Camomile flowers, field or garden, delight the eye and create a feeling of home comfort. This plant has a second name - nivyanik. It is perennial and easy to grow on your own.
Chamomile is a favorite of flower growers
This perennial is exceptionally ornamental, looks fresh, and beautifies the garden. Beautiful chamomile flowers are large enough to remain on the bush for a long time. The stems of this garden perennial reach a meter in height. The diameter of the flower is up to fifteen centimeters, depending on the variety. Chamomile flowers look great in group and single plantings, in mixborders, on lawns and along paths. Most often, leucanthemum has white petals. But there are red, lilac and yellow varieties of daisies. Traditional types of leucanthemum - large-flowered and alpine - are most often found in the gardens of the middle lane.
Chamomile white: a flower that loves the sun
These plants love well-lit places, moderately fertilized and non-acidic soil. In one place, the cornflower can grow up to five years if fertilizing is done regularly. True, in a few years inevitablychamomile bushes thicken - the stems stretch ugly, the flowers become smaller. This can be combated by propagating the old plant by division. They do it in August. The rhizome of the bush must be divided very carefully so that it takes root well in a new place. If you divide the plants every year, then the flowers will be large, and the foliage will be lush. Nivyanik is also propagated by seeds. They are sown in boxes in early March to get seedlings. After the appearance of the second leaf, the seedlings are transplanted into separate small pots. In May, grown chamomile bushes can be moved to the ground. There they need to be briefly covered with a film.
How to grow chamomile flowers
Nivyanik needs regular weeding,
because a variety of weeds feel very good next to it. After all, watering and loosening the soil affects favorably on all plants without exception. Chamomile winters in open ground. True, if severe frosts are expected, you can insulate the planting site by mulching it with sawdust and covering it with a film. Otherwise, chamomile flowers may freeze. At the end of autumn, the ground part of the cornfield is cut off. Chamomile blooms intensively from June to September. During this period, it is desirable to feed the plant with organic and mineral fertilizers. It rarely suffers from diseases and pests. But sometimes rust or aphids cannot be avoided. This is due to excess moisture. In this case, the plant must be treated with a solution of copper sulfate or sprinkled with wood ash. Chamomile bushes that could not be cured are prunedroot.
Medicinal properties
Chamomile is a well-known medicinal plant. Its decoctions treat inflammation of the mucous membranes, skin irritations. Chamomile essential oil helps with hypotension by expanding the vessels of the brain. A decoction of chamomile has proven itself in dentistry - gingivitis and stomatitis can be cured with regular rinses. For these purposes, it is better to collect leucanthemum in an ecologically clean area.
