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There are many different types of bloodworm, my medicinal one has been growing and has been healthy for many years.

And this one was bought because I really liked the photo.

K. obtuse(S. obtusa) - grows in the mountains of Japan. This is a very cute burnet 1 m high with drooping fluffy bright pink inflorescences, she has white variety"Alba"

Extremely unpretentious and tenacious plant. Why am I saying this? And here's why...

Rostochek arrived in a parcel in early spring and was immediately planted in a pot. Leaves appeared quickly. In May, I took it to the dacha, put it under a bush and ... forgot. When I started searching a few weeks later, I found a pot with a dried plant. I put it in a pan with water and literally a couple of days later a new leaf appeared and the plant began to grow as if nothing had happened.

The burnet grows in my penumbra next to the ferns (it, like them, also grows with a rosette) - the sun is there for several hours and only in the morning. The earth is wet, loose

And recently I was pleased with the first peduncle with four buds. Usually flowering begins in June, but mine is a special case...

Peduncles are high, about 80 cm. And now it has begun to bloom with pink hairy spikelets. The length of the spikelets is about 10 cm. Well, isn't it lovely.

In the article we talk about burnet, discuss medicinal properties plants, its use in folk medicine, indications and contraindications for use. You will learn how to use burnet grass in gynecology, colitis, pancreatitis, diarrhea and dysbacteriosis, as well as for the treatment and prevention of cancer.

Burnet drug, or pharmacy, or glandular (lat. Sanguisorba officinalis) - perennial herbaceous plant genus Burnet, family Rosaceae.

In Russian, burnet has a large number of synonyms. Popular names of the medicinal plant: bloodsucker, burnet, grass grass, thigh, ash spool, hernia, rollers, spools, redhead, red roots, meadow, bloodsucker, arsenic, gourd, head, cold grass, rowan, prutyak, wild mountain ash, forest mountain ash , silver leaf, owl arrow, dried gold, snake potion, eel, blackhead, black grass, cones.

What does it look like

The burnet has a thick horizontal rhizome, up to 12 cm long, woody, with numerous long and thin fibrous roots.

Burnet photo: Appearance(photo) Burnet A single stem branches in the upper part, it is ribbed, bare, erect, hollow inside, up to 30-90 cm high.

Basal leaves are large, long-petiolate, pinnate with 7-25 leaflets. lower leaves dull bluish-green, at the top they are replaced by shiny dark green leaves.

The flowers of the burnet are small, dark red, sometimes black-purple. Gathered in oval, sometimes spike-shaped heads. The length of each head is 1-3 cm, they are located on long straight peduncles. The flowers are bisexual with brownish-membranous, hairy elongated bracts. The calyx consists of 4 sepals, which fall off during fruiting, the corolla is absent. Each flower has 4 stamens and 1 pistil. Burnet blooms from July to August.

The fruits are single-seeded tetrahedral dry nuts, 3-3.5 mm long, brown. Fruiting from August to September. Also burnet is a honey plant.

Where does it grow

Burnet's habitat is quite extensive. The grass is distributed throughout Europe, in North America, in a temperate climate East Asia, some regions of Central Asia. In Russia, it can be found in middle lane, in Siberia, on Far East and in the mountains of the Caucasus. In the Vologda, Ivanovo and Kostroma regions, it is listed in the Red Book.

Burnet prefers moist soil. Grows in water meadows, forest edges, cliffs, in thickets of shrubs, along the banks of rivers and swamps.

Burnet rhizomes

For therapeutic and prophylactic purposes, the rhizome and roots of the burnet are used.. Next, we will talk about the beneficial substances that are part of the medicinal raw materials, and which determine it. beneficial features.
Burnet roots

Chemical composition

Chemical composition:

• tannins;
• starch;
• essential oil;
• saponins;
• gallic and ellagic acids;
• potassium;
• calcium;
• magnesium;
• iron;
• manganese;
• copper;
• zinc;
• cobalt;
• chromium;
• strontium;
• barium.

Medicinal properties

Useful properties of burnet:

• antiseptic;
• bactericidal;
• anti-inflammatory;
• soothing;
• antispasmodic;
• astringent;
• hemostatic;
• anticancer;
• healing.

Burnet as a strong astringent is used for diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The root of the burnet is used for diarrhea and dysbacteriosis. With anti-inflammatory properties, medicinal herb burnet helps in the treatment of gastritis. Burnet is also used for stomach ulcers.

Burnet is known as a hemostatic agent. Medicines based on it are taken for hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding. Useful burnet for women. It is used to treat many gynecological diseases. But since the plant has contraindications and side effects, you first need to read the instructions for using burnet and consult a doctor.

The antiseptic and bactericidal properties of burnet allow the herb to be used to treat colds. Burnet is used for angina. The healing properties of the plant contribute to the treatment of skin diseases and the rapid tightening of external ulcers and wounds.

They take burnet for cancer. The use of burnet tinctures helps to stop the division of cancer cells and slow down the growth of the tumor.

You have learned what helps burnet. Next, we will tell you how to collect and harvest the roots of a plant for medicinal use.

How to collect

Raw materials are harvested from the end of August to September, the rhizome is dug out completely, the growths are not chopped off. The roots are cleaned from the earth and washed with water.

Clean roots are cut into pieces up to 15 centimeters long and left for outdoors for a few hours. Next, the raw materials are dried under the open sun in dry and warm weather. If the weather is wet, burnet roots are dried in the attic, scattering on paper or burlap in one layer. For quick drying, raw materials can be cooked in an electric dryer or oven with an open door, setting the temperature to no higher than 40 degrees.

The shelf life of raw materials is 5 years. It is necessary to store dry roots of burnet in wooden boxes or paper bags in a dark and dry place.

How to apply

Decoctions and infusions are made from burnet We talked about the indications for the use of burnet, in this section we will give recipes folk remedies for the treatment of gynecological diseases, diarrhea, colitis, oncology, pancreatitis, hemorrhoids and dysbacteriosis.

Medicines in gynecology

Burnet medicinal use in gynecology is quite extensive. It is used for painful periods, fibroids, endometriosis. The herb burnet helps with uterine bleeding.

The use of burnet root for heavy menstruation and uterine bleeding is carried out by using an infusion of the plant mixed with other herbs.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet root - 1 part.
2. Highlander snake roots - 1 part.
3. Shepherd's purse grass - 1 part.
4. Plantain leaves - 1 part.
5. Rose hips - 1 part.
6. Licorice roots - 1 part.
7. Boiling water - 2 cups.

How to cook: Mix all the ingredients and take 1 tablespoon of raw materials. Fill with boiling water. Infuse the remedy all night in a thermos. Strain.

How to use: Take infusion 4-5 times a day for a quarter cup. How many days to drink burnet? The course of treatment lasts 2-3 months.

Result: Having learned how to take burnet with heavy menstruation and uterine bleeding, you can solve the problem in a few months. Burnet tincture helps to normalize the menstrual cycle and stops bleeding.

Burnet with endometriosis, myoma and uterine fibroids is taken in the form of a decoction with a boron uterus.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet - 1 tablespoon.
2. Boron uterus - 1 tablespoon.
3. Boiling water - 200 ml.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over the herbs and put on a slow fire. Simmer for 30 minutes, then strain.

How to use: This tea burnet and boron uterus take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. How much can you drink krovohlebka? The recommended course of treatment is 1-2 months. Be sure to consult your doctor before use.

Result: The decoction stops the inflammatory process and pain, promotes rapid recovery.

In a pharmacy you can buy a balm with a hog uterus and burnet for women. The drug helps not only in the treatment of gynecological diseases, but also cleanses blood vessels, fights infections, and improves the functioning of the reproductive system. Balm with a hog uterus and burnet reviews is mostly positive.

Decoction for diarrhea (diarrhea)

Burnet from diarrhea in adults is taken as a decoction.

Ingredients:

1. Boiling water - 1 cup.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over the burnet roots, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 40 minutes. Strain before drinking.

How to use: Burnet broth for diarrhea, drink 1 tablespoon 5-6 times a day, diluted in 50 ml of water. How to drink burnet correctly? Have a drink before meals. During the treatment period, adhere to a sparing diet, exclude the use of fatty and spicy foods, raw vegetables and fruits. Since diarrhea causes dehydration of the body, drink more water- at least 30 ml per 1 kg of body weight. If you have kidney or cardiovascular disease, drink water without exceeding this dosage.

Result: Burnet decoction normalizes the activity of the stomach and intestines.

Decoction for colitis

Helps hemophilia with colitis. To treat this disease, a decoction is prepared.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet roots - 1 tablespoon.
2. Boiling water - 1 cup.

How to cook: Fill the raw material with boiling water. Put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. Insist the finished broth for 2 hours. Strain.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon up to 5 times daily.

Result: Reduces the severity of intestinal colic, relieves spasm.

Infusion of cancer

Burnet has been widely used in oncology. Decoctions and infusions of the roots of the plant are used to treat external and internal malignant tumors, including burnet in breast cancer.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet roots - 1 tablespoon.
2. Boiling water - 1 cup.

How to cook: Fill the burnet roots with water and put on low heat. Bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes. Ready broth insist 4 hours. Strain before drinking.

How to use: Take the medicine 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. For external forms of oncology, make lotions with a decoction, applying them to the affected areas.

Result: The infusion stops the division of cancer cells and slows down the growth of the tumor.

Infusion for pancreatitis

The use of burnet rhizomes is relevant for pancreatitis. To treat this disease, the plant is mixed with knotweed and elecampane.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet - 3 g.
2. Sporysh - 5 g.
3. Elecampane - 10 g.
4. Boiling water - 500 ml.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over raw materials, leave for 2 hours in a warm place. Strain before drinking.

How to use: Take 250 ml 30 minutes before meals.

Result: Burnet in pancreatitis relieves inflammation and improves the functioning of the pancreas.

Candles for hemorrhoids

Burnet root is used for hemorrhoids. The plant is included in the compound candle recipe for the treatment of illness.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet roots - 5 g.
2. Cocoa butter - 20 g.
3. Pumpkin seed oil - 3-4 drops.
4. Propolis tincture - 2 drops.
5. Peppermint essential oil - 1 drop.
6. Chamomile essential oil - 1 drop.

How to cook: Melt cocoa butter in a water bath, add crushed burnet roots and other oils. Pour the mixture into foil tubes, twist on both sides and put in the refrigerator.

How to use: Candles with burnet use 1 time, put at night. The course of treatment is 1 month.

Result: The use of burnet for hemorrhoids helps to relieve inflammation and stop bleeding.

Decoction of dysbacteriosis

Burnet is used for dysbacteriosis after antibiotics. A decoction of the roots of the plant normalizes the intestinal microflora and improves digestion.

Ingredients:

1. Burnet roots - 15 g.
2. Boiling water - 200 ml.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over the roots of burnet and put on low heat, boil for 20 minutes. Leave the decoction ready for 1 hour. Strain before use.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon of decoction up to 6 times a day.

Result: Decoction of burnet restores the microflora in the intestine, destroys pathogenic bacteria.

You can also buy burnet root in sachets, instructions for use:

1. Fill 3 filter bags with a glass of boiling water.
2. Bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes.
3. Hold on for another half an hour.
4. Divide the decoction into 4 doses.

How long can you drink burnet - within 1-2 months.

Burnet for children

It also shows healing properties for children. Preparations from the roots of the plant have a bactericidal effect, they are effective against dysentery and typhoid and paratyphoid microbes. Medicines based on burnet have anti-inflammatory and disinfecting effects. The root of the burnet is most often used for children with diarrhea.

At what age are children allowed to have blood clot? Babies can be given a decoction of the plant from infancy. Broth should be 10%. Children up to a year are shown taking up to 200 g of the drug per day. Burnet for children after a year can be taken at 300-400 g per day.

Before use medicinal product Be sure to check with your pediatrician.

Decoction for babies

Prepare the baby burnet according to the recipe below.

Ingredients:

1. Chopped burnet roots - 2 teaspoons.
2. Boiling water - 1 cup.

How to cook: Boil the roots of the plant with boiling water, boil for 30 minutes over low heat, do not insist. Strain before drinking.

How to use: A decoction of burnet for babies with diarrhea, let's take 25 drops 3-4 times a day.

Result: Burnet decoction normalizes stool, eliminates intestinal colic.

Hemorrhagic during pregnancy

During pregnancy, you can not use burnet useful plant, but is it possible to use preparations based on it during pregnancy? Burnet during pregnancy is prohibited, and taking burnet during lactation is also contraindicated.

Contraindications

You already know the healing properties of burnet, contraindications to its use:

• individual intolerance;
• pregnancy;
• lactation period;
• hypertension;
• thrombosis;
• spasms of the brain;
• constipation.

Classification

Taxonomic position:

• department: Flowering;
• class: Dicotyledons;
• order: Rosaceae;
• family: Pink;
• genus: Burnet;
• species: Burnet officinalis.

Varieties

The genus of burnet has about 20 species, the most common are medicinal burnet, small burnet and magnificent burnet.

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Photo of burnet officinalis, its useful properties and application:
Infographics on burnet officinalis

What to remember

1. Now you know how to brew burnet root. On its basis, you can make decoctions and infusions.
2. Take burnet in the indicated dosages.
3. Before using folk remedies based on a plant, read the contraindications and consult your doctor.

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Rosaceae family. The genus includes about 20 species.

Burnet (Sanguisorba) began to be grown in decorative purposes not so long ago. Previously it was used as medicinal plant and also in cooking. However, after a while, the attractiveness of the flower was still appreciated. Today in flower beds you can see different types and varieties of burnet grass, differing in stem height, shape and color of leaves, shades of inflorescences. This culture has high frost resistance and the ability to adapt to any growing conditions.

Under natural conditions, it grows in Europe, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and the Far East.

It occurs in floodplain and upland meadows, slopes of bedrock banks, less often on forest edges, at limestone outcrops.

Prefers chernozem, forest podzolized soils. The burnet plant tolerates only slight shading; in dimly lit places it does not develop generative shoots.

Russian and Latin names indicate its main medicinal value. The generic name comes from the Latin sangus - "blood" and sorbe - "to absorb" and speaks of the hemostatic properties of burnet.

What does a perennial burnet look like

Not everyone knows what a burnet looks like, considering this plant to be wild and not suitable for growing on the site. Meanwhile, the perennial is very decorative, and some of its varieties are able to compete in beauty with well-known flowers that have long won pride of place in the garden.

This is a herbaceous plant with a thick woody horizontal rhizome up to 12 cm long. Many thin roots about 20 cm long extend from the central root. The stem is erect, solitary, slightly ribbed, hollow inside, branched in the upper part, can be from 60 to 120 cm tall.

According to the description of the burnet, its basal leaves are collected in a rosette, they are large petiolate, pinnately complex. Leaflets glabrous, ovate, with a serrated margin, heart-shaped at the base, on short petioles. Stem leaves 1-3, decreasing in size upwards. The shades of the leaves can be different: light and dark green, gray, yellow, orange, less often pinkish, depending on the type and variety of the crop.

Inflorescences are capitate, shortly cylindrical or spherical on long peduncles. The flowers of the burnet are small, with one bract and two bracts, the upper pistillate, the lower bisexual. Perianth simple, of four purple leaves, pubescent on the outside. The first flowering can be expected in the second, sometimes third year after planting.

Hypanthium ribbed, pubescent. The fruit is dry, nut-like. Blossoms in June - July, bears fruit in August.

This culture is a real find for gardeners, because it perfectly tolerates low temperatures without shelter, does not grow, suppressing other plants, successfully grows in one place without a transplant for 10 years, and is not affected by diseases and pests. In other words, it will require a minimum of care and attention.

The botanical description of the burnet is supplemented by the photo below, which once again proves how attractive this flower is:

Characteristics of species and varieties of burnet

Recently, many species and varieties of burnet have appeared on sale. Some of them are described below.

In the gardens of Russia, the most common burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis).

Herbaceous perennial up to 1 m high. Like most species of this culture, it has a powerful, long, creeping rhizome. The leaves are pinnately dissected, long petiolate, bluish-green. The flowers are formed in the upper part of the stem, collected in spherical inflorescences 3 cm long. The flowers are small, red or bright pink. Flowering lasts from July to September.

Varieties of burnet officinalis:

"Tanna"- a bush up to 80 cm high with small red inflorescences;

"Rhesus" - unpretentious variety burnet, which is a herbaceous perennial with pinnately dissected, rich green leaves and dark pink inflorescences;

"Menzies"- has beautiful green foliage with a white border around the edge and narrow pale pink inflorescences;

"Pink Brushes"- a variety with dense, carved, bright green leaves and pink inflorescences;

"Red Zander"- a bush 60 cm high. It has high frost resistance, therefore it is suitable for growing in middle latitudes. At the ends of the peduncles are burgundy flowers, collected in dense, cone-shaped inflorescences;

"Chocolate Tip"- one of the new varieties of medicinal burnet, which is a plant up to 100 cm high with dense brown inflorescences 3-4 cm long.

Gorgeous burnet (Sanguisorba magnifica).

It is a medium-sized perennial up to 70 cm high. The leaves are pinnate, gray. The flowers are collected in large, spike-shaped inflorescences up to 7 cm long. The inflorescences of this species resemble alder earrings. The flowers are small, bright pink. Flowering occurs in June, lasts for a month.

Small-flowered burnet (Sanguisorba parviflora).

According to its characteristics, it is a tall perennial, differing from other species in the length of the stem, reaching 3 m. The flowers of this type of burnet are small, snow-white, collected in drooping paniculate inflorescences. Flowering occurs at the end of June, lasts until September.

Blunt burnet (Sanguisorba obtusa).

Decorative herbaceous perennial up to 60 cm high, up to 40 cm wide, often used to decorate a flower garden. It has rounded, oblong, rich green openwork leaves. The flowers are pink-coral, collected in lush spike-shaped inflorescences. As the flowering fades, the inflorescences turn pale.

Thin-leaved burnet (Sanguisorba tenuifolia).

When describing the burnet plant, it is worth noting that it is distinguished by powerful, branching shoots up to 180 cm high. It has numerous inflorescences - narrow drooping panicles. The flowers are white or red.

Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis).

Bush up to 180 cm high and up to 60 cm wide. The leaves are narrow, oppositely located, serrate along the edge, pointed at the end, light green. Inflorescences are cylindrical, thin, 2 cm in diameter; Flowers are small, white or cream. Flowering occurs in June, lasts until the end of July.

The selection of photos below shows the types of burnet flower, comparing which, the gardener will be able to choose the most suitable option for your site:

Features of breeding garden burnet

Undemanding to growing conditions, burnet can grow in any place, including with poor soil, as well as near water bodies. However, if the gardener wants the decorative varietal qualities of the flower to be fully manifested, a favorable environment should be created for him.

Location. This culture develops well in open sunny places, but only tolerates light shading. Therefore, it is better to choose for her a plot in the garden, where the burnet will constantly be under the rays of the sun. Then she will delight with her openwork foliage and abundant flowering.

The soil. Prefers moist soils, but can also grow in relatively dry places. Grows fairly quickly in fertile soil.

Frost resistance. The plant winters without problems in open ground. Does not require any shelter for the winter.

Watering. When caring for burnet, you need to remember that during growth and flowering, abundant watering is needed, especially if there is not enough rain. In general, the plant responds well to moisture. Young individuals need to be irrigated at least 3 times a week.

Top dressing. When breeding a flower, 3 top dressings are applied per season. The first in April after the establishment of warm days, using a mineral complex for garden flowers. The second - during flowering, using organic matter and mineral fertilizer. The third (same as the second) - in early autumn, to prepare the plant for wintering. Pour the fertilizer solution under the bush.

Other care. Caring for burnet when growing it includes loosening the soil in order to provide the roots with air, prevent the appearance of a crust that forms after watering or rain, retain moisture in the soil and eliminate weeds.

Tall bushes need to be tied to supports, since thin stems can break under the weight of large inflorescences, or from strong gusts of wind.

To avoid unnecessary self-seeding, and at the same time the uncontrolled spread of garden burnet over the site, you should immediately cut off the faded inflorescence. Also, it will keep decorative look bush.

Reproduction of the herb burnet

Reproduction of the plant is possible by dividing rhizomes and curtains, as well as by sowing seeds directly into the ground. Seeds are sown before winter in open ground. Thus, they will undergo natural stratification and hardening. For planting burnet choose suitable site, dig it up, make humus. After that, ridges and furrows are made, the seed is slightly deepened and sprinkled with a small layer of peat. In spring, in April-May, shoots will appear that will no longer be susceptible to cold weather. Until autumn, they do not need to be transplanted to permanent place. It is better to wait until the sprouts get stronger. In September, they can be dug up with a clod of earth and planted in a small hole. The distance between the pits should be about 50 cm. After planting the burnet seedlings, it is necessary to take care of young plants, this will help them successfully take root in a new place and continue their growth and development.

Propagated by division of rhizomes in spring and autumn. To do this, choose a healthy, overgrown bush, no younger than 4 years old. In adult specimens, it is quite difficult to dig and divide the rhizomes, but the delenki take root well. The plant is dug up, with the help of a sharp clean knife, the roots are divided into several parts, so that each of them has a growing point. The sections are sprinkled with crushed ash and the delenki are planted in a new place.

You can see in the photo below how the burnet is planted and the seedlings are cared for in order to better understand the features of this work:

How a burnet flower is used (with photo)

The culture is decorative almost throughout the season thanks to openwork foliage and beautiful dense red-purple inflorescences. In August, it gradually fades, fruits are formed and the decorative effect of the plant is somewhat reduced.

Burnet is usually grown in borders, along paths or along the edge of the lawn, framed by mixborders in combination with other ornamental plants.

The view looks great against the backdrop of stones. Often it is used to decorate rock gardens.

Tall species are planted along fences, buildings, walls, as well as in those places that need to be hidden from prying eyes.

Plants are appropriate in natural gardens, where it is advisable to plant them in groups.

Harmonious combinations of burnet with cereal ornamental plants, lilies, mountaineers, astilbes.

The photo below shows how the burnet plant looks in various garden compositions and in single plantings:

Holland is the birthplace of the most popular postmodern designer of the 21st century, Piet Oudolf. It is thanks to him that the direction in the creation of flower beds, which began in Germany and received the name “new wave” there, has become a leader in landscaping urban landscapes among advanced gardeners. AT garden fashion herbs, cereals and simple perennial flowers began to enter, which no one would have considered as an object two decades ago garden design. And with one of these plants, let's call it conditionally "simple", but charming, I would like to introduce you closer. Burnet (Sanguisorba) quickly and swiftly entered nature-style flower gardens and became in demand by landscape designers like never before.

What is special about a hemorrhage?

Burnet is not distinguished by large bright flowers and dense foliage, its charm is in lightness, airiness and elegance. If you plant it in the foreground, then with its openwork foliage it will create a translucent screen through which the flower garden will be viewed. Due to the long and thin, almost imperceptible peduncle, the inflorescences seem to float in the air, creating an additional frame for the plantings.

Due to the long and thin, almost imperceptible peduncle, the inflorescences seem to float in the air, creating an additional frame for the plantings.

The burnet meets all the basic requirements set by designers for flower beds of the "Dutch", or "new wave":

1. beautiful foliage and modest, dim, but original flowers - dense small inflorescences have a variety of shapes, from small cones to long spikelets or drooping catkins;
2. flowers beautiful color- white, pink, red, depending on the type;
3. flowering period is long, up to two months;
4. does not lose its attractiveness throughout the year - in autumn the foliage turns yellow and orange colors, and dried inflorescences on high peduncles do not fall off even in winter and look very beautiful;
5. keeps its shape well; some species, however, are falling apart, but they still look good, you just need to choose the right place for them;
6. well propagated by self-sowing and rhizomes, but not aggressive, you can not control planting.

hemorrhagic with perennials

The perfect plant for the "lazy"

This perennial is unpretentious: a lot of sun, moist fertile soil, weeding and loosening - that's all he needs. If the soil is very poor, standard top dressing can be carried out in early spring and a couple of times during the season. mineral fertilizers and organic. Apply fertilizers carefully - a powerful rhizome is located shallow, it is easy to damage it when mixing fertilizer with soil. Weeding and loosening can be replaced by mulching with any organic material, such as grass clippings. Very winter-hardy, not affected by pests, does not get sick.

Burnet is easily cross-pollinated, resulting in very interesting hybrids. If you need to propagate a varietal burnet or a plant of the original species, propagate by divisions, and cut off the inflorescences immediately after flowering.

Reproduction by seeds. Seeds are sown in autumn. The sowing depth is about 1 cm. The seeds are evenly distributed and sprinkled with a layer of peat. Until next autumn, seedlings grow up, then they are planted in a permanent place at a distance of 0.5 m. In the 2nd–3rd year, the plant begins to bloom.

Reproduction by rhizome. To obtain divisions, a plant not younger than 5 years of age is carefully dug up, pieces of rhizome with growth points are cut off, the sections are sprinkled with ash and planted in a new place in May or August.

The genus Sanguisorba is not numerous - only about 20 species. They differ mainly in size, color of foliage, as well as the shape and color of inflorescences.

The tallest burnet common among gardeners are (S. officinalis) and (S. canadensis). Plants grow up to 1.5 m and above, differ in the color of the inflorescences - in the officinalis burnet they have the form of small cones of dark red color, in the Canadian - white spikelets.

(S. obtusa) and Hemorrhagic Menzies(S. menziessii) are more compact, about 1 m tall. Both plants are loved by designers for the elegance and beauty of large, up to 7 cm, pubescent inflorescences of bright pink color, in blunt - drooping, similar to alder earrings, in Menzies - upright. Burnet Menzies - the only early-flowering, blooms in May, the rest - in August-September.

Burnet Menzies - the only early-flowering, blooms in May, the rest - in August-September.

Bloodworm magnificent(S. magnifica) is very similar to the blunt burnet in color and shape of inflorescences - pink pubescent drooping catkins, but the bush is low, up to 0.5 m tall.

Very attractive selective variegated burnet. The Little Angel variety is especially good - a small, up to 0.4 m tall plant with beautiful leaves bluish in color with a white border around the edges and oval cones of dark red inflorescences.

Popular varieties

Varieties of hemorrhage officinalis: tall powerful Red Thunder with small, almost round inflorescences burgundy, low compact Tanna with small red balls of inflorescences and Pink Tanna with pink drooping earrings.

Varieties of hemorrhage blunt: variegated Lemon Splach with uneven yellow spots on green leaves, Alba with white catkins - the most unpretentious, grows on any soil, and Lilac Squirrel with unusually large for a burnet, drooping, strongly pubescent pink inflorescences up to 10 cm long.

How to make a bloodworm "work" in your garden

Of course, it is not easy to create a New Wave-style flower garden on your site. But small plot in a natural style - an enthusiastic gardener can do the task. Plant the site with small groups of burnet, or any - and you will get an unusual flower garden that resembles a natural meadow. Moreover, it is absolutely not scary if all the plants are not tall, as is usually customary in classic flower beds.

This plant is ubiquitous in wild nature European territory of the former Soviet Union. Due to the wide habitat in different areas, it has different names: wild mountain ash, owl arrow, blackhead, gryzhnik, snake potion, black herb, cold grass. Almost all the folk "nicknames" of this representative of the flora, including the most famous - "burnet", reflect its high medicinal qualities. The Latin name of the flower "sangisorba" is also formed by the fusion of two words: "sangis" - blood and "sorber" - to absorb. Since ancient times, the herb has been used both in traditional and everyday medicine as an anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, astringent, antispastic and anesthetic agent.

Recently, plant breeders have appreciated not only useful medicinal properties this grass, but also its attractive ornamental condition. It is increasingly used as a horticultural crop to create landscapes in a natural style, it is also good in the cut, it lasts a long time in a winter bouquet.

Burnet herb comes from the genus Rosaceae. Outwardly, it somewhat resembles the usual reed: a long stem is crowned with an oblong red-brown knob. In adult plants, over time, the stem begins to branch at the top. The average grass length is from 30cm to 1m. Cases have been recorded when the burnet grew over two meters. The leaves of the plant are pinnate, the edges are bordered with teeth, they are developed from below, large, from above - sessile, small. The shape is similar to the leaves of mountain ash, which is why the plant is sometimes called fieldfare. Colour sheet plate usually green, but there are varieties of the plant with yellow, fiery red, and sometimes even pinkish shades of foliage. The cone-shaped bubo at the top of the stem is nothing more than a complex inflorescence composed of spikelets collected by chocolate-red bisexual flowers. Outwardly, tightly adjoining flowers resemble a honeycomb.

In natural conditions, the medicinal sangisorb is predominantly common. It is most often found in gardens. Landscape designers are happy to use the high decorative qualities of its varieties - varieties "Tanna" and "Pink Tanna". The first blooms with bright scarlet panicles, the second - pink. Incredibly beautiful blunt burnet (also known as obtuz). Its inflorescences are like large alder earrings sprinkled with the finest powder. No less attractive is the variegated form of the plant. Each leaf of the variegated sangisorba has a chlorophyll-free area, a white edging, which is why the plant takes on an elegant, festive look.

To decorate a rock garden, gardeners often choose a magnificent burnet. It is compact and squat, its pink weightless inflorescences have a refined grace. The plant looks great against the background of stones in multi-level landscapes.

In contrast to the previous variety Sangisorba, the small-flowered and Canadian burnet show all the power and strength of the species, developing strong tall stems. The cones of these plants are white.

However, if several types of burnet grow simultaneously on the site, it is extremely difficult to maintain their varietal purity. Mutual pollination occurs, and varieties with new qualities are born.

The burnet plant is a candidate for the role of the "ideal inhabitant" of the garden. It winters well open sky, does not spontaneously grow, does not litter with dried inflorescences, lives on average about 10 years, and when favorable conditions it can reach up to 40. It is important that this grass is practically not affected by diseases and pests. Caring for her will create a minimum of hassle for gardeners.

What the burnet will say “thank you” for is the loose fertile soil. Also, if possible, this grass should be given sunny areas of the garden and do not skimp on watering. Then from the plant you can expect juicy greenery, high shoots and large bright inflorescences.

Ordinary sangisorba reproduces both by seed and vegetatively (parts of the rhizome). Growing it from seeds is quite justified. It is not laborious, cheap (seeds can be collected from wild plants) and gives good results. Seeds are sown either before winter or in spring, after a preliminary two-week stratification. Embedment depth - from 50 millimeters to a centimeter. Seedlings appear in about three weeks.

It is better to propagate artificially bred varieties by root segments, since the properties acquired as a result of parental selection may be lost during seed reproduction of the grass. Planting a burnet in this way seems to be a somewhat more complicated process. The main difficulty lies in extracting the root of the mother plant from the ground. The grass develops powerful horizontal rhizomes that grow firmly into the soil.

The first flowering of sangisorba is observed not earlier than the second or third year of the plant's life. It lasts about a month and begins, depending on the geographical latitude of the growing area, in June-August. To prolong the flowering period, professionals advise removing wilting panicles in time.

Burnet grass is a truly versatile plant. As mentioned above, it is highly valued for its medicinal and decorative qualities. But this list of her useful applications is not exhausted.

Sangisorba will please beekeepers, as it is considered a good honey plant, and livestock breeders, since cut greens can be used as a vitamin supplement in livestock and poultry feed.

The burnet finds its application in cooking. Its foliage contains ascorbic acid, essential oils, starch, many substances useful for the body, including magnesium, iron, potassium, iodine, boron, calcium, zinc. It has a pleasant aroma of freshly cut cucumber. Due to these qualities, it is used in some national cuisines, for example, in the Caucasian one. Sangisorba is crushed into salads, added as seasonings to meat, fish, soups, jelly, teas are cooked from it. Wines infused with this herb acquire a unique aroma and a deep dark color.

The red and gray pigments contained in burnet are used for painting canvases at home.