Flowers Garden Plants

The chamomile looks like a daisy. In fact, it is a flowering garden plant that belongs to the daisy family. It is originally from areas in Europe and Asia. The name is Greek in origin, meaning “apple from the ground”. This is a fair enough description of a plant that smells of apples.

Medicinal benefits of chamomile

The garden plant’s name itself is reflective of its soothing abilities. Chamomile reminds you of something mild and quiet. Indeed, the garden plant does play an important role in curing both anxiety and insomnia. However, chamomile’s medicinal abilities do not stop there. The garden plant can also be prepared as a cure for diarrhea, indigestion, skin irritations, and other digestive or skin ailments.

Chamomile as a popular tea ingredient

You probably first encountered the chamomile plant while drinking a cup of tea. In tea form, chamomile is more easily ingested. So if you want to relax, you can just prepare yourself some tea.

Though the garden plant presents so many benefits, using it during pregnancy and breastfeeding is prohibited. It is believed to have the ability to induce abortion.

Have you seen a field of sunflowers? The sight is definitely breathtaking. The big head of a sunflower consists of several florets. A sunflower can attract all sorts of creatures, such as birds, butterflies, and bees. This garden plant loves sunlight, so this explains the name.

A guide to growing sunflowers

To protect sunflower seeds during cooler weather, plant them indoors first before taking the grown plant into the sunlight. However, in summertime, the flower can survive being planted directly in soil outdoors. To allow your sunflowers to thrive, grow them in a sheltered location that sunlight can easily reach. Use soil with good drainage to avoid stunted growth.

Medicinal benefits of growing sunflowers

A sunflower has many medicinal benefits, particularly a cure for pulmonary ailments such as cough, colds, and bronchitis. The seeds, for example, can be baked to create a cure for whooping cough. Other sunflower cures are obtained by mixing seeds with wine.

Growing a sunflower does not only help you in attracting attention from the neighbors and from a few flying animals but it also provides medicinal benefits.

The lavender plant may have Mediterranean origins but it has been proven to thrive in areas that are cold and damp, such as England. Many of its varieties are highly scented though some do not exude a distinct smell. What you may believe to be plain and ordinary varieties may possess lovely scents. The lavender also has beautiful foliage, no matter what variety.

How to grow garden plants such as lavender

Lavender may survive cooler climates but it needs the sun’s rays for at least six hours daily. It also lives better in sandy soil, especially when lime is squeezed on it. Lavender can survive without fertilizers but compost can make its soil richer. This garden plant also needs room to breathe and grow. However, you can take the French variety indoors provided that it will get adequate sun, air, circulation, and rich sandy soil with lime.

Medicinal benefits of garden plants: lavender cure

Lavender is quite a doctor. It can fight bacteria, fungus, infection, inflammation, convulsions, and even depression. The list actually goes on. So better find a book with all its healing abilities and how to prepare it for consumption.

Lavender smells good, looks good, and cures. What more can you ask from a garden plant?