Frying flowers are very unusual and interesting plants found in Siberia and in the mountains of Altai. They, like gem stones, burn with lights in the dark malachite of lush greenery. At the time of opening the buds, the flowers turn the meadow into a huge sea, in which an orange burning sun is reflected as if.
In the clearings in the forest, in the endless meadows, frying flowers are pleasing to the eye almost all summer, lighting up with live lights in May and not extinguishing until August.
Another name for these wonderful flowers is swimsuits. If you want to grow them is not difficult. The main thing is to remember that this plant is a lover of moisture. Its root system, which lies superficially, cannot put up with dry soil. That is why frying, the flowers of Siberia, choose a cooler climate, and their accumulation in the glades is most often observed in meadows near ponds, in the shade of lush tree crowns. These flowers are chosen by loose, fertile, moistened soils.
If in your garden the soil is loamy, this is by no means a reason to abandon your idea of growing "live lights". It is only necessary to prepare a hole with a diameter of 30 cm, and a depth of half a bayonet bayonet. Then fill this recess with a mixture of garden soil and compost in the proportions 1: 1, add wood ash (1 cup), a tablespoon of superphosphate. Mix everything and dig again, but for the whole bayonet of a shovel. When the time comes to transplant plants in July or August, make sure that the roots are spread out to the sides and the kidney is not hidden by the ground. You can plant in any place, while mulching the earth with fir needles or foliage, but not thicker than five centimeters. This provides the frying flowers with the necessary amount of moisture.
A leotard can grow in one place, without requiring a transplant for about 5-7 years. In the future, the bush must be divided into separate parts and planted to avoid reducing the number of flowers. Feeding with nitrogen (early spring), superphosphate and potassium salt (after flowering, when laying flower buds) will not be superfluous.
Fierce Siberian frosts are not afraid of lights. Frying flowers do not need special protective shelters, but rather comfortable feel under a thick snow cap. For the reproduction of the leotard, you can use seeds that look like glossy black, rather large grains. Sowing is usually done in the fall, in the year of collection. Seeds should be placed 1 cm deep into the soil. If everything is done correctly, then you can wait for the lights on your flowerbed for the second year.
Frying flowers (photo), also referred to as Asian swimsuit, are not only beautiful, they are valued for their healing properties. In folk medicine, infusions from this plant are used in the treatment of jaundice, as a diuretic, anti-inflammatory agent and even as a medicine for scurvy. Infusion of roots on the water is an excellent assistant for dropsy, scabies and epilepsy attacks. This plant is widely used in Tibetan medicine. Inflorescences will help with impaired vision, and a decoction of leaves and flowers - with abdominal pain. Mongolian medicine uses recipes with the flowers of an Asian swallowtail for gastric and intestinal disorders, blood diseases, and also as a means to raise tone.
In the flowerbeds, a stone will be an excellent companion for bathing women. They can be arranged in the form of a hill and add low plants to them, creating the effect of soil cover.
For florists and just for lovers of beautiful bouquets, the extraordinary durability of bathing suits will be interesting. The flower arrangement will delight you with its beauty until all buds are completely wilted.