Tamarix - perennial plant having more than 75 species. The people call it "bisernik" as the flowers that grow on bushes tamarisk, resemble small beads, like beads. This tree can be decorated with a private plot, landed a few bushes instead of the fence in the yard. Thanks to its magnificent view tamarisk often used in landscaping in Kazakhstan, Siberia, India and Mongolia. It is in these countries for the flowering of this plant are added the most favorable climatic conditions.
Botanical description of tamarisk
Tamarix - reaches a height of 1.5 meters. Some of its varieties grow up to 4 m in height. The shrub received its name from the name of the Pyrenean River Timbre. He has thin branches, bluish leaflets, very small white or pink inflorescences, which externally resemble lilac flowers. They bloom either at the end of May, or at the beginning of summer. Krone Openwork and stretched.
Tamariks varieties with photos
As we mentioned earlier, Tamarix has a lot of varieties. However, not all of them are adapted to grow in our climatic strip. Of all varieties, we can only grow four:
Tamarix branched
This type of Tamariks does not tolerate low air temperatures. It is preferably planted in the southern regions. Tamarix branchy loves salted wet soils. He has two beautiful varieties that land in decorative purposes:
- Rubra - a plant having purple-red flowers:
- "Summer Glow" - Tamarix, whose colors have bright raspberry color:
Tamarix Elegant
The complete opposite of branched Tamariks - grows and blooms exclusively in the northern regions. He has thick branches with brown or gray bark. The most beautiful grade of graceful Tamariks - "Merikaria" - he has tender-pink graceful flowers:
Tamarix Rohyme
This type of shrub is a shrub of a dark green branch. Tamariks loose flowers are similar to blizzards, bloom no more than 60 days.
Tamarix fourtychinsky
May grow and bloom 75 years in a row. He has brown-red arcuate curved branches. Its flowers can be white or pink. He's drought-resistant and do not come to care.
Features of landing Tamariksa
Tamarix is \u200b\u200bneeded in a well-lit place in early spring. The soil must be prepared under the young beadic seedlock - to be presented with drainage (sand and rubble) so that the root system of the tree is not in constant moisture, since in this case it will perish. It is better to pick up clayey soils flying with humus and peat.
Adult seedlings for landing are better not to use, as it is unlikely that they will come down. After landing, Tamariksu needs to provide abundant irrigation, but not overflowing. The fact is that the beading barrel accumulates water, so when there is a sharp cold, the tree can freeze and die.
The reproduction of Tamariks Cherenca
It is possible to grow tamarix at home with the help of wood seeds or cuttings. The first method is not effective because it does not give good germs.
Experienced gardeners are recommended to multiply the beads from the cuttings in the autumn period.
How it's done:
- Cut the worn cuttings.
- The land of the soil in which the cutting landing will be carried out, you need to break and easily dispel.
- Capture cuttings in the pit (20 cm deep). Before landing, they can be placed for a while in any capacity with water so that they can be launched.
- Well watering the cuttings with water.
- For the winter, the cuttings need to be filled with mulch (or peat crumb, or wood sawdust).
- In the spring, you can transplant cuttings, if necessary, on a new permanent place of growth.
Care rules for Tamarix
Tamarix is \u200b\u200bconsidered quite unpretentious in terms of leaving the plant. However, a number of rules to any gardener that grows a beader in the household plot, it is worth considering the tree carefully and comply with a number of rules:
- During the pasting sun, Tamarix must be dialed against bright light.
- In arid weather you need to regularly water the shrub, however, make sure that there is no re-fulfillment of moisture in the soil, otherwise there will be a disease on his trunk.
- In the spring branch, the beadist need a little bit, giving a shrub beautiful shape.
- In winter, Tamarix can not cover any warming material if the air temperature does not fall below 28 degrees.
- Every 5 years, the beadist needs to be trimmed under the root so that the plant is better developed and grew.
- If the plant is ill, then it is necessary to cut the affected branches and burn them.
Application Tamariksa
The beadist performs not only a decorative function, it also possesses numerous healing properties. If it is correct to prepare a decoction or tincture of it, then you can clean the bladder well, to anesthetize the wounds or any other parts of the body causing pain. In addition, Tamarix renews blood circulation in the body, treats the inflammatory process in the stomach, intestine, eliminates diarrhea and diseases of the spleen.
Many people brew from the branches of Tamariks tea and drink it daily in preventive purposes. The peoples of the Caucasus are confident that this tea is healing infertility and venereal diseases, such as syphilis, for example.
How to cook a decoction:
- Grind leaves and biseling branches.
- Two tablespoons of a mixture make up 300 ml of boiled water.
- The tincture boil over 20 minutes, and then strain the decoction.
- After the tea cools, you can use it.
The same decoction can be used to treat bone diseases. Some make from the brave of Tamariks grafs to the sore joints.
A decoction can be prepared not only from Tamariks branches, but from his bark. To do this, take 1 tablespoon of dried bark, pour it into 200 ml of hot water and boil for 25 minutes. Then the decoction needs to be strain and use one tablespoon several times a day, if you have diarrhea or bleeding.
In some pharmacies you can buy dried leaves of Tamariks for cooking scales or tea.
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