CHELIDONIUM MAJUS Oligotypic genus of dicotyledonous plants of the Poppy family. Plants of large celandine have a straight, branched stem 50-100 cm high, at the break it emits drops of thick milky juice, which immediately turns orange-red in air. Basal leaves are petiolate, deeply pinnate, have 3-5 pairs of rounded or ovoid lobes. The upper lobe is larger, usually three-lobed; the leaves are green above, glaucous below. The upper leaves are sessile. The flowers are regular, golden-yellow, collected in a simple umbrella, each flower consists of four petals about 1 cm long. Celandine has no nectaries, but attracts insects with an abundance of pollen. Blooms from May to August. The more bees there are on your site, the more productive your vegetables will be! It is widely used in beekeeping as a honey plant, & in folk medicine in the treatment of ascospherosis, nosematosis & varroatosis. For medicinal purposes, teas & alcoholic tinctures & decoctions are used for various skin diseases. It has been growing in one place for 7 years. Chelidonium Seeds, 300 Majus, Ukrainian Organic Seeds, Sw759
