The feverfew is one of perennial crops with grassy shoots. The representative of the family Compositae can be found in Eurasia and North America. Unpretentious flowers in appearance resemble chamomiles, but they have a more magnificent core and a bright shade of petals. Pyrethrum has a frightening effect on fleas and bed bugs.
Plant description
In a perennial culture, the simplicity of chamomile and the sophisticated sophistication of chrysanthemum are effectively combined. Bright feverfew flowers can decorate any flower bed. Even inexperienced gardeners can grow plants, as caring for the crop is simple.
Perennial from the family Compositae
Girl feverfew, distinguished by chic white flowers, is the most popular species. Bushes, depending on the variety of decorative culture, can reach a height of 15-60 cm. Cirrus-dissected leaf plates are painted in green tones. Inflorescences resembling the shape of baskets are massively located on the upper parts of the shoots. Often, inflorescences, tightly clinging to the tops of the shoots, form a kind of hat.
Use in landscape design
An unpretentious plant that looks like a Dalmatian daisy is often used by landscape designers in the process of creating flower beds and decorating lawns. The ideal composition can be achieved by growing feverfew in combination with:
- delphinium;
- bells;
- clerk;
- doronicum.
For your information! The decorative culture prefers sunny places, but can please with magnificent blossoming and in the shaded zones.
Varieties of feverfew maiden
Among a large number of varieties of feverfew, the most popular are:
- Zilbeotheppich, characterized by snowy white inflorescences, like the pyrethrum Carlos;
- Goldbal pyrethrum - a flower with amazing small terry inflorescences, painted in yellow, gold tones;
- Schneebal - compact plants with green foliage and white terry inflorescences;
- Virgo is a variety of Turkish pyrethrum, characterized by terry inflorescences resembling a ball shape and painted in white tones (bushes can reach 90 cm high).
Other types of feverfew
Among the most spectacular types of pyrethrum are distinguished.
Pyrethrum pink
This is a Persian chamomile with branched shoots, the height of which reaches 65-70 cm. The upright shoots of a Persian chamomile Robinson are dotted with dissected light green leaf plates. Each of the single baskets, the diameter of which reaches 60 mm, consists of yellow cores and light pink elongated petals. Flowering begins in the first weeks of summer. Among the best representatives of chamomile pyrethrum pink, there are:
- Atrosanguinea, whose branched bushes reach a height of 60 cm, and large flowers brightly shade with dark red petals a bright yellow core;
- Brenda is a perennial variety in which, according to the description, double flowers are painted in a pink palette;
- Kelway Glorious is a type of pink perennial whose inflorescences are painted in a raspberry palette.
Gorgeous flowering culture
Beautiful Pyrethrum (Pyrethrum Pulchrum)
Perennial culture, the height of which exceeds 45-50 cm. Erect shoots are pubescent with winding hairs. On the shoots there is no abundance of greenery. Green basal cirrus-dissected foliage is endowed with long petioles. The length of ash leaves can exceed 12 cm, while the width is within 2 cm. Baskets consist of tubular flowers of gray and white shades. For fun, the variety is called a Dalmatian daisy.
Pyrethrum red (Pyrethrum Coccineum)
It is distinguished by twice cirrus-crossed leaf plates, painted in dark red tones. Parts of the ornamental culture that rise above the surface of the soil contain elements poisonous to insects that are not capable of harming warm-blooded animals and people. The plant has similarities with feverfew Robinson. Red feverfew begins to bloom in early June.
Large-leaved pyrethrum (Pyrethrum Macrophyllum)
This is a giant that is often found in the Caucasus. The height of the Caucasian chamomile reaches 100-150 cm. The thyroid inflorescences, whose diameter is within 10 cm, consist of small white flowers. After flowering, the shade of the baskets changes to brown-red. Flowering is long enough, which is an undoubted advantage.
Pyrethrum thyroid (P. Corymbosum)
Hybrid perennial, upright shoots of which reach 40-150 cm.The length of the basal long-leaf foliage is in the range of 35-40 cm.Each flap inflorescence of terry pyrethrum, similar to the cinerarile variety, consists of 15-20 baskets that are located on high, pubescent legs. The color of the achenes is gray, but the reed flowers are painted in white tones.
Pyrethrum: landing and care
Pyrethrum girl prefers solar areas, but can also grow in partial shade. It is worth considering when choosing a place for planting that shaded areas contribute to the extension of bushes.
Note! Pyrethrum can be planted in any soil, but wetland is best avoided.
Top dressing
After flowering of ornamental plants, it is necessary to proceed to the removal of flowers. In the spring months and in summer, fertilizer consisting of phosphorus and nitrogen can be applied to the soil. You can also do self-cooking top dressing, for this purpose it is necessary to mix in equal amounts:
- water
- weed grass growing in the garden.
Everything is insisted on the sun for about 3-4 days. After that you can use.
Pink grade
Watering
With a prolonged absence of watering, the feverfew of a girl will begin to acquire a brownish tint. The flowering period will be significantly reduced. However, waterlogging of the soil will also negatively affect the health of the plant. Wet soil provokes rotting of the root system of the plant. The recommended frequency of watering is 1 time in 5 days. On hot summer days, you can increase the frequency of soil moisture up to 3 times a week.
Pruning
The flowering period of the feverfew lasts almost all the summer months. In August, decorative qualities are gradually lost, as the inflorescences begin to dry out.
Important! Bushes that managed to bloom must be cut.
Breeding
Landing and caring for feverfew in the open ground is not difficult. Even a beginner grower can cope with this process.
There are several ways to propagate a girl feverfew:
- seed;
- Cherenkov method;
- division of adult bushes.
Growing pyrethrum from seeds: when to plant for seedlings
Experts recommend starting in late February.
Seeds remain viable for 36 months. To increase the germination rate, it is necessary to stratify the seeds.
- The seed to be sown is laid out on wet foam.
- A small layer of river sand is poured over the foam.
- On top of the sand is the second foam segment.
- The resulting structure is wrapped with film material and placed in a warm room, the temperature in which should be in the range of 26-27 ° C.
- After 2-3 weeks, you can notice the appearance of the first sprouts.
Emerging sprouts must be transplanted into containers filled with moist soil. It is not worth sowing seeds when sowing. The distance between the shoots should be in the range of 25-30 mm. This will allow in the future to easily dive seedlings. You can expect flowering after 90-100 days.
Important! To avoid stretching seedlings, it is recommended that containers be placed in a well-lit room.
Cuttings
To propagate perennial, you can use the method of cuttings. To this end, it is necessary to cut root shoots. The procedure is performed in early May or in the summer months. Prepared cuttings are placed in well-moistened soil. A container with planted processes is rearranged in a shaded place and covered on top of the film material. Two weeks after the rooting of the cuttings, you can begin to transplant them into the open ground.
Bushes division
The procedure is carried out after flowering decorative culture.
- The bushes are scooped up gently.
- The root system is shaken off the ground.
- With the help of a sharp shovel, the root is divided into two parts, on each of which a socket should remain.
- Parts of plants are seated in pre-dug holes.
Perennial culture
Pyrethrum Care
Compliance with the basic recommendations of specialists regarding plant care will allow you to grow healthy bushes, pleasing elegant and long flowering.
- Pyrethrum maiden belongs to the category of drought-tolerant plants that need increased watering only on especially hot days. After planting bushes, it is advisable to mulch the earth with a small layer of peat. This will avoid the appearance of weed grass and keep moisture in the ground for a long time.
- Fertilizing at least 3 times per season will make up for the deficiency of minerals in the soil. At least once a year, mullein must be added.
- Tall bushes need a garter to support, which will allow not to lose plants after the next summer storm.
- Every 3 years it is necessary to change the place of planting flowers. At this time, you can at the same time propagate the feverfew using the method of dividing the bushes.
Important! As you can see, caring for the culture is quite simple.
Diseases and PestsImportant!
Perennial is resistant to disease. Bushes are not exposed to pests. However, in some cases, black aphids can affect a decorative culture. To cope with parasites, it is worthwhile to immediately treat the plants with a soap solution or a decoction of wormwood. If desired, you can use the insecticides of bingo milady or actar.
Bright flowering feverfew is able to decorate any flower garden or adjoining territory. The composition of different varieties planted along garden paths looks amazing. It’s easy to take care of the bushes, so even a beginner can handle it.
