Ordinary chamomile, which many people like to grow in their garden and summer cottage, is a real pleasure. Each of us at least once in our lives guessed on this wonderful flower. But not only those who dream of knowing the secret of love appreciate this beautiful plant.
Daisy-like flowers are a real miracle in the garden
Translated from the Latin word "romana" ("chamomile") means "Roman". In ancient medical books, chamomile is called the "Roman flower". In the forest, in meadows and fields, you can find a field chamomile, and its garden sister - in gardens and cottages. In ancient times, people were completely sure that where a star fell, chamomile bloomed. And, for example, according to an ancient legend, this flower was an umbrella for tiny forest gnomes.
Camomile-like flowers: cultivar "Nivyanik"
Perennial white chamomile is grown in all garden plots, asit is distinguished by its freshness, reliability and decorative characteristics. This perennial with beautiful large flowers has a long and abundant flowering period. Tall, strong stems can reach a height of up to 1 meter, while the diameter of the flower itself can reach up to 15 cm. It is used for growing in groups, as well as single plantings, along paths and paths, on the lawn.
In addition to the traditional types of "leucanthemum" - alpine and large-flowered - many other varieties with different colors and flower shapes have been bred.
Yellow daisy-like flowers: yellow garden daisy
The main distinguishing feature of this variety is bright, but small flowers and openwork, carved leaves. Yellow chamomile can feel great not only in the shade, but also in the sun, with and without watering, on poor and rich soil. It has a long flowering period: from early summer to late autumn. A yellow flower, similar to chamomile, is often grown in mixborders, in group, single plantings, along paths, on lawns. And anywhere it looks very attractive from an aesthetic point of view.
Daisy-like flowers: planting conditions
Planting these flowers is best in places well lit by the rays of the sun. In this case, the soil should be well fertilized and non-acidic. If such a bush is grown in one place for a long time, then it thickens, as a result, tall trunks become much thinner, and flowers are smaller.
Reproduction
You can grow chamomile using seeds. It should be planted for seedlings in March, and when a few leaves appear, transplant into a separate pot. But the shoots are planted in the ground in May. Seeds can be directly planted in the ground at the end of May, after which it is necessary to cover with a film, and after 3 weeks you can see the first shoots. Seedlings will begin to bloom in the second year. In addition, chamomile is propagated by dividing the bush. This can be done once every 4 years and only in August. The bush is divided together with the ground part and the rhizome very carefully so as not to damage the root system. If you do this every year, the flowers will become very large.
Daisy-like flowers: plant care
Care for this flower is constant watering, weeding, thinning and loosening the soil. Every five years it needs to be rejuvenated so that the plant does not die. To do this, you need to separate part of the bush and plant it in another place. The resulting void must be filled with fertile soil. This process must be repeated after three years. Garden daisies tolerate winter well in the middle lane in open ground, but if the winter is very cold and the flowers are not covered, they will die. Before the onset of winter, it is necessary to cut the ground part of the chamomile to the very rosette of the leaf, thereby protecting it from the cold.
