The similarity of some unrelated plants is amazing. Proof of this is Indian dushenya, a plant surprisingly reminiscent of wild strawberries. If the latter is grown for the sake of the harvest, then dusheneya plays mainly the role of a green decor.
Types of Dyusheney
"Double" wild strawberries has another name - cinquefoil. Sometimes the dyusheney plant is called a fragmentary. Similar to the garden berry, the Indian "guest" owes to the fact that they belong to the same Pink family.
False strawberries
In Vietnam, China, Indonesia, dushenya has long been grown as a medicinal plant. The plant got into the greenhouses of Europe only in the 19th century. Due to its highly decorative appearance and resistance to weather whims, the cinquefoil quickly gained popularity from the northern latitudes to the warm south. Experts believe that it was her patterned leaves and bright berries that were depicted by the masters of Khokhloma painting.
Dusheney Strawberries
False strawberries are very similar to true. Scarlet fruits attract attention and cause appetite. Many growers worry about whether or not Indian dusheney berries are edible. This question can be answered in the affirmative. The fruits of cinquefoil are permissible to eat, they are not poisonous and even endowed with useful properties. However, in large quantities they can cause harm to the body, so it is better for pregnant women and children to refuse to use it. In addition, the berries of false strawberries cannot boast a pleasant taste, so most people who have tried them quickly lose interest in them.
Note! Ducheneea can be grown both in open ground and as a houseplant.
Appearance of an Indian cinquefoil:
- Creeping stems and roots;
- Dissected three-lobed sheets of saturated green;
- Red (sometimes white) rounded berries;
- Single flowers with yellow petals.
Variety Tutti Frutti
The culture is repaired, it pleases with flowers and berries for almost the entire warm season.
Dyusheneya Indian Tutti-Frutti
This variety of cinquefoil, like others, is grown as a groundcover or ampelous plant. False strawberries are perennials, so you won’t have to suffer from planting and harvesting seed.
Cute sockets quickly scatter the mustache and grow, so the cinquefoil needs frequent pruning. This procedure is beneficial for the plant. Indian dushenya Tutti Frutti steadily endures both drought and excessive watering. Often it is not necessary to fertilize the soil at the roots, the plant is undemanding to the composition of the soil.
Ducheneya Rosita
If dyusheneya is grown as a houseplant, it will often have to be replanted due to rapid growth.
Duchenee Indian Rosita
Variety Rosita is a wonderful groundcover. Berries looking up against a background of green foliage look bright in summer. Fruits and berries appear on the plant throughout the growing season.
The dysheneya Rosita hibernates safely; she does not need shelter. Resistant to trampling. Indian strawberries can be grown in open ground (it looks especially impressive on an alpine hill), in a hanging room pot or conservatory.
Important! Dyusheneya successfully clogs many weeds, so there is no need to engage in weeding.
Flower care
It’s easy to take care of the cinquefoil of an Indian house. Observing all the requirements, you can get in a short time a beautiful carpet of leaves, flowers and berries, which will surprise everyone.
Top dressing
Ducheneya loves both organic matter and complex mineral compounds. Top dressing begins to produce in the spring, 1 time in 7-10 days, alternating the means used. If the plant began to drive out a lot of foliage and mustache, but began to give fewer flowers and berries, then it is less likely to fertilize the soil.
In the fall, when the plant is preparing for the winter dormancy, feeding is stopped.
Lighting
The plant prefers partial shade, so in the open ground it is better for him to choose a place under the trees. Indoors dyusheney placed on the eastern or western windowsills. On the north side, she will miss the sun, and will have to produce additional illumination. On the south side, on the contrary, shading is needed.
Spraying and watering
At home, it is advisable to spray false strawberries with treated water, trying not to get on the flowers. In autumn and winter, moistening the plant in this way is not required. On the outside of the cinquefoil, enough natural humidity.
Flowers and berries of false strawberries
It is recommended to water the plant as the earthen coma dries. On the site during watering, you should be guided by the weather: in drought you will need frequent and plentiful watering, in cooler weather you can not worry about the plant and rarely water it.
Important! Duchenaea grows poorly in lowlands flooded in spring.
Pruning
Cut the plant in February-March, this will help maintain decorativeness. Dry leaves, too long mustaches, drying berries will have to be removed throughout the growing season. Obsolete flowers do not need to be cut off - fruits form from them.
Temperature
Dyusheneya loves warmth and feels most comfortable at a temperature of 25-28 ° C. In winter, the room where the Indian strawberries are located should not be colder than 18 ° C. The plant quickly recovers after freezing, even at -5 ° C it holds well.
Winter preparations
If a harsh, frosty, or lightly snowy winter is expected, you can cover the plants with straw. Small bushes of dyusheney can be transplanted into a pot and taken home to enjoy a pretty plant in winter.
Pest protection
The plant is sometimes invaded by slugs and snails. Special granules poured around the plantings will help scare them away. These insects and ground pepper do not tolerate, which also sprinkle soil under the bushes. If dusheneya has not grown much, you can collect pests manually.
At home, the cinquefoil is attacked by a spider mite. You can fight it by washing the plant with a soapy solution. If there are too many insects, chemical agents such as Actellic will have to be used.
Cultivation methods
It is most convenient to propagate decorative wild strawberries with ducheney stolons, "mustache". Young outlets take root quickly and easily, clinging even to caked soil. In the fall, stolons are cut, new plants are distributed in places.
Dusheney seeds
Next year you can wait for flowers and berries.
Seeds
It is not too difficult to grow dusheney from seeds. This method will require a little more time.
Planting false strawberry seeds step by step:
- Disinfect the soil for planting by pouring boiling water;
- Pour the soil into containers and, after making several shallow grooves, sow the seeds;
- Sprinkling them on top with a thin layer of earth, planting is removed to the lower shelf of the refrigerator for stratification;
- After 7 days, it is time to remove the container. The earth in it is moistened with warm, settled water;
- Cover planting with polyethylene or glass. Put them in a bright, warm place;
- Every day, the container is opened for ventilation, the earth is moistened, the condensate is shaken off.
In a month and a half shoots will appear. At this stage, the shelter is removed. It is necessary to care for seedlings until they grow and get stronger. After they can be seated in permanent places and take care as usual.
Potentilla as a houseplant
Dusheneya strawberry is a plant that combines high decorativeness and amazing endurance. She is able to delight with her colorful view from spring to autumn, with indoor cultivation and in winter. Caring for a plant is simple and even a novice will be able to.
