Beneficial features
For medicinal purposes, the herb has been used since ancient times, even then the beneficial properties of Potentilla were known. Clinical trials of the plant's efficacy were also carried out, they took place in the Soviet Union and confirmed the benefits for human health.
The composition of different parts of the herb contains many useful elements, vitamins, flavonoids, tannins, which help with a number of different diseases. In addition, the content of various mineral elements, iodine, is high. The complex complex of various useful elements allows the use of Potentilla for completely different pathologies.
Most of all, Potentilla affects the state of the thyroid gland due to its high iodine content, it is for the fight against such diseases that it is used in the first place. In addition, the herb has the following beneficial properties:
- Antibacterial effect. Potentilla-based products can be used as an antiseptic, in addition, they help to remove the inflammatory process. Therefore, the plant can be used to treat various skin inflammatory diseases, boils and other similar pathologies.
- Positive effect on the circulatory system. The herb helps to normalize blood pressure, has a positive effect on the state of the heart and blood vessels in various diseases, helps to get rid of tachycardia, rhythm disturbances.
- Improves the functioning of the liver and the gastrointestinal tract in general. Cinquefoil helps to improve the condition in diseases such as gastritis, peptic ulcer.
- Improving immunity. Herbal remedies are extremely active in influencing the state of human immunity, allowing you to quickly raise it. Cinquefoil helps reduce the incidence of colds and other conditions associated with lowered immunity.
- Improves the functioning of the female reproductive system. The herb helps to normalize the menstrual cycle, helps with various diseases of the female reproductive system, including tumors, all kinds of neoplasms.
- Toning effect on the body. In general, the funds based on this plant improve the state of various neurotic conditions, diseases of the nervous system, chronic fatigue, and lack of vitality.
There are no special contraindications to the use of this plant, however, it is undesirable to use it for severe diseases of the heart and blood vessels, the nervous system; in case of hypotension, cinquefoil should be used with caution. Also, it is worth using the herb with caution in case of severe diseases of the thyroid gland.
During pregnancy, the use of Potentilla should be abandoned.
These are the main beneficial properties of the roots and leaves of Potentilla, which allow the herb to be used in medicine. It is worth remembering that raw materials for the preparation of various products can be purchased exclusively in pharmacies or specialized stores.
Planting plants outdoors
The cinquefoil responds well to planting and reproduction from April to September. But it is still better to carry out work in the spring. One of the few conditions for the successful cultivation of Kuril tea is the abundance of sun with midday penumbra. Seed planting is carried out directly into the open ground:
- Prepare the soil. If it is too dense and heavy, add a portion of sand. Feed with humus and mineral fertilizers. Dig and level the ground before planting.
- Deepen the seeds by 3-5 cm. Sprinkle with the same soil and water.
- Expect to germinate in about 3 weeks.Let the seedlings sit in the soil for another 7-10 days, and then plant them at intervals of 30-40 cm.
Potential plants are planted in open ground and ready-made 2-year-old seedlings:
Mulching of the soil will be useful for the cinquefoil
- Dig a hole for each about 60 cm deep and 30 cm wide.
- Line the bottom with a drainage layer of pebbles, broken bricks or stones.
- Fill the hole halfway with the substrate: 40% each leaf turf and humus and 20% river sand. Add 150 g of mineral fertilizer to it.
- When planting a seedling in a hole, the root collar should remain above the soil level.
- Top up the hole with regular garden soil.
- Young seedlings need abundant watering.
- Make a mulch with sawdust or shredded bark.
Vegetative propagation of Potentilla
Cinquefoil can be propagated by dividing the bush (July-August), layering (in spring), cuttings (in spring from April to May and in autumn in early September).
Dividing the bush
You can divide the rhizome upon reaching the age of 4. Dig out the bush, divide it into parts with a sharp disinfected knife. Each section should contain 2-3 growth buds. Treat the roots with a growth stimulant and plant the cuttings in the ground. The distance between plants should be 20-40 cm.
Reproduction by layering
Reproduction by layering is the easiest way. Choose a low-growing shoot, make an incision on the outside, bend it to the ground and lay it with an incision down into the dug groove, sprinkle with earth. By the fall, the cutter will have formed a root system. Separate it from the main plant and replant it to a permanent location.
Propagation by cuttings
Cutting Potentilla photo
For cuttings, the apical shoots are chosen. Cutting length should be 8-10 cm, remove flowers. Can be rooted in a container of damp perlite or outdoors in a shady area of the garden, covered with a cut plastic bottle or glass jar. Spray several times a day. In order not to weaken the stalk, the buds that appear must be removed. Plant rooted cuttings in a permanent place. Cover with spruce branches for the winter.
Preparing for winter
Cinquefoil does not require much effort in preparation for winter. With proper care, it only becomes more resistant to frost over the years and easily tolerates low temperatures.
Note! The tops of annual shoots may freeze, then they should be cut in the spring. The main danger lies not in low temperatures, but in prolonged thaws, which can awaken dormant kidneys.
New frosts can destroy awakened buds and young shoots. To avoid such a situation, before the establishment of a snow cover, the soil under the bushes, especially young ones, is mulched with a thick layer.
The main danger lies not in low temperatures, but in prolonged thaws that can awaken dormant buds. New frosts can destroy awakened buds and young shoots. To avoid such a situation, before the establishment of a snow cover, the soil under the bushes, especially young ones, is mulched with a thick layer.
Potentilla care
Kuril tea is unpretentious and hardy. Caring for it includes watering, fertilizing, cutting, removing wilted buds, weeding and loosening the soil. If, after planting, the near-stem circle is covered with a layer of mulch and periodically renewed (3-4 times during the growing season), then the grass and weeds will have to be loosened much less often.
Watering
Cinquefoil is drought-resistant, but for rapid growth, mass flowering, it needs systematic watering. If the summer is not dry, the shrubbery will have enough rainwater. Young cinquefoil is watered once a decade, 3-5 liters of water (not cold) under each bush. In extreme heat, watering is increased up to 2-3 times a week, the rate of liquid for each quinfoil is increased to 10 liters.
Fertilization
Shrub cinquefoil is fed in May, July, August or September. The following fertilizers are used:
- During the budding period - mineral complex for flowering plants or phosphate with potassium sulfate (30 g per bucket of water). The rate of top dressing is 10 liters for each bush.
- In the flowering phase - any phosphate fertilizers. Diluted according to the instructions, pour one bucket under each plant.
- In early spring - phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. The rate of top dressing is 10 liters for each bush.
Pruning Potentilla shrub
The shrub is cut with a sharp pruner. Shoots are cut at an angle of 45˚. Potentilla is cut 1-2 times a year:
- at the beginning of spring, before sap flow - forming, to maintain the decorativeness of the plant, stimulate growth;
- before the onset of frost in the fall - for sanitary purposes.
In the fall, old, dry, diseased, weak, broken branches growing inside the bush are removed. When growing Dazifora in a region with a cold climate, pruning Potentilla shrub in the fall is not carried out. Old branches will trap snow, and under its cover the plant will more easily endure severe frosts.
In the spring, the shrub is shaped like a sphere, a pillow. Last year's shoots are cut by 1/3, thickening shoots are cut to the ground. Every five years, cinquefoil needs rejuvenating pruning. It is carried out annually until the bush is completely renewed, removing the old shoots by 1/3. The bushes are completely rejuvenated in 3-5 years.
Reproduction methods
There are several ways to propagate a shrub:
By dividing
Dig up the bush at the age of four, wash and cut it into pieces with 2-3 sprout buds with a sharp knife. Treat the roots with a root formation stimulator and plant them in a new place. The process is carried out in the spring in warm weather or in the fall.
Cuttings
Cut off young shoots of last year's growth, remove the lower leaves, process with Kornevin. Plant in a shaded place in a greenhouse, or under a glass jar to ensure comfortable air humidity. After 15-20 days, young plants can be planted in a permanent place.
Seeds
Depending on climatic conditions, seeds are harvested at the end of summer, or in September-October. The seeds need to be cleaned and dried. Store in breathable bags. Sow in spring.
The success of growing seeds directly depends on how well they are stored.
Layers
The selected lower shoot needs to be slightly cut on the outside, bend to the ground, pinned down with a cut, sprinkle with soil. Until the fall, a root system appears at the cutter, it is transplanted to a new place.
Creeping varieties are best propagated by layering.
How to propagate Potentilla
The most popular reproduction of Potentilla by cuttings. They are cut in the summer from the ends of the shoots. It is best to do this before flowering, but if necessary, you can do it later, and you should remove the flowers. Cuttings (8-14 cm long) are rooted in wet perlite, sphagnum or sand for a month in a room with a temperature of 15-18 ° C and periodically watered and sprayed from a spray bottle.
Rooting of Potentilla stalk in moss
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Also in the summer, you can root cuttings of Potentilla in the open field in a shady corner of the garden. At the same time, they are covered with a glass jar or a cut plastic bottle and sprayed with a spray bottle at least once a day. For the winter, cuttings are covered with spruce branches or spunbond.
Potentilla can also be propagated by dividing the bush and layering. In the first case, a bush 3-4 years old is chosen and divided in spring (April-May) or early autumn (early September). In this case, the plant is dug up, the rhizome is washed and cut with a sharp knife into pieces with 2-3 buds. The roots of the cut are dipped into a rooting stimulator (for example, Kornevin), after which they are planted in the ground so that there is a distance of 20 to 40 cm between the plants.
Cinquefoil is propagated by layering in the first half of summer.The low-growing lateral shoot is bent to the ground (it can be slightly cut on the outside), placed in a pre-dug groove, pinned and sprinkled with moistened soil. By the fall, the cuttings will form their root system, then they can be separated from the mother plant and transplanted to a permanent place in the garden.
Cinquefoil is not only a beautiful but also a medicinal plant. So, using our advice, you can improve the garden and at the same time improve your health.
Catalpa care
Catalpa belongs to moisture-loving plants, in this regard, it must be watered once a week, especially in a hot and dry period. In the event that the tree feels a lack of water, then its decorative effect will greatly decrease, since the leaves will lose their turgor and sag. For 1 adult catalpa, 20 liters of water are taken for 1 watering. In the event that the summer period turned out to be damp or cool, watering can be reduced to 2-3 times a month. The same amount of watering is required for a plant with a mulched trunk circle. After rain or watering, it is recommended to loosen the soil surface in the near-trunk circle to a depth of 0.3 m, while weeding. If there is a prolonged drought, then the number of irrigations must be increased.
Top dressing
Remember to systematically feed the tree. To do this, it is necessary to add a solution of rotted manure (1:10) to the soil, while for 1 adult tree from 5 to 6 liters of nutrient mixture is taken. This feeding is carried out 2 times per season. In the spring, it is recommended to feed the catalpa with Nitroammophos, and in the fall - with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, at this time it does not need nitrogen.
Pruning
Pruning is recommended in the spring before the buds swell. During this procedure, you should cut off all injured, dried out branches damaged by frost, diseases or pests. The formation of a tree, as a rule, is carried out with a stem height from 120 to 200 centimeters, above it the plant branches into a spreading low crown of 4 or 5 skeletal branches. After some time, if necessary, the skeletal branches of the plant are shortened, while the thickening stems and branches must be removed.
Diseases and pests
Catalpa is highly resistant to both diseases and pests. But in the case when the plant is very weak, Span flies can settle on it. In order to destroy them, you will need to treat the plant with pyrethroid 2 times (Fastak or Decis). Stem pests - hornetails - can also settle on this plant, they are hymenoptera insects, while their adults are outwardly very similar to hornets. The wood of such a tree serves as a place for laying eggs by adult females. After some time, larvae appear from them, making holes in the wood, and then clogging them with drilling flour. Catalps infected with such larvae greatly weaken and gradually dry up. Most often, specimens affected by the horntail die, but it should be remembered that if the tree is completely healthy and strong, then no pests are afraid of it.
Catalpa can suffer from verticillary wilting (wilt), in this case, from the middle of the summer period on the lower part of its crown, you will notice yellowing, drooping and dying off of the leaf plates. Such a fungal disease is quite serious, often because of it the tree loses leaf plates on only one side and looks one-sided outwardly. If the disease is just beginning to develop, then the plant can be tried to heal, for this it should be watered under the root with Rovral or Maxim, and also treated with Fundazol or Topsin-M. For prevention purposes, trees can be sprayed with fungicides such as: Quadris, Previkur or Falcon.
Growing in the suburbs
In the event that you are going to cultivate such a tree in the middle lane, then frost-resistant species and varieties should be chosen for planting. The greatest frost resistance is possessed by such a species as magnificent catalpa. In middle latitudes, it is still possible to grow bignoniform and ovoid catalpa. Also, the following varieties are suitable for cultivation in the Moscow region:
- Aurea. The foliage is golden.
- Pict. The color of the leaf plates is variegated, variegated.
- Nana. This compact form is non-flowering.
- Captivity. The flowers of this variety are double.
In order for the cultivation of catalpa to be successful, it is necessary to remember several important nuances. For planting, you should choose a sunny area, while the soil should be wet loam of a neutral reaction. Catalpa should be located in dense coniferous plantings or on the south side of the building. For the first 2 or 3 years, the plant needs mandatory protection from gusts of wind, and it should also be well covered for the winter. Older specimens belonging to winter-hardy varieties do not need shelter for the winter. In the event that they nevertheless become very cold, then with the onset of the growing season they can quite easily recover completely.
Ornamental plants for the garden. Catalpa or monkey tree Garden World site
Landing rules
Before planting cinquefoil, you need to decide on the month when the event is planned, as well as the location. It should be noted that the plant loves well-lit areas, but direct sunlight should be avoided. Exposure to the sun leads to burnout, as a result of which the decorative qualities of the shrub will be lost. A place with a rarefied light will be most successful, it is also impossible to plant it in the shade, since there it will weaken, it will be more susceptible to disease. This plant can be planted on any type of soil, but do not forget about additional feeding.
Planting time should be selected taking into account what seedlings are available. If their root system is open, the procedure can begin in September and continue until the end of April. If the root system is closed, that is, the plant is in a pot, you can plant it at any time, as long as the soil is not cold. Plants are most often winter-hardy, especially large ones, they are not afraid of a cold snap to -45 degrees. This means that frost is not a problem when planting.
The seat must be thoroughly and deeply loosened. If you plan to make a hedge, you need to place 3 seedlings per 1 running meter. Cinquefoil, covering the soil, is located in the amount of 5 pieces per 1 sq. m. When planting, it must be borne in mind that Potentilla has a superficial root system. This means that the depth of the landing pits should not exceed 50 centimeters. The distance between them ranges from 30 to 80 centimeters, depending on the variety.
It is necessary to take care of the organization of the drainage system. Crushed stone or broken brick is perfect. The layer is covered with earth and humus, and a seedling is placed at the top. The root collar must be positioned so that it is above the soil level. Failure to comply with this condition can lead to serious diseases and lack of flowering. The soil mixture must be mixed with wood ash or mineral fertilizers. After planting, the plant is watered abundantly, and then it is necessary to mulch the soil
It is especially important to maintain its moisture content in the first month after planting, this must be carefully monitored, excluding drying out.
