Modest, but charming and attractive lily of the valley flowers are familiar, perhaps, to everyone. Lily of the valley is a monotypic plant, which means that in the genus "lily of the valley" there is only one species - the May lily of the valley. The name itself answers the question: “When do lilies of the valley bloom?”. This gentle unpretentious flower will please our eyes with its beauty in May. However, you can meet blooming lilies of the valley at the end of April and in the first half of June. This is due to the breadth of the lily of the valley distribution area, as well as some climate changes that have occurred in recent decades.
Lily of the valley is a perennial herbaceous plant, in its natural environment, its height is from 15 to 30 cm. Garden lilies of the valley can grow up to 40 - 50 cm. But when they bloom after transplantation, it is difficult to predict - perhaps in the first year, but more likely it will happen on second or third year after transplantation. In the garden, the lily of the valley can "capture" quite actively. Its root system is branched, thin but strong roots grow shallow from the soil surface in different directions for several meters. Growth buds form on the rhizome - these will be new plants. A clearing of lilies of the valley may turn out to be a single living organism, and a flower carpet of lilies of the valley is a couple of overgrown plants. Most often, from 3 to 5 grassroots sheets are hidden in the ground, they are scaly, small. There are 2 or 3 basal leaves, they are oblong, the tip of the leaf is pointed.
The leaves are quite large: the length is about 20 cm, and the width is about 8 cm. A single stem grows from a large bud located between the leaves, on the upper part of which a one-sided brush will form from 5-20 white or light pink flowers. They have the shape of a rounded bell with six teeth and up to 10 mm in diameter. The vertical rhizome forms leaves annually, and the flower-bearing stem - once every 2-3 years. But since the lily of the valley has a strong vegetative reproduction, real lily of the valley thickets are formed, it is difficult to track the flowering of an individual specimen, and an erroneous impression can be created that lilies of the valley bloom every year. They bloom within 15-20 days. Lily of the valley fruits are orange-red shiny berries, almost round in shape, 6-8 mm in diameter. They contain from two to eight seeds.
Where are lilies of the valley found?
Growth area of lilies of the valley:
- forest and forest-steppe zones of Europe,
- Western Siberia,
- Transbaikalia,
- Kurile Islands,
- Sakhalin,
- China,
- Japan,
- Amur region,
- Primorsky Krai,
- Crimea,
- Caucasus,
- North America.
Under natural conditions, lilies of the valley are found in coniferous, mixed, and deciduous forests. But there are especially many such flowers in aspen, oak, birch. Lilies of the valley can also be found in meadows and mountain slopes. Lily of the valley loves shade, moisture and humus-rich soil. This plant is not afraid of frost, but does not like drafts. Many people succumbed to the temptation to bring an unusually fragrant bouquet of lilies of the valley from the forest. Today, this wonderful plant "dwells", unfortunately, also in the Red Book.
When the lilies of the valley bloom private territory Parents of young children should be especially careful. Lily of the valley is a medicinal plant, but it is poisonous! And berries are especially toxic.
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May lily of the valley and the Red Book - these two concepts have long been a single entity. people's love for fragrant plant with small white bells collected in elegant inflorescences, brought the lily of the valley to the brink of extinction. It is believed that the appearance of lilies of the valley is a message about the arrival of summer. As a result, this plant has become firmly established on the alarming list of endangered species.
Systematics, signs and distribution
This plant belongs to the herbaceous genus. Scientists have long been trying to put things in order in the taxonomy of this single species of the genus. It would seem that there is nothing to put in place - if there is only one view, then there is nowhere to put things in order.
However, the problem is that this species grows in regions separated from each other by insurmountable isolating barriers.
The range of lily of the valley is extensive. These plants can be found in almost all of Europe, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, China, North America.
The Russian part of the range is represented by the European part, the mountainous Crimea, Transbaikalia, the southern part of the Far East, including Sakhalin and the Kuriles.
Such a large scatter of habitats forms isolation between different populations, which is the main factor in speciation. For this reason, the Transcaucasian and mountain lilies of the valley, as well as the Keiske lily of the valley (Far East), are recognized as separate species.
Short description May lily of the valley looks like this:
- Perennial herbaceous plant, reaching a height of 20-35 cm.
- Reproduction is sexual and vegetative. The latter is carried out due to the creeping rhizome, which in upper layers soil hides pale grassroots leaves ready to start active growth as soon as the illumination of this place becomes optimal.
- The root system is represented by many fibrous roots.
- Above-ground shoots are short. Their structure is simple. At the base of the shoot are lower leaves. They are followed by 2-3 large whole oblong-elliptical basal leaves. Between them there is always a large bud on the rhizome.
- The peduncle emerges from the corner of the lower leaf. Inflorescence - brush, consisting of 7-18 flowers facing one direction. The stem is mostly leafless, sometimes small leaves may appear under the inflorescence.
- The flowers are simple, sessile, round-bell-shaped. In length, the flower reaches no more than 8 mm, in width - 6 mm. They have a delicate aroma. The color is always white, but slightly pinkish flowers are also found.
- Lily of the valley fruits are spherical berries similar to lingonberries. Inside the fruit are two spherical seeds. Berries appear two months after flowering, that is, in June or early July.
This characteristic of the lily of the valley allows them to be well identified without being confused with other plants. However, bouquets of flowers called pink lilies of the valley sometimes appear in the markets. They are sold at a higher price as more rare and original. However, these pink flowers have nothing to do with lilies of the valley. Wintergreens are most often sold under the guise of lilies of the valley. If at the same time wrap a bunch of lily of the valley leaves, you get a pink lily of the valley that does not exist in nature.
Places of growth
Where do lilies of the valley grow? Yes, wherever there is or most recently were broad-leaved, coniferous or mixed forests. Most lily-of-the-valley meadows can be found in mixed or deciduous forests.
The fact is that these plants love moderately moist soil rich in organic matter. In addition, they need good lighting, but with occasional shading.
All these conditions are best combined in forest edges and clearings. If lily-of-the-valley meadows are found in a meadow where there seems to be no forest, this means that a few years ago there were trees, shade and annually falling leaves that formed the forest floor, in which the rhizome of the lily of the valley grows well.
If bouquets of lilies of the valley are constantly collected at this place, cows graze and agricultural burnings are held annually, then lilies of the valley will soon disappear here. Grasses and sedges will come in their place. So these plants got into the Red Book.
The medicinal properties of the plant
Lily of the valley is a poisonous plant, and completely. That is why it is so dangerous not to know which berries are edible and which are not. But the red fruit of the lily of the valley seems so tasty.
This plant contains a strong glycoside convallatoxin. However, the presence of toxins is no reason to refuse such medicinal plant like lily of the valley. After all, drugs are made even from dope and belladonna.
Preparations based on May lily of the valley are made from the ground parts of the plant. Raw materials are harvested at the very beginning of flowering, when the buds are just beginning to bloom. Inflorescences are cut at a level of about 3 cm from the location of the lowest flower. The leaves must be cut at the level of the lower film plates. It is forbidden to pull out the whole plant at once with the root. This will kill its rhizome, making it impossible to continue vegetative reproduction.
Lily of the valley is a poisonous plant, and poisons are treated
You need to collect raw materials with clean hands so that you do not wash the leaves and flowers later. Water will reduce the healing properties and provoke the appearance of putrefactive processes. Dry flowers with leaves in a ventilated area without direct access sun rays.
Lily of the valley contains:
- flavonoids;
- alkaloids;
- cardiac glycosides;
- steroidal saponins;
- coumarins;
- organic acids;
- starch;
- essential oil.
This composition allows the use of preparations from May lily of the valley for a whole range of diseases. They are commonly used to treat:
- spasms of any origin;
- hypertension;
- liver diseases;
- cholecystitis;
- dropsy in heart failure;
- epilepsy;
- paralysis;
- spastic headaches;
- thyroid diseases;
- edema of any origin;
- cardiosclerosis;
- fever;
- rheumatism;
- neuroses;
- chronic insomnia,
- bronchial asthma;
- throat diseases,
- myocardial dystrophy;
- malaria.
With all these diseases, lily of the valley is used both in pure form and in combination with other ingredients.
Contraindications and side effects
If you are not confident in your knowledge, then it is better not to take on the collection of natural raw materials from lilies of the valley. Otherwise, your medicine may become a poison.
Lily of the valley preparations should be used with extreme caution, observing all the dosages of doctors.
An overdose of drugs from lily of the valley causes many unpleasant consequences. These include:
- nausea;
- vomit;
- violation of the heart rhythm (mainly bradycardia);
- dizziness;
- convulsions;
- extrasystole;
- noise in ears;
- arrhythmia;
- stomach ache;
- pupil dilation;
- irresistible drowsiness and weakness;
- heart failure.
When the first signs of an overdose appear, it is urgent to rinse the stomach, drink adsorbents, and make an enema. However, all this is done before the arrival of the doctor. Do not hope that everything will work out, be sure to contact for medical care. Otherwise, lily of the valley treatment may cost you too much.
Drugs are completely contraindicated in diseases of the liver and kidneys, especially in the acute stage: with exacerbation of myocarditis, any diseases of the digestive system, endocarditis, cardio- and arteriosclerosis.
The popularity of lily of the valley is extremely high. It is grown as an ornamental plant in flowerbeds along with ephimeroides, ephimers and undersized perennials. However, its popularity affects those plants that live in nature in the most destructive way. In May-beginning of June, a real hunt of traders in live goods begins for cute flowers. Lily-of-the-valley glades are cleaned so that seed renewal becomes impossible, and this beautiful and so useful view gradually retreats to the most inaccessible places for humans.
One of the most beautiful forest plants is May lilies of the valley. Description of this gentle white flower often found among poets and novelists, it is painted on canvases by artists. It has many popular names: hare ears, wolf violet, silversmith. The flower grows in deciduous and creating vast white-green glades during the May flowering period.
Lilies of the valley. Description of the species
Forest lily of the valley is a perennial herbaceous plant. The area of its growth is almost the entire territory of Europe, Siberia, the Far East, as well as the Japanese islands. True, some experts classify Japanese and Far Eastern flowers as another subspecies.
According to the botanical classification, it belongs to the class a (Convallaria belonged to it earlier) has recently been replaced by the asparagus family. The main reason is the mismatch of the fetus given flower characteristic look for the family. In true lilies, the fruit is a box, and in a lily of the valley, a berry.
Reproduction in nature
Reproduction occurs through the root system. The roots are very thin and quite long. Possessing a great ability to branch during growth, convalia is able to quickly form a whole clearing from one planted bush. At the same time, where the lily of the valley grows, there are practically no others, since it completely displaces them. Life expectancy is over forty years.
From the root, a shoot of two leaves enclosed in a rosette begins to grow. The leaves are elongated and pointed at the tips, juicy, bright green. In the root area are framed with small scales. In the first year after the appearance of the leaves, flowering does not happen. The flower appears only in the second or even third year.
wonderful flowers
Lilies of the valley have pale white, fragrant flowers. Appear depending on the place of growth in May or June. At first, a thin green arrow - a peduncle - begins to grow from a leaf rosette. Small green buds gradually appear on it, which form a one-sided loose flower brush. The flowers themselves are shaped like a six-pronged bell. white color. The plant blooms for a long time - 2-3 weeks. After flowering, fruits are tied in the form of an orange-red berry. They reach full maturity by early September. Berries
Variety of varieties
Convalia is quite popular garden flower. It has been cultivated since the 16th century and by now quite a lot of varieties have been bred. They are distinguished by the richness of the color of the flower, for example, the Rosea variety has a pale pink bell, as well as the number of flowers on the peduncle, for example, the Flore Plena variety has a very large number of them. In addition, there are lilies of the valley that remain beautiful even after flowering has ended. For example, Convallária Albostriata has large, green, white-veined leaves. They are widely used to decorate flower beds that are located in the shade.
How to grow it in your own garden?
In nature, lilies of the valley grow in the forest, in glades and edges. How to grow lily of the valley on your personal plot? This flower is planted in autumn period, but can be planted in the spring. For planting, a shaded area of \u200b\u200bthe garden is selected. Since the flower reproduces with the help of the root system, this method is more preferable. However, planting a flower with the help of seeds is also acceptable.
Where does lily of the valley grow? It can grow on almost any soil, but is poorly accepted in wetlands. When planting, the depth of the root process is also taken into account: it should not exceed three centimeters. It is also not recommended to thicken the planting - this can lead to the defeat of seedlings with gray rot.
Plant care is easy. Lilies of the valley, the description of which characterizes them as shade-tolerant and frost-resistant plants, love abundant watering and periodic top dressing. mineral fertilizers. It must be remembered that convalia is able to multiply rapidly. Therefore, the plantation where the lily of the valley grows must be cleaned and thinned at least once every 2 or 3 years. Otherwise, flowering may stop.
Description of pharmaceutical properties
Lily of the valley is a medicinal plant. All its parts contain a large amount of cardiac glycosides, which are characterized by high cardiac and biochemical activity. These are mainly convallotoxin and convalloside. In addition to good therapeutic properties, they are unstable, therefore, they do not accumulate in human organs and tissues. Therefore, extracts obtained from the processing of plant materials are used in medicines for the treatment of heart disease. In addition, convalia has a good calming effect, therefore it is often prescribed in herbal preparations in combination with valerian, motherwort, hawthorn and their analogues.
How to collect and dry this medicinal plant?
Lilies of the valley, the description of the pharmaceutical properties of which confirms that it is valuable medicinal plant, are harvested in almost all regions. For this, almost all of its ground part is used. The exception is lily of the valley berries. They are poisonous and traditional medicine do not apply.
The main time of harvesting falls on the period of active flowering. It is better to do this in dry weather after the dew has fallen. Since the flower is under the protection of the state, there are strict rules for its collection. It is forbidden to pluck the plant so that the root system is not damaged. It is only subject to careful pruning with a knife. At the same time, the height of the left stem should not be less than 5 cm. If flowers are being harvested, then not the entire brush is cut off. At least 3 cm must be surrounded from the lower flower. If lilies of the valley gather in the forest, then it is forbidden to cut off all the plants in the clearing. Permissible cut at the rate of one plant per square meter.
The description of the drying technique is very simple. The grass is laid out to dry on the day of collection, avoiding wilting, as all of it is lost. useful material. It is better to do this in specialized electric dryers. In their absence, dry in well-ventilated areas until cooked. After they are stored in canvas bags in a dry, dark place.
(Convallaria majalis L.)
The healing properties of lily of the valley and preparations from it are widely used in scientific and folk medicine for the treatment of heart disease. May lily of the valley preparations normalize the activity of the heart and blood circulation, especially in case of heart rhythm disturbances, heart defects, congestion, and have a general calming effect.
Medicines made from lily of the valley are used for:
- heart neuroses,
- cardiosclerosis,
- heart defects.
- heart failure.
- diseases of the stomach and intestinal colic,
- conjunctivitis.
May lily of the valley plant description
Lily of the valley is a genus of plants that was previously included in the Liliaceae family or in a separate Lily of the valley family. Currently, as of 2013, the genus of lilies of the valley is part of the Asparagus family (Wikipedia). One main type of lily of the valley is known - May lily of the valley ( convallaria majalis L.) with several varieties.
It grows in the European part of Russia, as well as in the Caucasus, Eastern Siberia and Far East in forests, on edges, clearings, among bushes, in forest ravines. Lily of the valley is common in Western Europe and North America.
Description of the plant Lily of the valley is a perennial herbaceous plant 15-30 cm high with a thin horizontal branched creeping rhizome, from which many almost vertical rhizomes 1-2 cm long extend, forming leaves and flowers in spring. Between two bright green oblong-elliptical leaves 10–20 cm long and 4–8 cm wide, there are from 6 to 20 white fragrant flowers on a declining trihedral flower arrow. May lily of the valley flowers on arcuate pedicels - with a spherical-campanulate perianth with six stamens and a pistil.
Lily of the valley flowers do not contain nectar, they attract insects with a strong aroma and pollen. The plant is pollinated by bees, bumblebees, blooms in spring in May, June. After flowering, the leaves gradually die off, leaves reappear from perennial rhizomes the next year, and flower stalks form every 2-3 years.
The fruit of the lily of the valley is a spherical orange-red berry with 2-8 seeds that ripen in August-September. The bright berries attract birds, who eat and distribute them.
For medicinal purposes, grass, leaves, flowers are harvested - the entire ground part of the plant. They are collected in May - June during the flowering period and quickly air-dried in the shade with good ventilation or at a temperature of 50 - 60 ° C so that they do not darken. For the preparation of medicines, fresh flowers of the May lily of the valley are also used.
The Russian generic name "lily of the valley" - from the word "smooth, smooth" is associated with large smooth leaves of the plant. scientific name of the genus Convallaria majaris in Latin translation means "lily of the valleys blooming in May." In England, the lily of the valley is called “lily of the valleys” (Lily of the Valley).
The action of preparations of May lily of the valley
The ground part of lilies of the valley - flowers and leaves contain more than 10 cardiac glycosides, alkaloid, essential oil, organic acids.
May lily of the valley preparations normalize the rhythm and strength of heart contractions, relieve pain in the heart area, shortness of breath, act as a diuretic, relieve cyanosis and swelling, and act as a sedative sleeping pill.
Having a selective effect on the heart, lily of the valley glycosides are characterized by low resistance and do not accumulate in the body with prolonged use, therefore they do not have a toxic effect and are prescribed even to children and pregnant women.
May lily of the valley tincture:
- Fill the container 3/4 with fresh May lily of the valley flowers, then fill to the top with 90% alcohol. Infuse in a dark cool place for 2-3 weeks. Take 20 drops 5 times a day with water. Children - from 1 to 12 drops.
Infusion of dry flowers of May lily of the valley:
- Brew 1 tablespoon of dried flowers with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes under the lid. Take 1 tbsp. spoon every 2 hours.
Wash your eyes with this infusion conjunctivitis.
With extrasystole, it is useful to take such a mixture:
- valerian - 10 ml,
- May lily of the valley tincture - 10 ml,
- hawthorn extract - 5 ml,
- menthol - 0.05 ml.
It is taken 20-30 drops 3 times a day. Extrasystole- violation of the heart rhythm, extraordinary contractions of the heart.
May lily of the valley is a well-known and frequently used medicinal plant.
In pharmacies there are pharmacological preparations from lily of the valley - tincture and drops of Zelenin, used as a sedative for cardiac and other forms of neuroses; cardiotonic preparations - tincture and "Korglikon" - injection solution; the drug "Convaflavin" in tablets is used for cholecystitis, cholangitis as a choleretic agent.
Warning:
Lily of the valley poisonous plant! The plant contains convallatoxin. Children should not pick flowers and berries; hands should be washed after contact with plants.
Why is lily of the valley dangerous? Lily of the valley preparations contain potent substances, an overdose of which can cause poisoning. In case of poisoning, nausea, tinnitus, palpitations, slowing of the pulse, and general weakness appear.
When treating, it is necessary to be guided by the recommendations of the doctor, strictly observe the permissible dosage of the drug.
Interesting facts about the May lily of the valley
The aroma of lilies of the valley is used in the perfume industry. It is difficult to obtain from flowers, and mainly synthetic compounds are used in perfumery, which convey the aroma of lily of the valley well and are easier to prepare.
Lily of the valley is grown as a garden ornamental plant starting from the 16th century. Garden lilies of the valley have wider leaves and large flowers, thicker brushes of colors. There are varieties with pink and double flowers, as well as variegated leaves. Forcing lilies of the valley is widely practiced - growing in a shorter time for the holidays.
Lilies of the valley are the favorite spring flowers of many peoples. In France, the Lily of the Valley holiday was held on the first Sunday of May, now Lily of the Valley is celebrated on May 1 along with Labor Day. On this day, lilies of the valley decorate the home, holiday tables, congratulate each other with postcards with images of lilies of the valley.
May lily of the valley was the favorite flower of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky once wrote about May lilies of the valley to his brother Modest of Florence: "One sight of these lovely flowers, which flaunt at this moment on my table, is enough to inspire the love of life." The composer dedicated his poem to him: “O lily of the valley, why are you so pleasing to the eyes? ...”
This is such a beautiful useful spring plant May lily of the valley. In folk medicine, the wonderful healing properties of lily of the valley have long been used.
I suggest watching a short video about medicinal properties May lily of the valley:
Every spring in the middle of May, the May lily of the valley greets us with its fragrant white carved bells and pleases the eye.
Be healthy! Happy Spring!
