Golden Ball: A Flower from a Childhood

Most certainly know one of the most favorite colors of our grandmothers - the golden ball. It is a beautiful ornamental plant, reaching a height of 2 to 2.2 meters with large yellow flowers, something similar to dahlias and daisies. A golden ball is a flower, also called rudbeckie, in honor of the famous Swedish biologist Olof Rudbik. This plant refers to perennials and very unpretentious. Rudbeckia comes from South and North America.

A golden ball is a flower that can be grown on almost any soil. Very often it is planted along fences and flowerbeds as a background. You can use rudbeckiy and in order to close any unsightly places in the garden or in the yard - compost piles, urns, sheds, etc.

This plant multiplies by a vegetative method and seeds. A golden ball is a flower that you can simply dig out, cut the root, plant it in the ground and water it. He will necessarily let down the sprouts and soon will please you with beautiful flowers. Moreover, if you do not thin it from time to time and remove the shoots, it will fill the entire garden or garden.

Breeders bred two main varieties of such plants as gold balls. Flowers, photos of which can be seen on the right - Rudbeckia Goldgwell. Unlike the second species, Goldball, the bushes of this variety are never too high. The stem of an adult golden ball can grow to a maximum of 80 cm. The flowers of both varieties are yellow.

In addition, in the country sites often grow hybridbuds. These are unusually beautiful plants with very large flowers (up to 19 cm) in different shades - yellow, purple, purple and brown. The height of hybrids can vary from 70 to 120 cm.

When breeding with seeds, rudbecki can be planted both on seedlings and immediately into open ground. In the latter case, this is done in early June. A golden ball is a flower that does not require special attention when nursing. Even if you forget to water the bushes, they will still grow and blossom beautifully. The only thing is that in this case you will not be able to grow a rudbeckia with too much flowers. Planting it is best in well-lit places. In order to get very beautiful, and especially large inflorescences, you need to put some humus before planting. In addition, in this case it is desirable to periodically loosen the soil around the stems. Plants taller than 80 cm are tied up.

As an unpretentious and very common decorative culture, Rudbeckia is not too expensive. You can buy a gold ball for only 15 rubles. For packing the seeds. It's enough for a whole flower bed. And then the flowers will grow on their own. When planting, care must be taken to ensure that the spacing between the shoots is not less than 50 cm. The seeds of rudbecki are small, dark in color. Depending on the variety, in one place it can grow from 3 to 8 years. After this, the golden ball is transplanted.

Diseases this plant is practically not affected. The only thing that can hurt him is the leaf nematode. Although such a nuisance is infrequent. In this case, the leaves can turn yellow. Appropriate insecticides are used to control the nematode.

Rudbeckie is a beautiful decorative flower, which is great for decorating the site, and for bouquets. Grow it will not be difficult for any summer resident.