Pyrethrum - planting and care

Dalmatian chamomile (pyrethrum - scientific name) is a herbaceous perennial plant. This decorative flower grows in a season up to one meter high, forming a basket of red, pink and white flowers. Pyrethrum came to us from faraway Dalmatia, and now he is bred all over the world - in Europe, Japan, Africa, America.

Pyrethrum - flowers that are perfect for inexperienced gardeners, or for those who do not get to spend a lot of time floriculture. Pyrethrum is very unpretentious, planting and caring for him will not take much energy. Once planted bushes will delight owners for many years, decorating the front garden with abundant flowering.

People have been growing this flower for several centuries, and during this time, a variety of perritum varieties have appeared. About 55 species are grown in the territory of the CIS. Here are the most popular of them:

1. Pyrethrum maiden is a small lush shrub, up to 0.5 meters high. The petals of flowers resemble the petals of chrysanthemums.
2. Persian chamomile are shrubs with a height of 20 to 60 cm, with one, two or three baskets of flowers, the flowers themselves usually pink.
3. Camomile caucasian is pyrethrum red, these flowers grow in nature, in the mountains of Eastern Transcaucasia in the very beginning of summer. Flowers of the Caucasian daisy are red or pink, their feature is the presence of poison in flowers, leaves and stems. This poison is dangerous for insects, but harmless to humans and animals.
4. Hybrid pyrethrum is a variety of varieties that have come from the above species. Flowers are terry and smooth, with petals of white, cherry, pink and red.

Blossoms pyrethrum usually from the beginning of summer, flowering lasts an average of a month.

Peritrum - cultivation and care

This flower is planted as curbs and mixborders , for framing flower beds and flower beds, and also scattered throughout the garden. The pyrethrum saplings grow well under the trees, next to the ornamental shrubs. How to grow pyrethrum? Simple enough, because it is completely unpretentious - it grows in the sun, and in the shade, and in the penumbra, cold, even freezing to him at all. It grows on almost any soil, except for extremely depleted sand.

In the care of pyrethrum almost does not need: regular watering, top dressing in case of emergency, a rare weeding (it is only needed for young bushes, at the beginning of growth). It is very convenient that adult plants themselves suppress the growth of weed grasses.

After heavy rains and abundant watering, the ground beneath the pyrethrum bumps should be slightly loosened, this will not allow the crust to form. Adult, mature shrubs can be safely transplanted, but at the same time it is necessary to keep an earthen lump on the roots of pyrethrum. Reproduction of this plant is possible both by seeds and by dividing bushes. If the bushes are not cut, the faded arrows will simply grow on their own, and the owner will simply have to transplant the shoots elsewhere, in the spring. New varieties of pyrethrum are grown with seedlings.

Pyrethrum - growing from seeds

The seeds of pyrethrum should be sown in early March, in a loose fat earth. A layer of land above the seeds should be no more than five centimeters, boxes should be kept warm and exposed to light, the air temperature should not exceed 20 degrees. Sprout sprouts quickly, they can be transplanted to the garden in early May. But transplanting pyrethrum seedlings is necessary after preliminary training it to the sun and air. After landing in the open ground seedlings need to be shaded for a short while, at least ten days. Plant shrubs at a distance, it should be 30 cm.

There is almost no pest of pyrethrum, the only possible pest is aphid . To remove it, you need to treat the bushes with a suitable preparation.