From about 80 species mudskipper (Scabiosa), with area expansion in Europe, Asia and Africa, found horticultural use only a few. The most important is undoubtedly caucasian scabious – Scabiosa caucasica. As the name suggests, comes from the Caucasus. It occurs most often in blue and purple, rarely also white and pink, grows up 50-90 cm. Garden varieties are dozens, They differ primarily color, the size and fullness of flowers (the amount of marginal flowers in scrubs). It blooms from late May to September.
K nejoblíbenějším odrůdám patří tmavší modrofialové 'Stäfa', 'Nachtfalter', 'Blaues Siegel', o něco světleji fialová 'Clive Greaves', but also lavender, semenem množitelná 'Perfecta'. Smetanově bílá 'Miss Willmott' It comes from the thirties, it is excellent for cutting and still in the range of maintaining a stable place. Commonly grown white variety is also'Perfecta Alba'. Z generativně množených je dnes rozšířená zejména novější tmavě fialová a zvláště velkokvětá 'Fama'.
Scabiosa 'Pink Mist'
Other perennial species worth mentioning our home purple scabious – Scabiosa columbaria, We are often encountered in meadows, and which are substantially smaller soukvětí.
Recently appeared among the perennial major varieties of hybrid origin probably. Zvláště cenné jsou kompaktní a bohatě kvetoucí modrofialová 'Blue Butterfly' a růžová 'Pink Mist', which only grow to a height of around 20-30 cm (Both are protected by license). They are often ordered to Scabiosa caucasica, but rather the size of the flowers resemble Scabiosa columbaria or other related minor species.
Most varieties are propagated vegetatively to reliably transmit varietal characteristics to the next generation. However, the market is also seed varieties, where we often encounter less balanced offspring, in terms of size and color of flowers.
Vegetatively propagated mainly to cuttings and division. When dividing the mother plants during April-May tear into smaller pieces and planted in pots or directly into the loose soil. If we multiply plants and later already have a lot of leaf material, is advantageously shortened sheets thereby reducing vaporizing surface. It is also recommended light more shade plants until they are rooting. For cuttings is the ideal dates in May.
When the seed multiplication is needed to maintain the plantings rather drier, because the seeds often attack mold, It is also recommended to sprinkle them lightly sand after sowing. We are sown in May-June at a temperature of around 22 ° C.
The plants require a sunny habitat, not too demanding to moisture and thus grow better, rather on drier, but well supplied with nutrients soils.
Gobies are perennials with minimal maintenance during the growing season. single hit, which can in their case recommended (but it is not necessary), the removal sorosis. After flowering, although strbouly very decorative and can be used for drying, but maturing seeds of exhausts. Therefore, if we want to keep the plants in good health in the coming years and achieve abundant flowering, better overblown stems removed regularly during the growing season. The plants are so freak, In addition, we will support their flowering and beds look nice longer.
Garden variety Hlavac caucasian one of the important plants used to cut. They are grown almost exclusively in loose soil, They can also přirychlit in unheated greenhouses or foil tunnels. Ideal maturity cut flowers to the stage, the flat florets on the outskirts are already fully developed and interior are not yet open.
Decorative sorosis can be dried, but because the plant ripening seeds pretty freaking, it is better to use for this purpose is closely related mudskipper Scabiosa stellata. Its flowers are whitish and less noticeable, sorosis but are larger and much nicer. Moreover, it is kind of a one-year, the plant when ripe seeds die and harassed them with danger.
Gobies also belongs to excellent záhonovým trvalkám. Abundant blooms and plantings combine well with most perennials bloom in summer. Suited to larger groups, but because they are richly branched, also stand out individually. Although the plants belong to medium high, their advantage, that because of strong wiry stems almost nepoléhají.
In the world they belong to the Caucasian scabious highly prized trvalkám, It, however, is far less widespread. Because it is very unpretentious and impressive at the same time, it can be assumed, that even in our flower enthusiasts him appreciate soon.
The article was published on the website of the Association Czech perenářů courtesy magazine Zahrádkář.