Marsh marigold: variety description, planting and care in the open field, application

The beautiful yellow marigold flowers have been used frequently in recent years. Early flowering and luxurious foliage make it possible to decorate the banks of reservoirs and flower beds with its help. In addition, marigold is known for its medicinal properties.

Description and features

Marsh marigold is a perennial crop that belongs to the buttercup family. Its root is cord-like, in the form of a bundle. The height is usually 40 centimeters, but if it grows where there is a lot of moisture, it can grow higher than a meter.

The plant is distributed mainly on the territory of the Russian Federation, but is sometimes found in countries with a cold climate, such as Iceland and countries located on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

This plant is considered poisonous and is known for its medicinal properties.

It has several names:

• cow color;
• oil color;
• greasy color;
• icteric color.

The leaves are dense and leathery, with rounded edges. Kaluga loves when there is a lot of moisture, her favorite habitats are meadows, banks of reservoirs or swampy areas. The stem is straight, bare, grows weakly. The part of the leaves that is under water has a red-violet color. Flowers golden yellow, double.

Seeds appear in September.

Outdoor cultivation

This plant is not grown in flower pots or greenhouses. For this, only open ground is used.

Date of planting

Seeds are planted in the ground in April or September.

Seed selection and preparation

If grown from seeds, stratification is necessary. To do this, they are kept at 10 degrees Celsius for a month. After that, 2 months - at 18-20 degrees. And only then they can be planted in the ground.

Soil preparation

The soil in which the marigold is planted must be moist. Before planting, fertilize with organic fertilizers.

Plant pattern

The distance between the seeds should not be less than 30 centimeters.

Care

Marigold is an unpretentious plant that does not require special additional care. It has good frost resistance, loves good lighting, although it can grow even with its lack.

Very fond of moisture and additional watering. If it receives less water, then it gradually begins to bloom less. Within three or four years, the bush grows strongly, so it is necessary to plant it in time.

Irrigation

The plant needs abundant watering to grow. The soil in which it grows must constantly maintain its moisture content. In hot weather, watering should be more frequent than usual.

Loosening and weeding

Weeding is done as weeds grow. Loosening is desirable to do after precipitation so that the outer layer of the earth after drying does not turn into a continuous crust.

Feeding

For top dressing, the marigold is supplied with organic fertilizers. You need to do it this way:

1. When early spring comes, fertilize the ground next to the plant.
2. In late autumn, when top dressing, it is necessary to mulch the earth at the same time as top dressing.

Diseases and pests

The marigold plant is poisonous, and this protects it from most diseases and insect pests.

Transfer

After 3-4 years of growth, the bush loses its decorative appearance, and it is usually transplanted or propagated by dividing the bush in order to give it a new life.

After flowering

When the marigold fades, it is recommended to cut the flowers. This increases the vigor of the lush green foliage of this plant.

Collection and storage of seeds

It is not customary to collect and store marigold seeds, because they have low germination. They usually appear in June and they try to land them as soon as possible.

Preparing for winter

Since the marigold is resistant not only to low temperatures, but also to frost, it does not require special preparation for the winter period.

Reproduction

This plant can be propagated by vegetative or seed method. It is grown outdoors.

Seeds

Seeds from marigold can be obtained twice a year: in spring and autumn. First they are stratified, then planted. Marigold grown from seeds blooms in the third year.

Dividing the bush

To use this method of propagation, you need to dig a bush in early spring before it begins to bloom.It is divided into several parts and planted separately. The distance between the bushes is 30-40 centimeters. In order for them to take root, they are watered and placed in the shade. The latter is necessary until the moment they take root. This plant tolerates the transplant procedure well.

You can use propagation by cuttings. To do this, they find a branch with a kidney and bend it to the ground. After it takes root, it is detached from the mother plant and transplanted. For successful germination, watering must be ensured.

Use

Marigold can have a variety of uses. What is valuable in medicine is that it can help cure many diseases.

Marigold can also delight viewers as one of the flowers used in landscape design.

This plant, despite its poisonous nature, can also be used in cooking if properly prepared.

Medicine

Although marigold must be used with caution and only with the permission of a doctor, it can nevertheless be used in the treatment of various diseases.

Useful properties

The plant is used to treat whooping cough, asthma, fever, dropsy and bronchitis. Helps with diseases of the urinary tract, rheumatism, scrofula. Relieves pain during menstruation. It is an effective remedy in the fight against inflammation. Helps heal wounds, damaged or healed skin.

Because it is a poisonous plant, only a small amount should be taken for medicinal purposes.

Can be used as an external remedy.

For medical purposes, you can take stems, leaves, as well as buds of flowers that have not yet blossomed. Marigold juice is an emetic and laxative. The plant in its composition contains vitamin C, linoleic acid, carotene and flavonoids. The roots contain saponin.

Despite the large number of useful properties, the plant is rarely used in medicine. This is primarily due to the fact that it is poisonous. Despite this feature, it can bring many benefits. It is used as a medicine for the treatment of diseases of the gallbladder, scurvy and neuroses. Warts can be successfully treated with marigold.

Used with psyllium, you can get a medicine that can cure cough.

Contraindications

Before using marigold for treatment, you should consult your doctor. Due to its poisonous nature, it is possible to harm yourself when consumed.

In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, it is necessary to use the exact dosage of such a medicine. It can cause individual intolerance.

It is forbidden to use marigold for treatment during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

In some cases, complications occur when taking:

1. Severe abdominal pain;
2. Nausea and in some cases vomiting;
3. May have diarrhea;
4. Skin irritation occurs;
5. Sometimes the mucous membrane is irritated.

Landscape design

Kaluzhnitsa is used to decorate the coastal zone of man-made reservoirs. Also grown in flower beds, where it looks beautiful in combination with other types of flowers.

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