Speckled Lamb is a fairly common plant, which in many countries is considered a weed. The flower is very inconspicuous and resembles a nettle without a burning antennae with multi-colored buds. The plant has medicinal properties and is actively used in folk medicine, relevant in the arrangement of landscape design.
What does nettle nettle look like?
The flower is very common in nature, so many consider it an annoying weed. The plant is classified as Yasnotkovymi (Lamiaceae) or Labret (Labiatae).
Garden decoration
The description of the clefts is determined by the following points:
- the stem is knobby and curls along the ground, rising 15-20 cm;
- leaves have a dark green color with a white spot in the middle;
- the shape of the leaves is drop-shaped with jagged edges;
- the flowers may be white, purple or slightly pink.
The appearance of the plant
Lambweed is especially common in Eastern Europe. Instances can be annual or biennial.
Common varieties
Lamb is divided into several varieties. Each option has its own color of buds and leaves. Distinctive features are the shape and height of the plant:
- Golden Anniversary nettle has yellow flowers and is popularly referred to as zelenchukovaya. She has yellow inflorescences and miniature leaves. Golden spotted Golden Anniversari often landed in gardens and flower beds;
- Purple Dragon is the most common variety called red nettle. Dragon has the widest prevalence;
- Lamium Pink Chablis has pink flowers, which are located in the nodes of the leaves with a clear green-white pattern;
- Lamium cassock is a bush on which white buds bloom. The second name is "deaf nettle."
Lamium Maculatum has several more varieties that have unique bud color, leaf shape and plate shade.
Healing properties
The plant is rich in many trace elements that are found in the leaves and trunks of young shoots:
- flavonoids;
- vitamin C;
- essential oils.
- tannins;
Note! The plant is used as the basis for infusions.
The healing properties of the crypt
Infusions are used to treat cough, relieve inflammation, and are used to treat problems with urination. Herbal decoction is added to the baths for the body, arms and legs. It is an excellent healing effect. Gynecologists recommend using a weak solution of broth for douching.
Briefly about the history of the appearance
The distribution area is quite large: Asia, Europe, North America. It was noted that the plant has not only medicinal properties, it is also aesthetically attractive, prevents the appearance of weeds. Therefore, wild specimens began to be planted near the house. In the future, clover became one of the most common instances that are used for landscape design.
Features of caring for nettle speckled in open ground
The plant is not whimsical and does not require special conditions for normal growth and flowering. The main thing is to choose a suitable place with good soil and organize regular watering.
Temperature
The winter hardiness of the yamuta is amazing - the leaves will turn green until the frosts. The plant will have a normal appearance even at 5 ° C. In summer, the bush withstands the highest temperatures if moderate watering is performed. A temperature of 20-25 ° C is considered comfortable.
Lighting
An ideal place to grow will be a site that is located in the shade of tree crowns. It can be planted on flower beds next to tall flowers or shrubs.
Ideal place for a flower
Watering
The plant loves moisture, so watering should be frequent and plentiful. It is necessary to ensure that the water does not stagnate.
Note! It can withstand short-term drought, which will affect the appearance of the plant: the leaves will begin to turn yellow, the flowers will wither and fall off.
Spraying
The flower normally tolerates spraying, so watering can be done from a watering can.
Humidity
The plant is not whimsical in terms of humidity. If watering is carried out regularly, then evaporation from the soil will be enough.
Priming
In order for the clade to develop normally, you need to select a site with light and reasonably fertilized soil. The composition should include minerals and trace elements, but it is not advisable to take too fertile soil, because because of it the plant goes into the phase of aggressive growth.
Top dressing
For feeding, you can use mullein soaked in water or mineral fertilizers in liquid form.
Ideal flower dressing
Important! If the dose of fertilizers is too large, the bush will grow rapidly in a short time.
Fertilize as needed. If the bush is growing slowly, you need to make fertilizing.
Features of winter care during rest
Lamium nettle, planting and care for which is carried out according to standard gardening rules, is not whimsical in the winter. Preparing for wintering is as follows:
- By the end of summer, feeding is stopped.
- From September, the volume of bushes by cutting is gradually reduced.
- Watering is greatly reduced.
The plant normally tolerates frosts, so it is not necessary to cover it with leaves, coniferous needles or a film.
When and how it blooms
Different species have unique flowering periods. It usually starts in May and ends in October. Flowers of each variety have the same structure, but different color and size.
Clover flower
Types of flowers
Flowers can have a different color, ranging from dark purple and ending with white.
Flower shapes
The bud has the shape of a snapdragon (Antirrhinum). The flower can reach a length of 2-3 cm.
Flowering period
Flowering begins in late spring and continues until late fall.
Changes in flowering care
During the flowering period, you need to carefully monitor the soil moisture and conduct periodic top dressing - once every 2-3 weeks.
How to propagate a speckled crypt
There are three types of breeding:
- seed germination;
- cuttings;
- division of the bush.
Note! The most popular breeding option is to divide the bush.
Each option has its own characteristics and methods of planting and rooting.
Seed germination
Sowing of seeds is carried out in open ground in early spring or late autumn. It is necessary to make small trenches in which seeds are evenly placed. Next, you should drip a small layer of earth and water. Within 1-2 weeks, the seeds will germinate.
Rooting cuttings
The cuttings are harvested in late summer. How to do it right:
- Prepare a mixture of sand and peat. Place in a small container.
- Sprinkle a sprig into the substrate and pour.
- Cover the pot with a cropped bottle.
Reproduction of crypt
If condensation appears on the bottle, ventilate. When the roots appear, the sprout can be transplanted into the open ground.
Dividing the bush
The bush is divided in early spring as follows:
- Dig a big bush.
- Partially remove the earthen lump from the root system.
- Divide the bush into several parts.
To root such an instance is simple if there are normal processes on the root system.
Possible problems with the cultivation of speckled clam
Speckled lamb is not very attractive for pests; flower diseases rarely occur. But, if you disrupt watering, then some problems may arise.
Disease
Diseases affect the clade rarely enough. Sometimes problems may arise with the root system, which is close to the surface. As a preventive measure, you can sprinkle earth around the trunk with ash.
Possible problems in the growing process
Pests
In the dry season, with a lack of moisture, a scab, a spider mite can attack the plant. An open area with a clear tree can attract caterpillars, a mealybug. We need treatment with special chemicals, but you can treat the leaves with soda solution.
For your information! If the soil remains wet for a long time, rot may appear. In this case, diseased specimens need to be removed, and the rest treated with a fungicide.
Lambweed is a very popular plant that is used in folk medicine and landscape design. Unpretentious, rapidly growing - the main advantages that are appreciated by gardeners. There are many varieties that differ among themselves in the color of buds and leaves, so everyone will find a variety to their liking.
