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Yellow fennelflower "Transformer" (nigella)
Yellow fennelflower "Transformer".
An annual plant up to 80 cm high with small flowers and very decorative fruit buds. Ideal for dry bouquets, cutting and flower beds.
Name: comes from the Latin word "nigellus": the grammatical form of the word "niger" - black, due to the black color of the seeds.
The seeds are black, matte, ovoid. In 1 g there are 350-500 seeds, which remain viable for 2 years.
Location: light-loving, cold-resistant, easily tolerate spring frosts.
Soil: prefer light, nutritious soils with a high lime content. They develop poorly on acidic soils. They do not tolerate excess or lack of moisture.
Reproduction: by seeds, which are sown in May in open ground in a permanent place or in greenhouses in April. Shoots appear on the 18-20th day. Seedlings are planted in peat-humus pots. Young plants bloom two months after sowing. Seeds can be sown before winter. Seedlings are planted at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other. Plants do not tolerate damage to the roots.
Use: in Moorish lawns, group plantings, borders, cutting. Unfortunately, it does not bloom for long - only about four weeks. However, after the flowers, no less decorative swollen fruits appear on the shoots. As soon as they are fully ripe, they are cut off together with the stems and dried, hanging in the shade with their heads down. In winter, they make magnificent compositions reminiscent of the past summer. If you want to have a flowering carpet of Nigella orientalis for a longer time, you will have to sow it in several stages with a month's break between them.
An annual plant up to 80 cm high with small flowers and very decorative fruit buds. Ideal for dry bouquets, cutting and flower beds.
Name: comes from the Latin word "nigellus": the grammatical form of the word "niger" - black, due to the black color of the seeds.
The seeds are black, matte, ovoid. In 1 g there are 350-500 seeds, which remain viable for 2 years.
Location: light-loving, cold-resistant, easily tolerate spring frosts.
Soil: prefer light, nutritious soils with a high lime content. They develop poorly on acidic soils. They do not tolerate excess or lack of moisture.
Reproduction: by seeds, which are sown in May in open ground in a permanent place or in greenhouses in April. Shoots appear on the 18-20th day. Seedlings are planted in peat-humus pots. Young plants bloom two months after sowing. Seeds can be sown before winter. Seedlings are planted at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other. Plants do not tolerate damage to the roots.
Use: in Moorish lawns, group plantings, borders, cutting. Unfortunately, it does not bloom for long - only about four weeks. However, after the flowers, no less decorative swollen fruits appear on the shoots. As soon as they are fully ripe, they are cut off together with the stems and dried, hanging in the shade with their heads down. In winter, they make magnificent compositions reminiscent of the past summer. If you want to have a flowering carpet of Nigella orientalis for a longer time, you will have to sow it in several stages with a month's break between them.
Yellow fennelflower, yellow nigella.
* Nigella orientalis seeds are used for medicinal purposes.
Nigella seeds contain steroids, the alkaloid nigelin, essential oil, saponins, coumarins, and fatty oil.
An aqueous infusion of the seeds has a diuretic, anthelmintic, choleretic, and tonic effect.
A decoction of nigella seeds helps increase milk in nursing mothers, normalizes the menstrual cycle, reduces flatulence, and normalizes stool in the presence of constipation; in bronchial asthma, restless sleep, female diseases, kidney stones, jaundice, worms, and some skin diseases. In case of skin rashes, to enhance the effect, it is recommended to do external washings simultaneously with the internal use of the decoction.
• 1 teaspoon of Nigella orientalis per 1 glass of boiling water, leave in a thermos for 2 hours, strain.
Take 1-2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day before meals as a choleretic.
• 1 teaspoon of Nigella orientalis seeds per 300 ml of water, boil for 7-8 minutes over low heat, leave for 1 hour, strain.
Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day before meals to increase lactation.
