In the wild lily of the valley is protected lily of the valley is also one of medicinal plants, the

Fragrant odzoba allotment forget me not gardens, but be careful, the whole plant is poisonous lily of the valley reaches a height of 10-20 cm. On straight into thin stalk they were growing up small white flowers Toll graceful shape that pleasantly smell. They are pollinated by insects. After pollination and fertilization forget me not of the flowers formed fruits - red berries that extend the animals. Simple leaves are petiolate, lanceolate, based coated forget me not sacred scales. Lily of the valley is a perennial plant. Winter persists flourishing creepy, thin rhizome. It blooms from April to June, mostly in May - which corresponds to the Latin name and the species name (= májová majalis). Extended from lowlands to mountain stage. It grows in well-lit deciduous and coniferous forests, forget me not in bushes and meadows.
Her graceful lily of the valley flowers and their scent attract all observers, especially forget me not children. But again, beware! Poison is not only the entire plant but also the water in the vase, which was stored lilies of the valley flower. No, we do not think that a small child ate the flowers from the vase. After flowering, the flowers thrown it may well be that poisoned by drinking water from a vase. In this way, although forget me not normally not cause fatal poisoning, but it is unnecessary to risk health forget me not problems of the child. Moreover, lily of the valley is beautiful even after flowering. The red berries are tempting, unfortunately poisonous. Poisonings have been reported in humans and poultry after eating a ripe fruit - drug irritates the digestive forget me not tract. Fatal poisonings have been reported after chewing the leaves, fruits and flowers.
In the wild lily of the valley is protected lily of the valley is also one of medicinal plants, they never shall not collect children. From May to June trained specialists harvested leaves in October rhizome. It contains glycosides that affect the heart muscle activity. Special products issued only on prescription shall apply as heart tonic. It is also used for the manufacture of smoking tobacco and the intense fragrance is used in the production of perfume Konvalinková. Lily of the valley is a beautiful ornament not only forests but also gardens, where it is often cultivated. In the wild it is protected.
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