Chamomile flowers, field or garden, pleasing to the eye and create a feeling of home comfort. This plant has a second name - Leucanthemum. It is perennial and easy to grow on its site.
Chamomile - a favorite of flower growers
This perennial is exceptionally decorative, looks fresh and adorns the garden. Beautiful chamomile flowers are quite large, they 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, the leucanthemum has white petals. But there are red, lilac and yellow varieties of daisies. The traditional species of Leucanthemum, large-flowered and alpine, are most often found in middle-sized gardens.
White daisy: a flower that the sun loves
These plants love well-lit places, moderately fertilized and non-acidic soil. In one place, the leucanthemum can grow up to five years, if fed regularly. True, in a few years, a thickening of daisy bushes inevitably occurs - the stems are ugly stretched, the flowers become smaller. This can be fought by propagating the old plant by division. This is done 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. Leucanthemum is also propagated by seed. 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 covered with a film for a short while.
How to grow chamomile flowers
Leucanthemum needs regular weeding,
because a variety of weeds feel very well next to him. Indeed, watering and loosening the soil favorably affects all plants without exception. Chamomile winters in the open field. However, if severe frosts are expected, you can insulate the planting site, 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 leucanthemum 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. Divers do not often suffer from diseases and pests. But sometimes, nevertheless, rust or aphid damage 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 cut off under the root.
Medicinal properties
Chamomile is a well-known medicinal plant. Its broths treat inflammation of the mucous membranes, skin irritations. Chamomile essential oil helps with hypotension by dilating the vessels of the brain. Chamomile broth in dentistry has proven itself perfectly - gingivitis and stomatitis can be treated with regular rinses. For these purposes, nyvyanik better to collect in ecologically clean areas.
