Nivyanik: description, popular species and healing properties

For the tender charm, unpretentiousness and a long flowering period, nivyanik is used by plant growers.

These flowers, depending on the type and variety, can be simple and terry. Grow a plant is easy, as well as care for him.

What does Nivyanik look like: general information about the plant

So what is Nyvyanik - it is a perennial of the Astrov family with a tap root system, the roots of the nursery are distinguished by a red tinge.

The stem of the plant is upright, the growth of the plant is from 15 cm (dwarf varieties) to one meter. Some newly bred hybrids grow up to 1.30 cm. The name "nivyanik" in Russian comes from the phrase "growing in a field," nivyanik from the botanical point of view is not a daisy, if only because daisy is an annual plant; but plants are close relatives, as they belong to the same family. However, due to the similarity of inflorescences, Nivyanik is considered a chamomile by the people.

Nivyanik foliage can be located at the base of the stem or grow alternately along the stem, leaf plates either in the form of a blade, or serrated. Nivyanik, depending on the type and variety, may have double, semi-double and simple flowers of white or various shades of yellow. Flowering plants begins in May, re-August-September. In the autumn period, fruits with seeds are formed at the place of the inflorescences.

Common Types of Nevjanik

On the basis of the most popular types of greenberry, a wide variety of garden varieties have been developed - we will discuss their description below.

Marshland marsh

The marsh colony is a short dwarf shrub, up to 30 cm, branched with thin stems. The leaves form like a shovel, grow alternately, the color of foliage is saturated green, the edge of the leaf plate is uneven. The marsh marsh plant blooms in late June, flowering continues until the first frost. Its inflorescences are usually white in color, the diameter of a flower is up to 3 cm. The petals are lingular, narrow, the center of the flower is yellow.

Despite the name and the area where the greengrass grows in nature, frequent watering is not necessary for this plant. The swamp greenfield prefers sunny areas, although it is not afraid of the shadows either. Well responds to mineral supplements. Nivyanik marsh is not afraid of any autumn frosts, nor return spring.

Kurilian nivyanik

Kurilian nivyanik in its natural environment is common in the territories of the Kuril Islands and the islands of Japan. A plant with a powerful rhizome, up to 20 cm high. Foliage dissected, thin stems carry single baskets up to 8 cm in diameter. The Kuril nivyanik blooms late, with white flowers with a yellow tubular core.

The rock chamomile, as this cornfield is called, has a variety of arcticum. This plant can be attributed to the dwarf - its height is not more than 15 cm. It differs from the main form in the shape of a leaf plate: the leaf consists of three to five round-shaped blades. Flowers are the same large, flowering period from July to August. Nivyanik Kuril arcticum is popular in the design of alpine slides.

Greater Nivyanik

The largest nivyanik is a large plant with a thick, fleshy rhizome and a strong stem up to 70 cm. The plant has dark green large leaves that grow alternately with jagged edges. At nivyanik large inflorescences-baskets with radiate petals and a large yellow center.

This species, unlike the others, has many garden varieties, the most popular of them are:

• Nivyanik "Alaska" - frost-resistant variety, is popular in cold latitudes.This is a tall plant with a strong stem, slightly pubescent; long, narrow, shiny, dark green leaves, large, up to 10 cm in diameter, white flowers.
• Variety "Aglaia" - bush variety with bright green lanceolate foliage, with jagged edge; large white flowers; the bright yellow center is framed by a dense mass of needle-shaped petals, which, in turn, are surrounded by larger, multilanguage petals.
• Nivyanik "Crazy Daisy" - terry variety, plant height 90 cm. The plant has bluish-green leaves with a central vein, growing oppositely. Flower "Crazy Daisy" looks disheveled because of the numerous petals of different widths. The variety is beautiful in bouquet compositions.

Daisy

Common nivyanik, or meadow nyvyanik, is a plant with a straight, unbranched stem, growing to 90 cm. The bush can be up to 30 cm in diameter, due to the large rhizome, from which grow lateral shoots. The foliage at the base of the trunk is longer than the closer to the inflorescence. The color of the leaves is dark green, oval-shaped, with teeth along the edge.

Nivyanik ordinary flowers are most like a one-year chamomile.This is a large yellow center up to 5 cm in diameter, surrounded by long white petals in the form of rays. The plant blooms in May and blooms until late autumn. Kind of unpretentious to the conditions: not afraid of the sun or shade; grows well in wet soils.

The most famous varieties:

• "Sanssouci" - a tall greenhouse up to a meter; large inflorescences up to 12 cm in diameter; flowers with reed petals, white with yellow center.
• "May Queen" - the most popular variety of chamomile garden, plant height - half a meter, bright green foliage in dense mass surrounds the stems, forming an impenetrable green carpet under the flowers. The flowers are large, slightly convex yellow center framed by wide radiate white petals.
• "Maxima Konig" - tall, up to a meter, the stem bears a large, up to 12 cm in diameter flower. The orange center of the flower is surrounded by reed petals arranged in two rows.

The use of nivyanik in folk medicine

Flower Nivyanik is known not only as an ornamental and garden plant, but also as a medicinal. In its composition were found alkaloids useful for the human body, helping to normalize the many functions of the body; vitamin C; carotene; inulin, involved in the work of many body systems and fatty oils.

In folk medicine, nivyanik and its useful properties are used to treat a large list of diseases. Broths, tinctures, tinctures and ointments are prepared from the aerial parts of the vineyard. Leaves, stems, and flowers of a plant also have healing properties.

Leaves are prepared drugs for the treatment of such diseases:

• fever, common cold, various types of cough, relieve asthma suffocation symptom;
• eye diseases;
• migraines and other spasmodic pains;
• gastrointestinal colic.

Neivyanik stems help with:

• diseases of the lungs and bronchi, tracheitis;
• treatment of gynecological problems: uterine bleeding, weak uterine contraction after childbirth, fungal infections;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Flowers of the plant are used to treat skin rashes and inflammations in children and adults, with eye infections (conjunctivitis), for douching in some gynecological problems, to alleviate the condition for hemorrhoids.

In addition, medications made on the basis of nivyanik, have a calming effect, help to normalize sleep, normalize the work of the cardiovascular system.

Nivyanik is a multifaceted plant: in the garden it is a decoration of flowerbeds, rock gardens, other compositions; in the house - an elegant bouquet that brings a touch of natural freshness to the casual interior; medicine medicine; in cooking delicacy. Nivyanik flowers, or rather buds, are pickled and used as capers in soups, borscht and other dishes, and the leaves are chopped up in salads.