If there is desire to decorate flower bed effective high with flowers, then you will like beautiful and original flower "Foxglove".
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Description of plant "Foxglove"
How and when to replace seedling of "Foxglove"
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Description of plant "Foxglove"
"Foxglove" (Latin Diqitalis) - grassy plant, perennial. Family plantain family. Height of plant can reach one and a half meters. Inflorescence brush, with bright various colors hand bells (thimble). Differ in form and coloring of nimbuses. It is used in design of personal plot (yellow, purple, rusty, woolly). Land along fence, in flowerpots, shade undersized species of flowers, along paths or on the central bed. It is possible to cut off high peduncles and to put houses in floor vase. In medicine "Foxglove", thanks to the medicinal properties is applied. Generally it is leaves which contain the cardiac glycoside (digitoksin) used in therapy of diseases of heart. Also medicines on the basis of foxglove remove short wind, reduce hypostases, improve the general condition of the patient.
How and when to replace seedling of "Foxglove"
It is possible to buy seedling of "Foxglove" in shop or to grow up from seeds. It is also possible to put also shanks. Take only young shoots, accurately separating from parental plant. Any site will approach, but it is not close to trees.
The foxglove does not love a lot of moisture. It is necessary to plant seedling in warm weather, without temperature drops at night. Before landing, weeks for two to pave the way – to dig up, bring humus. To replace seedling in holes it is slightly more than roots, carefully pressing the earth around sapling. Not really seldom, so landing will look more densely. It is good to water. To loosen slightly from above as roots very close. Not to allow stagnation of water at roots.
Fertilizing will be even before blossoming and collecting zavyadshy inflorescences. It is necessary to weed plant from weeds which disturb set of green material. The taken roots plant will perfectly feel and not to demand additional leaving. Abundant watering only in hot weather will be required. The plant begins to blossom from second year of life. Being pleasing to the eye abundance of paints all summer till the fall, taking part of September.
At cultivation from seeds. At first seeds keep in water which is regularly changed. Then spread on soil, having powdered with sand. Cover and leave for few weeks before emergence of sprouts. Develops slowly. Seedling is thinned out if have ascended densely. The strengthened sprouts with leaflets land to the open ground. It is possible to seed seeds on the site to the soil in the spring at once. "Foxglove" perfectly breeds self-sowing therefore it is possible just to choose good sprouts in the spring and to replace to the constant place. For the winter the plant takes cover branches or fir twigs, podsypav soils on roots.
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The substances which are contained in leaves and flowers are poisonous. It is forbidden to land near kindergartens. Not to chew flowers and leaves. At poisoning such symptoms as – nausea, dizziness, tachycardia, spasms can appear. It is urgent to wash out stomach and to see doctor.