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Iris Germanic: violet root

The "progenitor" of many varieties of bearded irises popular today is German Iris.

It was grown for the sake of rhizomes, from which they received very expensive essential oil and crushed medicinal powder with the fragrance of violets (therefore the rhizome of iris is also called the violet root).

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FAMILY

Iris

APPEARANCE

Herbaceous plant with a height of 60-120 cm with a powerful creeping rhizome

LEAVES

Flat, gray-green. xiphoid form, end pointed

FLOWERS

Bisexual, single. dark purple, yellow at the base with brown-veined veins FETUS

Box; ripens in August

Many lovers are sure that the cultivation of irises is a complex process, so they abandon these plants. And it is completely in vain: iris is quite unpretentious, and in addition it has medicinal properties.

Nuances of planting the German iris

You can plant irises both in spring and autumn, and even in summer after flowering. The main thing is not to forget to transplant plants every 3-4 years. For planting, divert open sunny places with well-drained soils.

The distance between plants is 30 cm, between rows - 60-70 cm, the depth of planting of rhizomes is 8-10 cm (with a deep planting, iris will either disappear or will not bloom).

A wide range of

Iris Germanic at one time was very popular, but today it is grown as a food, spicy, medicinal, perfume, honey and ornamental plants.

Iris flowers from May to June; At the same time 2-z flowers bloom; flowering usually lasts from 1 to 5 days

FACT: EXCEPT IRIS GERMAN. Violet root called more 2 species: IRIS FLORENTISKY AND IRIS WAN (They are also related to food plants).

Iris as a Food - Cooking Use

Fragrant dry rhizomes come into food. They are ground into flour, which is added to baking (gingerbread, cookies, etc.). Along with rosemary rhizomes - spicy spice for fish dishes. As well as a pleasant aroma of strong and honey drinks, kvass.

Flowers can be added to the jam.

For treatment, rhizomes are used (see table). Dig them from the end of August to October. Washed with cold water. Cut into pieces 2-5 cm long and dried at a temperature of + 40 ... + 60 degrees. It is better to grind them later in a coffee grinder and store the dry powder in a hermetically sealed glass jar (preferably no more than 2 years).

In cosmetology and perfumery. Crushed dried up rhizomes of iris can be used as a dry shampoo, powder, a fixer for the sachet and for flavoring the laundry.

Washing the decoction of the violet root smoothes the skin, whitens and cleans it, makes it soft and silky, and rinsing the hair strengthens them and helps to get rid of dandruff. Beauty in the flowerbed.

It is believed that German iris is slightly inferior in beauty to its "descendants" - "bearded" varieties, nevertheless it will cope with the role of the spring accent, effective in group or curb planting at home, in mixborders, along the tracks.

TIP:
Do not feed irises with organics — they do not like her.
The best nutrition - mineral fertilizers in liquid form.

Reference by topic: Irises - Species

HEALING PROPERTIES OF IRIS GERMAN

Angina and stomatitis

1 tsp powder crushed dry rhizomes pour 300 ml of boiling water, boil over low heat under the lid 5-7 minutes. Insist in warm for about two hours. Strain. Gargle and throat with angina and stomatitis.

Iris from heel spurs

Fresh roots of iris to pass through a meat grinder, pour vodka (1: 1). Insist in a dark place 2 a week (shake). Strain. Dampen the gauze bandage and attach it to the heels at night, fixing with a plastic wrap. In the morning, wash the heels and apply petroleum jelly. Repeat the procedure until the spur completely disappears.

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2 Review (s)

Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)
31/05/2016 (09:45) #

Several types of irises, including decorative varieties of Florentine iris (Iris Florentina), pale iris (I. pallida) and German (I. Germanica), are used in medicine. They contain in the rhizomes a substance with the aroma of violets, which is used in the manufacture of perfumes, wines, and confectionery. Its aroma is light, fresh, sweet, woody, floral with a violet tone - it gives a sense of harmony. Rhizomes are harvested in the third year after planting. German iris is less valued than other species due to the woody-earthy hue of the smell. Visiting the exhibitions of collectors of German irises, pay attention to fragrant varieties with aromas of cinnamon, vanilla, allspice, exotic fruits.
Aromatic varieties: flower - Mulled Wine, Romantic Evening, Thin Blue Line, New Centurion, Morning Mood, flower-caramel Cloud Ballet, caramel with tangerine Stop the Music, Sneezy, flower with citrus note Fruit Coctail, flower-lime Lime lighter, vanilla with citrus note - Arabian Story.

Julia KUPINA, Belgorod
17/05/2016 (16:40) #

Iris is a surprisingly beautiful plant, which, like a rainbow, colors our flower beds with various colors in late May - early June. Since childhood, I was attracted to this plant, its bizarre, intricately shaped flowers and a very pleasant aroma. Only we called him not an iris, but a "cockerel."
I am particularly delighted by the modern varieties of iridescent colors, for example: orange-red {Apache Warrior), pink-lilac {Dusky Evening}, yellow-blue (Edith Wolford), blue-blue (Blue Bird Wine). Just breathtaking from such beauty!
I always plant my irises in well-lit areas, not
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subject to flooding, well drained soils. If the soil on your sites is acidic, they need to make dolomite flour or wood ash. In the shade, irises never have, since without the sun these plants bloom poorly and often fall ill.
I feed irises three times per season. The first time is at the beginning of plant growth. For this I use urea (I dilute 1 tablespoon of fertilizer in a 10-liter bucket of water). The second time I feed the plants during the period of bud formation: in the same bucket of water I breed 1 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate. 2 weeks after flowering, I arrange the third feeding - I breed 1 tbsp. l. nitrophosphate in a bucket of water.