Adonis flowers from the family

Adonis flowers (photo varieties can be seen below) are annual or perennial herbaceous plants from the large family Lyutikovye. It is believed that they received their name on behalf of the Greek god Adonis, who was killed by a boar on a hunt, and this beautiful flower grew out of his blood. Although there is another opinion that the plant was named after the Assyrian god Adon.

Adonis flowers come from Eurasia (they are very well behaved in areas with a temperate climate). Today this plant is listed in the Red Book. In addition to decoration, adonis has healing properties. It is used for dropsy, epilepsy and neuroses. Effectively, the plant and with diseases of the heart muscle and heart defects. It is used to treat alcohol dependence, as it can induce aversion to alcoholic beverages. Only independently of it is better not to make medicines: if the proportions are not respected, it becomes poisonous. By the way, in the people differently called adonis: a spring flower (gorichvet), hare grass, old-broom, mohnatik, hare poppy.

There are about 25 species of this plant. Some of them are annual, others are grassy perennials. Their bright solitary flowers are located at the ends of the shoots, can have shades of red or yellow. Only at the end of the 17th century the decorativeness of this plant was appreciated, and the flowers of Adonis have since filled the gardens and parks. We list the most popular species grown in culture.

Among perennials most often choose Amur adonis. His homeland is the Korean Peninsula, Japan, the Far East and northeast China. In natural conditions, adonis flowers grow on motley grassy slopes or in deciduous forests on clearings. On the long petioles there are pinnately-dissected leaves. Amur adonis does not grow more than 12 cm during flowering, golden-yellow flowers in diameter reach 5 cm, the entire flowering period lasts no less than 2 weeks. But with the appearance of leaves the plant grows to 35 cm. Admire what beautiful flowers!

Adonis fluffy in natural conditions is growing in Kazakhstan and Siberia. He prefers the steppe plains, he likes to grow near rocks and rocks. It can be found (albeit rarely) on the edges of birch pins. This species also refers to perennials, maximum grows to 30 cm, flowers - yellow or pale yellow.

Adonis summer is a representative of annuals that lives in Central Asia, the Caucasus, the southern regions of European Russia and Western Siberia. It reaches a height of 50 cm, flowers are small (diameter 2-3 cm) red. Flowering lasts from June to August.

Adonis flowers is a beautiful early-flowering plant that prefers fertile loose soils in an open area, although it can also grow in a semi-shade. It should be noted that this flower grows rather slowly and is very sensitive to transplantation. Soil around it is desirable to regularly loosen and moisturize. You can multiply it by seeds and by dividing the bush. However, experienced flower growers are not advised to resort to division until the plant reaches the age of five. After planting (in the first year) blossom adonis will be weak, and already from the second year the plant will please owners with abundant flowering. Usually adonis flowers are used in group plantings, they also look spectacular among shrubs. It is best to plant them near the tracks or on rocky slides, giving preference to the western and eastern sides.