Sunflower Cultivation

Morphological Description

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), is a clump of plants. A sense of soft, neutral. Herba anual (generally short, less than a year), erect, hairy, tall 1-3 m. Trunked plants including wet (herbaceus), heart-shaped leaves along a single length of 15 centimeters and 12 centimeters wide with a long handle containers arranged leaves on main stem is hard and hairy. Just as high as 90-350 cm, trunked small, wire-haired and almost no branching.

Large flower head (inflorescence) with a diameter of interest can be up to 30 cm, with a crown-shaped ribbon along the edge of the cup with transverse size between 10 to 15 inches, yellow, and in between there are flowers - small tubular flowers, the color brown. When fertilized, these little flowers into seeds - seeds that are black stripes - the white line was gathered in the cup. When ripe, the seeds - seeds are easily removed from his cup. Sunflowers are known to grow toward the sun, this behavior is known as heliotropik. At night, the flowers bowed down.

GROWING CONDITIONS

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), planted in the courtyard and gardens get enough sunlight, as an ornamental plant. This plant is suitable in all nature but is most fertile plants in mountainous areas, areas that have sufficient moisture and a lot get direct sunlight. Sunflower can be grown in lowland until height of 1500 meters above sea level.

Sunflower can not live in waterlogged areas. Because the roots will rot.

CULTIVATION

Sunflower is an annual plant. This plant is propagated by seed. Seed derived from the first flower of old parent. You do this by seeding. Seed taken and sown seeds in moist soil that contains the former, it is easy to germinate and grow quickly. If you just need a little, enough to use pot as a vehicle for the nursery. For large-scale, Seeding in beds. Wait 10 days from the time of sowing, or when height of seedlings about 15-20 cm, may be moved to the location of new planting. One hole, just one seed. Spacing of at - least 1 square meter. If too tight, the stem will not grow and branching. The amount of interest would be reduced, even stunted.

Plants should be planted in loose soil. At the beginning of planting, sprinkle 3 kg of manure (chicken manure, goat manure, cow manure) per seed. Repeat after planting month. Give ZA 25 grams per bar. At age 1.5 months, add 15 grams of TSP per stem. Do not forget, pay attention to drainage, pests and diseases that can whack. Age 2 months, the flowers begin to bud from the main stem, followed by branch - the branch for the links - sections of leaves underneath. One stem of the plant can produce 10-12 flower stalks.

In order to do maintenance at least once a day watering. This decorative staple species able to attract insects that help pendebungaan process to produce seed for the growth of new seed child.

Phytochemical

1. Flowers: quercimeritrin, (flavone glycosides), sianidinmonogiukosida (antosian glycosides), xantofil, kholina, betaina, sapogenin, helianthoside A - B - C, oleanolic acid, echinocystic acid.
2. Beans: Protein, globuiin, albumin, glutolin, essential amino acids, beta sitosterol, prostaglandin E, chlorogenic acid, quinic acid, phytin, and 3,4 benzopyrene. In 100 g of sunflower seed oil: Fat total: 100, Saturated fat: 9.8: Unsaturated fats: Oleat 11.7 and linoleic 72.9, cholesterol:
3. Fruit: kholina with fatty oils, lecithin, betaina, and tannic substances.
4. Marrow from stem and base of the flower that contains the content of hemicellulose that inhibit sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich ascitic carcinoma in mice.

USSAGE

1. Flowers: antipyretic, hypotensive, lowering blood pressure, reduce pain (analgesic), painful menstruation (dysmenorrhoe), stomach pain (gastric pain), headache, toothache, abdominal pain, high blood pressure, breast inflammation (topical), arthritis (topical), cosmetics (to prevent premature aging), and difficult childbirth.

2. Roots: Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antitussive, diuretic, cough, kidney stones, bronchitis, leucorrhoea (leucorrhoe), anti-inflammatory, laxative urine, cough, and relieve pain.

3. Leaves: Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammation, reduce pain, and anti-malaria.

4. Seed: Anti dysentery, arouse appetite, lethargy, headaches, bloody dysentery, stimulate spending body fluids (hormones, enzymes, etc..), Stimulate spending measles (measles).

5. Marrow from stem and base of the flower (reseptaculum): Stimulates vital energy, calm the liver, stimulating spending urine, eliminating the time wasting pain in the urine, stomach pain, bedarah urine (hematuria), urine fatty ari (chyluria), gastric cancer , esophageal cancer and malignant mole.

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Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs

According to Better Homes and Gardens, New Garden Book, page 208, many plants, which are referred to as bulbs, are not in fact true bulbs. True bulbs are plants such as tulips, hyacinths and daffodils.

A bulb contains future roots, stems and flowers. A bulb propagates by producing tiny bulblets that can be removed and used in future plantings.

The first bulbs to bloom after the winter thaw are crocuses, daffodils and then hyacinths. Some later blooming hyacinth varieties like the grape hyacinth make an excellent complementary display with early blooming tulips.
Designing a Spring, Bulb Flowerbed

If the flowerbed is large enough, a mixture of bulbs planted in large masses produce an outstanding splash of color.

For a planting alongside a fence or building, use taller bulbs like the two and a half foot high Darwin hybrid tulip at the back and smaller ones like hyacinths in the front of the bed. For a freestanding bed, tall, plant producing bulbs should be planted in the center with smaller bulbs cascading to the edge.

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Color combinations are a matter of personal choice. Many prefer a bed with just one or two complementing colors. Others like a palette of color springing up to chase away the winter doldrums.

Tulip bulb varieties are almost endless. They comprise early blooming tulips and mid to late blooming tulips.

Single early blooming tulips include Rising Sun, a golden yellow tulip, Pink Beauty, a brilliant cherry-rose with white strip and General De Wet, a soft orange with a stripped effect.

Double early bloomers look like small peonies on short, straight stems. Mr. Van der Hoef is a bright yellow tulip. Vuurbaak and Scarlet Carnival are excellent reds. Electra is a deep rosy violet.

Mid to late blooming bulbs include Cottage tulips such as Advance which looks like a large flame red poppy. Cottage tulips have large flowers on three-foot stems. They come in all colors except blue and purple.

In bloom in late spring are the exotic looking Parrot tulips. These tulips grow on stiff stems and are single and double bloom. They come in a range of colors with petals that are fringed, feathered and pointed outward. Some varieties of Parrots are Red Champion, Violet Queen and sparkling yellow Sunshine.
Add Other Bulbs for Variety Planting

Crocuses are first bulbs to burst up in early spring. They are short, squat, usually white plants, that bloom early then quickly disappear. Next come Daffodils, which grow from four to twenty inches tall. The tallest, Trumpet daffodil grows on a single stem and has yellow fringes with white petals. Other smaller varieties have small, cup blooms on reed like foliage.

Hyacinths are an aromatic, esthetically pleasing plant. Flower colors include white, pink, red, yellow and purple. Like tulips, they should be planted in clumps. Also like tulips the bulbs become weak over time and should be replaced every three to five years.

Pay attention to hardiness zones for bulbs and plant them in late fall. For a large garden it’s cheaper to buy spring, flowering bulbs in bulk of 100 or more bulbs. Bulbs are generally planted deeper than established perennial plants.

Follow the enclosed planting instructions, then sit back and wait for the palette of color to appear in the spring.

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