Luronium

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Luronium It is also known under such names as: alisma and chastuha. This plant is one of the plants in the family called chastichi. In Latin, the name of this plant sounds like this: Luronium. As for the name of the family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Alismataceae. This plant is intended for cultivation in water bodies or in coastal areas.

The birthplace of luronium is the reservoirs of Spain and northern Germany. The life form of this plant is a herbaceous aquatic plant.

Description of luronium

Luronium is a monotypic herbaceous species intended for cultivation in water bodies. It is noteworthy that the floating luronium is sometimes called the floating alisma or the frequent floating. This perennial herb is endowed with a floating stem, which can even reach a length of about forty centimeters. The upper leaves of this plant will be ovoid and glossy in shape, and such leaves will be green in color. The length of the upper leaves of luronium will be about three centimeters, these leaves are collected in rosettes. As for the lower leaves, they are transparent and linear. Luronium flowers are quite small, and they are pale white in color. The flowering of the plant occurs at the very beginning of the summer period.

It should be noted that there are only two types of luronium. In shallow water, this plant is endowed with oval leaves, which in turn will be floating. In deep water, however, this plant is endowed with rosettes of narrow leaves that are immersed in the water.

This plant will bloom best in open reservoirs: in such reservoirs, the growth of emergent vegetation is controlled. As you know, the plant does not tolerate competition with other plants, so Luronium prefers to grow in free water space. It should be noted that this plant grows well in shallow water bodies. The plant does not bloom every year, and the flowers are most often solitary, located on rather long stems. The underwater leaves are ten centimeters long, and the emergent leaves are about a centimeter or two and a half centimeters long.

It should be noted that this plant is extremely rare in nature. Most often, the plant is found in the Czech Republic, Great Britain and Denmark. Luronium was listed in the Red Book.

Features of growing luronium

The plant should be rooted in muddy soil at the very bottom of the reservoir. It is noteworthy that sometimes it is permissible to grow this plant in containers: such containers should be placed under water, in coastal areas of water bodies. For the favorable development of this plant, it is recommended to choose the lightest areas. This plant is very often used for the design of various reservoirs in a landscape style. Luronium can be perfectly combined with sedge, water lilies, and reeds.

It is important to note that Luronium does not require special care: for this reason, even a novice gardener can cope with the cultivation of this plant.

As for the reproduction of this plant, it can occur not only through division of the stem, but also with the help of daughter rosettes. Daughter rosettes of luronium should be carefully separated from the mother plant, and after that they are planted in underwater soil. Plant propagation in this way is available throughout the growing season.

As for diseases and pests, it should be noted that luronium is particularly resistant to such unpleasant influences and for this reason it is almost never affected by diseases or pests.