Chamomile flowers, field or garden, pleasing to the eye and create a feeling of comfort.This plant has a second name - daisy.It is perennial, and it is easy to grow on the site.
Chamomile - favorite florist
This perennial extremely decorative, looks fresh and decorate the garden.Beautiful daisy flowers - large enough to remain on the bush for a long time.The stems of this perennial garden reach a meter in height.Bloom size - up to fifteen centimeters, depending on the variety.Chamomile flowers look great in group and individual crop mixborders in, on lawns and along paths.The most common daisy has white petals.But there are red, purple and yellow varieties of daisies.Traditional types of daisy - macranthon and alpine - are most often found in the gardens of the middle band.
white daisy: flower that loves the sun
These plants like well-lit place of the sun, moderately fertile and non-acidic soil.At one spot daisy can grow up to five years if regularly feeding.However, in a few years will inevitably occur thickening bush daisy - ugly stalks are drawn, the flowers become smaller.You can handle this multiplied by dividing older plants.This is done in August.Rhizome bush to share very carefully, so that it is well settled down in a new place.If you divide the plants every year, the flowers are large, and foliage - lush.Propagated by seeds and daisy.They are sown in boxes in early March to get the seedlings.After the appearance of the second leaf of the seedlings are transplanted into individual small pots.In May, the grown clumps of daisies can be moved to the ground.There they need to briefly cover with foil.
How to grow chamomile flowers
Leucanthemum needs regular weeding, because with him very well feel a variety of weeds.After watering and loosening the soil affects favorably on all plants, without exception.Winters daisies in the open field.However, if the expected strong frosts, you can insulate the landing plant zamulchirovat its filings and cover with foil.Otherwise, chamomile flowers can vymerznut.At the end of the autumn ground daisy cut.Chamomile intense blooms from June to September.During this period, it is desirable to feed the plants with organic and mineral fertilizers.From pests and diseases rarely suffers daisy.But sometimes the defeat rust or aphids can not be avoided.This occurs due to the excess moisture.In this case the plant should be treated with a solution of copper sulphate or sprinkle wood ash.Bushes chamomile, which can not be cured, cut off at the root.
Medicinal properties
Camomile - well-known medicinal plant.Its decoction treat inflammation of mucous membranes, skin irritations.Essential oil of chamomile helps with hypotension, expanding the blood vessels of the brain.Well proven in dentistry decoction of chamomile - gingivitis and stomatitis can be treated by regular rinsing.For this purpose, better to collect daisy in an ecologically clean area.
