The bathing ground is a plant of the Buttercup family, which is a perennial shrub. In height reaches 50-100 cm, depending on the species. On straight, less branching stems, 1-2 large-sized flowers that form a ball grow. The name of the bathing in Latin is Tróllius, derived from the German word "Trollblumen", which means "flower of a troll", therefore another name of a flower is "trolly".
The plant has a strong root system, dark green ornamental leaves, the shape of which is finger-dissected. Flower petals with a glossy finish, color - golden yellow and orange.
Did you know? Flowering bathing occurs in late May - early June, and its duration is up to one month (all types of plants - honey plants).There are about 30 types of bathing, two of which grow in North America. Eurasia - the mainland, where the bathing place most often grows. In Russia and the CIS countries you can find about 20 different types of trollyus.
Asian swimsuit (Trollius asiaticus)
This type of swimsuit, most often, grows on damp meadows or clearings of Siberia, in Altai, also in Mongolia. There is an Asian swimsuit and in the tundra near glaciers. In this area, the height of the Asiatic bathing place is small — about 10 cm. In the middle lane, the height of the plant can reach one meter.
The flowers are orange swimsuit, diameter is 6 cm, the shape is spherical. Petals - open, their shape is narrow, expanding to the top. The flowers are similar to terry, which is a consequence of a large number of petals, nectaries. The flowering period of the Asian swimsuit begins at the end of spring and lasts for 3 weeks. After this, seed ripening occurs in the fruits of the bath leaf-mnogolistovki. In one leaflet is from 26 to 50 fruits, which contain up to 10 seeds. They mature to the beginning of July.
Asian bathing is very beautiful, so its terry hybrid varieties can often be seen in gardens and flower beds.
Important! The bathhouse is listed in the Red Book as an endangered plant.
Altai bath (Trollius altaicus)
Places of Altai bathing - alpine and subalpine meadows, as well as the upper limit of forests in Western Siberia, Mongolia, Altai Mountains, and Northern China. Plant height reaches 80 cm.
The flowers of the swimsuit of this species are bright orange or light yellow, terry and large. The middle of the flower forms a large number of pistils and stamens of dark purple color. Flowering time - May-June. The leaves of the Altai bathing are palmate-separate, the height of the basal rosette composed of them reaches 30 cm.
Important! It is known that such a plant as a bathing vessel is poisonous, because its juice irritates the mucous membranes.
Highest bathing bowl (Trollius altissimus)
This type of swimsuit belongs to the giants among other representatives of the plant, as the height of the bush varies from 130 to 150 cm. The highest swimsuit is common. in the Carpathians, and her favorite place is meadows with tall grasses.
Large flowers reach a diameter of about 5-6 cm, their branchy inflorescence. Color - greenish-yellow with a milky shade. The leaves are collected in a large rosette, the height of which is 50-60 cm. The time of flowering of the highest swimsuit is the end of May and the beginning of June.
Dzungar bath (Trollius dschungaricus)
This type of swimsuit belongs to dwarf, growing on stony soil, it reaches a height of 15 cm, however, the soil with a high content of humus allows the swimsuit of Dzungarian to grow up to 50 cm.
Plant spread on meadows near coniferous and deciduous forests, as well as in the mountains of Dzungaria, Pamir-Altai, Tien Shan.
The bright yellow flowers of the Jungar swimsuit reach a diameter of 5 cm, their shape is almost flat, the petals are wide open. The leaves are located close to the roots, collected in the outlet. Flowering occurs in summer: starting from mid-June and lasts about a month.
European bath (Trollius europaeus)
European bathing ground grows in sparse small-leaved or mixed forests on damp glades and edges, its natural zone is steppe Europe, Western Siberia, and Scandinavia. Loves this swimsuit and grassy meadows.
Flowering time begins in the second half of May and lasts until mid-June. European bathing flowers are pale yellow or yellow in color, the shape is spherical, and their diameter is 5 cm. The petals are closed, their length is less than the stamens. The height of the plant, depending on the place of growth and the amount of light, varies from 30 to 70-80 cm. The basal leaves of the European bathing suit are finger-separated, assembled into a rosette, have a decorative appearance: their description is as follows: the patterned, and the shape of the individual parts is sharp-toothed . The seeds of the plant ripen in July, the fruit is a leaflet.
Did you know? Not all types of swimsuit can grow in the garden, but only about 19 plant species are used in floriculture.
Bathing dwarf (Trollius pumilus)
The bathing dwarf belongs to undersized plants. The height of the palmate-dissected leaves, collected in the basal rosettes, is only 15 cm. The peduncles reach a height of 30 cm, they grow from the middle of the rosette. The flowers are bright, color - yellow-golden, with a red tinge, flat, cupped. Petals wide open.
Habitat dwarf bathing - Nepal, Himalayas, China, Burma, Bhutan. Flowering occurs in late spring and early summer, but if the summer is not cool, the plant may bloom again.
This type of swimsuit looks very beautiful on the Alpine hills, near water bodies, and due to its size, also in containers.
Chinese bath (Trollius chinensis)
In nature, you can find this kind of swimsuit on Far East, in Northern China, in Korea and Japan. Chinese bathhouse grows in meadows with high humidity.
The plant is tall, it reaches about 80-100 cm. The stems are straight, branching weakly, the leaves are pointed, palmately separate. Flowers of spherical shape and golden-orange shade are very beautiful, their diameter is 5-6 cm. Petals - open, large, narrow and long nectaries up to 2.5 cm long are directed upwards.
Large bath (Trollius macropetalus)
This type of swimsuit, most often, grows in Primorsky Krai, in its southern areas. Favorite places - raw meadows, meadows, forest edges.
The description of the swimsuit flowers is the following: they are large, orange in color, their long nectaries are directed upwards. Petals wide open. Flowering time - the first half of June. Leaves - palmate-dissected.
Ledebura bath (Trollius ledebourii)
Ledebour bathing area - Eastern Siberia and the Far East. This type of swimsuit is distinguished by high, up to half a meter, bushes growing among other bushes and grasses in meadows and glades. The plant loves dampness, plenty of moisture.
Flowering occurs in late June-mid July. The flowers are orange, their diameter is about 8 cm. Petals are open, broad rounded, nectaries grow upwards. Stems - straight, practically do not branch. The leaves are palmate separate.
Did you know? Bathing suit is used for medicinal purposes, various ointments and decoctions are made from it.
Purple bath (Trollius lilacinus)
Lilac swimsuit grows on the highlands of Tien Shan, Altai. This plant blooms one of the first to begin to thaw the snowfields, on mossy meadows, loves an abundance of moisture.
The plant is undersized. Because of the specific habitats, the purple bathing place in the culture survives poorly, so the beauty of its colors can be seen only in the photo.
Flowering occurs in late June, closer to the beginning of July. After it ends, the five-part leaves begin to grow intensively, collected in a rosette only 5-7 cm high. The peduncle has a height of about 10 cm, ends in a spherical light-purple flower, and stamens are bright yellow. Seeds of plants ripen by August.
Semi-open bath (Troilius patulus)
This type of swimsuit is undersized, its height reaches 30 cm. The swimsuit grows half-open, mainly in the southern regions, is found in the Caucasus, in Iran. The plant loves the slopes of melting snow, damp and grassy.
The flowers have a golden yellow hue, little-petalled, half-open. Petals - linear, identical in length to stamens or longer than them. Diameter of a flower is from 3 to 6 cm.
The stem of the bathing half-open straight, on it two or three side branches, which are completed with small flowers, the diameter of which is about 2-3 cm.
Flowering occurs in late May-early June. Peduncle during this period is short, and lengthens during fruit ripening. Fruit - leaflet about 5 mm. Ripening of seeds occurs in July-August.
All the listed types of trolls are united under their common name. "cultural bathing". Bright yellow and orange flowers in the shape of a ball attract attention and are distinguished by their decorative effect.
