Purple flower close up before the rain. Flowers that predict the weather. Mallow and Ipomoea

Distrust of weather forecasters is often well justified. Often even modern machines can't predict exactly how the weather will change in a few hours. What if you need to accurately determine whether a sunny or rainy day is coming? Turn to plants - weather forecasters, who will tell you about upcoming changes without words! ...

rain fragrance

Plants report imminent bad weather in different ways. Some close the buds so that the moisture does not wash away the pollen formed in them, others begin to cry, anticipating that the sun will soon hide behind the clouds. But most flowers begin to emit a strong fragrance a few hours before rain.

This is especially true for garden flowers: if roses or lilacs began to smell especially strong, then it's time to look for shelter from bad weather for a person.

Trees are also able to use their scent to warn of upcoming rain. Birch starts to smell stronger.

Acacia and robinia flowers also give off a strong fragrance. It is especially easy to determine the upcoming weather from the last plants. When clouds approach, the trees turn into a small buzzing swarm, as the sweet smell attracts many insects.

Smart weed barometers

The general opinion that weeds can only bring harm is not entirely true. Some of these plants have unique ability announce the coming rain. And they do it in completely different ways.

For example, a dandelion, which causes a lot of trouble to gardeners with its vitality, closes tightly long before the first drops of rain. The plant anticipates bad weather 8 hours before precipitation. If the sun is shining in the sky, and the yellow meadow, covered with dandelions, changes color sharply to green, then there will certainly be rain.

Almost the same indicates the upcoming rain and stellate. There is only one difference: it does not open flowers at all in the morning if bad weather is expected.

Another plant - mullein - tilts its stem in different directions of the world, thereby accurately showing the weather for the day. If the inflorescence leans towards the east, then the sun will shine all day. The opposite slope indicates that it will be overcast. No wonder in Germany this plant was called the "meteorological candle" for its talents.

Room predictors

The weather outside the window does not have any effect on indoor plants, however, these little helpers can also warn of impending bad weather.

The green settler has a genetic memory that makes some plants perform certain actions, even if bad weather does not directly affect them.

The most accurate room predictor is Monstera. The plant is from tropical jungle has an amazing sensitivity to bad weather. Anticipating the deterioration of the weather, it begins to "cry", even if in this moment the sun shines brightly outside the window.

If large water drops form on beautiful carved leaves, it means that you must definitely take an umbrella for the upcoming walk.

Liquid begins to accumulate on tropical alocasia when bad weather approaches. Thus, the plant gets rid of excess water if the humidity in the air rises before rain.

However, excessive watering or high level humidity in the room can also cause a similar phenomenon, so this " green weather forecaster» may be wrong.

In ancient times, it was extremely important for a person to predict the weather in order to understand whether it was possible to go hunting when planting plants. For centuries, people have closely followed nature. Thus, there was an accumulation of knowledge about which plants predict the weather. And this wisdom was passed from parents to children, and has come down to our days. Even weather forecasters would envy the weather forecasts of our grandfathers and grandmothers.

Plants do not predict the weather as brightly as when they hide an hour before a storm or worry before an earthquake. However, with proper observation, it is still possible to notice the signs of plants.

• In the early morning, a plentiful amount of dew on the grass means that a favorable day awaits. Dry - soon rain. And when the dew forms in the evening and stays until the morning, the weather will be sunny for a long time.
• Loosestrife loosestrife (plakun-grass) and aloe-like (common) telorez release moisture before the coming rain.
• Kostyanika straightens the leaves and covers the berries with them to protect them from the weather.
  Sweet clover folds leaves before a thunderstorm.
• If the asterisk does not straighten after dawn, clouds and clouds can be expected.
  Burdock in wet weather softens and ceases to be tenacious. But with the advent of heat and dryness, it spreads the hooks and becomes stiff.
• folds the leaves before dry weather and, on the contrary, spreads them out in the rain.
  A blooming dandelion hides a yellow core and closes with a green rosette in front of bad weather. If you blow on a dandelion, you can see that the seeds are fixed and come off with difficulty. Whereas in hot weather they easily scatter.
• Buttercup and bindweed hide flowers when the weather turns bad.
• Celandine, clover and meadowsweet lean closer to the ground, before rainy weather.
  "Weeping" reeds - when it is covered with drops of water, it means that a storm and a heavy downpour are coming. In the old days, hunters, seeing this sign, immediately hurried home or to shelter.
• Sow thistle and sorrel are accurate predictors of the tone of the coming winter. If the former grows predominantly in the fields, then the winter will be harsh and cold, if the latter is mild, with thaws.

You can notice the signs of the weather not only by the listed plants. In your personal garden, you can find little helpers that can replace a weather station. There are other signs that a person discovered by watching animals.

The worms crawl out into the rain. Many May beetles - it will be a hot summer. The nightly chirping of crickets predicts a clear day. Insects fly past open flowers - to clear weather. The dog lies on the snow - a blizzard is coming.

Man observed not only the "living" world, but also various phenomena. The stuffiness portends rain. If the snowdrifts begin to melt from the north side, then the summer will be long and warm, from the south - short and cold. High clouds - good weather. Pale moon and stars - to the rain. A bright halo around the moon - to a strong wind.

Signs and superstitions based on observations of plants are diverse and will help with predicting the weather not only for the next day, but also for the next month, season, or even suspect a dry or cold year.

Flowers have always been valued by mankind not only for their beauty, but also for their clear signals. Some flowers hide their buds, while other plants begin to change position and cling to the ground.

• Roses close their buds tightly before the rain.
• The flowers are most fragrant before the rain.
• Malva hides colorful petals 1-2 days before bad weather.
• Daisies and blue snowdrops (scilla, Scylla) close before the weather and bend to the ground to protect themselves from the wind.
• Calla (Calla) loves water, so before the rain, its leaves straighten out, and in dry weather they remain closed.
• The water lily hides deeper into the water, warning of an impending downpour. In addition, the opening of lilies indicates the end of frost.
• The coltsfoot reports the strengthening of spring. As soon as yellow flowers cover the ground, folk wisdom says: spring has settled, and no longer intends to yield to winter.

Air temperature and humidity can be successfully estimated from plants.

1. Oak creaks before rain and hurricane. Also, if the oak is covered with acorns, a harsh winter should be expected.
2. Rosehip inflorescences do not open if bad weather is expected.
3. Acacia and honeysuckle smell the brighter the closer the rain.
4. The leaves of willow and acorn are covered with drops before bad weather.
5. Spruce branches reach for the sun, fall before the rain and nestle against the trunk before a blizzard.
6. If, in a downpour, a spruce tree raises its branches, it means that soon the rain will end, and the clouds will disperse.
7. Conifers actively release resin in the face of bad weather.
8. Pine trees before a thunderstorm and a storm emit a rumble that can be heard by putting your ear to a tree.
9. are not limited to predictions of only rains and frosts.
10. Plants also warn about what the coming season will be like.
11. If a autumn leaf fall is moving rapidly, then you need to wait soon for hard frosts and a harsh winter. And if the leaf fall is delayed, then the winter will be good.
12. An abundant amount of frost on the branches of trees predicts a hot summer.
13. When the branches of the trees bend from the weight of the snow, the spring will be rainy. In the old days, on this basis, it was determined that the year would be full with abundant harvests.
14. Late blooming mountain ash reports a clear and sunny autumn and an abundance of mushrooms. If there are a lot of berries, then expect showers and harsh winter but summer will be nice.
15. The more berries and mushrooms in the forest, the colder and snowier the winter will be. Beliefs say that this is how nature takes care of animals that need to survive long frosts.
16. If in the spring the oak blossoms before the ash, the weather will be dry and without rain. Otherwise, it will rain.
17. The rowan gave white flowers, and the maple blossomed leaves - it means the end of the morning frosts.

In the field of forecasts, predictions and weather forecasting, it is worth noting the birch separately. There are many signs associated with this tree.

• If by autumn the birch foliage turns yellow from the bottom to the top of the tree, then we can expect that spring will be delayed.
• If the birch leaves do not fall off and linger until October 15-20, then winter will be late for the deadline to accept the post.
• If birch leaves fall immediately, then in February there will be a thaw.
• The more juice a birch gives in the spring, the rainier the summer will be.
• When birch blossoms ahead of maple or alder, next months will be dry. Otherwise, you can safely wait for many rainy days.

This is all just a small part of the signals flora. There are countless signs both in the culture of our people and in any other. A large part of the signs can be explained, with scientific point vision. Although, of course, there are thousands of superstitions that can only be called nonsense. Nevertheless, thanks to this knowledge, our grandfathers, great-grandfathers and their ancestors survived.

Not only weather forecasters and living creatures (animals, birds, amphibians, crustaceans, fish, insects), but even plants can predict the weather for the next few hours, days and even weeks.

Scientists claim that more than four hundred species can be counted in the post-Soviet space. various plants capable of predicting the weather. They can be found in a flower bed, in a field, in a garden, in a kitchen garden, near a river or pond, in a park or in a forest. True, in order to determine the weather by their behavior, you should look closely. Plants make most of their movements in accordance with their natural biological clock, but sometimes they react in the same way to changes in the weather. Some flowers close before the rain or change their appearance. A good predictor of the coming bad weather is

mallow ordinary, the flowers of which seem to fade before the rain. Ipomoea also signals the imminent rain, folding its purple flowers into a bundle. But the yellow acacia, Tatar and common honeysuckle before the rain release a huge amount of nectar, attracting various insects. The violet is also a reliable barometer - if its flowers look cheerfully at the world purple eye, then this is for stable sunny weather. And when the violet flower is closed, then bad weather should be expected. On the lawns and flower beds of urban megacities are often found

broadleaf cannes,

which, despite their East Indian origin, in our conditions bloom until the first frost. But few people know that these flowers are also called the “rain tree”, because when transparent droplets of moisture are visible on the wide leaves of cannes in the morning, it will definitely rain in the afternoon. Mimosa trees can also predict the next bad weather, which fold their leaves before the rain, as if they are afraid to soak them. From indoor plants a good weather forecaster is

monstera, which, on the eve of rain, begins to “cry”, releasing droplets of moisture at the ends of its leaves. On the garden plots or in vegetable gardens you can often find nondescript grass, the leaves of which always seem to be wet to the touch. This plant is called wood lice, and many summer residents are trying in every possible way to get rid of this weed. But a few bushes of wood lice on the site should still be left, because by its small white flowers you can determine whether it will rain in the near future or not. If the corollas of woodlice flowers are not opened in the morning, and the flowers themselves drooped, then after some time the first drops should be expected. Since the wood lice blooms from April until the first cold weather, you can use such a weather forecaster all summer. Even an ordinary potato bends its pedicels down before the rain, so when you arrive at the site, the first thing you need to do is take a closer look at it. The onset of bad weather portends and

common clover, the leaves of which fall before the rain and fold like an umbrella covering the heads of flowers. Also in cloudy, unpleasant weather and before the rain, the yellow dandelion flowers are tightly closed. Even a faded dandelion can predict the coming weather. In dry sunny weather, its white fluffy parachutes easily scatter in all directions even at the slightest touch or from a light breeze. And before bad weather, the fluffy ball folds up like an umbrella, and no winds and rains are afraid of it. Rainy weather is also foreshadowed by strawberry flowers, which always droop before bad weather, protecting themselves from precipitation. In the forest, to determine the nearest weather, an excellent barometer is

stonecrop purple (this plant can be found in clearings and edges). If in the evening the pink flowers of this plant are closed, then the coming day should be dry and sunny. But when the flowers remain open on the eve of the night, the next morning will be rainy. In many moist forests you can find a plant like

calla, which can be recognized by the inflorescence in the form of an ear wrapped in a white leaf. In anticipation of rain, this plant bends this leaf covering the inflorescence to the side, and before good weather, the end of the leaf looks up. Before rainy weather, many plants growing near water bodies also “cry”: chastuha, arrowhead,

plakun-grass,

burr, telorez. Also, our ancestors once determined the weather for the next minutes and hours with the help of a chistyak and

oak anemones, the flowers of which close before bad weather. And it is also worth taking a closer look at the meadow core, the stem with flowers of which always bends down before the rain. This plant seems to feel the arrival of rain in advance and wilts prematurely.

Melilot officinalis a few hours before the rain, on the contrary, lifts its leaves up and folds them. You can also determine the weather forecast for the coming months with the help of trees. So one of the most accurate and "outstanding" long-term weather forecasts "forecasters" is

beautiful birch. According to folk signs, if a birch tree releases a lot of juice before the leaves bloom, then the summer will be rainy and rainy. If the leaves on the birch appear earlier than the green foliage on the alder, then the summer will be dry and warm. Otherwise, rain and cold weather are guaranteed. On alder, aspen, bird cherry and various types willows before a bad weather on the leaves formed moisture. Sometimes, even in good weather, this moisture falls from the leaves so abundantly that the ground under the trees becomes wet. Even beautiful spruces have synoptic abilities. Before rain, they lower heavy branches down, and before clear weather, they raise them back up. But the biggest "crybaby" among the trees is

maple. Before the rain on this tree, droplets of moisture appear where the leaf cuttings are attached to the branches. Attentive and observant people's weather forecasters say that maple predicts the next rains three to four days before they arrive! In any case, these signs should not be forgotten even after visiting the most “true” meteorological sites, because meteorologists from all over the world can make mistakes, and barometer plants almost never!

Only a person, probably, does not know how to feel the change in the weather. But plants - flowers, trees, shrubs, herbs - can. It is good that people are observant, and not being able to independently determine changes in the weather, they learned to determine it by plants.
By flowers, plants, you can determine the weather both for several hours and for several months in advance. Let's start with short-term forecasts.

Spring Adonis.

If the tops of the peduncles of the plant look to the side or are lowered down, then it will be rain, but if they are adjacent to the petals, then the weather will be good.

The cicutus stork.

If the awns straighten out, then it will be rain, and if the awns on the lobes of the box-shaped fruit of the cicut stork in the lower part of the plant are twisted spirally, then this is for good weather.

Acacia yellow and white.

Accurately determine the weather will allow acacia. If a drop of honey is visible in the center of the flower, the pistils move apart, the corollas are open, the flowers smell strongly - then this is before bad weather. If the flowers smell strongly on a sunny morning, there are many different insects and bees above the bushes, then soon it will rain with a thunderstorm.

Above flowering bushes acacia no bees - this is good weather. If the bees do not fly away to the apiary during bad weather, but hide in the acacia bushes, then the weather will be good.

Cornflower meadow.

Determining the weather with the help of a cornflower is not at all difficult. If the flowers are closed so that their blue petals are not visible, this is for rain. If they are open and nectar is released - to good weather.

Anemone oak.

If the flowers do not bloom, and the plant itself has drooped, it will rain. If a plant with open flowers, then this is for good weather.

Field bindweed.

If the flowers of the plant are closed in the middle of the day or do not open in the morning, then this is to rain. Flowers open in the morning - by clear weather.

Calendula officinalis.

If the leaves droop, the flowers close in the middle of the day - in a few hours it will rain. If the flowers open closer to noon, then this is rain. If the orange flowers are far visible and the corollas of the flower are open from early morning, this is good weather.

Horse chestnut.

If droplets of sticky liquid flow from the leaves and petioles, then in 1-2 days it will rain.

Common sour.

If the flowers do not curl up at night, but bloom, during the day the flowers droop and fold, then this is rain. If the leaves are pressed against the stems - also to the rain. If the flowers fold at night and the flowers open during the day, this is for good weather.

Clover.

If the plant shrinks, leans, brings its leaves together, its inflorescence droops - this is what happens before the rain. If the plant stands with straightened leaves and heads, then this is for good weather.

The bell is spreading.

If the tops of the peduncles of the spreading bell are lowered down or look to the sides, then this is for rain. If the flowers are far visible, the peduncles are straightened - for good weather.

Bone is stony.

If the amniotic leaves are bent up or straightened, then in 15-20 hours it will rain. If the narrow long leaves surrounding the fruits are twisted down, then this is for good weather.

The water lily is white.

The white water lily also helps determine the weather. If the flowers of the plant collect white petals together, and completely close in the middle of the day or half closed, then rain is near. If the flowers go under water, close - be bad weather. If the flowers do not appear from the water, then this is bad luck with long rains. If the flowers of the white water lily open at about 7-8 in the morning and close at 17-18 in the evening, this means clear weather in the near future.

Levkoi.

If the flowers began to smell strongly - then after 15-20 minutes. it will rain.
If the aroma of levkoy flowers is not felt at all, then the weather will be hot and there will be no rain.

Linden hearty.

If the smell of honey is already felt far from the tree, then this is for rain. If there are few insects on flowering trees, then this is for dry weather.

The love is two-leaved.

If at night the flowers of the love are closed, then this is for rain. If the flowers of the plant open after 7 pm and close at 2-3 am, and there are a lot of nocturnal insects on the flowers of the two-leaved love, then this is for good weather.

Buttercup caustic, creeping and other buttercups.

If the plants drooped, the flowers curled up, then in a few hours it will rain. If the plants are straightened, the buttercup flowers are far visible, then this is good weather.

Sowing carrots.

If the inflorescence drooped, then this is to rain. If the inflorescence sticks up, then - to good weather.

Dandelion officinalis.

Who doesn't know dandelion! But it also helps to determine how the weather will be. If the leaves wilt, the inflorescences curl up, then after a few hours will go rain. If the fluffy ball of the plant is almost invisible, shrunk, not a single flying seed, even at very strong wind does not rise into the air, then this happens before the rain. If dandelion plants are yellow, bright, inflorescences are far visible and open, then this is good weather. If dandelion seeds are separated in a light wind, then this is good weather.

Stonecrop.

If the flowers of the plant do not curl up at night, then it will rain in the morning. If the flowers are open during the day and close at night, then this is good weather.

Bracken fern.

If the leaves are curled up or untwisted, it means that it will rain soon. If the leaves are curled down, then this is a sign of good weather.

Shot open.

If there are a lot of insects above the lumbago and they sit on the open flowers of the plant, then this is for rain. If nectar is not released and in the evening insects fly past open flowers, then this is good weather.

Meadow heart.

If the flowers of the plant droop, then this is rain. If purple and white flowers are clearly visible, this means good weather.

Lilac ordinary.

If the flowers begin to smell very strongly, then in 15-20 minutes it will rain. If the smell of lilac is not felt next to the bush, then this is for good weather.

Smolevka.

If butterflies fly past, the flowers are closed - to the rain. If the flowers are open at night and in the evening, and emit a fragrance, and night butterflies sit on the flowers, then this sign indicates that the weather will be fine.

Smolka ordinary.

If its flowers close during the day or are closed in the morning, then this is for rain.
If the flowers are open and the bees sit on the flowers, then this is a sign of good weather.

Currant.

If you have currant bushes in your garden, they will be able to determine the weather for tomorrow. So, if there is a smell from the bushes, then in 15-20 hours it will rain. The currant flowers began to smell especially strongly, and there are a lot of bees above the currant bushes, then in 15 minutes it will start to rain. If the currant bushes have no smell, then this is for hot weather.

Violet tricolor.

If the flowers of the plant are closed or closed, the stalk is bent, the leaves are drooping, then this happens - a few hours before the rain.
If the plant is bright, its purple flowers are open, then this is for good weather.

Chicory ordinary.

If the inflorescences of common chicory close in the morning or are closed in the morning, it will rain. If a blue flowers close in the afternoon, open with sunrise - this is for good weather.

The celandine is big.

If during the day the flowers curl up, the plant droops, then in a few hours it will rain. If the flowers do not open in the morning, the plant is drooping - by the rain. If the yellow flowers of celandine are far visible and the plants are straightened - to good weather.

Marsh calla.

If a leaf, which looks like a bird's wing, sticks up, rather tightly adhering to the inflorescence and its snow-white side is clearly visible from afar, then this is for sunny weather.

Sowing buckwheat.

Buckwheat will help you easily determine the weather. If there are few insects on its flowers, then this is for dry weather.

Drama is white.

If in the evening large insects fly past the open flowers of white doze, and its nectar does not stand out, then such signs help to determine that clear weather will come soon.

Jasmine.

If there is absolutely no smell from flowering jasmine bushes, this is for good weather.

Honeysuckle is edible.

If the flowers on the honeysuckle bush do not smell, and even at night the smell of flowers is barely perceptible, then this is a sign of good weather.

Starry medium.

If the small white flowers of starflower open at 9 am and remain until 4 pm, then there will be a good sunny weather the next day.

The water lily is yellow.

Like the white water lily, the yellow water lily flowers will also help determine the weather. If the flowers open in the morning, the weather will be fine.

Juniper ordinary.

If the shoots that are moving away from the trunk are bent, and the angle between the shoot and the trunk is increasing, then there will be good weather.

Motherwort five-lobed.

If motherwort flowers secrete nectar, there are a lot of insects around them - there will be good weather.

Mountain ash.

If during the day there are a lot of insects and bees over flowering rowan trees, then the weather will be clear.

Horsetail.

If a lot of juice is released from the young horsetail shoots broken in the early morning (from the bottom of the plant), then there will be sunny weather.

Common bird cherry.

If during the day there are a lot of insects and bees above the flowering bushes - to clear weather.

The lamb is white.

If insects are hovering over the flowers of the white lamb - to good weather.

Geranium.

If the geranium hairs on the stem and leaves are straightened, it will rain.

Derbennik loosestrife.

If there is a “weeping” of loosestrife plants, then soon it will rain.

Poplar black.

If there is a "weeping" poplar, then in a few hours it will rain.

Alder gray.

If there is a “weeping” of an alder, this is for rain.

Aspen.

"Crying" aspens - to the rain.

Quinoa.

If moisture appears on the underside of the quinoa leaves, this is for rain.

How to determine the long-term weather forecast for plants.

If in autumn the leaves on the trees begin to turn yellow from below. Rowan and bird cherry blossomed later than usual, it will be late spring.

If dandelion, mountain ash, bird cherry bloom earlier than usual, then the summer will be warm and short.

If the leaves on birch appeared earlier than on maple and alder, and on oak later than on ash, then the summer will be hot and dry.

If a lot of juice flows from birch and maple, if the leaves on the birch appeared later than on the maple and alder, and on the oak earlier than on the ash, then the summer will be rainy and cold.

If nettles, violets, clover, buttercups, jaundice, yarrow, shepherd's purse continue to bloom at the end of summer, then there will be a warm autumn.

If the mountain ash bloomed late, then there will be a long and warm autumn.

If in early August the leaves on the trees began to turn yellow, then autumn will be early.

If ripe oats begin to turn green and there are many fruits on mountain ash in the forest, then autumn will be rainy.

If the crop of acorns, cones and mushrooms is low. If the leaf fall began from the top of the trees, the leaves from the oak and birch fell off completely. If there is a lot of thistle field in the fields, then all these signs determine us a cold winter.

If leaf fall began from the lower branches of trees. If the leaves from oak, birch and other trees fall completely and together. If there are a lot of mushrooms in the forest, acorns on oak and sorrel, then according to such indications, it will be possible to determine warm winter with thaws.

If the willow is covered with frost early, then the winter will be long.
That's all, now you can determine the weather in advance by flowers and plants!

Which plant predicts the weather

Yes, these predictors - the sea!
No one will be disturbed folk omens, which, by the way, are not neglected even by meteorologists when making weather forecasts. Most of these signs, of course, are associated with plants, by observing which you can accurately determine the upcoming change in the weather.
Acacia
Acacia before the rain, in humid air, begins to secrete intensely sweet juice - nectar. This nectar attracts insects, which in dry weather do not really like to circle over the acacia. So, if insects flew to the acacia, it means it will rain. True omen!

Honeysuckle
Just like acacia, honeysuckle also “works”. Honeysuckle flowers are strongly scented, but not always. Sometimes the smell of honeysuckle is barely perceptible, and sometimes, on the contrary, it is especially strong. In humid air, honeysuckle produces a lot of nectar and a lot of odorous, aromatic substances. Therefore, even at night, when insects are no longer visible in the dark, you can tell by smell what the weather is expected to be. Usually honeysuckle begins to smell strongly 15-20 hours before bad weather.

sour
AT coniferous forest The most famous barometer is acid. In May, the oxalis begins to bloom. And before the rain, he folds his white-pink flowers and three-lobed, like clover, leaves, pressing them to the stems, as if he wants to hide from bad weather.

Clover
Before bad weather, the clover also brings its leaves together, its flower on a thin stem leans forward and droops. True sign that it will rain soon.

horse chestnut
Horse chestnut also “cries”, its tears are sticky and remain on the tree for a long time, warning of impending bad weather.

Stone berry
In a dense forest, even clover can not be found. But there are red stone berries growing there. They are collected in small dense bunches and surrounded by long narrow leaves. These leaves will tell you about the upcoming weather. They twist down before good weather and unwind or bend up before bad weather, and long before bad weather, which is very important.

Water lily
Even on the water, their “weather forecasters” float - this is a white water lily, or a water lily. Her flowers in clear weather are clearly visible against the background. dark water. In the evening, the water lily folds its petals and goes under the water. But if white flowers are not visible on a sunny day, and only half-opened buds sway on the water, then this means that it will rain soon.

burdock
Burdock and thistle are able to predict the end of bad weather: before clearing and warmth, the spines of their inflorescences spread out in a horizontal plane, and before rain they shrink.

Mallow
Mallow usually grows in front gardens and gardens. high, with bright colors, this plant is noticeable from a distance. But not always! Sometimes the mallow droops, its large flowers not visible - they are closed. Malva withered? No, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow she will straighten up again, straighten her leaves, and her flowers will be visible from afar. And today it has withered, because the humidity of the air has changed - rain is coming.

Carrot
Right there in the garden there is another barometer - carrots. Her green sultan famously sticks up in good weather and droops in anticipation of rain.

Marigolds (calendula)
Before rain, marigolds always close their bright orange inflorescences. And let the sun be in the sky, even if there is not a single cloud, the marigolds with their dull appearance warn: it will rain! Look early in the morning at a flower bed with marigolds: if they unfolded their corollas, the weather will be clear, if they are late, expect rain or thunderstorms.

Dandelion
Dandelion can be found everywhere: in the meadow, and in the wasteland, and on the boulevard. Therefore, the dandelion barometer is especially valuable. Sensing the approaching change in the weather, the dandelion folds its fluffy ball like an umbrella.

Fern
In the forest, the bracken fern can often be found where there are very few plants in general, which means that there are almost no barometers, in dark forests, in low, damp places. Here the fern is almost the only predictor of the weather. Its leaves, just like the leaves of the stone fruit, twist downward before good weather, and unwind before bad weather.