Flat-leaved eryngium (Eryngium planum). What kinds exist? Eryngium care is not difficult

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Shchi from early young cabbage in beef broth is hearty, fragrant and easy to prepare. In this recipe, you will learn how to cook delicious beef broth and cook light cabbage soup with this broth. Early cabbage cooks quickly, so it is placed in the pan at the same time as the rest of the vegetables, unlike autumn cabbage, which takes a little longer to cook. Ready cabbage soup can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Real cabbage soup is tastier than freshly cooked.

Blueberries are a rare promising berry crop in gardens. Blueberries are a source of biologically active substances and vitamins, have antiscorbutic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, tonic properties. Berries contain vitamins C, E, A, flavonoids, anthocyanins, trace elements - zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, as well as plant hormones - phytoestrogens. The taste of blueberries resembles a mixture of grapes and blueberries.

Looking at the variety of varieties of tomatoes, it is difficult not to get confused - the choice is very wide today. He sometimes confuses even experienced gardeners! However, it is not so difficult to understand the basics of selecting varieties “for yourself”. The main thing is to understand the peculiarities of culture and start experimenting. One of the easiest tomato groups to grow are varieties and hybrids with limited growth. They have always been appreciated by those gardeners who do not have much time and energy to care for the beds.

Once very popular under the name of room nettle, and then forgotten by everyone, coleuses today are one of the brightest garden and indoor plants. They are not in vain considered stars of the first magnitude for those who are looking primarily for non-standard colors. Easy to grow, but not so undemanding as to suit everyone, coleus require constant supervision. But if you take care of them, bushes of velvety unique leaves will easily outshine any competitor.

Salmon backbone baked in Provence herbs is a “supplier” of delicious pieces of fish pulp for a light salad with fresh wild garlic leaves. The mushrooms are lightly fried olive oil and then drizzle with apple cider vinegar. Such mushrooms are tastier than ordinary pickled ones, and they are better suited for baked fish. Ramson and fresh dill coexist perfectly in one salad, emphasizing the flavor of each other. Garlic sharpness of wild garlic will saturate both the flesh of salmon and pieces of mushrooms.

A coniferous tree or shrub on the site is always great, and many conifers are even better. emerald needles various shades decorates the garden at any time of the year, and phytoncides and essential oils secreted by plants not only flavor, but also make the air cleaner. Generally, most zoned adults coniferous plants, are considered very unpretentious trees and shrubs. But young seedlings are much more capricious and require competent care and attention.

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It is very interesting for me to analyze how people's tastes and preferences for certain foods have changed over the centuries. What was once considered tasty and traded lost its value over time and, conversely, new fruit crops conquered their markets. Quince has been cultivated for more than 4 thousand years! And even in the 1st century BC. e. about 6 varieties of quince were known and even then the methods of its reproduction and cultivation were described.

Make your family happy and make themed Easter egg-shaped cottage cheese cookies! Your children will be happy to take part in the process - they will sift the flour, combine all the necessary ingredients, knead the dough and cut out intricate figures. Then they will watch with admiration how the pieces of dough turn into real Easter eggs, and then with the same enthusiasm they will eat them with milk or tea. How to make such original cookies for Easter, read in our step by step recipe!

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We have prepared a hearty, incredibly appetizing and simply elementary dish for you today. This gravy is one hundred percent universal, as it will suit every side dish: vegetables, pasta, and anything. Gravy with chicken and mushrooms will save you in moments when there is no time or you don’t want to think too much about what to cook. Grab your favorite side dish (you can make this ahead of time to keep it hot), add gravy and dinner is ready! A real lifesaver.

Our grandmothers, growing strawberries, or strawberries, as we used to call them, were not particularly worried about mulching. But today this agricultural practice has become fundamental in achieving high quality berries and reducing crop losses. Some might say it's troublesome. But practice shows that labor costs in this case pay off handsomely. In this article, we suggest that you get acquainted with the nine best materials for mulching garden strawberries.

Succulents are very versatile. Despite the fact that “babies” have always been considered more fashionable, it is worth taking a closer look at the assortment of succulents with which you can decorate a modern interior. After all, colors, sizes, patterns, degree of pricklyness, influence on the interior are just a few of the parameters by which you can choose them. In this article, we will talk about the five most fashionable succulents that surprisingly transform modern interiors.

Mint was used by the Egyptians as far back as 1.5 thousand years BC. It has a strong aroma due to the high content of various essential oils with high volatility. Today, mint is used in medicine, perfumery, cosmetology, winemaking, cooking, ornamental gardening, and the confectionery industry. In this article, we will consider the most interesting varieties of mint, and also talk about the features of growing this plant in open ground.

People began to grow crocuses 500 years before the advent of our era. Although the presence of these flowers in the garden is fleeting, we always look forward to the return of the heralds of spring next year. Crocuses - one of the earliest primroses, whose flowering begins as soon as the snow melts. However, the timing of flowering may vary depending on the species and varieties. This article focuses on the earliest varieties of crocuses that bloom in late March and early April.

Shchi from early young cabbage in beef broth is hearty, fragrant and easy to prepare. In this recipe, you will learn how to cook delicious beef broth and cook light cabbage soup with this broth. Early cabbage cooks quickly, so it is placed in the pan at the same time as the rest of the vegetables, unlike autumn cabbage, which takes a little longer to cook. Ready cabbage soup can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Real cabbage soup is tastier than freshly cooked.

Blueberries are a rare promising berry crop in gardens. Blueberries are a source of biologically active substances and vitamins, have antiscorbutic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, tonic properties. Berries contain vitamins C, E, A, flavonoids, anthocyanins, trace elements - zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, as well as plant hormones - phytoestrogens. The taste of blueberries resembles a mixture of grapes and blueberries.

Looking at the variety of varieties of tomatoes, it is difficult not to get confused - the choice is very wide today. He sometimes confuses even experienced gardeners! However, it is not so difficult to understand the basics of selecting varieties “for yourself”. The main thing is to understand the peculiarities of culture and start experimenting. One of the easiest tomato groups to grow are varieties and hybrids with limited growth. They have always been appreciated by those gardeners who do not have much time and energy to care for the beds.

Once very popular under the name of indoor nettles, and then forgotten by everyone, coleuses today are one of the most striking garden and indoor plants. They are not in vain considered stars of the first magnitude for those who are looking primarily for non-standard colors. Easy to grow, but not so undemanding as to suit everyone, coleus require constant supervision. But if you take care of them, bushes of velvety unique leaves will easily outshine any competitor.

Salmon backbone baked in Provence herbs is a “supplier” of delicious pieces of fish pulp for a light salad with fresh wild garlic leaves. Mushrooms are lightly fried in olive oil, and then poured with apple cider vinegar. Such mushrooms are tastier than ordinary pickled ones, and they are better suited for baked fish. Ramson and fresh dill coexist perfectly in one salad, emphasizing the flavor of each other. Garlic sharpness of wild garlic will saturate both the flesh of salmon and pieces of mushrooms.

A coniferous tree or shrub on the site is always great, and many conifers are even better. Emerald needles of various shades decorate the garden at any time of the year, and phytoncides and essential oils secreted by plants not only flavor, but also make the air cleaner. As a rule, most zoned adult conifers are considered to be very unpretentious trees and shrubs. But young seedlings are much more capricious and require competent care and attention.

Sakura is most often associated with Japan and its culture. Picnics under the shade of flowering trees have long become an essential attribute of the meeting of spring in the Land of the Rising Sun. The financial and academic year here begins on April 1, when magnificent cherry blossoms bloom. Therefore, many significant moments in the life of the Japanese pass under the sign of their flowering. But sakura also grows well in cooler regions - certain types can be successfully grown even in Siberia.

It is very interesting for me to analyze how people's tastes and preferences for certain foods have changed over the centuries. What was once considered tasty and traded lost its value over time and, conversely, new fruit crops conquered their markets. Quince has been cultivated for more than 4 thousand years! And even in the 1st century BC. e. about 6 varieties of quince were known and even then the methods of its reproduction and cultivation were described.

Make your family happy and make themed Easter egg-shaped cottage cheese cookies! Your children will be happy to take part in the process - they will sift the flour, combine all the necessary ingredients, knead the dough and cut out intricate figures. Then they will watch with admiration how the pieces of dough turn into real Easter eggs, and then with the same enthusiasm they will eat them with milk or tea. How to make such original cookies for Easter, read our step-by-step recipe!

There are not so many decorative and deciduous favorites among tuberous crops. And the caladium is a true star among the variegated inhabitants of the interiors. Not everyone can decide to start a Caladium. This plant is demanding, and first of all - to care. But still, the rumors about the unusual capriciousness of the Caladium never justify. Attention and care allow you to avoid any difficulties when growing caladiums. And a plant can almost always forgive small mistakes.

We have prepared a hearty, incredibly appetizing and simply elementary dish for you today. This gravy is one hundred percent universal, as it will suit every side dish: vegetables, pasta, and anything. Gravy with chicken and mushrooms will save you in moments when there is no time or you don’t want to think too much about what to cook. Grab your favorite side dish (you can make this ahead of time to keep it hot), add gravy and dinner is ready! A real lifesaver.

The eryngium (lat. Eryngium) is a genus of perennial (rarely biennial and summer) herbs of the Umbelliferae family. It grows in the tropics, subtropics and temperate latitudes. Other names for blueheads, eringium.

Description

The height of the representatives of the genus depends on the species, ranges from 40 - 150 cm. The root system is pivotal. The stem is erect (sometimes semi-recumbent), bare, bluish in color, branched at the top. The leaves are hard, leathery, rounded or ovate, lanceolate, pinnately dissected, serrated, prickly along the edge. Basal leaves are long-petiolate, stem leaves are sessile. At the beginning of plant growth, the color of the leaves is green, then it acquires a whitish hue. Sheet plates adult plants of blue-steel color.

Feverweed

The flowers are small, collected in ovoid inflorescences of umbrella type. Heads up to 2 cm in length, often blue-blue, located on the tops of branched stems. The flower is framed by a cup-shaped wrapper with dissected leaves, prickly, equal in length or exceeding the size of the flower, arranged horizontally or raised. The color of the flowers is intense blue, blue-blue, blue-lilac. The fruits are scaly two-seedlings.

Growth environment - sandstones, steppes, meadows, highlands, thickets of bushes. The eryngium can be found along roadsides, in wastelands, in dry fields, on sandy river banks. Due to its resemblance to the thistle, the eryngium is often associated with weeds.

The eryngium blooms in July - August. Dried flowers retain their decorative effect and are used to create flower arrangements. Some species are used in official and traditional medicine. The herb has soothing, analgesic, blood-purifying, expectorant properties.

The plant is winter-hardy. The leaves overwinter partially (in the basal rosette), the stem dies off for the winter.

Dried blueberry

Popular types and varieties

Many species of eryngium are cultivated and grown as ornamental plants.

Alpine eryngium(e. alpinum). It grows wild in the mountains of Eastern Europe. The height of the bush is up to 70 cm. The stem is upright, branched at the top, ribbed. Basal leaves are ovoid, stem leaves pinnately dissected, prickly. The flowers are collected in a dense large head, located in separate bracts. The involucre is multi-leaf, with dissected prickly leaves, exceeding the size of the inflorescence in length. It differs from other species in the bright blue or blue-violet color of the entire plant. Blooms in July.

Amethyst eryngium(e. amethystinum). Native to southern and central Europe. Height is about 70 cm. The leaves are leathery, prickly. Flowers are round or ovoid, blue or of blue color. Wrap during flowering lilac-blue. Blooms from July for more than a month.

eryngium Bourget(Burgatti, lat. e. bourgatii). Homeland - the Iberian Peninsula. Rarely seen in horticulture. Undersized, up to 40 cm. It is distinguished by a bizarre color and leaf shape. The blue-green curved spiny leaves are decorated with a pattern of white veins.

(e. giganteum). Biennial tall (up to 150 cm) species. The leaves are leathery, basal - smooth, near-stem - strongly dissected, prickly, grey-blue. The flowers are blue-steel, large, up to 100 inflorescences are formed on one bush. The leaves of the involucre are large, prickly, silvery or gray-blue in color; during flowering, a metallic sheen appears in the veins of the leaves. Flowering period - July - August. It is an excellent honey plant.

Separately, it is worth highlighting the Silver Ghost variety, which has absorbed all the best qualities of this species. A metallic sheen is present in all leaves of the plant; inflorescence wrapper has the most large diameter in the genus (up to 12 cm), forming a lush collar around a large (up to 6 cm) inflorescence.

Giant eryngium flower

eryngium flat-leaved(or flat, lat. e.planum). perennial plants up to 1 m high. Stems with a blue tint, strongly branched above. The leaves are hard, leathery, thin, rounded. The flowers are pale blue, blue or blue, small, multiple. The leaves of the involucre are blue-green in color, toothed, subulate-needle, lanceolate. Looks dry. Winter-hardy. Widely used in medicine.

seaside eryngium(Sea podub, lat. e. maritimum). Wildly grows in the Crimea, Transcaucasia, Baltic. Stems up to 70 cm tall, thick, silver-blue. The leaves are rounded or heart-shaped, entire, with prickly teeth. The flowers are blue, pale, the head of the inflorescence is spherical. The leaves of the involucre are wide, entire, prickly.

Common eryngium(Smooth, lat. e. campestre). It grows in the steppes and wastelands. Doesn't have shades of blue coloring. The leaves are deeply dissected.

eryngium hybrid(e. hybridum) is obtained by crossing different types. Breeders have bred many varieties that differ in color and shape of leaves and flowers. The leaves of some varieties (Jat Frod, Sleigh Jackpot) are variegated or double-colored.

Popular gardening hybrids:

• e. Tsabelya - the most popular among gardeners;
• e. Variegated - small blue heads stick out of a white star-shaped wrapper;
• e. Three-part - interesting with the contrast of steel heads and deep blue leaves of the wrappers.
• Hybrids with green flowers: e. Eburneum, e. Agavolistiogo, e. Proteiflorum.

Photogallery of species

Cultivation and care

Lighting. Prefers open sunny areas.

The soil. Light sandy and sandy loamy soils, well drained. The eryngium is flat and Bourget prefers heavy clay soils. The plant develops well, and the color becomes brighter.

Advice. The introduction of a deoxidizer (lime, ash) into the soil before planting contributes to a brighter color of the flowers.

Watering. Rare, moderate. Some species tolerate drought without watering. After watering, it is necessary to loosen the soil around the plant.

Care. Needs systematic weeding. Tall varieties in the middle of summer are tied to a support. For the winter, the ground part is cut off. Grows well without fertilizing.

Shelter. Most species tolerate the winter well without shelter. Some hybrids need extra protection in winter.

Diseases and pests. Virtually unaffected.

Landing eryngium in the ground

reproduction

The eryngium propagates in two ways: by dividing the bushes and by seeds.

It should be noted right away that reproduction this plant dividing the bush is inefficient, and is used only in last resort. Divide in May. The fragile roots of the plant break strongly, so you need to be very careful. The survival rate of divisions is very low.

Growing eryngium from seeds is more rational. Sowing is carried out in open ground immediately after collecting seeds (in autumn). Seedlings are unfriendly, appear a month after sowing. The plant is prone to propagation by self-sowing, but spring shoots are rare.

When growing seedlings, seeds are sown in February in containers with loose soil mixture. They are transplanted into open ground in the spring with the complete preservation of the earthen coma. The smaller the age of the seedlings during transplantation, the more likely it is to survive.

Hybrid varieties are propagated by microcloning. It is impossible to do this at home.

The eryngium in the flower garden

Use in landscape design

The unpretentiousness of the eryngium allows it to be used in all directions landscape design. They are decorated with flower beds, mixborders, and rockeries. It gets along well with almost all plants, while complementing the composition with exotic inflorescences.

The decorative value of blueheads is also cut. Preparations for bouquets are made when all the flowers in the inflorescence are open. Dried stems with flowers remain unchanged for many years. Florists paint the heads of inflorescences in various colors. In bouquets, the eryngium looks spectacular, in harmony with almost all flowers.

The eryngium is not demanding and is able to grow on its own. But in the reproduction of a more capricious representative of the flora, you still need to look. Thanks to a wide range of applications and exotic appearance, the eryngium is gaining more and more popularity every year.

The genus includes approximately 250 species that are distributed in temperate, tropical and subtropical latitudes, with the exception of South America and East Asia.

The eryngium is a perennial, rarely biennial and annual plant. Stems of eryngium 40 cm -1.5 m in height, branched at the top.

The foliage is leathery, pinnately dissected or entire, ovate, rounded, triangular or lanceolate, sometimes linear, prickly-toothed along the edge.

In the eryngium, the flowers are small, bisexual, blue or blue, each located in the axil of the bract, they are collected in capitate inflorescences, which are surrounded by large, hard, sometimes prickly, pinnate or whole leaves.

Species and varieties

Alpine eryngium

The mountains of France, Eastern Europe and Western Yugoslavia are considered to be the homeland, it is also found in Russia.

Alpine eryngium is a perennial plant 70 cm tall with bare, erect stems, branched at the top.

Basal foliage is heart-shaped, on long petioles. The flowers of the alpine eryngium are blue, each flower is located in the axil of each bract.

And the inflorescence is capitate, dense, cylindrical in shape.

Varieties of alpine eryngium differ in shades and luxury of "collars". In the eryngium variety ' Amethyst ‘they are lilac, in the eryngium variety ‘Blue Star’ - blue, in the variety ‘Blue Jackpot’ also blue, but very large.

Amethyst eryngium

IN natural environment grows in southern and central Europe.

Perennial herb with spiky, leathery leaves. The flowers of the amethyst eryngium are blue or blue, collected in a spherical or ovoid capitate inflorescence. Wrap during the flowering period of blue color.

giant eryngium

The Caucasus is considered the homeland.

Tall species, reaching a height of 1.5 m. Biennial plant with leathery foliage; basal - whole, on long petioles, and stem foliage - sessile, prickly-toothed. The inflorescences of the alpine eryngium are large, oblong-obovate.

The flowers are white. The leaves are silvery-grayish with a metallic sheen during flowering, which occurs in August. It reproduces well by self-sowing.

The giant eryngium looks like a little ghost lost in the garden. There is a variety ‘Silver Host’ . It has the best features of the species - the white color of the vegetative parts, the flat "collar", the splendor of which is enhanced by long spines, and the number of inflorescences reaches hundreds.

eryngium flat-leaved

In nature, it grows in the Caucasus, Siberia, Northern China and Central Asia.

Perennial plant 1 m tall. In the upper part of the stems are branched, bluish. The foliage is hard, thin, leathery. The flowers are blue and blue, collected in an ovoid inflorescence. Involucre leaflets are linear, blue, awl-toothed. Blooms 40 days in July.

seaside eryngium

Homeland - Crimea, Baltic States, Western Europe, Western Transcaucasia.

Perennial plant with thick bluish stems. Basal foliage petiolate, heart-shaped or reniform, leathery, prickly-toothed.

The flowers are pale blue, collected in spherical inflorescences. The leaves are wide, prickly-toothed, steel-colored.

Location of the eryngium

Prefers sunny locations with well-drained soils.

Soil for eryngium

Any soil is suitable for planting, but for better development rich, moisture-intensive soils are best.

The flat-leaved eryngium survives well on hard-stone clays, winning only in color, which becomes brighter in such Spartans.

Caring for the eryngium

In addition to weeding, the plant also needs loosening of the soil. In June, all types of eryngium with long stems need to be tied to a support. Most of the eryngium species in Russia are winter-hardy.

Reproduction of the eryngium

The division of the bush, as well as seeds. It is difficult to propagate eryngium by dividing the bush, because their roots break, which means that the bushes do not take root well.

Bushes are usually divided in May. Planted at a distance of at least 40 cm between plants.

Use of eryngium

High specimens look good singly or in group plantings, low specimens are beautiful in mixborders, discounts.

Blueheads are used in the preparation of winter bouquets. Low types of eryngium can be used in an alpine slide.

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The eryngium planting and care in the open field Growing from seeds for seedlings Photo species

The eryngium (eringium) is a one-, two-, or perennial herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae family. Depending on the species, the height of the erect stem varies from 35 cm to 1.5 m. The leaf blades are oblong, with carved edges, the surface is leathery. Capitate flowers are collected in an umbrella inflorescence.

Eringium is a honey and medicinal plant, used to decorate gardens, making bouquets. Blooms from June to September.

Seeds of eryngium photo

Sowing in the ground

Eringium is easy to propagate seed way. Seeds are immediately sown in open ground in the spring at the first opportunity to enter the garden. Self-sowing is also possible - in the spring, thin out the seedlings so that the plants fully develop: leave at least 40 cm between the bushes.

How to sow:

• Seeds close up shallow, up to 1-2 cm.
• Distance between rows 40-50 cm.
• The distance in the row is as rare as possible, because then you will have to thin out, leaving 40-50 cm between the bushes.

The eryngium does not require special attention: water only in dry weather, weed from weeds. Plants very quickly master the territory allotted to them, tenaciously deepening their roots into the ground.

Bluehead from seeds at home Sowing for seedlings

How to grow a eryngium from seeds photo seedlings

You can grow seedlings of eryngium. Start sowing in February-March. Seedlings of eryngium will be ready for transplanting into open ground in May.

• Sow in the cells of the cassettes with universal soil mixture, do not deepen the seeds too much (about 0.5 cm). The eryngium does not like transplants, so try to grow it without a pick.
• Cover the crops with a film, keep at an air temperature of 20 ° C.
• Provide bright but diffused lighting.
• With the appearance of sprouts, remove the shelter.
• Water sparingly.
• The grown seedlings are transferred to larger pots and grown to planting in the ground in mid-late May.

Before planting, the plants are hardened for 1-2 weeks, taking them outside daily.

How to plant a eryngium in the ground

Plant seedlings of eryngium with the establishment of real heat. Use the method of transshipment with an earthen clod. Keep a distance of 40 cm between bushes. Maintain the same level of the root collar, without deepening it. After planting seedlings, it is desirable to mulch the ground

How to propagate eryngium by dividing a bush

Vegetative propagation is carried out by dividing the bush. The root system is fragile, weak - act very carefully. Carry out the procedure in the spring, when the threat of returning frosts has passed.

Caring for the eryngium in the open field

Flower eryngium planting and care in the open field

Caring for the plant will not be difficult, since the eringium is unpretentious.

• For flowers to have saturated shade, preferably grown in sunny areas.
• The soil needs light, with good drainage. The best option would be rocky and sandy soils.
• Excess moisture is detrimental to the plant. Even with prolonged drought, the eryngium can easily do without watering.

In the natural environment, it grows well on depleted soils - therefore, top dressing is not required in the garden. On the contrary, the increased nutritional value of the soil negatively affects flowering (it will not be lush), and can reduce winter hardiness.

• Remove weeds from the area. Mulching the soil with peat will significantly reduce this procedure.
• In order for flowering to be lush, it is necessary to rejuvenate the plant. Do this by cutting. At the end of flowering, cut the stems to the base, leaving stumps.
• Stems of tall species are prone to lodging - tie them to supports.

When purchasing eryngium seeds, be interested in their winter hardiness. Most of them are adapted to the conditions of the middle zone, successfully endure harsh winters without shelter. The rest is enough to cover with spruce branches or dry leaf.

Diseases and pests

Incredible resistance to diseases and pests is another advantage of the plant. They are not afraid of eringium, even if there are infected plants nearby.

Types and varieties of eryngium

The total number of the genus is about 250 species distributed throughout all corners of our planet.

Consider the most popular in floriculture.

Alpine eryngium Eryngium alpinum

Alpine eryngium alpinum photo

Perennial plant, about 0.5 m high. The lower leaves are petiolate, heart-shaped with serrated edges, the upper leaves are triangular in shape. Small blue flowers gather in an umbrella inflorescence.

Varieties of the species: Amethyst, Blue Star.

Echinops schaerocephalus Echinops schaerocephalus

Echinops schaerocephalus photo

Originality is made up of perfectly round balls-inflorescences with picturesque spikes. Beautiful and carved leaves with thorns along the edge.

The eryngium Bourget or Burta or Burgati Eryngium bourgatii

The eryngium Bourget or Burta or Burgati Eryngium bourgatii photo

The erect stem reaches a height of 40 cm. The leaf plates are dissected, have a greenish tint, the veins are pronounced. It is rare in our country.

Giant eryngium Eryngium giganteum

Giant eryngium giganteum photo

It is the tallest member of the genus. The height of the stem is 1.5 m. Originally from the Caucasus. The culture is biennial. The leaf plates are leathery, the upper ones are sessile, the lower ones are attached on long petioles. Flowers light blue.

Eryngium giganteum ‘Silver Ghost’ giant variety Eryngium giganteum ‘Silver Ghost’ photo

The giant eryngium has amazing shades of blue, bluish, gray, and spectacular bracts give the flowers a fabulous look, reminiscent of fantastic stars.

Eryngium planum

Eryngium planum eryngium planum photo

A perennial plant with a meter-high stem. Branches actively, the shoots have a bluish tint. Leaf blades are palmately divided.

Seaside eryngium Eryngium maritimum

Eryngium maritimum photo

The height of the perennial is 70 cm. The shoots are massive, bluish in color. Inflorescences are bluish.

Eryngium campestre field eryngium

Eryngium campestre field eryngium photo

The height of the stem is 0.5 m. After drying, a tumbleweed is formed. Flowers of a pale blue hue are collected in small umbrella inflorescences. It is under the protection of the Red Book of Tatarstan.

Hybrid eryngium Eryngium hybridum

Tsabel's eryngium photo

This is the common name for mixed species obtained by crossing and pollinating eringiums. Among them, it should be noted the eryngium of Tsabel - it has large inflorescences and variegated leaves.

Pay attention to the varieties: Jos Eiking, Big Blue.

Leavenworth's eryngium Eryngium leavenworthii

Leavenworth's eryngium Eryngium leavenworthii photo

Shrub 50-80 cm high, with bright purple color of inflorescences and leaves. Decorates the flower bed with original flowering from June to September.

Sinegolovnik in landscape design a selection of photos

Bluehead in landscape design photo with other colors

Graceful thorn - so loving gardeners call the eryngium. It absolutely does not spoil the appearance of the garden, but rather adds exoticism. The eryngium has a slightly cosmic appearance.

The eryngium with leucanthemum in mix planting

Pale blue inflorescences look spectacular in group plantings, will be an excellent backdrop for other plants. Among the large boulders, the gray flowers look amazing.

The eryngium in a mixed planting with wild flowers photo

Goes well with large beautiful flowering plants- lily, echinacea, dahlia. The combination with low-growing bushes of Chernobrivtsy, decorative onions, phloxes, geraniums adds volume to the overall picture.

The eryngium in the mixborder photo

The eryngium is organically combined with ornamental grasses, salvia, poppies, lilies, bluebells, leucanthemum.

Sinegolovnik in a flower bed with other flowers photo

The eryngium will stand out very beautifully against the background of flowering ground covers with red, pink, lilac or white flowers.

Bouquets with eryngium

The eryngium in the bride's bouquet photo

After cutting, the inflorescences retain their integrity and decorative effect. long years. Gray "hedgehogs" are appropriate in wedding bouquets, and in Christmas compositions.

The eryngium in a bouquet photo

In combination with tulips, lilies, eringium plays on the contrast of textures and colors. Well sets off the flowers of white and pink palette.

Syngegolovnik in a bouquet with astilba and roses photo

Medicinal properties of eryngium

The rhizome of the plant is used in traditional medicine. It contains tannins, acids, essential oils. There are contraindications for use: pregnancy, menstruation, hypertension. The drugs are used as an expectorant, diuretic, and have a positive effect on bowel function.

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Bluehead "Blue Star", "Blue Star", "Fanfaron": photo, planting and care

eryngium (Eryngium) is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Umbelliferae family. There are also biennial and annual varieties. It grows in southern and temperate latitudes.

Maximum eryngium height- 1.5 meters. The root system is pivotal. The stem of the plant is erect, has a blue tint. Leaves are round or ovate. The edges of the leaves are prickly. At young plant leaves have green color. As they mature, they become whiter. In adult plants, the leaves are distinguished by a blue color with a steel tint.

The flowers of the eryngium are small in size. They are collected in inflorescences, which are shaped like umbrellas. Usually inflorescences have blue, blue or purple color. They are located right on the tops of the stems of the plant. Around the flower are dissected prickly leaves. The leaves are raised, as well as horizontal. Sometimes they exceed the flower in height or equal to it.

The eryngium can be found in meadows, in the steppes, on roadsides, in sandy areas. It is visually similar to thistles, so the eryngium is often mistaken for weeds.
Flowering begins in July and ends in August. Dried flowers retain their decorative qualities, so they are often used to create a variety of flower arrangements. The eryngium is a winter-resistant crop.

The title photo shows a foreign variety of Alpine eryngium "Blue Jackpot".

What kinds exist?

Some varieties of this crop are grown as ornamental plants.

Alpine eryngium (Eryngium alpinum) native to the mountainous regions of Eastern Europe. It grows up to 70 cm. Prickly leaves are located on an upright stem. The whole plant has a bright blue color. Around the inflorescence, collected from small flowers, there is a wrapper of leaves with prickly, jagged edges. Flowering occurs in July.

Amethyst plant species native to the South and Central Europe. The bush has a height of about 70 cm. The leaves have prickly edges. Round or heart shaped small flowers are blue or blue in color. The leaves around the inflorescence have a lilac color with a blue tint.

Amethyst

Bourges- a species native to the Iberian Peninsula. Practically not used by gardeners. This is an undersized species. Plant height does not exceed 40 cm. Spiny leaves are green with a blue tint and white veins.

Giant (E. giganteum)- This is a tall variety of the genus. Grows up to 1.5 meters. Refers to biennial plants. Gray leaves with a blue tint have spiky serrated edges. The flowers are quite large in size - blue with a steel tint. A large number of them are inflorescences, around which are prickly, silvery leaves. The giant eryngium blooms in July, and finishes blooming in August.

Flat-leaved view (E.Planum) is a perennial that is often used for medicinal purposes. Can grow up to 1 meter. Stems have a blue tint. The leaves are round and hard. Flower colors: pale blue, blue or blue. In the wrapper, the leaves are jagged, blue with greenish hues.

Seaside eryngium (E. Maritimum) grows in the wild in the Baltic countries, on the Crimean peninsula. The stem grows up to 70 cm and has a silvery color with blue tint. The leaves are round or heart-shaped. Their edges are represented by prickly teeth. The bluish flowers make up the inflorescences, which are spherical in shape. Around the inflorescence there are prickly leaves.

Field eryngium (E. Campestre) also called flat. Wastelands and steppes are the main environment for the growth of culture. The color is not blue. The stem grows up to 60 cm has strongly dissected leaves of a bluish color.

The most popular varieties

Blue Star is a very popular variety. Thanks to its beautiful blue radiant color, it is very much appreciated by florists. The wrapper is represented by numerous sharp long leaves of blue-silver color. It grows up to 90 cm. Flowering occurs in the second half of summer. This is a varietal variety of an alpine plant species. The flowers are bright blue in color. Ideal for winter bouquets.

Braggart- This is a variety of flat-leaved eryngium. Perennial, very ornamental plant. Maximum height - 70 cm. Small bluish or blue flowers folded into inflorescences, surrounded by numerous prickly leaves. The variety is unpretentious, loves the sun. It is used in single or group plantings. Also

Fanfaron is an excellent choice for creating winter bouquets.

Braggart

Blue Star (Blue Star)- an unusual ornamental plant. It is a variety of Alpine eryngium. Inflorescences have the shape of an elongated head. leaves are large, silver color. The flowers have a rich blue color. The variety blooms in the second half of summer. Plant height does not exceed 90 cm. The variety is cold-resistant.

alpine sky- a common variety among flower growers. The plant turns blue as it matures. The inflorescences are framed by hard prickly leaves. When dried, the color is perfectly preserved. It is usually used to create dried flower compositions. The best soil for the variety is alkaline.

reproduction

The plant reproduces by dividing the bush as well as the seeds. The second method is much better, since the roots are very brittle, and the divided seedlings take root very poorly. Division is usually carried out in late spring. Leave about 40 cm between plants when planting.

But it is better to propagate the eryngium by seeds. You can sow seeds immediately in open ground, you can through seedlings. If you sow seeds in open ground, then this should be done at the end of autumn.

For seedlings, seeds are sown in February or March. If the air temperature is about 20 degrees, then the first shoots appear after 3 weeks.

Landing and care

Any soil is suitable for growing. However, the moisture-rich soil will be more to the liking of the blueholic. A handful or two of lime must be added to the pits. As lime, you can take ground eggshells. Lime will help enhance the color.

Caring for a plant is not overly complicated. Around the bushes, the soil needs to be loosened regularly. Long stems in early summer should be tied to a support.

This crop has good resistance to cold and frost.

Application and useful properties

The eryngium is used not only in landscape design and floristry. It is grown for cutting. Dried and used in a variety of flower arrangements from dried flowers. But that's not all.

The plant is also used for medicinal purposes. This is especially true of the flat-leaved eryngium. Infusion and decoction of this herb is used as a sedative.

It is believed that the culture treats bronchitis, whooping cough, cough, insomnia and even kidney stones. Also, the use of decoctions from the eryngium can cause menstruation, relieve pain. Used as an anti-inflammatory agent.

However, it must be remembered that before using any traditional medicine, consultation with a specialist is required.

It is also believed that the plant has magical properties. And today, dried bunches of eryngium are often hung over the entrance to the house, so that a person who is capable of committing evil will not enter it.

Despite the fact that the plant is not particularly beautiful and colorful, it is very often used by landscape designers and florists in their creations.

The culture feels great in group and single plantings, it is appropriate in alpine slides. But most often it is used to create winter bouquets and other flower arrangements. Usually eryngium is used as a dried flower. It perfectly retains its color during drying. It is necessary to cut flowers when the inflorescences are fully bloomed.

The flower goes well with flowers of yellow and white color, also with mordovnik and with cereals.

The eryngium planting and care in the open field pruning reproduction

The genus Eringium, also called the eryngium, belongs to the Umbelliferae family. The total number of the genus fluctuates around 250 species, which are distributed in various regions of our planet.

Usually representatives of this genus are herbaceous perennials, although there are biennial and annual plants. The height depends on the species and varies from 35 cm to 1 m 50 cm. The foliage is leathery, its shape also varies in different species. The flowers are bisexual, axillary, form a capitate inflorescence.

Varieties and types

Alpine erysipelas perennial growing a little over half a meter. The lower foliage is heart shaped, toothed, petiolate; the one above is triangular. The blue inflorescence consists of small flowers. Popular varieties of this species Blue Star And Amethyst .

eryngium Bourget not picky about growing conditions, but rarely found in our country. It grows up to 40 cm, the shoot is erect, the foliage with a greenish tint, dissected, all in veins.

giant eryngium comes from the Caucasus Mountains. This species is the tallest of this genus and grows up to 1 m 50 cm. It is a biennial with leathery foliage, the lower one is petiolate, and the upper one is sessile. The flowers form a large light blue inflorescence.

eryngium flat-leaved perennial growing up to a meter. It branches quite strongly, the shoots have a bluish tint. The foliage is thin, five separate. The inflorescence is not particularly large, has a long flowering.

seaside eryngium perennial growing up to 70 cm, has massive shoots with a bluish tint. The basal foliage, like that of other species, is placed on petioles, and the one above is sessile. Flowers light blue.

eryngium hybrid this common name for mixed species, which are easily obtained by crossing and pollinating different Eringiums.

One of the most commonly grown hybrid species is Tsabel's eryngium . It combines Alpine and Vurga blueheads, thanks to which it has large inflorescences and variegated leaves.

There are many varieties, some of them are:

field eryngium perennial growing up to half a meter tall. When the shoot dries, it forms a tumbleweed. The inflorescence-umbrella is small, pale blue in color. This rare plant included in the Red Book of Tatarstan.

Sinegolovnik planting and care in the open field

The eryngium is unpretentious in cultivation and care. It is easy to cultivate in a flower bed or rock garden. When choosing a growing place, pay attention to sunny areas, because the flowers on them will have a more saturated blue color.

The best soils are sandy and rocky, but others can be used - the main thing is that they are light and have excellent drainage, as any excess moisture is detrimental to Eringium. This results in the absence of the need for watering, even with prolonged heat.

In nature, the eryngium grows on poor soils and does not require fertilizer in the garden either. If the soil is too nutritious, then flowering will not be as plentiful and frost resistance may decrease.

From time to time, the soil needs to be weeded and weeds destroyed, but you can cover the soil with peat mulch and these procedures will be significantly reduced.

Burnet is also a medicinal plant, which, when planted and cared for in the open field, does not require special labor costs, you will find recommendations for growing this plant in this article.

Pruning eryngium

To maintain lush flowering, this culture needs rejuvenation, which is carried out every year by pruning. When flowering passes, the shoots are cut off, leaving a little near the ground.

Tall species that are prone to lodging should be tied to supports.

When buying a eryngium, ask what climate it is adapted to, as some species do not tolerate cold. Those that are adapted to the climate of our strip easily survive even very cold winters without shelter.

eryngium breeding

The eryngium is easily propagated by seed and vegetative methods. Seeds are simply sown in open ground, and this plant also propagates easily by self-sowing.

If you want to get seedlings, then sowing is carried out at the end of winter. Keep the sown at a temperature close to 20 ° C, preferably not higher. Make sure the seedlings have enough light.

Young plants are transplanted into the garden at the end of May. Also note that young shoots obtained from self-sowing can also be transplanted as seedlings.

Reproduction of the eryngium by dividing the bush

Vegetative propagation is represented by dividing the bush. The rhizome of the eryngium is weak and it is necessary to carry out the procedure when the heat is established and the night colds go away.

Dig up bushes and divide carefully, as this culture does not like transplants. The root should be divided into large parts, and they should be planted 40 cm between individuals or other plants.

Diseases and pests

High resistance to diseases and pests is one of the advantages of this plant. Eringium does not get sick even if there is a diseased plant next to it.

The eryngium useful properties and contraindications

The roots of this culture are used in folk medicine, as they contain essential oils, tannins, acids.

They help with expectoration, have a diuretic effect, and also have a positive effect on the intestines.

But preparations and remedies with this plant cannot be used for hypertension, and for women, in addition, during menstruation and during pregnancy.

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Sinegolovnik - planting and care in the open field. Growing eryngium from seeds, methods of reproduction. Description, types. Photo - Flowertimes.ru

The eryngium or eringium (Eryngium) is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Umbelliferae family. Can be found all over the world different kinds both annual and perennial plants. The stem of the flower is usually erect, reaches a height of 35 cm to 1.5 m. The leaves are elongated, with a leathery surface, carved along the edges. Flowers form in umbellate inflorescences, bloom from June to September.

The eryngium is perfect for decorating a garden plot, it will find a certain place in the design of bouquets. In addition, the plant has honey properties, and is also used in folk medicine.

Growing eryngium from seeds

Sowing eryngium

The eryngium can be easily propagated by seed. Seeds are planted immediately in open ground. Most auspicious time- Spring.

• Seeds are placed in two centimeter deepenings.
• Between the rows leave an interval of up to 0.5 m.
• Holes between crops should also be located at a distance of 50 cm. Otherwise, thinning of seedlings will be required.

The eryngium can also reproduce by self-sowing - the seeds can independently fall into the ground, and in the spring sprouts will appear from them. To provide the necessary conditions for full development, they should be thinned out. The bluehead does not require special care. But weeding and watering is simply necessary. The culture grows very quickly, the roots penetrate deep into the soil.

Seedlings of eryngium

Some gardeners pre-sprout seedlings. This procedure usually begins at the end of winter. Then by May, young plants will be ready for transplanting into open soil.

• Seeds are sown in a prepared tray with universal soil. Do not load grains deep. Enough 40-50 cm.
• Crops are covered with a film until shoots appear. Then the coating is removed. The air temperature should be 20 degrees. Lighting is preferably bright, but diffused.
• Sprouts require moderate watering.
• If the shoots are crowded, they are transferred to larger pots, where they are until planted in open ground. The procedure is carried out at the end of May, but beforehand, the shoots are hardened for a couple of weeks, for which they are regularly taken out into the fresh air.
• When transplanted into the ground, the seedling is simply transferred along with a clod of earth into the prepared hole. The distance between plantings is 40 cm. After transplanting seedlings, the soil is mulched.

Reproduction of the eryngium

Reproduction by dividing the bush

This method is usually done in the spring when the frost is behind. Since the culture has a fragile root system, the bush should be divided very carefully, carefully and carefully avoiding the most vulnerable places.

Planting eryngium in open ground

For eryngium it is better to choose a sunny zone. With this choice, the flowers of the plant will have a rich shade, which will increase the attractiveness and beauty of the eringium.

The earth should be light, with good drainage. In this case, you should opt for sandy or rocky soil.

Caring for the eryngium

Eringium is an unpretentious plant, so caring for the plant is quite easy.

Watering

The eryngium can practically do without watering even during the dry period, and excess moisture can completely destroy the plant.

Feeds and fertilizers

Culture does not require top dressing. Gardeners have repeatedly noticed that an enhanced nutrient medium worsens the splendor of the plant and reduces frost resistance.

Mulching

It is advisable to carry out mulching with peat. This makes it easier to control weeds that must be removed.

pruning

The rejuvenation of the eryngium affects the splendor of the culture. For this, pruning of the plant is used. But after flowering, the sprouts are cut down to the base, leaving only a small stump.

Tall plants should be strengthened with props so that the stems do not lie on the ground.

eryngium in winter

The eryngium tolerates winter well and does not need shelter. However, if the selected seeds do not have the necessary winter hardiness, the sprouts should be covered in cold weather using spruce branches or dry foliage for this.

Diseases and pests

The plant is extremely resistant to pests and diseases. Even infected neighboring plants are not afraid of eringium.

Sinegolovnik in landscape design

Often in garden plots you can see this exotic plant. Gardeners welcome the planting of the eryngium. And even lovingly they call it an elegant thorn. Culture not only improves the appearance of the territory itself, but also fits perfectly into landscape design, looks great in the design of hedges, alpine slides, rockeries. Pale blue flowers adorn group plantings, look great among large stones and rocks.

A beautiful combination of eringium with lily, dahlia, phlox and geranium pleases the eye with elegance and grace. The plant looks exquisite against the background of pink, red, white flowers. The collage with bluebells, poppies, cereal crops surprises with its organicity.

Sinegolovnik in floristry

Inflorescences have the ability to keep their external qualities, therefore, more and more often you can find a bright eryngium in solemn bouquets, flower arrangements. Combinations with lilies, tulips of different tones are appropriate here. The graceful thorn on the contrast of shades looks picturesque and bright.

Types of eryngium

There are about 250 types of eringium. The most popular of them are the following cultures:

• Alpine bluehead. The plant is perennial, has small cornflower blue flowers, collected by an umbrella. The height of the stem is about 50 cm. At the bottom of the shoot are leaves on petioles, having the shape of a heart with jagged edges. Triangular foliage above.
• Ballheadfeverweed. A flower with round balls-inflorescences with original spines. The leaves are carved with thorns along the edges.
• Bourget, Burta or Burgati. Straight stem, reaching 40 cm. Greenish leaf blades, dissected, with visible veins.
• Giant bluehead. This is the highest representative of culture. The distribution area is the Caucasus. The stem reaches one and a half meters. Leathery leaf blades. The lower leaves are attached to the shoot with long cuttings, and the upper ones, as it were, sit on it. Flowers light blue. And the bracts, thanks to the iridescent structure, give the plant a fantastic look. Eringium supposedly shines with iridescent stars.
• Flat-leaved bluehead. The culture is perennial, branching, its stem reaches a meter height. Shoots have a bluish tint. The leaf blades are divided.
• Seaside view. Perennial with large shoots of turquoise tones. Inflorescences of a soft bluish hue. Culture can reach a height of 0.7 meters.
• Field bluehead. The plant in Tatarstan was included in the Red Book and is protected by law. The height of its stem is only 0.5 m. Beautiful pale blue flowers, collected in small inflorescences in the form of umbrellas. After drying or dying off the stems, the plantings turn into a tumbleweed.
• Leavenworth. This is a real shrub, the leaves and inflorescences of which are painted in a bright purple color scheme. Its height is 0.6-0.8 m. It looks great. It can often be found in the design of flower beds and alpine slides. All beauty appears during the flowering period of the eryngium, from June to September.

The use of eryngium in folk medicine

Since the root of the culture is rich in tannins, acids, essential oils, traditional medicine could not bypass beneficial features plants. Decoctions and infusions prepared from roots and herbs give a good expectorant effect, are used as a diuretic, stimulate the intestines, and improve the functions of the liver and stomach. However, a group of diseases prohibits their intake. They should not be used by hypertensive patients, pregnant women, diabetic patients.

The roots of the plant are harvested in the autumn or in early spring. They are freed from the ground, cut into pieces and dried in well-ventilated pantries or under a canopy. Ready roots can be stored for up to three years.

Grass is collected during flowering. It is crushed and dried in the air, always in the shade. Prepared grass can be used for 2 years.

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Feverweed. Eringium. Care, cultivation, reproduction. Medicinal plants. Dried flowers. Flowers. A photo. - Botanichka.ru

Feverweed, or Eringium (Eryngium) - a genus of herbaceous plants of the Umbelliferae family ( Umbelliferae).

Seaside eryngium, or Sea eryngium, or Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)

Name

The name "Sinegolovnik" or "Sinegolov" refers to many other plants that have mostly blue flowers crowded into a head, such as Mordovnik, Burnet, Cornflower, Gentian, Sow thistle. Another name is known - "sea holly", which comes from the places of its cultivation on the sea coasts in the Mediterranean. Usually this name is attributed to one species of Eryngium maritimum, but the relation to the genus Holly ( Ilex) the plant does not have any. Due to some resemblance to the thistle, the plant may be referred to as weeds.

Eryngium sp. (Sea Holly) Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Eryngium sp. (Sea Holly). Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Spreading

About 230 species in tropical, subtropical and temperate zones, mainly in Mexico and South America. There are about 15 species in the former USSR, mainly in the southern regions.

It grows in sandy places, in bushes and steppes.

Alpine eryngium (Eryngium alpinum) Introduced into culture in the 16th century

Botanical description

Many, less often two- or annual herbs.

The stem is straight, glabrous, bluish in color, branched at the top, up to half a meter high.

The leaves are entire or pinnately dissected, often leathery and spiny-toothed.

The flowers are small, mostly blue-blue, of the usual umbrella type, collected at the top of the branches in an ovoid head; spathe consists of 6–7 narrowly lanceolate, not exceeding the head of prickly leaves.

The fruits are covered with scales.

Flat-leaved eryngium (Eryngium planum) The simplest and most affordable for residents of central Russia.

cultivation

The soil: any soil is suitable for planting, but rather rich, moisture-intensive soils are preferred for better development. Under each plant, 1-2 handfuls of lime (ground eggshell), which will contribute to a more intense coloring of the inflorescences. Flatleaf will survive well on poor hard clays, losing almost no weight, but gaining in color, which becomes brighter in such Spartans.

Care: in addition to the usual weeding, they need systematic loosening of the soil around the bushes. In mid-June, species with long thin stems should be tied to a support. Most of the eryngium species in middle lane Russia is quite winter-hardy.

Reproduction: seeds and division of the bush. It is difficult to propagate eryngium by division, because their roots break and the delenki do not take root well. Bushes are divided in May, while protecting very fragile roots. Planting is carried out, maintaining a distance between plants of at least 30-40 cm.

Seed propagation is preferred. Seeds are sown before winter in open ground. You can sow seedlings in February-March. At a temperature of 18 about shoots appear on the 20-30th day. Seedlings are transplanted while they are small.

Hybrids, which are usually sterile, are propagated for sale by microcloning, and for acquaintances by longitudinal division of powerful roots with several rosettes. Share in the spring.

Practical use

Tall plants look great in group plantings or singly, low plants are beautiful in discounts, mixborders. Blueheads are classic ingredients for winter bouquets, and if you cut plants in full bloom, they will stay that way for years to come. Low views can be used for an alpine slide. In some regions of Russia, it is called the "hall". Until now, bunches of dried plants are hung over front door, believing that a person capable of doing evil will not be able to cross the threshold of the house.

eryngium flat-leaved ( Eryngium planum) is widely used as medicinal plant among the nations former USSR and in Western Europe.

The use of infusion and decoction of herbs in folk medicine as a blood purifier and sedative is widely known. It is used for chronic bronchitis, irritating cough, whooping cough, dropsy, kidney stones, "ache", fright, scrofula and especially nightmares and insomnia. Infusion of herbs causes and enhances menstruation, relieves pain and inflammation, has an antitoxic effect. With a toothache, rinse the mouth with a decoction or lubricate the gums with vodka tincture.

Before use, consult with your doctor.

Eburneum eryngium (Eryngium eburneum)

Giant eryngium (Eryngium giganteum) In England, it is known as the "Ghost of Miss Wilmott". The name is connected with the fact that the named lady of the time of Queen Victoria, like a true lady of that time, was fond of gardening and was so fascinated by this plant that she tossed its seeds into the gardens of her friends. She wished it would grow everywhere!

Burt's eryngium (Eryngium bourgatii) "Picos Blue"

Eryngium foetidum (Eryngium foetidum) The plant is widely used as a pickling seasoning in Caribbean cuisine. It is an important ingredient in many cuisines. Asian countries(Thailand, India, Vietnam). Sometimes used as a substitute for cilantro, but has a stronger flavor. For this reason, spices from this plant are also called "Mexican coriander" or "long coriander". medicinal purposes leaves and roots are used, from which a decoction is prepared, used to stimulate appetite, improve digestion, and soothe abdominal pain.

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Sinegolovnik: varieties, planting care, reproduction

The eryngium (lat. Eryngium) is a genus of perennial (rarely biennial and summer) herbs of the Umbelliferae family. It grows in the tropics, subtropics and temperate latitudes. Other names for blueheads, eringium.

Description

The height of representatives of the genus depends on the species, it ranges from 40 to 150 cm. The root system is pivotal. The stem is erect (sometimes semi-recumbent), bare, bluish in color, branched at the top. The leaves are hard, leathery, rounded or ovate, lanceolate, pinnately dissected, serrated, prickly along the edge. Basal leaves are long-petiolate, stem leaves are sessile. At the beginning of plant growth, the color of the leaves is green, then it acquires a whitish hue. Leaf plates of adult plants are blue-steel in color.

Feverweed

The flowers are small, collected in ovoid inflorescences of umbrella type. Heads up to 2 cm in length, often blue-blue, located on the tops of branched stems. The flower is framed by a cup-shaped wrapper with dissected leaves, prickly, equal in length or exceeding the size of the flower, arranged horizontally or raised. The color of the flowers is intense blue, blue-blue, blue-lilac. The fruits are scaly two-seedlings.

Growth environment - sandstones, steppes, meadows, highlands, thickets of bushes. The eryngium can be found along roadsides, in wastelands, in dry fields, on sandy river banks. Due to its resemblance to the thistle, the eryngium is often associated with weeds.

The eryngium blooms in July - August. Dried flowers retain their decorative effect and are used to create flower arrangements. Some species are used in official and traditional medicine. The herb has soothing, analgesic, blood-purifying, expectorant properties.

The plant is winter-hardy. The leaves overwinter partially (in the basal rosette), the stem dies off for the winter.

Dried blueberry

Popular types and varieties

Many species of eryngium are cultivated and grown as ornamental plants.

Alpine eryngium(e. alpinum). It grows wild in the mountains of Eastern Europe. The height of the bush is up to 70 cm. The stem is upright, branched at the top, ribbed. Basal leaves are ovoid, stem leaves pinnately dissected, prickly. The flowers are collected in a dense large head, located in separate bracts. The involucre is multi-leaf, with dissected prickly leaves, exceeding the size of the inflorescence in length. It differs from other species in the bright blue or blue-violet color of the entire plant. Blooms in July.

Amethyst eryngium(e. amethystinum). Native to southern and central Europe. Height is about 70 cm. The leaves are leathery, prickly. The flowers are round or ovoid in blue or blue. Wrap during flowering lilac-blue. Blooms from July for more than a month.

eryngium Bourget(Burgatti, lat. e. bourgatii). Homeland - the Iberian Peninsula. Rarely seen in horticulture. Undersized, up to 40 cm. It is distinguished by a bizarre color and leaf shape. The blue-green curved spiny leaves are decorated with a pattern of white veins.

giant eryngium(e. giganteum). Biennial tall (up to 150 cm) species. The leaves are leathery, basal - smooth, near-stem - strongly dissected, prickly, gray-blue. The flowers are blue-steel, large, up to 100 inflorescences are formed on one bush. The leaves of the involucre are large, prickly, silvery or gray-blue in color; during flowering, a metallic sheen appears in the veins of the leaves. Flowering period - July - August. It is an excellent honey plant.

Separately, it is worth highlighting the Silver Ghost variety, which has absorbed all the best qualities of this species. A metallic sheen is present in all leaves of the plant; the inflorescence wrap has the largest diameter in the genus (up to 12 cm), forming a lush collar around a large (up to 6 cm) inflorescence.

Giant eryngium flower

eryngium flat-leaved(or flat, lat. e.planum). Perennial plants up to 1 m high. Stems with a blue tint, strongly branched at the top. The leaves are hard, leathery, thin, rounded. The flowers are pale blue, blue or blue, small, multiple. The leaves of the involucre are blue-green in color, toothed, subulate-needle, lanceolate. Looks dry. Winter-hardy. Widely used in medicine.

seaside eryngium(Sea podub, lat. e. maritimum). Wildly grows in the Crimea, Transcaucasia, Baltic. Stems up to 70 cm tall, thick, silver-blue. The leaves are rounded or heart-shaped, entire, with prickly teeth. The flowers are blue, pale, the head of the inflorescence is spherical. The leaves of the involucre are wide, entire, prickly.

Common eryngium(Smooth, lat. e. campestre). It grows in the steppes and wastelands. Does not have blue tints. The leaves are deeply dissected.

eryngium hybrid(e. hybridum) is obtained by crossing different species. Breeders have bred many varieties that differ in color and shape of leaves and flowers. The leaves of some varieties (Jat Frod, Sleigh Jackpot) are variegated or double-colored.

Popular gardening hybrids:

• e. Tsabelya - the most popular among gardeners;
• e. Variegated - small blue heads stick out of a white star-shaped wrapper;
• e. Three-part - interesting with the contrast of steel heads and deep blue leaves of the wrappers.
• Hybrids with green flowers: e. Eburneum, e. Agavolistiogo, e. Proteiflorum.

Photogallery of species

Cultivation and care

Lighting. Prefers open sunny areas.

The soil. Light sandy and sandy loamy soils, well drained. The eryngium is flat and Bourget prefers heavy clay soils. The plant develops well, and the color becomes brighter.

Advice. The introduction of a deoxidizer (lime, ash) into the soil before planting contributes to a brighter color of the flowers.

Watering. Rare, moderate. Some species tolerate drought without watering. After watering, it is necessary to loosen the soil around the plant.

Care. Needs systematic weeding. Tall varieties in the middle of summer are tied to a support. For the winter, the ground part is cut off. Grows well without fertilizing.

Shelter. Most species tolerate the winter well without shelter. Some hybrids need extra protection in winter.

Diseases and pests. Virtually unaffected.

Landing eryngium in the ground

reproduction

The eryngium propagates in two ways: by dividing the bushes and by seeds.

It should be noted right away that the propagation of this plant by dividing the bush is inefficient, and is used only as a last resort. Divide in May. The fragile roots of the plant break strongly, so you need to be very careful. The survival rate of divisions is very low.

Growing eryngium from seeds is more rational. Sowing is carried out in open ground immediately after collecting seeds (in autumn). Seedlings are unfriendly, appear a month after sowing. The plant is prone to propagation by self-sowing, but spring shoots are rare.

When growing seedlings, seeds are sown in February in containers with loose soil mixture. They are transplanted into open ground in the spring with the complete preservation of the earthen coma. The smaller the age of the seedlings during transplantation, the more likely it is to survive.

Hybrid varieties are propagated by microcloning. It is impossible to do this at home.

The eryngium in the flower garden

Use in landscape design

The unpretentiousness of the eryngium allows it to be used in all areas of landscape design. They are decorated with flower beds, mixborders, and rockeries. It gets along well with almost all plants, while complementing the composition with exotic inflorescences.

The decorative value of blueheads is also cut. Preparations for bouquets are made when all the flowers in the inflorescence are open. Dried stems with flowers remain unchanged for many years. Florists paint the heads of inflorescences in various colors. In bouquets, the eryngium looks spectacular, in harmony with almost all flowers.

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The Department: angiosperms (Magnoliophyta).

Class: dicotyledons (Dicotyledones).

Order: umbellate (Umbelliflorae).

Family: umbrella (Umbelliferae).

Genus: eryngium (Eryngium).

View: alpine eryngium (E. alpinum).

Alpine eryngium is a rhizomatous perennial with upright shoots up to 70 cm high. In this article we will tell you about the places of growth, the meaning and use of the eryngium, the biology of its development and show a photo of the alpine eryngium.

The basal leaves of the plant are long-petiolate, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, bright green, with a serrated edge and up to 15 cm long. The stem leaves are sessile, palmately dissected into pointed spiny lobes.

As can be seen in the photo, the flowers of the eryngium are small, regular, with a blue corolla, collected in a cylindrical capitate inflorescence, which is up to 4 cm long and surrounded by bracts, like a collar. By themselves, the flowers of the eryngium are prickly, painted in blue, green, white or gray.

The dry fruit is a dark brown prickly two-seeded plant up to 0.5 cm long.

Populations of eryngium herb are scattered across the Alps. Most of the range is in France, where 38 locations are known in the Rhone-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, as well as in Austria. In Slovenia and Italy, several small populations remained; the plant disappeared from some of the habitats. In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the state of the species is stable due to reintroduction.

The eryngium plant is found in the mountains at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 m in communities of other tall grasses, among, in open places and often in avalanche corridors.

The species is characterized by seed renewal. In culture, it is sometimes possible to propagate it vegetatively - by dividing the rhizome. The plant blooms in summer, pollinated by insects, mainly bees. Seeds ripen in autumn and are dispersed by animals and humans by clinging to wool and clothing, respectively.

The soft and wide basal leaves of the alpine eryngium perform the function of photosynthesis, and the prickly and hard upper ones serve for protection and decoration.

The use of eryngium flowers

Alpine eryngium - popular in Southern Europe garden plant. It is good as a tapeworm and in group planting. It is valued for its spectacular inflorescences with bright stipules, which remain on the peduncles for a long time, as well as for its endurance and undemanding to the conditions of detention.

Most often, amethyst blueheads (E. amethystinum), giant (E. giganteum), flat-leaved (E. planum), proteic (E. proteiflorum) and seaside (E. maritimum), as well as variegated Zabela (E. x zabelii) are grown - hybrid of Alpine and Bourget blueheads (E.bourgatii).

The use of eryngium is due to the content of saponins and essential oil. Infusions and decoctions of the flat-leaved and field eryngium (E. campestre) are used in folk medicine for diseases

This herb in German tradition has the same meaning as thistle. In the Middle Ages, the prickly flowers of the eryngium were attributed the property of scaring away evil spirits.

Despite the fact that the species grows in protected areas, livestock grazing, ski tourism and uncontrolled collection for bouquets remain the main threats to it. The range of the alpine eryngium is less than 2000 km2 and is declining along with its abundance. The species has been introduced into cultivation and is protected throughout its range.