Bubble
Bladder varieties, fruits of the bladderwort
Botanical characteristics of the vesicle
Bubbles (from Latin Physocarpus) is an ornamental deciduous plant and belongs to the Rosaceae family. This plant does not require an abundant amount of water, easily tolerates hot weather, and also thrives in the shade. The bladder leaves are characterized by wide flat ends in the amount of 3 to 7 pieces, there are varieties of various colors - from deep green to maroon.
The plant has a shallow arrangement of roots, as well as thin branches up to 2 cm in diameter. The bladder blossoms from early June to mid-July with white inflorescences. The homeland of this plant is Japan, China, Korea and other countries of East Asia and North America.
Useful properties of the vesicle
The leaves of the vesicle are rich in a variety of phenolic compounds, including phenylbenzo-y-pyran derivatives (flavones, flavanones, flavanols, isoflavonoids, O-monoglycosides and methylated derivatives), coumarins, as well as an oxystilbene derivative and phenol carboxylic acids.
All of the above substances of the vesicle indicate that high-quality medicinal dietary supplements (biologically active additives) can be produced on the basis of this plant.
The use of the vesicle
In most cases, the vesicle is used in landscaping. It perfectly tolerates haircuts and transplants, is unpretentious in maintenance and has an artistic look, withstands cold weather, and also grows quickly and rapidly. Plants propagate by cuttings and seeds, many lovers of decorating the open area of their garden transplant the vesicle using the technology of dividing the bush.
Due to the variety of species of the bladder, it is possible to combine different colors: the leaves of this plant have all the colors of the green-yellow and dark red palette. Thus, with the help of this plant, you can build a hedge for your home.
The bubble plant is called an amusing plant, since when you press on the core of the flower, you will hear a characteristic pop, as if a fireworks are being launched. This is very amusing for children who play in the shade of this branchy and colorful plant in the summertime.
Bladder varieties
In the countries of Europe, the most widespread is the bladderwort. It is rich in its varieties and variety in appearance. The most famous and widespread cultivar of the Vine-leaf bladder is the Diabolo cultivar. This is the most powerful shrub that grows up to 3, sometimes 3.5 meters in height and 1.5-2 meters in width.
This is a very branched plant that holds a huge number of leaves on its branches, despite the thinness of its wood (up to 1 cm in diameter). The branches grow upward, striving for the sun's rays. The leaves often resemble an ellipse with many pointed maroon ends. In autumn, the leaves become more picturesque, changing from red to yellow. The flowers resemble rowan berries, only in this case they are inflorescences. The Diabolo variety blooms from June to July.
Variety Nanus ("Nanus") differs from variety "Diabolo" in its plain white flowers, small green leaves, and also growing up to 1.5 meters. This variety especially does not like waterlogging. Shrubs of the "Nanus" variety are mainly planted on the edges, near hedges and in gardens among flowers.
Summer Wine is a variety obtained by combining Diabolo and Nanus varieties. It differs from "Diabolo" in a more compact bush, reaching two meters in height. The branches of this plant resemble fireworks, it grows from the bottom up and falls down. The thickness of the branches reaches 1.5–2 cm, the length is up to 1–1.5 m. The inflorescences are neatly located along the entire length of the branches and have a characteristic white-pink color. This variety blooms in spring.
The leaves of this variety resemble fortified red wine in color. The bark, like all varieties of the vesicle, is exfoliating, from dark red to brown. Because Summer Wine is frost-resistant, it can grow in a variety of conditions over the years.
Luteus cultivar, or in other words Aureu. This variety can be called a mod shrub. It reaches a height of 2.5-3 meters. The first spring foliage is yellow, and as summer approaches, it becomes more greenish. The flowers are white, collected in a bunch, like all vesicles. This sprawling, chic shrub, which has a spherical shape and changes its color according to the season, will give an irreplaceable gloss to a boring plot of land.
Dart's Gold variety ("Darts Gold"). This is a wonderful variety of bladderwort, which changes its color from summer to autumn: from bright yellow to orange, respectively. The flowers of this variety are predominantly white, cream color is rare.
Diable D'Or variety ("Diable D-Or"). This species is a hybrid of Diablo and Darts Gold varieties. It is very similar to the Diablo cultivar, but is characterized by a shorter growth, as well as a change in the color of the leaves in the fall from copper to purple-red. The old bark peels off very strongly, the young bark of the branches is rather fragile. Inflorescences are white.
Red Baron variety ("Red Baron"). This species has corrugated leaves with 4–5 lobes up to 8 cm in length. The Red Baron's flowers are pale pink, but tend to dot the entire bush. This variety grows on all types of soil, reaches a height of 1.5 m.
Species Nugget ("Nugget") is distinguished by a special thickness of the stems, growing rapidly upward, thereby forming a long vessel of regular shape. Since this variety is also a hybrid, it has a tendency to change color depending on the season - from yellow to green.
Coppertina is a cross between Dart's Gold and Diabolo bladders. The height of "Kopertina" reaches 1.5-2.5 m, its foliage is orange, in summer it turns into a palette of red. The flowers are usually white, turning pink when the buds open.
There are also varieties Center Glow, Tuilad, Lady in red, and other varieties of the bladder. There are about 300 species in total.
Bladder fruit
The word "vesicle" comes from two Latin words physo - "bubble" and carpos - "fruit". Thus, it speaks for itself, because the fruits of this plant have a swollen, bubbly shape and look like small glass balls. Bubble fruits change their color range in the same way as leaves.
Apparently, this plant loves artistic painting: at first the fruits are light green, then the color gains saturation and becomes green, later it turns into pink-red shades and, when fully ripe, turns brown. The fruit is born in mid-spring and reaches its final development in mid-autumn (late September - early October). When pressed on the ball-fruit, a characteristic sound of a bursting bubble is emitted from both sides.
Bubble plant
This plant is quite common in yards, but many do not know the name of this handsome man. The bladderwort belongs to the class of dicotyledons, the family Rosaceae and the genus bladder. This is a shrub, reaching a height of 3–3.5 m, with spreading thin branches and falling off, not perennial bark. The wood of the plant is white. Thanks to the lush branches, the shrub takes on the shape of a hemisphere.
The leaves of the bladderwort are round or elliptical, they have serrated triangular ends, with the number of lobes up to 5-7. The flowers of this species are white or pinkish, collected in flirty inflorescences with yellow and fluffy stamens tending to the sky. The plant begins to bloom in July and pleases the eye for about three weeks. Sometimes, in early summer, the bush begins to bloom in May. The fruits of the bladderwort ripen in September-October.
This species has many varieties with a varied number of color interpretations. By combining all varieties of this plant, you can wonderfully decorate your lawn or garden. The plant tolerates frosts persistently, sometimes it is necessary to trim the tops; tolerates any soil except limestone; grows quickly, loves a haircut; its life span is up to 40-50 years; does not like abundance of moisture. The viburnum-leaved bilberry is a wonderful decoration of yards, gardens and summer cottages.
Bubbles "Red Baron"
One of the most famous cultivars of the Vine-leaved vesicle is the Red Baron vesicle. The crown of the "Red Baron" vesicle (its diameter) in adulthood reaches two meters, the height of the plant is also up to two meters. It also has a hemispherical shape, with small shoots at the tops, which are distinguished by a dark red color.
Leaves of "Red Baron" are narrow, corrugated, up to 7 cm long, with 3-5 lobes. The plant is light-requiring, and depending on the presence of shade, the leaves change their color. If the bladder grows in the sun, the leaves are red; if in the shade, they are green with a slight reddish tint. In autumn, the color changes to bronze. When caring for the plant, remember that the emerging green shoots must be cut off.
Bubble garden "Red Baron" grows quickly, is very compact, unpretentious in watering, it is recommended to grow it for the purpose of landscaping the city or when hiding problem areas of the soil. The shrub is able to perfectly decorate the curb space.
Bubble plant "Luteus"
Bubble plant "Luteus" in its appearance resembles an unattached vine bush in the September period, only its leaves are slightly smaller and it does not have sweet fruits. But it has a luxurious look and fast-growing qualities. The bush grows up to 2.5 meters in height. Bubble plant "Luteus" is a plant with characteristic yellow leaves, which acquire a green tint by the end of summer. Leaves 3-4-lobed, up to 5-7 cm wide, with angles like a blade.
The branches of the bladder tend upward, but the last 10–15 cm are descending. The bark is capable of peeling off in small ribbons. The fruits ripen in August-September and look like a box with pointed corners. The variety does not tolerate stagnant moisture, winter-hardy, calmly tolerates drought, is not afraid of shade, but retains the color of yellow leaves only in the sun. The plant loves urban conditions, so it can be safely used as a decoration for a hedge.
Bubbles golden
The decorativeness of the golden vesicle is distinguished by the particular originality of the color of the leaves. The leaves of this species are bright yellow during the summer season, golden - during the fall. The branches rise rapidly above the ground up to 1.5 m in length. The branches are even, strong, withstand a huge amount of leaves.
The bush has a triangular streamlined shape, reaching a width of 1 m. This variety of vesicle is graceful and small, neat and delicate. He is unpretentious to the presence or absence of light, calmly refers to the cold and wind, loves the sun.
Bubbles red
The red bubble is widespread in our country. This plant has no drawbacks: it is winter-hardy, does not require a lot of moisture, is not afraid of light and shadow, it is always artistically beautiful and effective. The leaves of this plant are three-lobed, with serrated rounded ends. In the spring and summer, the leaves are bright red, when autumn comes, the leaves turn purple-burgundy.
In late spring - early summer, the red bubble plant pleases the eyes with abundant white-pink flowering. You can safely transplant this plant by cuttings. So if there is at least one red bush in the garden, then you can make yourself a living red fence for free.
Bubbles purple
The purple bubble is, in other words, the “Diabolo” bubble. Its crown reaches 2.5–3 meters in diameter, and this plant can reach three meters in width (if it is not trimmed). The leaves of the purple vesicle are long - up to 10 cm, in width - up to 15 cm. As a rule, the leaves are 3-5-lobed, purple in color, changing color to yellow in autumn.
The diameter of the inflorescence is about 5 cm, it has many small white flowers that bloom in June. Initially, the fruits have a light green color, smoothly turning into purple-red. This plant is used as a decoration for a garden or hedge.
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
