried.
- Add soil, shake the pot lightly several times to distribute it evenly.
- Water the plant a little. Remove it for 5-7 days in partial shade. The next watering is only after this time.
Small rosettes of juveniles look impressive in florariums. You can create a composition from several types of succulent plants. Such a container takes up very little space, but looks very impressive.
- Wash the selected vessel thoroughly, scald with boiling water, and wipe the inside with alcohol.
- Place a 2–3 cm thick layer of sand, brick chips or crushed pumice mixed with activated carbon powder at the bottom. Approximately the same amount of freshly prepared disinfected substrate is on top.
- Moisten the soil moderately. Make shallow holes for the plants. Try to avoid equal spaces between them so that the composition does not seem artificial.
- Plant the sockets. Compact the soil around them. Lightly water the plants using a syringe.
- Using a soft brush, brush off soil particles from the inside of the glass. Decorate the composition. You can use pebbles, colored pebbles, shells, pieces of glass, bark, sphagnum moss, ceramic figurines and so on. You are limited only by your own imagination and ideas of beauty.
Further care of the composition consists of regular moderate watering. Alternate regular water and a 0.5% solution of any fungicide (to prevent mold and rot). As the rosettes grow, they are removed from the florarium and replaced with new ones.
In a florarium you can create compositions using different types of succulents with similar growing conditions
Video: DIY florarium
Nuances of plant care
It was young and undemanding in terms of care. In principle, it comes down to watering and regularly removing dried leaves and dead rosettes.
Watering
Water the young every 5–7 days. In winter, once every 1.5–2 weeks is enough. The plant will not die from drought, but from regular waterlogging it certainly will. Make sure that water does not get into the socket. To prevent this from happening, practice bottom watering.
If you notice “wrinkles” on the leaves or substrate coming away from the edges of the pot, the soil should be moistened immediately, even outside of schedule. Moreover, the thicker the edges on the leaves, the less the young need moisture.
For irrigation, use only soft water at room temperature. The best option is distilled, bottled or filtered.
Fertilizer application
Juveniles successfully exist at home without any fertilizers. But if you still want to feed the plant, use natural organic matter (infusions of cow manure, bird droppings, diluted with water 1:10 or 1:15, respectively). In spring, you can replace the top 1–2 cm of soil in the pot with humus or rotted compost.
Liquid fertilizers for cacti or succulents are suitable for mature plants (4 years and older). The prepared solution is watered once every 6–7 weeks, reducing the concentration of the drug by half compared to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Universal fertilizers for indoor plants will do more harm to the young man than good
Rest period
The rest period for young people is a rather conventional concept. Starting from mid-autumn, watering is gradually reduced, fertilizing (if any) is stopped completely. The optimal winter temperature is 10–12ºС. A glazed loggia is ideal.
In principle, the juvenile will overwinter normally in an apartment if you place it closer to the window glass. But at this temperature the probability of flowering, already very small, is practically reduced to zero.
Video: growing young at home
Florist mistakes and reactions to them
Unintentional mistakes in caring for the young will most likely not kill them, but they do not have the best effect on the appearance and decorativeness of the plant. Therefore, you need to learn to understand what exactly the flower is not happy with and how to correct the situation.
Table: external manifestations of errors in caring for young
| What does the plant look like? | What is the reason? |
| Dark brown blurry spots on leaves. | Drops of water that fell on them during watering. |
| Blackening leaves and bases of rosettes. | Regular waterlogging of the soil. Low room temperature promotes the development of rot. |
| Deformed leaves. | Excess fertilizer in the soil or use of unsuitable (hard) water for irrigation. |
| Leaves losing their brightness of color, “loose” rosettes. | Lack of light and/or heat. The young are gradually accustomed to new conditions. |
| Small leaves, slow growth. | The plant is cramped in the pot. Either it has not been replanted for a long time - the soil needs updating. |
Common diseases and pests
The rather thin leaves of the young are protected by a dense skin, so the rosettes suffer from pests relatively rarely. More often they attack the roots. But the most dangerous thing for the plant is not insects, but rot, which quickly develops if the soil in the pot turns into a swamp. When choosing a method for pest control, you need to remember that pubescent varieties of juveniles cannot be sprayed. Instead, the soil is watered with insecticide solutions.
The risk of infection can be minimized if you do not forget about prevention:
- placing all newly acquired indoor plants in quarantine for at least 10–15 days;
- regular inspection of the collection and immediate isolation of all specimens that exhibit suspicious symptoms;
- daily ventilation of the room;
- timely removal of dried leaves and rosettes from the pot;
- following recommendations for caring for the plant, especially those related to watering;
- using only disinfected soil, clean pots and tools.
Table: diseases and pests that often affect young fish
| Disease or pest | External manifestations | Control measures |
| Lumps of a whitish substance, similar to dirty cotton wool, at the base of the leaves and in the center of the rosette, a thin layer of plaque of the same color and vague yellowish spots on the leaves. |
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| Yellowing, wrinkled leaves, soil coming away from the edges of the pot, exposing a layer of whitish, waxy coating. |
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| Slow growth and deformation of the plant, drying leaves, spherical swellings on the roots. |
For prevention, once every 2-3 weeks, dissolve a Decaris tablet (per 1 liter) in water for irrigation. |
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| Black-brown spots at the base of rosettes and leaves, roots that become soft and slimy to the touch, the presence of mold and an unpleasant putrid odor. | Treatment will be effective if the disease is just beginning to develop. A plant severely affected by the fungus can be immediately discarded.
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Photo: diseases and pests that affect young
The mealybug seems relatively harmless, but it may well lead to the death of the plant. You can accurately verify the presence of a root bug only if you remove the plant from the pot. The root nematode and its eggs do not tolerate heat, so a hot bath is an effective remedy against the pest. Root rot can only be treated in the early stages of the disease
How the young reproduce: planting at home
There are guaranteed to be no problems with plant propagation at home. If there are no daughter rosettes, you can always use seeds purchased in specialized stores.
Rooting of “offsprings”
The easiest way to get a new plant. Daughter rosettes separate from the “parent” in late spring or summer. If the plant blooms, wait until the buds fade. The size of the "offspring" does not matter.
Daughter rosettes can be separated from the young during the next transplantation
- Bend the “whiskers” on which the daughter sockets are located to the ground and secure with a hairpin or a wire bent in the shape of a U. To speed up the root formation process, the substrate in this place needs to be loosened.
- After 2–3 weeks, separate the “baby” from the plant, treat the cut with crushed chalk, activated carbon, and colloidal sulfur.
- Further actions are the same as when transplanting the young.
To stimulate the appearance of “babies,” provide at least 10 hours of daylight. You can use fluorescent or special phytolamps for additional illumination.
How to grow from seeds
It is quite problematic to obtain young seeds at home. Firstly, it is necessary to have two plants flowering at the same time, having different “parents”. Secondly, you need to accurately guess the moment when to pick the flowers. If they have not yet begun to wither, the seeds have not ripened; if you let the peduncle dry out, they will die along with the entire rosette. Therefore, it is much easier to purchase them. The best time for planting is February or early March.
It will probably not be difficult to purchase young seeds
- Fill shallow containers with a mixture of sand and peat chips (1:1) or perlite, vermiculite. Level the substrate and moisten it with a weak solution of any biostimulant - Kornevin, Heteroauxin, Zircon (2-3 ml per 1 liter of water).
- Distribute the seeds more or less evenly over the surface of the soil. Do not sprinkle on top.
- Cover the containers with film or glass. Provide bright, diffused light, a constant temperature of about 23–25ºС, and keep the soil slightly moist at all times. Open the greenhouse every day for 10–15 minutes to ventilate the plantings.
- After 7–10 days, shoots will appear. Wait another two weeks and remove the “greenhouse” completely. Water the seedlings very sparingly.
- After two months, plant the young plants in individual containers. Further care is normal.
Juvenile seeds sprout quite quickly
Juvenile is an undemanding but effective plant, which even a novice gardener can cultivate. Having purchased one “stone rose”, it is difficult to refuse further purchases. The genus amazes with its variety of shapes and shades, allowing you to assemble a very unusual and pretty collection on the windowsill.
Such an exotic plant as juveniles turns out to be easy, and we talked about this on the pages of the site. How the young blooms many have not seen and do not know that it blooms at all. .Today I will tell you in detail how the young blooms. Young people are also called “stone rose”. The “stone rose” is grown for its beautiful, decorative, fleshy leaves, but it turns out that the young ones bloom beautifully.
How the young blooms
So, each rosette blooms only once in its life and then dies. Look what a lovely flower, but it takes life from the outlet. But, in place of the dead young ones, new children grow. This is how youth becomes rejuvenated.
In the first year, if the rosette is small, the young will not bloom. And rejoice, because let the rosette first give birth to children, and then bloom and die. Therefore, it is better to buy small plants, otherwise your plant may bloom, die and not produce children, and you will be left without young.
As soon as you propagate the young, let it bloom and please the eye. The flowers of different varieties varied in color and shape. The “stone rose” blooms for a very long time and beautifully.
Some gardeners cannot wait for the young to bloom, since large rosettes do not always bloom. Unfavorable conditions and some kind of stress encourage the young to bloom. Even small rosettes can bloom, for example, neighboring rosettes are very crowded, there is nowhere to grow and flowering begins.
So, we looked at how the young bloom. But in order to make it bloom, you need to use compacted planting of young ones. Try, grow, love this plant and it will definitely bloom for you.
You can also look at the ones that bloomed for me this winter.
“Stone rose” and “hare cabbage” are the names of the young plant. Its varieties are adapted for cultivation in open ground and on the window. Caring for the young is extremely simple. Find out more about planting and propagating this perennial from the article.
Description: varieties and varieties of young
Anyone who has never seen a young fish, but has heard any of its names, will certainly want to look at this miracle of nature. If not live, then at least in the photo. The plant is surprisingly similar to a rosebud and at the same time to some variety of ornamental cabbage. What else besides appearance The young one is different - planting and caring for it is suitable even for the laziest.
Stone rose is a favorite crop of landscape designers
It blooms only once, in the summer (most often in the 3rd year of life), but for as long as 2-2.5 months. Otherwise, the “stone rose” pleases the eye with beautiful leaves: oblong, round or long, sometimes pointed. Depending on the variety, they can be green, brown, red, pink and even silver. Some species change color with the seasons. This color palette explains the popularity of using the plant in landscape design.
Now about 50 varieties of juveniles are known:
- Roofing. Its leaves are green with a red border. One of the most famous varieties.
Roofing rejuvenated
- Cobwebby. It is distinguished by tiny rosettes, their diameter is up to 3 cm. It got its name because of the white hairs on the leaves. From a distance they resemble a cobweb.
Cobwebby young
- Marble. Its leaves are red-green with pink tips.
Marble rejuvenated
- Wulfena. It is considered a simple variety with rosettes up to 5 cm. Nevertheless, many gardeners love it for its soft green color.
Young Wulfen
- "Gamma". The young ones bred by breeders had dark brown leaves, etc.
Rejuvenated gamma
Popular rumor ascribes antidote properties to the “stone rose”. It is also believed that the young one diverts lightning away from the house. That is why its planting on roofs was common (hence the name of one of the varieties). In folk medicine, this plant is used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, heart, respiratory tract, etc.
Planting a plant
Many people think: since the young plant looks so fancy, planting and caring for it definitely takes a lot of time. And they are wrong. Those who have managed to get acquainted with the plant note its extraordinary unpretentiousness. To grow this perennial in open ground, create the following microclimate:
- place – sunny;
- the soil is better infertile, sandy, well permeable to water.
Juvenile prefers the same soils as cacti
If these conditions are met, after planting you can practically forget about care. In other circumstances, to reproduce the young on your site, you will need to make a little more effort.
Attention! Juveniles take root worse on heavy ones, clay soils, does not like excess moisture, excess fertilizer.
The plant has a poorly developed root system, so there is no need to make large holes when planting. Make the distance between large rosettes about 15 cm, between miniature ones - 5 cm. After this, watering. If you plant juveniles not in open ground, but in a window, add drainage to the bottom of the pot. You can add sand or sawdust to the soil. The main condition that makes growing juveniles successful is the same - a well-lit place.
Caring for the young
This decorative perennial is very easy to care for. All he needs is freedom from weeds and outdated sockets, as well as loose soil. Juveniles practically do not require watering. Like all succulents, it stores moisture in its leaves. Approximately every 3-5 years, the “stone rose” needs to be replanted. This is necessary if you see that it is getting smaller.
The young do not need constant supervision. It is enough to water it during dry periods
Attention! In arid climates and poor soils, you cannot forget about watering. It is undesirable for water not to get inside the sockets.
Dampness is contraindicated for the plant - it causes the lower leaves to rot. Make sure that the water in the open ground does not stagnate in the spring, when the snow melts, and in the fall, during periods of heavy rain. You don’t need to cover the young for the winter; it tolerates frost well. But if you propagated a perennial in the fall, make a “blanket” of spruce branches for the young rosettes.
Fertilizer and fertilizing of young
Another fact in favor of the fact that caring for the “stone rose” is simple. Constant fertilization, especially with organic matter, harms the plant. It loses its decorative effect, the leaves may change color. However, when growing juveniles, feeding during the period of active growth is useful. For this purpose, you should use a complex fertilizer for cacti and other succulents.
You can fertilize the plant with cactus fertilizers.
In the spring, when planting begins, you can fertilize with nitrogen. For example, add ammonium nitrate (7-8 g per 1 sq.m.) to the soil. It stimulates the growth of young people. After this, the plant does without fertilizing.
Plant propagation
If you are fascinated by growing young and you want to increase its quantity on your site, there are 2 options:
- sow seeds;
- use subsidiary sockets.
Seeds are sown to a depth of 1 mm. Optimal time– February or March. They are germinated at +20°C. Shoots will appear in 3-5 days. Provide seedlings the right conditions and care: a bright place and protection from excessive sun. Juveniles should be planted in a permanent place in mid-summer.
The seeds were young
Propagation of perennials by seeds is a long process. It is justified if you are going to develop a new variety. In other situations, it is better to choose the second method. For propagation, it is better to separate the “daughters” from the mother’s rosettes in the spring, but it is also possible in the summer. Immediately plant large ones in a permanent place in open ground. Let the small ones grow on the beds before planting.
Diseases and pests
Often when growing young, gardeners are faced with the problem of rot. This disease is typical for plants that are planted in humid climates. It is not difficult to detect: just inspect the lower leaves. If you don’t know how to determine the onset of the disease, study the photo of the young affected by rot.
Plant affected by root rot
Sometimes individual rosettes can suddenly become transparent, then brown. They need to be dug up. Although the rot does not spread to neighboring plants, it does not look aesthetically pleasing, especially in combination with healthy specimens.
More dangerous to the young are the larvae of the cockchafer and birds: jackdaws, jays, magpies, crows. The former spoil the roots of the plant, while the latter feast on the stems. To get rid of the larvae, you can transplant the “stone rose” to a new place, and remove the pests from the ground. In the fight against birds, you should use special preparations or plant plants that repel birds.
Young: combination with other plants
The variety of varieties of “stone rose” allows it to be widely used in landscape design. It goes well with other groundcovers: sedum, saxifrage, etc. With their help you can create a beautiful variegated carpet. An effective combination in one area and different types made me look younger
Reproduction in the flowerbed
Compositions with bright flowers (for example, phlox) are beautiful. But you should remember one rule. Juveniles do not get along well with lushly flowering plants. They create a shadow that is undesirable for a “stone rose”.
Rejuvenation in landscape design
There is probably no better use for young animals than an alpine slide. Very often they decorate rockeries (slides made of stones). It is good to plant this perennial along garden paths. Decorating roofs with rejuvenated roofs, for example, in gazebos, has again become relevant.
Stone rose in landscape design
The plant will be appropriate in flower beds and flowerpots. The main thing that experts recommend landscape design, - complement the composition with stones. They will add integrity and completeness to your idea.
The variety of species of juveniles and its simple care allow even inexperienced summer residents to easily experiment with the design of their site. And what could be more enjoyable than creating beauty with your own hands!
How to grow young: video
Varieties of young: photo
Juvenile is an unusual flower, which is also called a stone rose.
This flower of the sun will decorate any landscape, and the time spent on planting and caring for it will be minimal.
The plant is grown not only outdoors personal plot, but also in containers, creating interesting flower arrangements.
Juvenile is an ideal plant for hiding cracks along garden paths, in a leaky shoe (if it’s a shame to throw it away) or for creating a living carpet.
It blooms once in the summer at the age of 2-3 years for 5 days, after which the peduncle dries out and the plant dies. However, it is valued because of its unusual rosettes, and not because of its flowering. The dried plant is carefully removed from the soil.
Place and soil
The main condition when planting young plants is to choose an open, sunny place; in the shade or under bushes and trees, the plant loses its decorative effect, and falling leaves will lead to the death of the perennial. The soil required is light, drained, sandy. Regular garden soil is drained and mixed with sand.
Planting made you look younger
Here you have freedom, since you can start planting from spring to mid-September; later it makes no sense, since with the onset of cold weather the rosettes will not have time to take root and will die.
The rejuvenated flower is so unpretentious that even the most inexperienced gardener can plant it. If the young plant has taproots, then plant them in the holes, pressing the plant itself to the soil. If there are only thin adventitious roots, then simply press them into the soil. Be sure to water carefully after planting, but do not overwater.
Flowers are planted depending on the variety (small, giant) and how thick you want the “carpet”. You can do it every 5-10 cm, and when they start to grow, plant them out. Or make a flowerbed of young plants according to the principle described, just choose another place and pour a layer of sand between the flowers and arrange small pebbles and boulders in a chaotic manner.
Growing young seedlings from seeds
Already in February you can start planting young ones from seeds. Make drainage holes in plastic bowls, add sandy soil if the transplant will be in open ground, or use cactus soil mixture if the transplant will be for indoor growing. Water, spread the seeds lightly on the surface of the soil, pressing lightly, literally 1 mm. Maintain a soil temperature of 18-20°C, it is advisable to place it in a well-lit place. The appearance of sprouts will begin in approximately 5 days. Water so that water does not get into the axils of the leaves; once every 3-4 weeks is enough.
Young seedlings are planted in mid-summer in separate containers 7-8 cm high or in open ground on sunny place maintaining a distance of 15 cm between plants.
Plant care
Juveniles easily tolerate transplants, the main thing is to have time to do this before mid-autumn.
The larvae, which strive to feast on the roots, can cause great harm to the plant. If they appear, then all the young flowers will have to be transplanted to a new place, and the larvae will have to be thoroughly removed from the ground.
The vegetative method of propagation in this case is the simplest, since the mother plant forms a fairly large number of tendrils, at the end of which there are daughter rosettes.
The young are propagated at the end of May.
If there is a lot of space around the plant, then simply loosen the soil and press the baby to it, covering the mustache itself with soil. Water it. After a very short time, the young plants will take root, forming a carpet.
If you wish, you can build a pattern of stones in the front garden and fill it with rejuvenation, it will turn out beautiful design summer cottage plot.
If there is no space around the plants, then separate the baby with the mustache from the mother bush and plant it in the hole, deepening the mustache itself.
There are varieties of juveniles that do not produce whiskers, i.e. the babies develop in the axils of the leaves. Over time, they crumble, you need to collect them and transplant them into the garden bed, after watering it and loosening it to a depth of 5 cm. It is better to plant it more often, so that in the future only high-quality specimens can be transplanted to a permanent place. And those babies that grow in the lowest leaves can take root close to the mother plant.
As you can see, the flower was rejuvenated, an interesting and easy plant to care for. It can become the highlight of the site without causing you any trouble.
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