Princess - berry from the royal menu

What did the ancient rulers of Russia eat? Judging by the name, this prince is a berry that looks like raspberries, but to taste, oddly enough, pineapple. It grows in Kamchatka, Sakhalin, the Far East, the Kuril Islands, in the tundra and forest-steppe zones. Its habitats are the shores of lakes, forests and swamps. Other names are also known: arctic raspberry, hohljanitsa, polar pineapple, polar beetle.

The herbaceous plant belongs to the family of Rosaceae. This perennial shrub in height reaches only twenty to thirty centimeters. It blooms with pale pink or bright crimson flowers of both sexes, and dark red, fragrant multicolored fruits remind both blackberries and raspberries at the same time. They ripen from July to August.

Not only its taste qualities are good for the prince, the berry contains many useful substances. There are acids in it (apple and lemon), sugar, coloring and tannins, vitamin C, essential oils. In the leaves of the bush there are saponins, flavonoids and anthocyanins. Gradually this valuable plant conquers space in the garden areas of summer residents and receives a well-deserved recognition. Hybrid varieties are derived. For example, in Finland she was crossed with raspberries.

If you are interested in the prince - the garden berry - then you should listen to advice on the rules of its cultivation. The root of the plant is creeping. The yield of the bush can be increased due to the influence of mycorrhizas. This is a symbiosis that occurs between the roots of winter plants and the mycelium of fungi. Under favorable conditions mycorrhiza develops, and the harvest of berries increases. Before planting the plant, it is necessary to add mycorrhizal fungi to the soil. Grassy shrubbery is frost-resistant, but its terrestrial part dies off every winter.

He loves the sunny places of the prince. Berry prefers soil that is enriched with humus and consists of leaf humus, manure and sand. The earth should be well-ventilated and moderately humid. For better dusting, it is recommended to plant several plants next to each other. The best way to reproduce them is by root offspring. They are separated easily and take root quickly. The method of planting seeds is much less often used. They are sown in an open ground and closed up to a depth of 0.5 cm. Then the grooves should be sprinkled with sand and covered with sphagnum moss. Stable high yields appear on the third year of plant life. Odrevesnevshie flower stalks in the autumn recommend to cut.

After such care, the prince develops very well, the berry turns out to be large and juicy. The plant produces root shoots in the spring. As a result, a continuous grassy carpet is formed. Due to this property, the culture is grown not only for the sake of delicious fruits, but also as a decorative element. It will decorate itself with flowerbeds, paths, curbs. Very beautiful looks prince, a berry, a photo of which is presented in the article. Fruits are good as a fresh form, and as a jam. Of them, make juice, mors. Also very tasty tea, prepared from the leaves of Polonica. Thanks to all these valuable properties, as well as its unpretentiousness, the culture can become as popular with gardeners as ordinary raspberries.