Gladiolus Tiled

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Gladiolus tiled (Latin Gladiolus imbricatus) is a herbaceous bulbous perennial plant belonging to the Iris family (Iridaceae). Monocotyledonous class, angiosperm division. Translated from Latin, Gladiolus means "sword", which exactly describes its appearance. If you fantasize a little, you can see a cold weapon stuck in the ground in the outlines of this flower. Gladiolus shingle chooses moist, forest soil or thickets for existence. Feels comfortable in wetlands. The homeland of these plants are European countries, today it is known throughout the world. In many countries, including Russia, shingle gladiolus is listed in the Red Book as a rare endangered species.

Characteristics of culture

In comparison with its congeners, the crested gladiolus has a very modest appearance. Its stem reaches a maximum of 80 centimeters in height. 4-5 narrow, long, xiphoid, green (with a blue tint) leaves only 1.5 cm wide and 50 cm long, tightly fit the stem, making it more durable. The flowers of the presented species of gladioli are not very lush, slightly inclined downward, red or pink-purple in color. On one peduncle there can be from 5 to 10 inflorescences, arranged racemose and one-sided. Gladiolus tiled bulbs are small, no more than 2 centimeters in diameter, usually dark brown in color. Each spring, the bulbs grow roots, extending 40 centimeters into the ground. Despite their modest appearance, bouquets of these gladioli look very beautiful and are popular, especially among gardeners.

Growing features

This type of gladioli reproduces in a vegetative way, more precisely by daughter bulbs separated from the mother. Gladiolus tiled is an outlet for the gardener, as it is a very unpretentious specimen. It does not need to be fed, tied up, dug up for the winter, and then planted again, it is enough to allocate a plot with fertile soil for it and the gladiolus will delight with bright inflorescences every summer.

The only thing that is required from the gardener is abundant watering, since this plant is very moisture-loving. Skewer blooms in June and blooms for about two months. You need to cut the flowers with a sharp knife to half the stem, and break off the remainder, this type of cut is best tolerated by gladioli, and this does not affect their health in any way. If you periodically change the water in the vase, and do not allow direct sunlight, then the flowers will completely bloom and stand for quite a long time. As soon as the lower flowers wither, they must be removed, and the stems must be trimmed.

Medical use

Gladiolus tiled is very actively used in folk medicine; truly universal medicines are prepared from it. An infusion of onions of the presented type will help with: diathesis, scrofula, gastritis, ulcers. In addition, it relieves spasms and pain in the gastrointestinal tract. It is not forbidden to use this infusion for small children. It is also useful for nursing mothers with poor lactation.

Adult bulbs for the preparation of a healing infusion are dug up in the fall, so that they retain their beneficial properties. After that, the onion is thoroughly washed, peeled, grated and steamed in boiling water for 1, 5 - 2 hours in the proportion of 1 tablespoon of tuberous porridge per 200 ml of water.

The crushed onion in its pure form is applied to wounds, ulcers, as well as for toothache in the form of compresses on the gums.

Gladiolus tiled leaves are no less useful, especially if you remove them from the peduncle before flowering. According to research, they contain huge amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). An infusion of the leaves of these flowers helps with pulmonary diseases, most often it is used as a mucolytic expectorant, for colds and vitamin deficiency.