What are the plants with red berries?

Many shrubs with red berries in addition to the aesthetic advantages have a lot of useful properties.To grow such crops in the summer cottage means to provide yourself with vitamins for the year ahead.

There are also beautiful plants, the fruits of which contain toxins and are unsafe not only for health, but also for life.

• Most often, when they talk about red berries, they remember Kalina. This amazing plant is a real pantry of beneficial substances. Kalina is known in Russia since time immemorial. This shrub grows up to 2-3 meters in height. The leaves consist of three "blades". The berries are spherical in shape of a bright red color, their diameter is up to 1 cm. Flowering begins in late May or early summer. Kalina grows in almost all regions of Europe and Asia, unpretentious, tolerates severe frosts and droughts well. Kalina is a storehouse of beneficial trace elements, in particular, antioxidants. In the cold season is effective for the prevention of acute respiratory infections. The berry does not grow except in the tundra, is distinguished by unpretentiousness and resistance to low temperatures and the effects of pests. Berries are not afraid of heat treatment, they remain useful components. Well helps in the treatment of insomnia, is an effective sedative. The fruits help to overcome the dysfunction of the digestive tract.

• Rowan - This is a plant that does not belong to the family of climbing shrubs, but it is also hailed by many farmers and country owners. The plant has long adapted to the climatic realities of central Russia. Due to climatic transformations, the last twenty years, rowan bushes can often be found even in the northern regions, in the areas of:

1. Yaroslavl;
2. Kostroma;
3. Pskov and Tver.

Cultivating plants at their summer cottage, a gardener kills two birds with one stone:

1. plants produce tasty and very healthy fruits;
2. such cultures delight the eye and create a festive mood.

• Cotoneaster ordinary - This is a shrub, which has beautiful red fruits that look like wild rose. The plant tolerates cold. The leaves are wide, round. Flowers bright colors with a pinkish tinge. The berries are large, bright red. Cotoneaster horizontal is a shrub with evergreen foliage, spreading across the grass, capturing all new areas. By autumn, the leaves become orange Kohler with a reddish tint. It looks very impressive. For such a plant it is necessary to carefully select the soil.
• Dammer's Cotoneaster - This is a beautiful shrub with bright red fruits. Berries are sour, oblong, with a small bone. You can only find it in the mountain regions. Stems quickly grow in size, while in some areas they take root independently. Usually the height is only 35 cm, no more, but this bush can occupy large areas. This plant is found in Siberia, the mountains of Altai. In the fall, the leaves become scarlet, the berries are red and pink and look very beautiful.

• Cotoneaster many-flowered - This is a plant that reaches a height of more than two meters. At the same time, the stem of a multi-flowered cornel is slightly lowered. The foliage is dark green, in the fall it becomes red. Large flowers form inflorescences, fruits of scarlet and dark red flowers.

• Cotoneaster Alaunsky - This is a plant that is registered in the Red Book. The height is no more than two meters. There are small flowers during flowering; the berries are red first, then black.

• Yew (Taxus lat) - coniferous tree, southern plant with small red berries. Sometimes called the "tree of death." In antiquity it was of great sacred significance among the ancient Greeks and Romans. The plant grows extremely slowly (no more than one millimeter per year). In height can reach twenty meters. This plant is a long-liver (up to 4500 years).In the gardens there are mowed yews, from which they make hedges and even decorative figures. The barrel contains toxins that are dangerous to humans. Wood has powerful bactericidal properties.

• Wild strawberry can be both wild and home. In total there are more than ten types of this berry:

1. wild strawberry;
2. strawberries growing on the plains;
3. strawberries growing in the meadows;
4. garden strawberries.

Strawberries have trifoliate leaves, the stems reach a length of ten centimeters. The roots lie down to a depth of 20 cm. The flowers are pollinated by insects; in the middle lane strawberries bloom in the second half of May. It grows in forests on well-moistened soils or in lowlands.

• Krasnik grows in wetlands, as well as in spruce forests in the lowlands. The area of ​​growth is South of Siberia and Sakhalin. The leaves are oval, up to 7 cm in length. Fruits in diameter have a size of 1 cm. Since ancient times because of the original smell was the second name of these berries in Russia - klopovka. In the berries of a large number of flavonoids, various organic acids.

• Rosehip belongs to the family of pink. There are many varieties of this plant. You can meet him both in the north and in the south of Russia. The plant is hardy and unpretentious, does not require special care. Fruits contain a huge amount of beneficial micronutrients and vitamins. In the cold season, rose hips are often brewed into tea, which helps to strengthen the immune system and improve metabolism. The shrub can sometimes grow up to five meters; there are also small tree forms of this beautiful plant. Dogrose "armed" with spines, to collect the fruit should use gloves and protective clothing. Red berries are in the first half of autumn, they look very aesthetically pleasing. The sizes of fruits can be different depending on a grade.

• Lemongrass - This climbing plant belongs to the genus Magnoliaceae. The branches grow in the form of vines and reach several meters. Fruits are ovate and large. Lemongrass blooms in the second half of May. The taste of the fruit resembles the taste of lemon (hence the name). It grows in the Far East, in recent years it has often been cultivated in Central Russia, especially in the black-earth regions (Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tambov regions, etc.). Fruit plant begins in the second year of life.

• Stone berry also has many useful compounds. Often used for the prevention of acute respiratory infections in the cold season. It is an effective diuretic. Treats joints, relieves fatigue, prevents migraines.

• Cloudberry belongs to the family of grassy; grows only a third meter in height. It has leaves with five "blades", the shape is round. Habitat where there is marshy soil and lowlands. Ripens closer to the fall. Cloudberries have many beneficial properties, in Canada it is cultivated on an industrial scale. Cloudberries have a huge amount of vitamin. And (much more than in carrots), also incredibly much vitamin C (more than in lemon and orange). Cloudberry is used in medicine as an antiseptic and diaphoretic. Berry stimulates the digestive tract, improves the skin, promotes the activation of metabolism.

• Cranberry (Vacinium oxycocos) - shrub, which grows in the swamp. Cranberries can be found in the forest in the north of Russia in wetlands. It belongs to the heather family.The branches creep along the ground, the berries have a bitter taste, contain a large number of useful trace elements. Evergreen plant, reaches the length of one meter. Stems elongated and very flexible. The leaves are one and a half centimeters long, cuttings are short. The size of the fruits of dark red color reaches 15 mm, they ripen in summer and autumn.

• Barberry can be found in the south of Europe and the Caucasus. Its height rarely reaches one and a half meters. Flowers appear at the end of May, the flowering time is two weeks. This plant is very well suited for the dacha. Barberry tolerates pruning, hardy and does not need special care. Despite the fact that it is a southern plant, the barberry perfectly maintains low temperatures. There are only a few varieties of this plant.

1. "Julian" ("Julianae") reaches a height of three meters. In the fall, the leaves of this plant are red, looks very impressive.
2. "Aureomarginata" ("Aureomarginata") - The bush grows up to one and a half meters. The plant grows in a well-lit area. The leaves of a bright color scheme with a gold border.
3. Variety "Tunberg"It can be found in the south of China. In height the plant reaches one and a half meters. The fruits are bitter, they are not suitable for food. Shrub tolerates drought and cold.

• Gumi - It is a culture that is found in the South of China and the Far East. In the south of Russia, it can be grown at the dacha. Fruits in the shape of a sphere reach 2.5 cm and resemble dogwood. Rush in the second half of August. The berries are delicious, resemble the taste of cherries. In height, gumi grows up to two meters. Plant better in areas that are well lit by the sun. Gumi soil prefers neutral in terms of acidity. Reproduction occurs by cuttings and layering.

• Irga - A plant that is not well known. Belongs to the family of shrubs, heights up to two meters. The leaves have a beautiful oval shape, at the edges there are cloves. It grows in Europe, the Caucasus, Tunisia and Egypt. The shrub grows well and has rich harvests. Reproduction takes place with the help of seeds and cuttings. Irga is experiencing a dry period, undemanding to soils.

Not all berries of red Kohler are safe.

• Wolfberry is called honeysuckle. It grows throughout Russia. It has beautiful inflorescences. There are several dozen varieties of honeysuckle, there is even edible. Forest honeysuckle has red berries of spherical shape, it is often confused with red currants. The toxins contained in such fruits are not deadly, but they can cause vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea.
• Deadly dangerous plant wolf bast. This shrub with red berries grows in central Russia up to the Arctic Circle. Berries are similar to cherry in size and color. Fruits appear very early, in early April. The berries contain dangerous toxins, and toxins are also present in the leaves and branches of the plant.

• Raspberries grows in the south and in the northern regions. Differs in endurance and unpretentiousness to soils. It is a shrub with a lot of miniature spines. In height reaches no more than two meters. You can meet this culture in almost any garden or summer cottage.The plant looks aesthetically pleasing and brings useful fruits that ripen in the second half of summer. Fruiting is unstable, the plant does not tolerate inclement weather. Raspberries contain pectins, which effectively remove heavy metals from the body. The berries contain trace elements:

1. retinol (vitamin A);
2. B vitamins;
3. also a lot of tocopherol and vitamin PP.

• The second most popular shrub with red fruits - this is red currant. Red currant is a perennial plant that grows up to two meters. Refers to the type of gooseberry. It has leaves with five "blades." Berries grow in clusters. The plant grows both in the north and in the south of the Eurasian continent. Soils are suitable loamy and chernozem. This berry has a huge amount of useful elements. Berries are used in the food industry to create preservatives and desserts. For therapeutic purposes, red currant is used as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agent. Red currant has antioxidant properties, quenches hunger and thirst.

• Cherry - Another useful fruit, which contains a huge amount of nutrients, especially vitamins K and PP. Also there is phosphorus calcium, cobalt. Cherry is called "the fruit of youth": the reason is that the berry contains a huge amount of antioxidants that nourish the cells of tissues. Also in the cherry there is a rare element inositol, which contributes to the activation of metabolism. It is also worth noting the presence of chlorogenic acid, which has a beneficial effect on the kidneys and liver. Pectin, located in the fiber, helps to remove waste compounds from tissues. Iron contributes to the enrichment of hemoglobin.

• Strawberry known to all. There are a huge number of its varieties, they all have the following useful properties:

1. are a good antioxidant;
2. contribute to the rehabilitation of joints;
3. kidney and liver can be treated;
4. can be an effective diuretic.

Among the shortcomings can be noted:

1. often cause allergies;
2. you can not eat strawberries for people with a sick stomach.

• Hawthorn - quite large plant, reaches a height sometimes up to 6 meters. In rare cases - up to 10 meters. The branches are covered with long spikes (up to 5 cm). The plant looks spectacular, it is a good reason why it can be found in various farms. The leaves have a wedge-shaped base (length reaches 7 cm). In the warm season leaves are dark green, in October - fiery red. The flowers are white with a pinkish tinge; they join into groups of inflorescences, the diameter of which is about 5 cm. The berries are medium in size, 1 cm in diameter, have up to four seeds. The pulp has a powdery basis and can be of different colors. Taste is pleasant, sour and sweet at the same time.

• Dogwood - This is a very beautiful shrub that has lush greenery. The plant is popular in Russia, does not require special care. Grown without any difficulties. From one bush really collect up to fifty kilograms of fruit. In height sometimes reaches five meters. The crown can reach the pyramidal shape. Cornels bloom in late March, the plant is not afraid of return frost and pests. Flowering lasts two weeks. The culture is self-pollinated, so when purchasing seedlings you should take this into account.

• Among the red-weedy plants that can be grown at home, it is worth highlighting nightshade. In total, there are nine dozen species of this culture in nature. The nightshade looks festive, this emaciated plant needs special care:

1. appropriate temperature conditions;
2. timely watering.

The plant blooms in the summer months. It grows well on the south side of the house, however, it is afraid of direct sunlight. It grows well at temperatures from 14 to 26 degrees. If the apartment is very cold, the plant will throw off the leaves. If there is too much sunlight, then the leaves curl. Humidity of the atmosphere should not be below 55%.

To plant a plant, it requires a container with well-sifted soil, which must be well moistened. The optimum positive temperature for seed germination is a little over twenty degrees. When shoots appeared, they need to swoop at least two times before planting. Mushroom breeding stem cutting. In the tank in which the landing takes place, the lower layer should be made drainage.

For more on applying and planting nightshade, see the following video.