Daisy

Useful properties and applications of daisies

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Description Daisy

Daisy is a unique genus of perennial plants belonging to the Asteraceae family. They grow in Europe and in the Mediterranean countries. In Latin they are called Bellis, which means pearl, because the flowers are very similar gemstone. This flower has a very interesting feature – it has a presentiment of the weather. Before the approach of rain they close and bend down to the ground.

Daisy looks like a small herbaceous plant. It has short rhizomes and obtuse basal leaves nezastroennoe oblong. The stem above ground, nearly always leafless. The receptacle of the plant is shaped resembling a cone. It develop graceful flowers white or pink, having a reed shape. And in the middle of the flower is always yellow and tubular, and the achenes are always flattened.

This delightful plant forms interesting clumps up to 20 cm They are decorated with a very large number of inflorescences that resemble a kind of basket. Since Daisy is a perennial plant, it blooms after sowing for the following year. In the third year many of the plants die, or occur deformation of the shape, the flowers become smaller, changing their texture. So that fantastic Daisy was beautiful and large, it is best grown as a biennial plant.

Daisy when planting and caring absolutely low-maintenance plants. They bloom for a long time – from spring to late autumn. This elegant plant is a fairly hardy. In winter time there are still leaves and buds that remain through early spring. The forms of propagation the plant is the following: sowing seed, self-seeding, dividing shrubs, cuttings.

Useful properties Daisy

Daisy is widely used in medicine because it has a number of exceptional medicinal properties. Usually for the treatment of various diseases using blooming baskets with leaves. In this plant, and especially in the inflorescences, the scientists found a lot of unique biologically active compounds. These include various organic acids, aromatic essential oils, and such substances as saponin and inulin.

Before Daisy scientifically found beneficial substances, it long been prescribed for blood purification, fevers, rheumatism, high concentrations in the human body of uric acid, dropsy. And in our timenumerous preparations of daisies perennial are recommended for serious diseases of the endocrine system, causing disturbances of important metabolic and in the initial stages of hypertension.

In folk medicine the Daisy is used for acute and chronic respiratory diseases, e.g. bronchitis, liver disease, gout, pathological processes in the shell of the heart, diseases of the kidneys and bladder. In these cases you need to apply herbal plants inside. And external use — in the form of compresses decoction is indicated for injuries with open wounds, abrasions, ulcers, purulent skin lesion, hemorrhoids. For cosmetic purposes the plant is an excellent astringent remedy.

The use of Daisy

In order to use grass daisies for oral administration, it is necessary to prepare a healing potion for a special recipe. You need to take two tablespoons with a slide of the dried inflorescences of the plant and pour 500 ml of boiling water. Allow to cool to room temperature, and then be sure to strain. It is recommended to take this remedy, half a Cup at least 3 times a day, preferably before meals. For external use infusion is prepared the same, but increases the concentration of herbs to 3 tablespoons raw materials.

It is necessary to pay special attention to the procurement technology of daisies. There are a few fundamental features. The plant is harvested throughout the flowering period, but it dries very slowly. The grass cannot be dried in the sun or in a gas oven, otherwise it will lose its unique useful properties. Best suited for drying closed balconies and loggias, ventilated attics, but on the condition that the temperature there will not be higher than 35 degrees. In the summer, warm weather, grass is better to dry in special sheds.

Growing daisies

Today flowers such as daisies can be found in almost every gardener on the plot. With their help, create an exclusive landscape design of lawns, flower beds and terraces due to the low growth, the compactness and intensity of flowering them in the design of flower beds, borders. Also, florists often use blossoms daisies for bouquets and arrangements.

Daisy is quite unpretentious, can grow in full sun but also tolerate shade well. Soil is best for them to choose a loose, fairly rich in humus, with a moderate content of organic compounds. Inpolive margaritki nuzhdautsya v zasushlivye periody i v zharkoe vremya goda, a takzhe v vetrenuu pogodu. esli nedostatochno vlagi, to socvetiya stanovyatsya dostatochno melkimi, i v itoge voobshe prekratyat cvesti.

margaritki ochen lubyat podkormku iz organicheskih i mineralnyh udobrenij, i eto luchshe vsego delat v mae, kogda nachinaetsya period cveteniya. luchshe vnosit v pochvu zhidkie udobreniya, takie kak nitrofoska i «agrikola-fantaziya». na zimu rastenie luchshe ukryvat suhimi listyami dlya bolee komfortnogo pereneseniya morozov. esli pochva ne ochen podhodit dlya vyrashivaniya margaritok, to oni podnimautsya nad zemlej. etot process nazyvaetsya vypiraniem. chto by v dalnejshem takogo ne proizoshlo, v pochvu neobhodimo dobavit pesok, peregnoj i kompost.

sleduet otmetit, chto vypiranie mozhet vozniknut iz-za rezkih perepadov temperatury. chtoby predotvratit eto, nuzhno pokryt pochvu mulchej dlya uluchsheniya ej svojstv. dlya etogo mozhno ispolzovat  peregnoj, opilki i torf, tolshina ih sloya dolzhna sostavlyat do 8 sm. no esli vypiranie vse-taki ne prekratitsya, luchshe peresadit vashi rasteniya v drugoe bolee udobnoe dlya nih mesto.

posev semyan margaritki dolzhen prihoditsya na konec iunya. ih luchshe pervonachalno vysadit v specialnye yashichki dlya rassady. pervye vshody poyavyatsya nedeli cherez dve. eshe cherez takoj zhe promezhutok vremeni neobhodimo ih pikirovat i polit vodoj s mineralnymi udobreniyami. dalee v avguste nuzhno budet perenesti rassadu v otkrytyj grunt. rasstoyanie mezhdu rasteniyami dolzhno byt ne menee 15 sm.

takzhe effektnuu margaritku razmnozhat mozhno s pomoshu deleniya kustov. dlya etogo ih nuzhno vykopat v konce leta vtorogo goda ih zhizni i podelit na otdelnye kustiki takim obrazom, chto by na kazhdom byl koreshok. ne smotrya na to, chto margaritki ustojchivy k zabolevaniyam i k vreditelyam, oni vse-taki mogut porazhatsya septoriozom ili cerkosporozom. osnovnymi priznakami etih boleznej sluzhat pyatna na listyah snachala burogo cveta, zatem belogo.

tak zhe mozhet proizojti podgnivanie kornej. dlya borby s etimi yavleniyami ispolzuutsya specialnye himicheskie veshestva. eshe margaritki mogut podvergatsya napadeniyam gusenic i sliznej. v etom sluchae ispolzuut metaldegid.

i nesmotrya na eto, chtoby vyrashivat etot cvetok, ne nado osobyh usilij. a vozmozhnosti ispolzovaniya margaritok dostatochno bolshie.

sorta margaritok

delenie predstavlennyh rastenij na konkretnye vidy i sorta opredelyaetsya velichinoj, fakturoj socvetij i formoj lepestkov. naibolee rasprostraneny sleduushie sorta.

roza gigantea –it is a flower with very large flowers having a pink hue. This variety blooms from may to June. Knaebel is a Daisy with large white flowers. At the same time can bloom up to 20 buds. Flowering period – late spring – early summer.

Another common sort is the Etna. Has a dark, wine red with bright orange heart flowers, may include more than 20 inflorescences. More fluffy sort – of Snowball. At the same time he has more than 25 inflorescences and each inflorescence is very large. And the miniature daisies – Pompon. In their bushes, the number of inflorescences sometimes up to 40 pieces with a diameter of more 2 cm. The petals of this variety have an interesting shape of the pen. This Daisy blooms from April until the end of July. There are also other popular types.

Perennial Daisy. Daisy perennial – a herbaceous plant that blooms more than one year. In botany always cultivated as a biennial plant. In height it can reach up to 30 cm. The leaves of this Daisy oblong and elongated, resembling the shape of egg. The numerous leaves form a rosette At the stem of the plant they do not exist.

The inflorescences form single baskets, tubular flowers with a yellow core. Flowers come in a variety of color – white, pinkish or red. Blooms in late spring or early summer and may bloom occasionally throughout the summer and autumn.

Daisy garden. Garden Daisy is a peerless perennial plant, but gardeners typically grow it as a biennial. The color may be white or red. Garden Daisy gentle Terry. This flower is very versatile and gardeners love to use it in covering of soil, for planting along the edges of flowerbeds. It is also a view can be grown on balconies in special boxes for flowers, used for decorating rock gardens.

Daisy Terry. This plant is fairly hardy, reaches a height of 20 cm. He has a very numerous stems. Inflorescences look like Terry baskets, as their colouring is different – white, red, pink. The flowers of this species are usually quite large, reaching up to 4 cm in width. Today they have found their application in the design of flower beds, flower beds, Alpine gardens.

To get a flowering plant in the first year of life, the seeds should be sown in early March. But usually planted in late June – early July in the garden. This Daisy prefers light fertile soil.

Contraindications daisies

Any side effects whenlong-term use plants have not been identified. However, various drugs and medicinal products containing Daisy is contraindicated in pregnancy.