Many of us are eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring, because the appearance of buds, green leaves and flowers in itself is uplifting.Some plants that grow in our forests, even under the snow to form shoots, so-called primroses.In early April, you can watch as flowers gagea, backache, vetrenichka Chistyakov, and, of course, Corydalis.Picture the most common types you will see below.
Description
homeland Corydalis considered western and central regions of China, a flower grows mainly in deciduous forests, creating a thick curtain.In a sort of undemanding perennials over 300 species.However, many of us do not even know what it looks like a flower Corydalis.Externally it is very similar to a delicate fern, plant height reaches 30 centimeters.
In the flowering period (mid-spring or early summer) you can admire the yellow, pink, white, red and purple flowers, developing on bare stems erect.To grow a flower suitable woodland, rock gardens, as the plant is doing well near water.In nature, it grows Corydalis in the forest, some species can be found in European Russia and southern Siberia.
representative family Dymyankovyh
Corydalis plant belongs to the family of dicotyledonous plants, close to the poppy.The genus contains nearly four hundred species.Many of them grow in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere.The name comes from the Greek word, means "hat" because of the shape of a flower.
perennial herbaceous plant tuber-root system.Leaves radical with a bluish bloom, heavily dissected.Racemose inflorescence slightly raised above the foliage.The flowers are small-sized, yellow, pink and blue-violet color.
Corydalis as snowdrop, tulip, prolesok, crocus - plant-ephemeroid because the vegetation period in her brief.These plants delight us with their blooms in early spring, when the nature of central Russia have not yet indulged greens.As soon as the seeds ripen, starts yellowing and eventually death of aboveground plant parts.
Features of
Before breeding at Corydalis, you need to learn how to develop the plant.After flowering (this happens around April-May) aerial parts quickly die off, and ripe seeds fall to the ground.In soil, the tubers are stored nutrients.At this time in the trees and bushes has practically no foliage.
After flowering Corydalis, like other spring ephemeroids disappearing, appearing again in the following year.To a place where there were flowers, not empty, they can plant a variety of korotkokornevischnye plants, flowering in summer or autumn: colchicum, lilies or irises.So your site will turn into a conveyor belt of flowering plants.Also for planting, you can choose a place in the ornamental shrubs: lilacs, rose or Weigel.
Corydalis flower (description of the plant shown in this article) looks great in combination with perennials that much later start to build above-ground mass.So, for example, Corydalis decorate flowerbed when phlox or hosts barely visible.By the fall of the plant will rise, having closed its large leaves, and hide so formed after the death of aboveground parts ephemeroids void.
low growth hohlatok allows great decorate and alpine gardens.It is enough for them to find a place near a small bush that will be pritenyat flower.
flowering Corydalis - flower, which is described above, appearing in early spring.White, yellow, pink, purple or violet flowers are tubular shape appear on the 7-20-cm stems.Gardeners particularly interesting sort of Corydalis (photo most common types are listed in this article) winding.This plant is quite unusual shade of blue flowers.
How multiplies Corydalis (flower)?
Description of the methods of reproduction will help you to grow wonderful flowers on her flowerbed.If you want to have in your garden are Corydalis, you can simply transplant the plant from the timber, the main thing - to leave a large clod of earth.Digging a flower, we should not forget that the roots of it are pretty deep.Corydalis may also reproduce by means of seeds.
In culture plants run wild, extending to great distances from the landing site.Quite often, the ants carry seeds in a variety of places.Corydalis is usually found in the shade of the trees, where the ground is covered with fallen leaves.As flowering starts very early, they did not interfere with the growth of other crops.
in nature Corydalis choose the place in the woods with humus soil and take root in culture and normal.Detrimental to her excessive moisture, bright lighting and sod land.
Forcing hohlatok
to farming techniques used to obtain the colors in the off-season, is suitable only Corydalis solida.For the distillation take only large intact tubers.For a pot with a plant choose a cool dark place (recommended temperature - 5 degrees), where he will stay for 9 weeks.If the home is such a place can not be found, you can wrap the pot dark bag and put into the refrigerator.
When distillation is necessary to periodically monitor the drying of the soil.Particular attention is paid to temperature, just as the plant begins to bloom.Equally important is the good lighting.After Corydalis bud, do not stop watering until the leaves turn yellow until then had put the pot in the refrigerator until spring.
common types
In the shade of the trees will thrive Corydalis forest, including the most frequent representative of Corydalis solida.This elegant 15-20-cm plant with delicate, though lacy leaves and flowers of the helmet.Particular attention is paid to the variety George Baker, which is characterized by bright red-pink blossoms.
Corydalis yellow in nature is found in the mountains of western Europe.The plant forms a spherical bush, reaching a height of 20-40 centimeters.It grows in groups, creating a floral carpet on the ground.The leaves of the plant variety in a light green tint, feathery, bright yellow tubular flowers are collected in a brush.Cored
Corydalis - flower (description of useful properties of the plant shown in this article), reaching a height of 20-30 cm.Deep-lying, hollow, spherical tubers of the plant grow to a diameter of 3 cm. Straight stem ends flowered brush.The leaves of this species petiolate, glaucous, gentle, twice or thrice trifoliate.The length of the whole, oblong, acute bracts 2-3 times more peduncles.The calyx consists of two small sepals.Zygomorphous 4 lepestny corolla usually purplish pink color (white in some cases) in length is 22-25 mm.Thick spur formed by the upper lobe.6 stamens fused threads into several beams.Boot from Corydalis hollow unilocular.The fruit is oblong, pointed, drooping struchkovidnuyu 10-12-mm box.Plant Seeds black melkotochechnye, shiny, 3 mm in diameter, with a caruncle.Flowering is in April-May, fruit ripening - May-June.
Corydalis grows hollow in the middle belt and the south of European Russia, it can be found in deciduous forests of Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don and Saratov.
Another known species considered Siberian Corydalis.This annual plant grows on roadsides, clearings, burnt-out old and older Korcheva Eastern Siberia near Lake Baikal.Flowers yellow and pale yellow tint.The fruit is a horizontal deflection or hung, obratnoprodolgovatuyu box with black shiny seeds diameter of 1.5 millimeters.Flowering begins in May and June.
Corydalis Severtsov - a perennial plant, reaching a height of 10 centimeters, with a round tuber with a diameter of 1.5 to 4 centimeters.Opposite, dvazhdytroychatye leaves yellow or orange-yellow hue.Flowering of the class is in March-May.
Corydalis Ledebour difference from other species - pink flowers with thick, curved spur up.The tubers of plants contain up to 1.24 percent of alkaloids.Some kinds have found the presence of sanguinarine, but the problem of raw material at their expense can not be solved, because the value of the tubers is not enough.
Useful properties
For therapeutic purposes, only suitable Corydalis tubers, they can only be harvested after fruiting.They should be cut into thin slices and dry up.The remaining part is not needed, because they contain toxic substances.
preparations made from plant tubers, have analgesic and antispasmodic action, why and are used for hypertension, cramps, bowel disease and Parkinson's disease.In addition, Corydalis drug has anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, sedative and anti-oxidant effects, normalize hormones have a weak half of humanity.
Application
tuber plants prepare special decoctions and infusions that help in diseases of the nervous system, shaking palsy, neuralgia, joint damage, ligament-muscular system, bruises, arthritis and arthritis.The powder is made from the roots of Corydalis, used for insomnia, liver disease, increased nervous excitability and gynecological diseases accompanied by malfunctions of the menstrual cycle.
drug "Sanguirythrine»
Corydalis is used to make medicine "Sanguirythrine", which is used for myopathy, motor system disorders caused by diseases of the nervous system.Ointment is necessary to rub the affected area twice a day, if necessary, be required ekklyuzivnaya bandage.The drug is moderately toxic, so when using a burning sensation may appear.In this case, treatment should be immediately discontinued."Sanguirythrine" administered with extreme caution to patients with epilepsy, hyperkinesis, asthma and angina.
