Adonis (Adonis vernalis) part 2

Adonis (Adonis vernalis)

Toxic symptoms
Poisoning with the adonis leads to nervous anxiety. In addition, there may be nausea and vomiting. If there is suspicion of Adonis poisoning, you should absolutely seek medical advice immediately.
History The Adonis is originally a plant of the continental steppes of Eurasia. So it has its origin in the western Siberian steppes. After the ice ages, the Adonis is in places migrated to Western Europe. Wherever it is dry steppes and where the grass was kept relatively short by grazing, could the adonis domesticate. Therefore, the spread of Adonisröschens is closely related to sheep production. Because the sheep has become less, is also the adonis increasingly rare. In some places will be kept extra sheep to maintain the dry areas, and thereby obtain, among other things, the living conditions for the Adonis to.

Medieval Application

In herb books of the 16th and 17 Century we find the Adonis as a remedy for heart disease and dropsy. Somewhat later, in the 18th Century, the Adonis to fashion a medicinal plant.
Large quantities of the roots were dug up in Thuringia and sold throughout Europe.
Thus, the Adonsiröschen has been decimated and is now a very rare plant.

Sage

The legend tells that the beautiful Adonis, was loved by Aphrodite. Adonis in Cyprus was under an act of revenge of the goddess Artemis killed by a wild boar.
Wherever now hintropft the blood of the beautiful Adonis, grows a Adonis. This is the summer form of Adonisröschens meant, for this flower blooms red.
Another variation of the Adonis legend comes from Roman mythology.
Here it is the jealous Mars, who sent the boar to kill Adonis. Adonis had been involved with the goddess Venus. Venus and Aphrodite are different names of the same goddess of love.

Plant Description

The Adonis belongs to the family of the buttercup family (Ranunkulazeen) and thrives on calcareous soils tend to warm dry places. It is a typical plant of the dry continental climate.
His favorite sites are grass steppe and dry grassland. As these grass species are rare, is the Adonis in most areas are very rare.
In Germany, the Adonis is most common in dry regions of eastern Germany before, for example in Brandenburg. Everywhere elsewhere we find only a few places some copies.
Therefore, it is no wonder that the Adonis is strictly protected.
The perennial plant has a finger-thick rootstock with many lateral roots.
From the rootstock in spring drive from 15 cm to 30 high stalk.
The leaves are pinnate occasions. The individual leaf sections are narrow linear, almost like soft needles.
Between March and May, the Adonis flower in vibrant yellow.
The flowers are up to seven inches high. They have many petals.
One can clearly see the relationship to the buttercup and marsh marigold. The flowers of Adonisröschens are very much larger and more magnificent.
On a plant usually grow more flowers.

Growing tips
For the cultivation of Adonisröschens you need a calcareous soil and a very dry, sunny spot. Since snails eat the adonis very happy, you should take before the planting measures against slugs.
The growth of neighboring plants is limited by the Adonis, so it is not suitable for groups with different kinds of flowers.
If you want to sow the Adonis, one does the best in the cold cold frame as soon as the seeds are ripe in the summer.
The seeds usually germinate until they take a long time.
Once the plants have germinated and survived the first year, they can be planted in their place in the dry bed.
It is easier when you can buy the finished plants. You can plant them directly into the flower bed.

Collected Tips

Because Adonis is strictly protected, we must not gather in nature. Even with plants in your garden you should be very cautious with the harvest.
Because the active ingredients of the Adonisröschens vary greatly, depending on the location and the climate is, it can very easily come to under-or overdoses in plants they have gathered.
The best thing is pleased at the beautiful look of sunny yellow flowers and bought the drugs from the Adonis in the pharmacy.