Zhivuchka creeping decorative, healing and unpretentious

Creeping creeper (in Latin Ajuga reptans) -plant belonging to the family yasnotkovyh. Found in the wild in the forests and steppes. She has many popular names: turtle, heart grass, young, hernia.

The name of the plant fully reflects it.characteristics: soil-level, perennial, well expanding. If you plant 5 small delenok in the spring, they will quickly acclimatize and grow. Green oval leaves will grow up, and by the middle of summer they will become brownish. New shoots will appear, and from them - young plants. By the fall, we get a beautiful carpet that will tighten an area of ​​about 1 square meter. m

Creeping creeping unpretentious, hardy.In hot summer, it can do without water for about 3.5 weeks. After such an extreme she will not look the best, and she will have to be "otpaivat", but she will not die! Sunburn is not afraid.

Throughout the season, right down to the snow,decorative zhivuchka creeping. The photo of its abundant flowering and elegant leaves confirms the opinion of gardeners that this plant is able to decorate any flower bed or tree trunk circle.

Она способна прижиться на любых почвах.But if she had a choice, then zhivuchka would prefer well-moistened, humus-rich loam. At one place can grow for several years. Its root system is superficial, that is, deep loosening is unacceptable. In height reaches 20 cm. It is rather frost-resistant.

Creeping creeping blooms in May and blooms aroundof the month. Its flowers are small, arranged in steps. Coloring can be blue, blue, white and pink. Seeds ripen in July and August, depending on weather conditions.

С размножением никаких проблем не возникает.It is possible to divide an overgrown bush from spring to autumn. If a small outlet has a small spine, it will take root. When planting deepen the outlet should not be. The optimal distance between the plants is 20 cm. After planting during the week, watering is necessary daily.

A wonderful plant is a creeping tentacle.Growing it is possible anywhere - in the sun, in partial shade, and in the shade. It harmoniously looks under the trees, it can cover the soil under climbing roses, clematis and many other vines. The zhivuchka will fit in the rock garden, and any unsightly corner of the garden will decorate.

Currently, many varieties of zhivuchki withvariegated leaves and colorful flowers. The leaves can be gray-green, green-reddish-brown, purple-mauve, brownish-purple, with a white pattern on a green background and edging, etc. You can collect a whole collection of various zhivuchek and design the original flower bed. It should only take into account that variegated varieties will show their beauty to the full only in the sun.

Creeping creep to all of the aboveThe pluses are also helpful. It is used in folk medicine as an antiseptic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory and diaphoretic. It refers to medicinal plants, with which help improve metabolism. Radical leaves and young shoots of zhivuchki added to salads.

Having planted this plant in the garden once, you will love it so much that there will certainly be other places where the creeping tentacle will become necessary.