Daisies, like birch trees, due to their snow-white beauty, have become a symbol of purity and Russia. They meet us everywhere: in meadows, forest glades and in every garden. Pictures with daisies often decorate the cottage interior.
For botanists, this is a
perennial plant of the family Asteraceae - Leucanthemum. For gardeners - a delicate and beautiful flower that does not require special care, easily takes root anywhere. Decorative in itself, it goes well with other flowers and shrubs, complements any garden composition. Long stands in bouquets, decorating the interiors.
Perennial
garden chamomile blooms from May to September. It has a high stem reaching 60 cm, crowned with a large flower. The shape of the flower is classical: in the center of the ideal shape there is a yellow circle around which snow-white long petals are located. This beauty, combining simplicity of form with purity of color, invariably excites hearts.
The plant is frost-resistant, but in the northern regions it should take shelter for the winter or dig out and be stored together with a lump of land in the cellar. Chamomile is garden perennial hygrophilous and needs regular watering. But at the same time, water should not stagnate in the soil. If you want luxurious flowers, they should get enough nutrients. They feed plants before flowering and at the end of it. At the first feeding, 2 tablespoons of nitrophoska are taken per 10 liters of water. Pour this solution under the root (5 liters per 1 sq. Meter). When the second is preparing a solution of 1 tbsp. l
potassium sulfate and superphosphate per 10 liters. water. When watering consumes 7 liters per 1 square. meter.
Perennial chamomile garden perennial by seeds and division. Seeds are laid in the ground in the fall, or in the spring seedlings are grown in greenhouses. Leucanthemum has excellent germination, seedlings are developing rapidly. Already in early summer, landed in a permanent place. When planting plants, we must remember that they need a lot of light and space, so observe the interval between flowers of 40-50 cm. Flowering of planted plants will begin in the second year.
If reproduction is carried out by division, then before the start of the growing season or after its end, the rhizome together with the stems is carefully divided (it is important not to damage the roots) and is planted in the ground. When planting, observe the described scheme, do not place seedlings close to each other. Rhizome is usually divided once every 3-4 years. With the annual division, the flowers will be larger. Under snow, a perennial garden daisy should go cropped (you need to shorten it to a rosette of leaves) and covered.
Diseases that can affect the nyvyanik are usually fungal, arising from high soil moisture. These include the following: rot, powdery mildew, bacterial cancer. It is necessary to treat brown spots on the leaves on time with a 1% Bordeaux mixture, sprinkle with wood ash. In the absence of effect, cut to the root.
And another tip: no matter how exotic and luxurious flowers adorn your garden, without daisies, it will lose a lot. It’s easy to buy a nyvyanik: any catalog of garden plants will offer you both seeds and rhizomes of these flowers.