marsh marigold, description which will be offered to your attention in this article - is a festive spring primroses, still adorns the bare dark earth with its bright yellow flowers and almost lacquered dark green leaves.
In the language of flowers, this plant represents thoughtfulness.And the truth is, you can not pass up this wonderful joyous sun flower, not thinking about how beautiful the world!
Why marigold so called
Where, in fact, took the name "marsh marigold» (Caltha Palustris), we can argue for a long time.For example, some researchers believe that the name of the representative of the buttercup family is closely linked to the place of its growth.After all, the word "marigold" is derived from the dialect "Kaluga", which meant a swampy, marshy place.And in a related Ukrainian language has the word "kalyuzha" indicating a puddle, wet land.
Dictionary Dahl offers and other names of this moisture-loving plants: zheltogolovka, yellow-eyed, night blindness, water snake, patching, cows grass nogotnoy color and so on. N.
last name, apparently, due to the medicinal properties of plants, helpingin diseases of the nails.And the old Russian word "patch" Slavs called broad-leaved wetland plants.Features
growing marigold
In nature, there are about 40 species of primrose described.He also has a huge growth habitat, which covers Western and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Far East, Japan and North America.
marsh marigold - volatile plant.Thus, its known forms, developing with water or floating leaves.Depending on the conditions in which the flower grows, it can reach up to 60 cm in height.It can be found in a thicket, and in large groups, which strongly contributes to a well-developed capacity for vegetative reproduction primrose.
marigold roots thin, filamentous.They raise the onset of heat straight hollow stem, branching in its upper part.
Rounded thick leaves of the flower are conspicuous fan-shaped pattern of light radiating veins.Incidentally, marigold leaves growing under water, have a deep red color, and they find themselves on land, they gradually turn green.
blossoms marsh marigold Caltha
begins to bloom from April.At this time, the leaves of trees, usually still folded into a kidney.Her yellow intolerably large (up to 5 cm in circumference) flowers make us happy until May.At one plant, it is sometimes possible to count to twenty.By the way, the representative of the buttercup yellow paint you can get!
their colors cowslip successfully used to attract insects.Shiny, pearl petals primrose focus the sun's rays, which increases the temperature inside the flowers, and attracts insects that tend to climb in and get warm.And this, in turn, greatly increases the chances of the newly-minted "stove" for pollination.
Fruiting marigold
Fruits described plants spread water in the form of leaflets, which can hold up to three thousand seeds, after which flowering shoots die back, leaving a basal leaves of the growing season, because the plants need to accumulate reserves for early flowering in the nextyear.
summer leaves marigold become even wider, but at this time they are almost not visible among the lush greenery.
Young plant seedling-formed long: the first time it blooms only in the age of ten.
very popular among gardeners enjoy cowslip Terry, has white and pale yellow blossoms with many petals.It is planted in the open and wetland areas (for example, on the shores of artificial lakes), where it survives perfectly.The plant is a good idea and carries a shadow, if it is from deciduous plants.
Application marigold medicine
In homeopathy marigold, or rather, its fresh flowering shoots are used in the treatment of whooping cough, bronchitis, herpes.Well, this plant helps painful menstruation in women.
In folk medicine, marsh marigold is not particularly popular.It is used as a component in blends for treating diseases of the gall bladder, the kidneys or coughing.Juice of leaves marigold drove warts.A decoction of the roots use in metabolic disorders and anemia.Furthermore, it possesses little antitumour activity.
collection and storage
When flowering marsh marigold, its ground part (namely, the upper leaves and buds) harvested for medicinal and culinary purposes.This usually takes place from late April to May.
to collect raw materials has not lost its healing properties, it immediately spread out to dry in a well ventilated area.A special dryers using their temperature must not rise above 50 ° C.
the marigold roots are dug in spring and late autumn.
marigold As used in cooking
Although toxicity (though weak) in cooking primrose processed into a very delicious spicy product that carries the name "German capers."To do this, 500 grams of bud pour boiling water and allowed to stand for three hours.Then drain and prepare the marinade.It requires a liter of vinegar, a tablespoon of salt and sugar, pepper and bay leaf.Pour the marinade and boil buds.Ready capers hermetically sealed in a sterilized glass container.They are used for refills dishes, thistles and soup.
In the Caucasus, the tops of young shoots, which have unblown flowers, dried.In winter, add them to the hot and meat dishes.If the roots are boiled in salted water, then they can be an excellent condiment for fish and meat.How does
poisoning marigold
Despite the healing properties of marsh marigold, it is toxic, which is especially pronounced before the start of the flowering period.Therefore, using the plant to be careful.
poisoning manifested signals from the gastrointestinal tract: bloating, abdominal pain, loose stools.Sometimes it concerns the kidneys, then the patient is discoloration of urine becomes more frequent urination, found albuminuria (high content of protein in the urine), in addition, patients complain of dizziness and tinnitus.
marigold poisoning is treated by gastric lavage, a saline laxative and enveloping means.But this should be done under medical supervision!
If you burned your skin or mucous membranes called juice plant, the affected area should be washed with warm water and rub with a solution of methylene blue, and take into antiallergic drug that will reduce the irritation on the site of the burn.
fodder value as feed for livestock, marsh marigold, the disclosure of which is proposed in this paper is not used.Since the toxic substances contained in it, immediately make themselves felt.However, goats do not give up the young shoots and roots with pleasure eat pig.
Wild animals: spotted deer, elk, deer, beavers are admirers of the first spring flower.A reindeer hides even marigold summer shoots, then to winter, scrape them out of the snow and eat.
seeds that are spread by water and driven over to the coast, are an excellent food for birds.
Where is best grown in the garden marigold
to near the house early in the spring you pleased wonderful sunny flowers, you can on the site planted marigold.
To do this, keep in mind that it requires open spaces and sufficient moisture.It was under these conditions the plant will bloom profusely.However, if the marigold is constantly watered, it can grow in dry areas.
marsh marigold requires rich fertile soil, but with a lack of lighting and water the plant blooms profusely and not so quickly loses its decorative qualities.With sufficient care shrub grows in width and spreading by means of creeping shoots.
How best to transplant marigold
Every 3-4 years old need to rejuvenate the plant, as it loses its decorative effect.To do this, producing a transplant, which combine with reproduction.
most effective way for it gardeners considered dividing the bush.It is best to make early reproduction in spring or autumn (September).During the growing season it is also possible to do, but marigold may in such cases begins to drop leaves and podvyadat, but not killed.
The larger part of the hive will be transplanted, the more abundant and more will bloom.But small delenki begin to bloom, usually only in the following year.
Care marsh marigold
Described primrose - a hardy undemanding plant that is valued growers.Care for it involves weeding and timely watering.At one point this ornament spring garden can grow for a long time, delighting the eye with beautiful, bright petals, outstripping the beginning of flowering tulips and daffodils, and lasting until the summer.
few words in conclusion
Despite its huge area and simplicity, one of the less frequently occurring plant a marsh marigold.The Red Book of Russia made the primrose to your pages as invaluable plants.That is, such is the amount of which can not be determined.And it will be a pity if a spring came not wake up in the marshy ravines and quiet river bright as the sun, fun marigold.Protect the environment!
