The belly button is an explosion of colors! And it lasts almost all summer. But the plant is also decorative during the rest of the year, because it goes into winter with beautiful leaves. In spring, when other green inhabitants are just waking up, the garden is decorated with bluish mounds of rosettes, which are especially visible in areas mulched with colored or white pebbles.

When the bushes fade, they need to be pruned, and pretty grains will again appear, unobtrusively decorating the garden. Try growing a navel - you won't be disappointed! The ancient Saxons considered this plant a sacred herb.

The noble navel - English chamomile (A. nobilis, synonym - Chamaemelum nobile) - in gardens is often represented by the varieties Flore Pleno and Treneague. But if the first during flowering is decorated with double flowers, the height of which is no more than 20-25 cm, then the second is popular with evergreen leaves that form a beautiful covering that does not rise above 8 cm. And not only its insignificant height prompted flower growers to use the plant as an alternative to lawn herbs. The noble navel tolerates trampling and lack of moisture, which is so inevitable in densely planted plants when forming a lawn, without much loss.

In the middle zone, the noble navel does not overwinter well enough (to form an array), so in open ground and without shelter it can be grown a little further south.

Marshall's navel (Anthemis marschalliana) will thrive in light soil that contains lime.
It looks organic not only in the rock garden; garden stairs are very beautiful, where this plant is planted in the spaces between the slabs. The navel will be spacious and light on a retaining wall, in containers with a good drainage layer.

The plant is not tall, only 15-25 cm, but due to the erect, highly branched shoots, it does not get lost in the garden and is quite noticeable, especially during flowering. Marshall's navel blooms in May, the flowers appear within about a month or a little more.

In snowless winters, it is advisable to cover the bushes easily.

Hybrid navel (Anthemis hybrida). This plant can be appreciated only by seeing it in the garden, but on the bag of seeds there is an ordinary chamomile, except perhaps different variations of yellow and white in the color of the petals. By the way, in European gardens many landscape designers use this surprise plant. Why the surprise? Because you don’t expect such a delicate openwork of leaves and the power of flowering of horizontally located baskets, exposing their “faces” to the sun. Three or four of them are formed on each peduncle. And many, having seen the sunny “glowing” bush, are surprised at its decorativeness.

Having worked on the varieties, the breeders gave the navel flowers a discreet nobility. Isn’t the E.C. Buxton variety or the chic Sauce Hollandaise impressive? Flowering plants last from June to September. Among the many herbaceous perennials, it is quite easy to choose neighbors for the navel: it will shade some, smooth out the brightness of others, and at the same time remain a self-sufficient beauty.

Navel inflorescences add a festive touch to the garden and lift your spirits. This plant loves the sun. The plants sprout thin, stretch out in the struggle for light, and peeking out from under the dense foliage of the “masters of the situation,” for example, among or, they still bloom! This also speaks of the durability and unpretentiousness of the navel. However, the plant achieves a real decorative effect only in vital space.

Place and soil

The navel grows in any garden soil, even on very poor soil, it forms beautiful and well-flowering bushes, and, like many plants, those that grow in a moderately fertile area bloom better, it is only important that excess moisture is not retained at the roots. And this plant is so drought-resistant that it can even grow in the roadside area.

If you have sandy soil, then dig a ditch 50 cm deep and about 30 cm wide, into which add black soil or fertile soil. In hot weather, this soil can dry out to the point of “gunpowder.” But even in such dry soil, the navel will grow and bloom quite actively.

Sowing

Navel seeds can be sown before winter or spring, first in a scout bed, and when they grow up, transferred to a permanent place. Seed germination is excellent. To make them bloom earlier, they can be sown in a greenhouse in April. In good conditions, the plants will quickly gain marketable mass and can be transferred to the garden.

There is no point in keeping the plant further in nutritious soil; it will begin to grow too much, and long shoots will lie down during flowering. Therefore, after transplanting the navel into the garden, moderate soil moisture and light are important, where it can form a “hemisphere” with a diameter of up to 80 cm.

If sown in early summer, it will develop as a biennial plant and will only grow a rosette in the first year, but will bloom the next season. And such plants usually have better flowering, and the bush is more branched and more compact.

Varietal navels are propagated by dividing bushes in August-September. You can divide it in the spring, but this will somewhat slow down flowering. On the day of planting, it is advisable to shade the plant.

Using a hair bun

With the help of dried navel flowers, you can not only color your hair, but also strengthen its roots and provide the scalp with nutrients. You can use it in a bathhouse (while it is heating) by brewing the herb navel with lemon balm. The female half uses the prepared infusion to rinse washed hair, the male half uses it to maintain good spirits in the steam room, because the navel emits a characteristic wormwood aroma, and together with lemon balm they make an excellent pair.

Infusion: pour half a 100-gram glass of dried navel flowers and a couple of branches with lemon balm leaves and flowers into boiling water (3 liter capacity) and leave. Rinse washed hair with the cooled infusion and after 5 minutes. rinse with clean water. And if you make an infusion of 1 tbsp. with top on 1 tbsp. boiling water, strain after half an hour and wet your hair for 20 minutes, it will acquire a light brown tint.

Navel or field saffron, yellow chamomile and flower - these are all the names of a perennial plant that has a scientific name - anthemis tinctalis.
The anthemis flower looks like medicinal chamomile, which is why it is often called simply yellow chamomile. In fact, these are two different plants, with only external similarities.
The navel is a member of the Asteraceae family of perennial plants.
Its flowering begins quite late, in mid-July, but it is abundant and long-lasting. The bright yellow bunches of these flowers do not fade even in early October.
Under natural conditions, anthemis is found more often in well-lit areas, often along roads or ravines.
It grows in almost the entire European part of our country.
Recently, many gardeners have begun to grow navel on their plots. This unpretentious plant is loved by many for its beautiful elegant appearance and long flowering period.

What varieties of anthemis are there?

This list shows the most popular varieties:
Antemis Bieberstein
Antemis mountain
Antemis Transhela
Antemis noble
Antemis variety "Hollandaise sauce"
Antemis Buxton
Antemis "Grellag's Gold".

Optimal conditions for growing navel

The plant is a forest plant that is well adapted to a variety of conditions, from soil type to peak temperatures throughout the year. Therefore, growing navel in garden and summer cottage plots does not require special conditions.
But, like many plants, the navel will grow better, and flowering will be abundant, if fertilizer is added to the post.
And on waterlogged soils, a layer of drainage will protect the roots from rotting.
As mentioned earlier, the navel in natural conditions “selects” sunny and well-ventilated wastelands.

Ways to propagate the navel

In addition to the fact that this plant is very unpretentious to soil and temperatures, it can easily tolerate replanting, including an adult plant. Even in the summer, you can replant the navel, if you do not destroy the root ball of the soil.
Remove faded flowers from the navel bush in a timely manner; cutting them will stimulate the growth of new side shoots and the growth of new flowers.

If you need to propagate a navel bush, the root system can be divided. You need to divide the bush in the fall. Young bushes should be planted in pre-prepared holes, at the bottom of which soil is mixed with organic fertilizers.

The second method is cuttings. Cuttings should be taken when the plant is already actively beginning to grow, towards the end of spring.

The last method is sowing seeds. Seeds should be sown in early spring, first in containers with soil placed in a warm room (greenhouse). After the seedlings appear, the navel seedlings are transplanted into open ground during a consistently warm period.

How to buy Antemis seedlings (Pupavka krasinaya) in our nursery

Buy one Antemis plant can be purchased from 150 rubles.
The minimum order amount is 1000 rubles.
Delivery by mail is paid separately. The cost of a parcel depends on the region, weight and class of shipment (regular valuable or 1st class). You can calculate the cost of delivery yourself on the Russian Post website. Website www.postcalc.ru - Universal postal calculator.
The parcel is sent by Russian Post. In some cases we can send it by transport company.
You can order plants in 2 ways: write a letter to [email protected] or call 8 937 968 ​​42 36 (Megafon).

Note! We do not send plants cash on delivery.

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When nature fades in the fall, in some gardens, against the background of yellow foliage, short grass, such as anthemis anthemis, delights with bright summer colors. At first glance, navel flowers look like chamomile. The navel tincture will decorate your autumn garden, and growing and caring for it is very simple. In addition, navel is a medicinal plant that will come in handy in your home medicine cabinet.

Description

The navel is a herbaceous plant with slightly bluish leaves, drooping down. This grass blooms from mid-summer until autumn. After trimming the inflorescences, the navel tincture may bloom again. There is a navel that is light yellow or with white petals. The stem of this plant is branched, with many bright flowers that delight the eye until autumn.

Antemis can be added to tea when brewing for intestinal disorders and abdominal pain. A decoction of navel is also used for purulent infections and for preparing medicinal baths. The navel is also prescribed as a sedative. This herb will definitely come in handy in your home medicine cabinet. In the wild, this simple flower with beautiful, spherical bushes grows in the northern part of Europe. The plant can be found even in dry meadows, in weeds, even between railroad ties. But now this flower has been cultivated and grown as an ornamental plant, which can also be used for medicinal purposes at home. This plant occupies a place of honor among the people, and is also called jaundice, yellow flower, yellow chamomile. They are also called Anthemis yellow buttonwort because its flowers look like buttons. The wild rowan navel got its name from its dissected, very decorative leaves. The navel is also called field saffron for its pungent smell. In each village the navel had its own name.

Antemis is highly valued for its medicinal properties, and in the old days, a dye was made from the navel to dye expensive woolen fabrics in a bright yellow color, for which it is called dyeing.

Growing

Bright chamomile flowers make the garden truly festive and lift your spirits on gloomy autumn days. This delicate plant loves the sun very much, and therefore it is necessary to choose a site for the navel that is sunny. In the struggle for the sun's rays, the shoots of the navel can stretch out to peek out from behind tall neighbors - chrysanthemums, peonies... The navel is a persistent, very unpretentious plant that can be safely forgotten immediately after planting.

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Place and soil

Antemis will grow well in any garden soil, even depleted soil. Even on soil that is low in nutrients, this plant is able to form beautiful bushes. But the navel will bloom best on fertile soil, and the bushes will be stronger.
If you have sandy soil on your site, then before planting the navel, you need to dig a hole approximately 50 cm deep and fill it with fertile soil. In hot weather, this plant may dry out, but will still bloom.

Sowing navel

The easiest way to plant anthemis on your site is by sowing seeds. The seeds of this plant can be sown in the spring. It is also possible to sow seeds before winter. First, the seeds are sown in a bed of fertile soil so that the young plants germinate and grow a little. When real leaves appear on the plants, they can be transplanted to a permanent place in the garden.

If you create optimal conditions for growing young plants - water them on time, loosen the soil, then the flower will quickly gain green mass. The germination rate of the seeds is almost 100%, and therefore you will not have any problems with the propagation of this plant. There is no point in keeping young plants in a bed with nutritious soil for too long, since in this case the navel will grow very quickly and the bushes will grow greatly. After you plant young plants in a permanent place in the garden, the bushes will very quickly gain mass and form a hemisphere with a diameter of up to 80 cm, which will be all strewn with small flowers.

Antemis can also be sown in early summer. Then the plant simply will not bloom in the first year, but will only grow a rosette of leaves. The flower will bloom in the case of summer sowing in the second year, but the flowering will be more magnificent and abundant, and longer.
You can propagate the navel by dividing the bushes. The best time for this is autumn. If you plant the navel in the spring or summer, the plants will need to be shaded until they take root.
If the flower blooms in early summer, then in August you will be able to collect seeds that can be sown in prepared beds in the fall.

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Basics of care

The navel grows in one place for up to 12 years. The plant does not need feeding at all. Only when planting under bushes do you need to add organic matter. The plant is replanted if necessary, and in general, the navel plant tolerates replanting well.

Antemis is winter-hardy and does not need shelter for the winter. You will not have any hassle in caring for this plant.

The navel tolerates dry weather well, and therefore you can forget about the bushes. It is only necessary to weed out the weeds and sometimes loosen the soil around the bushes so that there is no strong crust.

When the plant fades, the shoots are cut off about 10 cm from the roots. Pruning after the first flowering will stimulate the growth of side shoots, and you will end up with beautiful, lush balls. Under favorable conditions, the navel blooms twice per season.

Diseases and pests

This plant is very resistant to diseases and pests. Anthemis does not need any treatments against insects and diseases. The only thing that can be scary for this flower is excess soil moisture, which can lead to rotting of the roots.
But sometimes flower growers notice that the bushes in the flowerbed begin to seem to disintegrate, and the flowers gradually become smaller. This is the natural aging of the umbilicus. You just need to rejuvenate the bushes by dividing and planting in a new place, or simply grow young plants from seeds and grow new, juicy and strong bushes.

Application in landscape design

Antemis is very often used for landscaping sunny flower beds. Thanks to abundant self-seeding, this plant blooms luxuriantly throughout almost the entire season. Caring for flower beds and flower beds with anthemis is not difficult.
This plant is especially loved by gardeners who are sorely short of time to care for the garden, since the navel does not require attention at all. Antemis, thanks to its carved foliage and without flowers, looks very decorative. Used for planting in mixed groups, in rockeries. It can even be used for cutting and making bouquets. Looks great in flower beds without hard boundaries, especially in the foreground.

Blue and blue flowers look very beautiful next to anthemis; the flower is simply incomparable in combination with peonies and irises, against the backdrop of juicy and lush hostas and aquiligeas.

Varieties

Antemis belongs to the Asteraceae family and has about 100 varieties. But in our gardens the following varieties are most common:

• Mayweed. Grows in Europe. There is especially a lot of it in Ukraine and the Caucasus. The plant is medicinal and helps to cure even epilepsy. The rhizomes of the plant are used to prepare medicines.
• Dog's belly button. This is an annual plant that reproduces by self-sowing. Has an unpleasant odor. The chemical composition is similar to the dye's navel. It has an antispasmodic effect and is used for flatulence.
• The navel is noble. Used for gastrointestinal diseases.

Dyeing navel(Anthemis tinctoria) - also known as yellow-flowered navel or anthemis tinctoria - is a perennial herbaceous plant. Russian folk names of the plant are based on its appearance: yellow flower, yellow flower, yellow chamomile, field marigold. The specific epithet, tinctoria, means “dye plant” and is explained by the fact that the yellow dye used to dye fabric was previously obtained from the flowers of the navel.

It is a profusely branching herbaceous plant with erect stems. The height of adult plants is from 25 cm to one meter. The leaves are alternate, pinnately dissected, wrinkled, bluish-green, covered with cobwebby hairs, and quite large. In the first year, only a rosette of leaves develops; flowering stems appear only in the second year. The flowers are collected in single baskets up to 6 cm in diameter, which sit on long peduncles. The color of the marginal flowers is yellow or orange. The plant blooms from June to August and bears fruit in August. The fruit is a smooth, tetrahedral, flattened achene. A characteristic feature of the plant is its specific smell.

Species range- Western Europe (except for the southern part), the north of the European part of Russia, Siberia, the Caucasus, Crimea, Western Asia. The plant is found in dry meadows, fields (sometimes as a weed in crops), wastelands, along roads, near housing. Frost resistance of the plant is up to about minus thirty degrees.

For medicinal purposes grass is used (stems, leaves, flower baskets).

In scientific medicine, it is used to treat vitamin deficiencies, hemorrhagic diathesis, capillary toxicosis, i.e. for all diseases associated with vitamin P deficiency, accompanied by increased permeability of the vascular wall.

In folk medicine a decoction of the herb is drunk for nervous diseases, migraines, cramps, stomach colic, as an anthelmintic, hemostatic, wound healing, for malignant tumors, for irregular periods, as a diuretic, choleretic agent, for flatulence, neuroses, gastralgia, bronchitis, ulcerative colitis, as an antispasmodic . It is used to treat allergic diseases, from exudative diathesis to bronchial asthma.

Drink a decoction of the roots for epilepsy, to enhance potency, as a pain reliever for toothache. A decoction of inflorescences - for malaria, respiratory infections, amenorrhea, pneumonia.

Pupavka The dye is used externally in the form of lotions and powders with flowers ground into dust, or simply apply fresh flowers to a bleeding wound.

The navel exhibits insecticidal activity.

...The summer garden is flooded with streams of hot rays of the sun. Even in dense shade, sunbeams miraculously manage to break through the dense foliage of trees and play among shade-tolerant plants.

And in open areas of the garden at the height of summer, the scorching heat does not spare the greenery of many plants - rarely do any of the garden inhabitants benefit from excessive heat. Therefore, for summer flower beds you need to select unpretentious plants that are not afraid of the sun’s heat, do not look dull in the middle of summer, and bloom well. One of these hardy ornamental plants is Anthemis tinctalis.

The bright yellow “daisies” of Anthemis tinctalis seem to me to be a miniature of the Sun and an earthly continuation of the sun’s rays. This plant is also called dyeing belly button.

Antemis tinctalis in the garden and in a bouquet

Antemis dyeing(Anthemis tinctoria) belongs to the Asteraceae family and is a frost-hardy rhizomatous perennial native to Europe.
This plant received its specific name due to the content in all parts (and especially in the inflorescences) of a dye that colors the fabrics a rich yellow color.

Anthemis has long been introduced into cultivation and is successfully used as an ornamental, spicy and dyeing plant.

This type of anthemis forms an erect, densely branching bush with beautiful openwork leaves and an abundance of golden flowers with a diameter of 3-6 cm. At the end of each branch of the bush there is a large chamomile-like inflorescence.

The height of the anthemis in a flowering state is about 60-80 cm, and in very favorable conditions it can reach a meter.
The pinnately dissected, green with a grayish tint leaves of this plant are very decorative, so the anthemis is beautiful even without flowers. Its long and abundant flowering decorates the garden all summer; In autumn, fewer inflorescences are formed.

Very good for landscaping and cutting are elegant varieties of Anthemis tinctalis:
- “Holland sauce” with very pale creamy inflorescences;
- “E.K. Buxton" with lemon-cream inflorescences (short, height 60 cm);
- “Wargrave” with pale yellow petals and a darker center of the inflorescence;
- “Grellaga Gold” with rich yellow inflorescences.

Antemis tincium is successfully used in landscape design. It is used to decorate rock gardens, rocky gardens, mixborders, borders. The bright yellow spots of abundantly flowering anthemis bushes look attractive among stones, against the background of a green lawn, and in flower beds of different styles.

Cut branches with anthemis flowers fill the room with bright summer colors and a pleasant fragrant aroma. A bouquet of neat golden “suns” of anthemis seems to radiate solar warmth and light, retaining freshness and fragrance for a long time.

The fragrant inflorescences of anthemis can be dried for the winter to be added to a potpourri of fragrant herbs.

Reproduction and cultivation of anthemis

Growing anthemis tinctalis does not present any trouble for gardeners.
This plant is light-loving and exceptionally drought-resistant. It grows well on any (even very poor) soils and easily tolerates excess lime in the soil. Antemis blooms best in moderately fertile, well-drained soils.

Due to its unpretentiousness, Anthemis tincium easily tolerates replanting even of adult plants. Therefore, using anthemis, without the risk of losing it, you can easily change the configuration of flower beds every year.

After each wave of flowering, anthemis needs severe pruning of faded branches. This helps restore the decorative appearance of the bushes, accelerates the development of side shoots with many flower stalks, and also prevents excessive self-seeding.

Antemis is easily propagated by seeds, green cuttings in summer, and by dividing the bush in autumn.

The jagged achenes of anthemis have excellent germination, so even a novice gardener can easily grow this plant from seeds. Sowing anthemis into the garden can be done in the spring or with freshly collected seeds in the fall.

The bright inflorescences of anthemis, pleasing to the eye, bring a sense of celebration to the garden.
In the rainy season of late autumn and cold winter evenings, memories of sunny blooming anthemis in the garden and hot summer will warm you. And the desire to quickly wait for the new gardening season and warm summer days helps to more easily overcome any adversity in life...

Miroslav Stepanovich Gumenyuk (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
www.miroslav.vn.ua

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