Lily Drooping

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Lily drooping Is a perennial ornamental herb belonging to the Liliaceae family. In the Latin dialect, the name of the presented plant will sound like this: Lilium cernuum. In natural conditions, the plant prefers rocky terrain, mountain heights, valleys near water bodies, feels comfortable among the abundant thickets of bushes. The habitat of the considered plant species is the southern part of Primorsky Krai, China and North Korea. On the territory of the Russian Federation and a number of neighboring countries, the drooping lily is listed in the Red Book as an endangered species, cutting flowers into bouquets and digging out bulbs is strictly prohibited.

Characteristics of culture

The drooping lily is a flowering bulbous plant about 90 centimeters in height. The stem is long, thin, straight, ribbed, glabrous at the base, has a dark green tint with brown, almost black spots. On the peduncle, along the length of the stem, starting from the middle, there are alternately narrow, about 1 centimeter in width, closely planted leaves of a linear shape of dark green color, reaching a length of about 20 centimeters.

At the top of the stem is a single, drooping inflorescence, no more than 5 centimeters in diameter, lilac, pale pink, less often white with dark blotches. The petals of the considered plant species in the amount of six pieces have a narrow, strongly curved outward shape. In the center of the inflorescence there is a stigma and a long filiform bundle with bright orange anthers.

The fruit is a tricuspid oval box with seeds, it reaches about 3 centimeters in diameter. The seeds are of an irregular triangular shape, rounded on one side, and dark brown in color. The underground part of the plant is presented in the form of a slightly flattened ovoid white bulb, reaching 5 centimeters in diameter, completely covered with miniature leathery scales. Annual roots.

The flowering period of the considered flower culture falls on the end of June - beginning of July, and lasts from 10 to 20 days, which mainly depends on the environmental conditions.

Usage

In many countries, the presented species of plants is used by flower growers and gardeners as decoration for personal plots, as well as in the creation of landscape design for gardens and parks. Since the drooping lily is a very rare and valuable plant, it is able to endow the design of the selected site or rocky garden with uniqueness and originality of execution.

In the Far East, as well as in many Asian countries, from time immemorial, drooping lily has been used as a medicine. For example, the juice of this plant species has an anti-inflammatory and wound healing effect. By applying the juice of the plant internally, erosion, stomach ulcers and hemorrhoids can be cured. Infusions are made from lily bulbs that help to cope with stomatitis, gum disease, toothache, various colds and lung diseases. The infusion is used as a sedative for severe stress, as well as for complex treatment of the central nervous system. Decoctions from the inflorescences of the flower culture in question help to heal various skin conditions such as acne, burns, eczema, boils, wen, swelling, redness and itching.

Due to its rare and rather individual color, the presented plant species is actively used in cultivation, as well as to create stunningly beautiful and diverse hybrids and garden forms. With the help of the considered flower culture, a group called "Asian hybrids" was bred, which includes many varieties that are unpretentious in use and are more adapted to growing in the territory of Central Russia than the original version of the plant. The varieties of this group have a very varied and colorful inflorescence color for any, even the most demanding taste.