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Cyclamen, or Dryakva, or Alpine violet(lat. Cýclamen) - a genus of plants of the Myrsinaceae subfamily of the Primrose family ( Primulaceae).

Biological description, use

Some species are used as garden and indoor plants.

Cyclamen extract is used in medicine for the treatment of sinusitis as a local irritant - it is part of the drug Sinuforte, Neonox.

Flower growers often use the wrong form of stress (on the last syllable) in the scientific name of the genus - Cyclamén.

List of species

According to the database The Plant List, the genus includes 20 species:

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• // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron: in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - St. Petersburg. , 1890-1907.

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- We'll clean it up for you now. - And Timokhin, not yet dressed, ran to clean it.
- The prince wants it.
- Which? Our prince? - voices spoke, and everyone hurried so much that Prince Andrey managed to calm them down. He came up with a better idea to take a shower in the barn.
“Meat, body, chair a canon [cannon fodder]! - he thought, looking at his naked body, and shuddering not so much from the cold as from an incomprehensible disgust and horror at the sight of this huge amount bodies rinsing in a dirty pond.
On August 7, Prince Bagration in his Mikhailovka camp on the Smolensk road wrote the following:
“Dear sir, Count Alexey Andreevich.
(He wrote to Arakcheev, but knew that his letter would be read by the sovereign, and therefore, as far as he was capable of this, he thought about his every word.)
I think that the minister has already reported on the abandonment of Smolensk to the enemy. It hurts, it’s sad, and the whole army is in despair, which is the most important place abandoned in vain. I, for my part, asked him personally in the most convincing way, and finally wrote; but nothing agreed with him. I swear to you on my honor that Napoleon was in such a bag as never before, and he could have lost half the army, but not taken Smolensk. Our troops fought and are fighting like never before. I held 15 thousand for more than 35 hours and beat them; but he didn’t want to stay even 14 hours. This is shameful and a stain on our army; and it seems to me that he himself should not even live in the world. If he reports that the loss is great, it is not true; maybe about 4 thousand, no more, but not even that. Even if it’s ten, there’s war! But the enemy lost the abyss...
Why was it worth staying two more days? At least they would have left on their own; for they had no water to drink for the people and horses. He gave me his word that he would not back down, but suddenly he sent a disposition that he was leaving that night. It’s impossible to fight this way, and we can soon bring the enemy to Moscow...
The rumor is that you think about the world. To make peace, God forbid! After all the donations and after such extravagant retreats - put up with it: you will put all of Russia against you, and each of us will be forced to wear a uniform for shame. If things have already gone this way, we must fight while Russia can and while people are on their feet...
We need to command one, not two. Your minister may be a good one in his ministry; but the general is not only bad, but trashy, and the fate of our entire Fatherland was given to him... I’m really going crazy with frustration; forgive me for writing impudently. Apparently, he does not like the sovereign and wishes death for all of us, who advises us to make peace and command the army to the minister. So, I write to you the truth: prepare your militia. For the minister most masterfully leads the guest to the capital with him. Mr. Adjutant Wolzogen casts great suspicion on the entire army. He, they say, is more Napoleon than ours, and he advises everything to the minister. I am not only polite against him, but I obey like a corporal, although older than him. It hurts; but, loving my benefactor and sovereign, I obey. It’s just a pity for the sovereign that he entrusts such glorious army. Imagine that during our retreat we lost more than 15 thousand people from fatigue and in hospitals; but if they had attacked, this would not have happened. Tell me for God's sake that our Russia - our mother - will say that we are so afraid and why we are giving such a good and diligent Fatherland to the bastards and instilling hatred and shame in every subject. Why be afraid and who to be afraid of? It is not my fault that the minister is indecisive, cowardly, stupid, slow and has all bad qualities. The whole army is completely crying and cursing him to death..."

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Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. D.N. Ushakov

cyclamen

cyclamen, m. (from Greek kyklaminos) (bot.). A plant from the family primroses, alpine violet.

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. S.I.Ozhegov, N.Yu.Shvedova.

cyclamen

A, m. Decorative, and also wild plant with tuber and brightly colored flowers, alpine violet.

New explanatory dictionary of the Russian language, T. F. Efremova.

cyclamen

m. Herbaceous plant of the primrose family with large brightly colored flowers; Alpine violet.

Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1998

cyclamen

CYCLAMEN (druca, alpine violet) is a genus of perennial herbs of the primrose family. About 15 species, in the Mediterranean and Western Asia. Cyclamens are used in indoor culture, and are occasionally grown in open ground. Poisonous.

Cyclamen

dryer, alpine violet (Cyclamen), a genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the primrose family. Stemless, they form a tuberous rhizome and a rosette of long-petiolate, rounded, kidney-shaped leaves. Flowers solitary, on long peduncles, drooping, white, pink, red. More than 20 (according to other sources, about 55) species living in the Mediterranean and Western Asia; in the USSR there are 6-7 species in the Crimea and the Caucasus. Grows in mountain forests and among bushes. Varieties and hybrids of C. persicum (C. persicum), one of the best indoor plants with large flowers; blooms from October to March. After flowering, the leaves die and the plants go into a dormant state. At the end of May they begin to grow (at this time they are transplanted). Flowers are propagated by seeds, which are sown in greenhouses in July - August. The seedlings are transplanted several times, first into boxes, then into pots. At proper care(sufficient lighting, moderate temperature, regular but not excessive watering) Flowers are durable - more than 20 years. IN room conditions They also grow C. european, or alpine (C. europeum), with small fragrant flowers; in open ground ≈ C. coum, C. vernum).

Lit.: Saakov S. G., Cyclamen, M., 1959; Kiselev G. E., Floriculture, 3rd ed., M., 1964; Yukhimchuk D.F., Flowers, K., 1964.

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Examples of the use of the word cyclamen in literature.

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This is real english garden with gushing springs, lush flower beds in all their splendor spring bloom, thickets of bushes, where a wide variety of plant varieties are mixed - giant geraniums, as in Monte Carlo, oranges, lemons, olives, laurels, mastic trees, aloe, camellias, dahlias, Alexandrian white roses, hydrangeas, white and pink lotuses, South American passion flowers , lush combinations of fuchsias, salvias, begonias, hyacinths, tulips, crocuses, daffodils, anemones, Persian ranunculas, irises, cyclamen, orchids, calceolaria, tree ferns, as well as plants of the tropical zone: Indian cane, coconut and date palms, fig trees, eucalyptus, mimosas, bananas, guavas, bottle gourds - in a word, there is everything that lovers can ask for from the richest botanical garden.

He was surrounded by flowers in abundance, whole bushes of white lilac, rare at that time, cyclamens, cineraria in pots and baskets.

He remembered only a huge bouquet of white cyclamens, which Princess Palmarosa held at the moment when he bent down with trepidation to kiss her hand.

While resting, we listened to the cheerful voices of gibbons on an island in the middle of the lake, watched as pink buds walked importantly across the green lawn. cyclamen, flamingos, accompanied by pheasants, elegant bank hens and peacocks, carelessly dragging their tails along the grass, as if studded with precious stones.

Cyclamen sylvestris is a beautiful wild plant. It has very unusual flowers, original in shape, with a unique smell. The leaves of this plant species are most often green, sometimes with an ashy pattern with a wavy or jagged edge.

Forest species of cyclamen can be found in many parts of the world. The growing conditions of forest cyclamen are very different from each other. Some types of cyclamen grow in nature among rocks, others in forests, and some on mountain slopes. Plants have learned to adapt to environmental conditions. Thus, flowers growing in impenetrable spruce forests, where the tree crown does not allow sun rays They are used to being content with twilight and are not demanding of good lighting. Cyclamens growing among rocks, where there is little fertile soil, receive part useful material from the tuber, and moisture from the air. Especially difficult conditions for the survival of flowers growing on forest slopes. The soil here is loose, and landslides occur in spring and during especially wet periods, after rains. In this situation, it often happens that the root of the forest cyclamen ends up at a depth of up to 15 cm. In this case, the plant grows a stem of the required length, which brings the bud to the surface of the earth. The height of flowering cyclamens is usually about 10 cm. In some species, flowers appear before leaves, most often this is blooming in autumn plants. In other spring and summer species, leaves and flowers appear together.

Just a few decades ago, forest cyclamen flowers could be picked near cities. These plants grew everywhere and they were considered quite common forest flowers. Every spring, at the markets, flower girls sold small bouquets of crimson and lilac wild cyclamens, which filled the air around them with an intoxicating aroma. Forest cyclamens were dug up, brought home and grown in their gardens.

Subsequently, through complex selection experienced flower growers new, more hardy and unique varieties were developed. Healers used cyclamen tubers to prepare their potions. Currently, their populations have decreased several times; many species are now on the verge of extinction. But, to this day, it is blooming herbaceous plant can be found in protected areas, rarely visited by people, and inaccessible areas. Of course, when you suddenly come across an island of forest cyclamen somewhere in the forest or on the rocks among the stones, your heart skips a beat with delight and you remember these amazing flowers for a long time.

To this day, wild cyclamen can be found in Central Europe, Iran, the Mediterranean countries and Asia Minor. In our country, forest cyclamen such as Colchis cyclamen and Kuznetsov’s cyclamen grow in the forests. Now there are also endangered plant species and they are listed in the Red Book. Their habitat is very narrow. Thus, Colchian cyclamen is common in the south of the Western Caucasus, and Kuznetsov’s cyclamen is only in some areas of Crimea. Cyclamen Colchis grows in subalpine forests on calcareous rocks. It blooms from August to October. It has heart-shaped leaves that are dark green on top and reddish on the back. The flowers of this species are pink with a burgundy spot at the base of the petal, with a scent reminiscent of lily of the valley. Cyclamen Kuznetsova prefers beech, oak, hornbeam and ash forests with fertile soils. Its leaves are oval, green with gray spots on the upper side and purple on the lower side. It blooms in spring in March - February with pink or white flowers, bent back. They have a lilac spot at the base and have strong aroma.

Forest cyclamens appearance very different from the big ones bright colors cyclamens grown with care at home. Wild species of cyclamen are smaller and paler than those of ornamental plants, flowers. Sometimes, their inconspicuous flowers are so different from their indoor brothers that their relationship can only be determined by their slightly similar shape. But still, forest cyclamens are, although modest, quite gentle and cute creatures. The most important advantage of these wild plants is the honey aroma that almost all of them have. True, some of their relatives indoor species, when flowering they exude pleasant aroma, but it is usually very weak.

Forest cyclamen can be huge or miniature, depending on the favorable climate of their habitat.

The largest among the wild species of cyclamen is the African cyclamen (Cyclamen africanum). This flower is native to Algeria and Tunisia. It grows in rocky areas, among bushes. This plant has leaves up to 15 cm long and wide up to 10 cm in diameter. The root of this cyclamen grows very quickly and reaches large sizes. African cyclamen flowers appear on a bare tuber. This happens in the month of September. Blooming flowers have a variation of shades from light pink to dark Pink colour. They are quite large, up to 8 cm, and are located on a long, strong peduncle. The height of the plant reaches 22 cm. Bright green leathery leaves appear after the flowers. After flowering ends, the leaves of the plant also die off, and a period of complete dormancy begins.

Small-flowered cyclamen (Cyclamen parviflorym) has a wide habitat. This flower can be found in the rocky gorges of northern Turkey and in the spruce forests of central Russia among mosses and lichens. The usual conditions for the growth and development of a plant of this species are fertile leafy soil rich in humus, high humidity and darkness under the crowns of centuries-old trees. The leaves of small-flowered cyclamen are not at all large, rounded, matte with diameters from 15 to 30 mm. They are located on short cuttings and have a dark green color. The flowers of this type of cyclamen are small, the petals are from 4 to 10 mm in length. The range of shades of flowers is wide - from pale lilac and pink to deep pink. Each petal of the small-flowered cyclamen has a burgundy spot at the base.

Forest cyclamens are unique flowers, which are becoming less and less common in our forests. And it depends on each of us whether our descendants will see them. If, while wandering through the forest, you accidentally come across these fantastic flowers, stop, admire them and leave them to grow in their native place!

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Cyclamen (wild) tuber

It is necessary to drip drops/oil in the morning and evening, 2-3 drops into each nostril, massage the outside of the sinuses. Lie down for 10 minutes, then drink a glass of hot infusion of herbs “Anti-infectious” or “For a runny nose, sinusitis” with honey and lemon juice. When you start using the drops, your nose will start to clear out with copious discharge. Additionally, rinse the sinuses with an aqueous solution of Dead Sea salt. Use drops or oil for 7 days, repeat after a 7-day break. For chronic sinusitis, adenoids, nasal polyps, carry out 3 such courses. You can repeat the course after 2 months.

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Cyclamen tubers

Forest cyclamen, wild, collected in the forests of the Republic of Adygea. The flower is small - pink, lilac or purple, the aroma is light and pleasant. Tubers can be planted in the garden (covered with a layer of leaves for the winter), indoor pot. But mainly it is used to prepare cyclamen drops for the treatment of sinusitis.

The nodules of cyclamen contain a miraculous power that restores health and youth to us! It acts through our body’s ability to self-cleanse, helping to cleanse the sinuses of the nose from the huge amount of pus that accumulates in it. This condition is called sinusitis, and it affects not only those who know about it, but also those who seem to breathe calmly through their nose, but... snore at night. It also affects those with heart disease, asthma, and chronic bronchitis.

How to prepare drops from cyclamen tubers?

Clean the tubers from leaves and fibrous roots, brush them, and wash them thoroughly. Squeeze the juice through a juicer and dilute with cold bottled water 1:4 (i.e. for 50 ml of juice you need to take 200 ml of water). The finished drops have a very high concentration. If you are using cyclamen for the first time, you should dilute the oil 1:20 with eucalyptus hydrolate (or water room temperature) – check portability. If the burning is weak, you can increase the concentration, for example, 1:10. Thus, everyone will find the individual concentration of the solution for themselves. If well tolerated, it is recommended to use drops of the initial concentration.

How to prepare cyclamen oil?

Cut the peeled, washed and dried tubers into small pieces, fill the container halfway, and pour in a stable base oil (grape seed, olive). Leave for 1 month in a dark, cool place. Strain, squeeze through a press. If you are using cyclamen for the first time or will give it to a child (over 5 years old), then you should dilute the oil 1:5 with eucalyptus infusion (or any base vegetable oil, for example, olive) – check tolerance. If the burning is weak, you can increase the concentration, for example, 1:2. Thus, everyone will find the individual concentration of the solution for themselves. If tolerated well, it is recommended to use the original concentration of oil.

How to use ready-made drops and cyclamen oil to treat sinusitis and runny nose?

Cyclamen drops are intended for the treatment of adults, oil is preferable for children.

It is necessary to drip drops/oil in the morning and evening, 2-3 drops into each nostril, massage the outside of the sinuses. Lie down for 10 minutes, then drink a glass of hot infusion of herbs No. 52 “Anti-infectious” or No. 47 “For a runny nose, sinusitis” with honey and lemon juice. When you start using the drops, your nose will start to clear out with copious discharge. Additionally, rinse the sinuses with an aqueous solution of Dead Sea salt. Use drops or oil for 7 days, repeat after a 7-day break. For chronic sinusitis, adenoids, nasal polyps, carry out 3 such courses. You can repeat the course after 2 months.

Contraindications: pregnancy, lactation, for oil childhood up to 5 years, for drops up to 7 years.

The plant is poisonous! Keep away from children! Do not put drops into your eyes! In case of contact with eyes, rinse thoroughly with warm water.

The shelf life of cyclamen drops and oil is 1 year. Store drops and oil in the refrigerator.

Storing tubers: several days in the refrigerator, monitor their condition.

Planting cyclamen tubers in open ground

In the shade of bushes or deciduous trees, in a mixture of turf and leaf soil with the addition of crushed limestone, crushed lime, is required good drainage. IN middle lane Russia needs light shelter with leaves for the winter; no shelter is required in the south. In autumn the soil should be fertilized quality compost. At proper care and in a successful planting place, cyclamen will be sown and produce new plants. You can place cyclamens on alpine slide, only in the shade of stones or small bushes. They look good in large masses among large stones and butts of old trees; other ephemeroids will make a pleasant company for them: crocuses, snowdrops, colchicums, as well as non-aggressive primroses.

Planting cyclamen tubers indoors in a pot

Tubers can also be planted in a pot in purchased universal soil. The potting regime is basically the same for everyone. North and east windows are preferable, while plants in the south need shade. The soil is a mixture of leaf soil, sand and loam in a ratio of 2:1:1. The tuber is buried partially if the roots are located on its underside, or completely if they cover the entire tuber, as in the European and ivy-leaved cyclamens. Water regularly when the plants begin to grow, adding fertilizer during flowering, and almost stop watering when the leaves begin to wilt and the plant is about to go dormant. Only young specimens with small tubers that can dry out require infrequent watering during dormancy. It is not recommended to pour water directly onto the tuber - this can cause rotting of the growing point, and then the entire plant. The flowering time of potted cyclamen depends on the conditions (watering regime, lighting, temperature), but, in general, it occurs in the cold season - from autumn to spring.

ATTENTION! The size of the tubers sent inevitably varies in weight and size, with a diameter of about 3-8 cm.

adenoids, polyps in the nose, tonsillitis, runny nose, sinusitis

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Cyclamen is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 30 cm high. The flat-shaped tuberous root, up to 15 cm in diameter, has one growth point. The leaves are heart-shaped, leathery, with a characteristic silvery pattern, collected in a basal rosette on long brown petioles. The plant blooms in February-March. Several flower stalks appear, they are approximately the same length as the leaf petioles. Cyclamen flowers are drooping with a double perianth, bisexual, five-petaled, shaped like a butterfly. The corolla tube is white on the outside and has three dark purple stripes on the inside. Corolla blades bent towards the tube with a small spot purple. Depending on the type, the corolla is different shades: Cream to dark red, crimson or purple. The fruit of cyclamen is a spherical, opening capsule with 6-7 teeth; thanks to the spiral twisting of the stalk, it practically lies on the ground. Cyclamen seeds Brown, angular, hemispherical. Fruit ripening occurs in May-June.

Depending on the timing of flowering, two groups of cyclamen species are distinguished: spring-flowering (Kuznetsov’s cyclamen, Kos cyclamen, spring cyclamen) and autumn-flowering (European cyclamen (its popular name is Georgian drakva), ivy-leaved cyclamen and others). Plant lovers also call European cyclamen or purple cyclamen “alpine violet.” IN indoor floriculture They grow varieties and hybrid forms of Persian cyclamen, which amaze with their splendor and variety of colors and abundance of flowers. Indoors, the plant delights everyone with its flowering autumn-winter period until the beginning of spring. For medicinal purposes, the root most often used is cyclamen forest, although all types are believed to have medicinal properties.

Our grandmothers, growing garden strawberries, or strawberries, as we used to call them, did not particularly worry about mulching. But today this agricultural technique has become fundamental in achieving high quality berries and reducing crop losses. Some might say it's a hassle. But practice shows that labor costs in this case pay off handsomely. In this article we invite you to get acquainted with the nine the best materials for mulching garden strawberries.

Succulents are very diverse. Despite the fact that “little ones” have always been considered more fashionable, the range of succulents with which you can decorate modern interior, it’s worth taking a closer look. After all, colors, sizes, patterns, degree of prickliness, impact on the interior are just a few of the parameters by which you can choose them. In this article we will tell you about the five most fashionable succulents that amazingly transform modern interiors.

The Egyptians used mint as early as 1.5 thousand years BC. It has a strong aroma due to the high content of various essential oils, which are highly volatile. Today, mint is used in medicine, perfumery, cosmetology, winemaking, cooking, ornamental gardening, and the confectionery industry. In this article we will look at the most interesting varieties of mint, and also talk about the features of growing this plant in open ground.

People began growing crocuses 500 years before our era. Although the presence of these flowers in the garden is fleeting, we always look forward to the return of the harbingers of spring to next year. Crocuses are one of the earliest primroses, whose flowering begins as soon as the snow melts. However, flowering times may vary depending on the species and varieties. This article is dedicated to the earliest varieties of crocuses, which bloom in late March and early April.

Cabbage soup made from early young cabbage in beef broth is hearty, aromatic and easy to prepare. In this recipe you will learn how to cook delicious beef broth and cook light cabbage soup with this broth. Early cabbage It cooks quickly, so it is placed in the pan at the same time as other vegetables, unlike autumn cabbage, which takes a little longer to cook. Ready cabbage soup can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Real cabbage soup turns out tastier than freshly prepared cabbage soup.

Looking at the variety of tomato varieties, it’s hard not to get confused - the choice is very wide today. Even experienced gardeners He's annoying sometimes! However, understanding the basics of selecting varieties “for yourself” is not so difficult. The main thing is to delve into the peculiarities of the culture and start experimenting. One of the easiest groups of tomatoes to grow are varieties and hybrids with limited growth. They have always been valued by those gardeners who do not have much energy and time to care for their beds.

Once very popular under the name of indoor nettle, and then forgotten by everyone, coleus today is one of the most colorful garden and indoor plants. It is not for nothing that they are considered stars of the first magnitude for those who are primarily looking for non-standard colors. Easy to grow, but not so undemanding as to suit everyone, coleus require constant supervision. But if you take care of them, bushes made of velvety unique leaves will easily outshine any competitor.

Salmon backbone baked in Provençal herbs is a “supplier” of delicious pieces of fish pulp for light salad with fresh wild garlic leaves. The champignons are lightly fried in olive oil and then sprinkle with apple cider vinegar. These mushrooms are tastier than regular pickled ones, and they are better suited for baked fish. Wild garlic and fresh dill get along well in one salad, highlighting each other’s aroma. The garlicky pungency of wild garlic will permeate both the salmon flesh and mushroom pieces.

Conifer tree or shrubs on the site is always great, but a lot of conifers is even better. Emerald needles various shades decorates the garden at any time of the year, and phytoncides and essential oils, released by plants, not only aromatize, but also make the air cleaner. As a rule, most zoned adults coniferous plants, are considered very unpretentious trees and shrubs. But young seedlings are much more capricious and require proper care and attention.

Sakura is most often associated with Japan and its culture. Picnics in the canopy flowering trees have long been an integral attribute meeting spring in the Land of the Rising Sun. Financial and academic year here it starts on April 1, when the magnificent cherry blossoms bloom. Therefore, many significant moments in the life of the Japanese take place under the sign of their flowering. But sakura also grows well in cooler regions - certain species can be successfully grown even in Siberia.

I am very interested in analyzing how people's tastes and preferences for certain foods have changed over the centuries. What was once considered tasty and was an item of trade, lost its value over time and, conversely, new fruit crops conquered their markets. Quince has been cultivated for more than 4 thousand years! And even in the 1st century B.C. e. About 6 varieties of quince were known, and even then methods of its propagation and cultivation were described.

Delight your family and prepare themed cottage cheese cookies in the shape of Easter eggs! Your children will be happy to take part in the process - sift the flour, combine all the necessary ingredients, knead the dough and cut out intricate figures. Then they will watch with admiration as pieces of dough turn into real Easter eggs, and then with the same enthusiasm they will eat them with milk or tea. How to make such original cookies for Easter, read our step by step recipe!

Among tuberous crops, there are not so many decorative deciduous favorites. And caladium is a true star among the variegated inhabitants of interiors. Not everyone can decide to own a caladium. This plant is demanding, and first of all, it requires care. But still, rumors about the extraordinary capriciousness of caladiums are never justified. Attention and care can avoid any difficulties when growing caladiums. And the plant can almost always forgive small mistakes.

We have prepared a hearty, incredibly appetizing and simply easy-to-prepare dish for you today. This sauce is one hundred percent universal, as it goes with every side dish: vegetables, pasta, or anything. Chicken and mushroom gravy will save you in moments when you don’t have time or don’t want to think too much about what to cook. Take your favorite side dish (you can do this in advance so everything is hot), add some gravy and dinner is ready! A real lifesaver.

Among the many different varieties We will tell you about three of these most popular vegetables, which are distinguished by their excellent taste and relatively unpretentious growing conditions. Characteristics of the eggplant varieties “Almaz”, “Black Beauty” and “Valentina”. All eggplants have pulp medium density. In Almaz it is greenish, while in the other two it is yellowish-white. They are united by good germination and excellent yield, but in different time. Everyone's skin color and shape are different.

Among the variety of indoor plants, there are flowers that are often used as gifts. Receiving a pot with a beautiful flowering bush of cyclamen, violet or anthurium is doubly pleasant: such flowers cannot be compared with a bouquet, because it will quickly wither, and the bush will still for a long time will be pleasing to the eye, and may even produce “offspring.”

The favorite cyclamen is a herbaceous perennial from the Myrsinaceae family with a very bright and abundant flowering. Its original colorful inflorescences in the form of butterflies with raised wings proudly rise above the foliage on long stalks and form a lush flower cap that is simply impossible to pass by. And the leaves themselves, with their rounded shapes and light patterns on a dark background, are also very decorative. Thanks to its spectacular appearance and long-term (more than 3 months) flowering, cyclamen has long won its place in the hearts of home plant lovers.

Planting and caring for cyclamen seems difficult only at first glance; in fact, this flower feels quite comfortable on windowsills and is able to decorate them with its blooms more than once. The main thing is to know some of the nuances of growing and create favorable conditions for it. How to do it correctly, that’s what we’ll talk about today.

Features of planting cyclamen

Root system The plant is significantly different from the roots of most representatives of indoor pets, which plays one of the main roles not only when planting it, but also in the further care of the flower. Cyclamen is somewhat reminiscent of bulbous crops: its root is a large, flattened, rounded corm. Its average diameter is about 15 cm, with only one growth point.

When planting an adult cyclamen, the tuber cannot be completely buried in the ground: at least 1/3 of it must remain on the surface. The exception is the European species of the plant, in which the roots grow not only in the lower part of the bulb, but also over its entire surface.

The soil for the flower must be light and nutritious. The store sells ready-made substrates specific to this plant. A soil mixture for Saintpaulias is also suitable for him.

If desired, soil suitable for cyclamen can be made independently by mixing in equal parts:

• leaf soil;
• sand;
• turf land;
• humus.

There is one more nuance on which both the development and future flowering of the plant directly depend. A pot for cyclamen should be chosen with a small volume (of course, taking into account the size of the corm itself).

When choosing a flowerpot, you need to be guided by the fact that there should be no more than 3 cm from the tuber itself to the walls of the planting container. Only in such “close conditions” will cyclamen soon be able to bloom.

What does cyclamen love and what is it afraid of?

When planning to grow a plant, it is worth considering what it prefers:

• coolness;
• Fresh air;
• enough high humidity air;
• diffuse lighting.

The most comfortable temperature for a flower is up to 20 degrees Celsius, but not lower than 10 degrees. For it to bloom in winter, you need even less - up to 14 degrees Celsius. Frequent ventilation allows you to provide cyclamen with an influx of fresh air, especially during the heating season. You can also refresh the bush with regular spraying; in addition, it will raise the humidity and lower the temperature in the room.

When ventilating the room, it is necessary to exclude the possibility of a draft - it is detrimental to the flower.

Another important point in caring for cyclamen at home concerns watering. The best way to moisten the soil in a pot is by bottom watering, lowering the pot into a bowl of water. Keep it there until the substrate is completely saturated with moisture, and upper layer won't get wet. Then you should remove the cyclamen and allow the excess water to drain. The liquid from the pan must be drained so that it does not stagnate.

Bottom watering of cyclamen will eliminate the possibility of moisture getting on the top of the corm, as well as directly on the flowers and leaves. If you water the bush directly into the pot, there is a risk of flooding the growing point, and this usually ends in rotting of the tuber and, accordingly, the loss of the entire plant.

Cyclamen can also be watered directly into the pan, not forgetting to drain it afterwards. excess water out of him.

Regarding application, cyclamen is one of those indoor plants, which are better to underfeed than to overfeed.
The flower responds well to complex preparations for flowering plants, especially in liquid form, but the working solution should be prepared strictly following the recommendations for its use, sometimes even reducing its concentration.

The purchased plant does not need fertilizing for the next 2-3 months: usually store-bought soil contains a large number of nutrients that “fuel” the plant so that it blooms profusely and has a beautiful “marketable” appearance.

How often should I replant the plant?

Cyclamen does not grow very quickly, and a young corm can sit in a pot for two years. During this time, it will increase in volume and it will be possible to transplant the cyclamen into a larger pot, at the same time changing the substrate to a fresh one. It is better to replant using the transshipment method, without completely clearing the old soil from the tuber, so as not to damage it. The first feeding after this procedure is done a month later.

Cyclamen should be handled at the end of the dormant period, before it starts to grow, but you don’t need to take a very spacious container, otherwise you may not see the next flowering.

Gifted or purchased in a store flowering plant(even if it is absolutely clear that the transport pot is too small for it) you cannot replant it - you must wait until it blooms and rests.

How does cyclamen rest?

When the bush finishes flowering and the inflorescences fade, the leaves begin to turn yellow, and over time, only one tuber remains in the pot. Many gardeners think that the plant is lost, and often even throw it away. However, this is completely in vain, because this is how cyclamen prepares for a period of rest.

Fading leaves can be carefully removed without waiting for them to dry out completely. To do this, simply twist the petioles clockwise without using scissors.

Caring for cyclamen during the dormant period is simple:

• with the beginning of yellowing of the foliage, the frequency of watering begins to be reduced;
• the pot with the “bare” round tuber remaining in it is moved to a darker place, where it will receive less light, but will not be hot;
• The hibernating cyclamen is watered occasionally to prevent the soil and corms from completely drying out.

Most often, plants hibernate in winter, when the room is too warm and dry for them, because it is known that cyclamens bloom profusely only in cool and humid conditions, although a spring-summer break is also typical for them.

Flowers rest for three months. This time is enough for them to recover and gain strength before the next abundant flowering.
After the specified time has passed, the pot with the corm is returned to a bright place and watering is resumed. Soon leaves will appear from the bulb, then buds will form and everything will repeat all over again.

Preferred method of reproduction

As already mentioned, the cyclamen corm has only one growth point. True, sometimes there are specimens in which several of them are formed, but this happens very rarely. For this reason, it is almost impossible to obtain a new plant by dividing a tuber, especially since even if it is possible to carry out such a procedure, the divisions take root extremely reluctantly and in most cases die.

The seed method is the most realistic and positive-resulting method of propagating cyclamen.

You can sow seeds at any time of the year, but it is better to start working in early spring. Then the daylight hours are long enough, which makes it possible to provide the seedlings with good lighting and avoid them being stretched out.

Before sowing, it is better to pickle the seeds for disinfection purposes by soaking them in a solution of potassium permanganate. Instead, you can use any growth stimulator.

Fill the seedling container with nutritious soil mixture, make shallow grooves in it and spray them well with a spray bottle. Lay out the prepared seeds, leaving a distance of at least 2 cm between the seeds. Lightly sprinkle the crops with soil and cover the top with film or glass to create greenhouse conditions. They will remain in this form for 12 months until they germinate. At this time, it is necessary to periodically ventilate the greenhouse and spray the soil, and also not allow temperatures to be too high, otherwise the seeds will “fall asleep” instead of germinating.

If after a month the seedlings have not yet hatched, there is no need to rush to throw them away: the seeds of certain varieties of cyclamen can “sit” in the ground for more than 5 months.

When the seeds germinate, the film is removed and the seedlings are grown without it. After the plants have formed a pair of true leaves and their own small nodules, they are dived into individual cups. It is noteworthy that you can plant them in pairs or even 3 pieces, since each young bulb will not need much space.

When picking plants, young corms are completely covered with soil, unlike adult cyclamens.

In such small groups they will “sit” and grow for about six months, after which the bushes are individually transplanted into flowerpots with a volume of no more than 7 cm. The first flowering of young cyclamens can be seen no earlier than 18 months from the moment of sowing the seeds, and some specimens take as long as three years to prepare for this. They can bloom in summer or even winter, depending on the time of sowing and growing conditions.