4 popular ornamental plants in the old countryside, gorgeous flowers, also repel snakes, cure diseases

Summer is coming, you should plant trees What’s in front of the house for so brilliant, splendid?

Nowadays, people in the city will like to find themselves a piece of land in the suburbs or the countryside near the city, build a small resort house. Big house or small house depends on your pocket.

But everyone likes to plant their own treesbright, fresh flowers to color life every time they come to relax.

Many people wonder if they should plant in the front yard treesWhich flower is both easy to grow and has the best ornamental value?

This question reminds me of some flowers, trees used to be very popular in the countryside a few decades ago. Almost every house arbitrarily planted a few clumps of these trees in the fence, in front of the house, next to the rainwater tank, the well…

species trees This flower does not need to be cared for, still for brilliant flowers, pleasing to the eye. Today, however, these flowers are rarely grown. The reason is that it is quite “simple” and “countryside”, right from the name.

However, if you plant a large block of this flower in your front yard, you will be stunned by its color. There are even some plants that have the effect of “repelling snakes” or curing diseases quite unexpectedly.

Let’s see those are trees any!

Trees This plant also has many other folk names such as Hoa pollen, Cotton pollen, Ginseng chili, Ngan chia flower head, Pollen bean flower and Thuy chalk purple flower …

Some people even call it “bath flower” because of its time in the flower trees This species is quite special, usually only blooming in the dark at the time of bathing. Specifically, trees Cotton is a plant that usually blooms at 5-7 pm, this is the time when parents bathe their children in the summer.

Its scientific name is Mirabilis, is a plant that was once very popular in the countryside, many farmers would grow in the yard or around the house. The flower of trees This is like a small trumpet, very colorful looking. When trees Flowering looks very lush full of life.

In the old countryside, trees This powdered cotton is preferred by many families to plant in front of the house, fence, and entrance because of its bright and cheerful flower colors. Looking at them is to love life and be excited.

Cotton is not only of high ornamental value but also used as medicine. For example, after its fruit is ground into powder and applied to the face to whiten the skin.

At the same time, another very important thing is that this flower blooms when it is dark, the fragrance is very strong. Some mosquitoes will smell the fragrance of this flower and run away. So plant trees This is a very good mosquito repellent around the house.

This is also the reason why many farmers used to like to grow cotton in their yards, which are both beautiful and can repel mosquitoes.

Besides, trees This is one of many traditional Chinese medicines used to clear heat, diuretic, reduce low, activate blood, detoxify, anti-inflammatory…

2. Trees: Muong

If you want to grow a snake repellent in your yard, Cassia is one of the best options.

In the past, many people liked to plant trees This is in the fence, just sprinkle the seeds and they will blow. They have the effect of preventing snakes, so they have a very unique nickname: Snake-killing plants.

The reason for this is that the cassava plant grows wild, the flowering period from summer to late autumn is the season of poisonous snakes or running everywhere. And when this ornamental plant blooms, it will also release a very special scent, some snakes will not like this smell and run away.

This is why they are effective at repelling snakes.

Of course, cassava also has high ornamental value, easy to grow, easy to live, tolerating barrenness and drought. The plant is elegant, the flowers are beautiful and brilliant, and the main thing is a very long flowering time. This is a very good bonsai for you to use to green your garden and see flowers for a long time.

It is worth mentioning that in the past, when there was no food, many people still picked buds and young leaves of the tree to eat. Whether stir-fried, boiled, salted or cooked in soup, it can be eaten.

Therefore, you should plant cassava in the yard to both be an ornamental plant to see and prevent snakes, sometimes you can change dishes.

3. Bonsai: Water balloon

Water balloon bonsai (Impatiens), also known as nail dye plant, is a game played by many people in childhood. In addition, it is also known as Nac chanh, phoenix fairy flower, acute death …

Water balloon is also a famous tree in the old countryside, a favorite ornamental plant that many people plant in their front yard. This ornamental plant is not only easy to grow, easy to grow, but also has very colorful flowers, very bright and outstanding when blooming.

Worth mentioning, this ornamental plant is a precious medicine, has the effect of eliminating rheumatism, activating blood, only system, often used to support rheumatism, pain, swelling, and snakebite bites…

The leaves of this ornamental plant are also used by many farmers to boil water to wash their hair for good hair growth. Moreover, this plant is also edible as a wild vegetable, can be boiled, cooked in soup or pickled…

However, there is another use of bonsai that few people know about, that is, this plant can also prevent snakes and centipedes. During its growth, this ornamental plant will also secrete a sulfur-smelling substance that scares away the snakes when they smell it.

4. Bonsai: galangal

In the past, rural children did not have snacks and sweets, so their favorite food was galangal flower.

Those of the early 8X and earlier generations may know to draw galangal flowers and suck sweet nectar from the flowers, similar to sucking hibiscus nectar.

The galangal tree is a plant with strong vitality, and it does not choose the growth environment. You can plant this bonsai anywhere along the roadside, yard corner, fence…

Its flowers bloom beautifully, bright red color is very suitable for the festive atmosphere, bringing joy and prosperity to the family. Their leaves are also succulent, green, of great ornamental value.

However, in the old countryside, growing galangal in the house was not only for viewing flowers but also for storing food. The galangal tubers are stout, can be boiled and eaten or used to process vermicelli.

This tuber is rich in starch, can be eaten as food, can also be used to make wine, or is one of the ingredients to make MSG. At that time, many areas still planted as economic crops, due to high productivity, many people bought.

Nowadays, in rural areas, galangal is rarely grown to make houseplants, but there are still many areas planning to grow galangal for tubers to make vermicelli on a large area.

If you are going to plant some ornamental plants in your country yard, the 4 plants suggested here are all excellent “stars”.

Moreover, these ornamental plants also repel mosquitoes, repel snakes… really 1 stone kills some birds… Importantly, this bonsai is easy to grow, easy to grow.

Try it out!

The above are all good, they are all “star” flowers in the countryside, and are loved by many people.

And among these four plants, morning glory, evening primrose can prevent snakes, and bath flowers can prevent mosquitoes, planted in the yard can be said to be a good thing to kill many birds with one stone. no mosquitoes and poisonous snakes, the main thing is that it is easy to grow and live.

Friends, do you have any of these plants in your house? If you have a yard, remember to plant it.

(According to SH)