Highlander Sakhalin. Types and conditions of cultivation

The plant mountaineer refers to the Buckwheat family. A variety of species composition, simple growing conditions and reproduction of plants allowed him to take a worthy place in the gardens, parks, flower beds. Many species of these plants do not require care, grow in wildlife and are often found as weeds.

Types of Highlander

The number of mountaineer species is enougha lot - about 300 representatives, 20 of which are cultural species. Some plants are very similar, but there are species that differ significantly from each other.

For example, the Sakhalin mountaineer and Japanesesimilar in shape to the leaves and inflorescences, and the snake only remotely resembles a kinship with them. Highland Baldzhuansky, resembling a creeper, is actively used as a decorative form.

The plant mountaineer, whose species are so diverse,attracts not only external refinement, but also other advantages. Types pochechuyny, splayed, related, viviparous, alpine became widespread among folk healers, beekeepers, breeders.

The main part of the mountaineer species is herbaceousplants, but there are also bushes and lianas. There are representatives of perennial and annual plants. In addition, the mountaineer easily settles in the meadows, in the forest, on the roadside, near the reservoirs, etc.

Highlander Sakhalin

An incredibly beautiful plant is compulsoryIt attracts attention with large bright green leaves and white with a creamy shade of flowers gathered in a panicle. Adding to the description of the plant, it is necessary to mention the unusual inclusions in the color of the leaves. The speckles are white, cream or pink. This is how the Sakhalin Highlander looks.

The crested stems of the plant resembleexotic bamboo, their height can reach three to four meters. It is not for nothing that this kind of mountaineer is sometimes called Siberian bamboo. Sakhalin buckwheat is another name for the plant.

Places of growth

Highlander Sakhalin was once circulated onlyin the Far East. But thanks to the ability to easily adapt to different living conditions today, this plant can be seen in different parts of the world. In the Russian regions, the mountaineer received the widest distribution.

Sometimes there are thickets of mountaineers whoappeared after carrying out some kinds of work not related to agriculture. It turns out that it was enough for this to be part of the rhizome of the plant by accident with the soil or working tools moved to a new location.

A certain role in the expansion of districtsthe growth of the highlander was played by the fact that he became very fond of the florists and began to spread them as an ornamental plant. Highlander Sakhalin, whose photo adorns pages of magazines, websites and newspapers, could not go unnoticed. The first cultural plantations of this plant appeared in 1863.

Growing conditions

Having decided on the "settlement" of the mountaineer in the flower garden,it is necessary to get acquainted with its features. First of all, one must know that, despite its impressive size, the Sakhalin mountaineer is not a bush, not a tree, but just a herbaceous plant. In autumn, the aboveground part of it dies off, and with the advent of spring from the rhizome, the growth of new shoots begins.

If the stems of the plant with the arrival of late autumn are not removed, but left for the winter, they will be a good ornament of the flower garden in winter.

Highlander Sakhalin, whose cultivation is notrequires a lot of effort, can be saved on the landing site for up to ten years. In addition, during the summer it actively grows, creating dense thickets. For these reasons, next to valuable plant species that require careful care, it is not recommended to plant a Sakhalin mountaineer.

How to get rid of the "aggressor"? This question can often be heard from people who have not yet fully studied all the features of the plant. Experienced growers suggest that the mountaineer's plantings should be watched, removing new shoots along with the rhizome. In addition, around the main place of its growth, it is necessary to dig a limiter to a depth of 30 cm.

Economic use

The scope of different types of Highlander is quite wide. The Sakhalin Highlander is no exception. Cultivation plants for the needs of agriculture in manyareas has become a familiar fact. Highlander grows fast, giving a large volume of green mass, and for this reason the plant is used for ensiling, and its young shoots become a good feed for cattle and horses.

The plant is a very good honey plant, so beekeepers do not bypass it with their attention.

Most people got acquainted with this wonderful plant on the streets of cities, in parks, squares and gardens, admiring its amazingly beautiful flowers and leaves.

Application in medicine

The presence of special substances in the rhizome of the mountaineer allowed to rank it as a category of medicinal plants.

Separate species are used for the preparation of medicinal preparations in both traditional and traditional medicine. Funds derived from the mountaineer are of low toxicity and have a good therapeutic effect.

Recipes decoctions, extracts, powders and tinctureshave been known since antiquity. Today, drugs are used in the treatment of diseases of the bladder, internal bleeding, chronic bowel disease, the reproductive system and many other ailments.

Becoming the owner of plants belonging to the genus mountaineer, a person receives not only aesthetic pleasure, but also great practical benefits.

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