Drooping Reed

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Drooping reed sometimes they are also called graceful reeds and drooping isolepis, in the Latin language the name of this plant will sound like this: Scirpus cernuus. The drooping reed belongs to the plants of a family called sedges, in Latin the name of this family will be: Cyperaceae.

Description of drooping reeds

For the favorable cultivation of drooping reeds, it will be necessary to provide this plant with a solar light regime or a partial shade regime. In the summer, this plant should be watered abundantly, and the air humidity should be kept at an average level. The life form of drooping reeds is a herbaceous plant.

This plant is recommended to be grown indoors only on light windows if you want the plant to form quite impressive thickets. In winter gardens, you can often find drooping reeds as part of a variety of compositions. In the summer, this plant is widely used for landscaping numerous artificial reservoirs. However, the plant should be moved indoors during the fall. As for the maximum size in culture, the height of the drooping reeds can be about twenty five to thirty centimeters, and the diameter of the bush can reach thirty centimeters.

Description of the features of care and cultivation of drooping reeds

In order for the plant to develop favorably, it is necessary to transplant it every year. Moreover, such a transplant can be performed both in the spring and in the autumn period. It is permissible to use a variety of pots, however, the most preferable are shallow, but wide pots. As for the composition of the soil mixture, for its preparation it will be necessary to mix one part of leafy earth and sand, as well as two parts of sod land. It is noteworthy that the acidity of the soil can be either neutral or slightly acidic.

It is important to remember that the aging of this plant begins rather quickly, which is expressed in the fact that the drooping reeds will begin to grow bald. For this reason, it is recommended to frequently divide this plant, and in the spring time this plant should be rejuvenated: this will require timely removal of old leaves that have already turned yellow. In the event that there is a lack of lighting, the leaves of the drooping reed can be very stretched. Even in the case when the moisture is sufficient, but the content turns out to be rather cold, the leaves of the drooping reeds will turn yellow, and subsequently they will also begin to dry out. In the event that the air humidity is very low, the tips of the leaves begin to dry out. In some cases, damage to this plant by aphids may occur. It is important to remember that treatment with chemicals can have an extremely negative effect on the development of this plant.

Throughout the entire rest period, a temperature regime should be provided, ranging from ten degrees to fifteen degrees of heat. Provided that the plant is grown at home, such a dormant period is forced and will last from October to February.

Reproduction of drooping reeds can occur both through seeds and by dividing the bush during transplantation. As for the second breeding method, it is recommended to perform this procedure approximately once every two years.

It is important to remember that the plant should be protected from direct exposure to direct sunlight: otherwise, the leaves of this plant will burn out. There should always be a certain amount of water in the pan: about five centimeters.