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The marsh rank is most often found among small shrubs in damp meadows (both wet and swampy). You can also see it in swampy willows, as well as in sedge-reed bogs. By its appearance, the marsh rank is somewhat reminiscent of the sweet peas familiar to everyone. This plant will be an excellent decoration for the shores of a wide variety of reservoirs and will delight the eye for a long time with its wonderful flowering
Getting to know the plant
Marsh grass is an incredibly attractive herbaceous perennial from the Legume family, the height of which ranges from thirty centimeters to one meter. The rhizomes of this beauty are branched, creeping and thin. The winged, ascending and branched stems of the marsh rank are most often naked, but sometimes they can be pubescent in the upper parts and in the nodes. And its complex paired-pinnate leaves are formed by three to five pairs of lanceolate or oblong leaves, the width of which ranges from two to fifteen centimeters, and the length is from three to seven. The faceted rods of the leaves end in branched or simple antennae, which help the marsh rank to cling to all kinds of supports.
Flowers in the rank of marsh moth type, irregular, drooping. They have a rather faint smell and are painted in blue-purple tones. The racemose axillary inflorescences consist of two to six flowers each. The peak of decorativeness of the marsh rank falls just on the period of its flowering. And this wonderful plant blooms in June and July (sometimes in August).
The fruits of the marsh rank are beans with a linear-lanceolate shape, slightly compressed from the sides and containing 6 - 12 slightly flattened reddish-brown seeds. The width of the fruit reaches one centimeter, and the length is four to six. They usually ripen closer to the beginning of autumn. The fairly large seeds of this beautiful representative of the flower world are covered with dense shells.
The use of the rank of marsh
This interesting plant is widely used for planting in swampy or coastal areas, as well as on the wet shores of almost any body of water. The marsh rank is an excellent addition to tall grasses, reeds and sedges.
It should be noted that in damp meadows, the marsh rank is also used as a fodder plant - it is very eagerly eaten by cattle. And in the composition of hay, horses will also be happy to eat it.
How to grow
The marsh rank is a shade-tolerant plant that prefers the shores of reservoirs, shallow waters and various damp areas for its development. It also tolerates light waterlogging well. In addition, this plant is characterized by excellent frost resistance, therefore, it does not need a winter shelter. The marsh rank winters well in the soil of reservoirs, and the plant grown in containers outside of them is buried in the garden.
The marsh rank is planted in the ground, usually in containers, while the planting depth should be up to five centimeters. When picking up the soil, it is best to stop the choice on fertile ones. And the planting of this moisture lover is usually done in May.
The reproduction of a moisture-loving beauty occurs by seeds. In order for the seeds of the marsh rank to germinate, scarification will be required (this is the name for the violation of the seed covers). The easiest way is to soak them in warm water, the temperature of which is close to hot. The swollen and subsequently hatched seeds can be grown a little in pots, or you can immediately plant them in the designated places. As for the seedlings of this wonderful plant, they are quite unpretentious and develop quite quickly.
Reproduction of this beautiful plant is also possible in a vegetative way. With this method of reproduction, the rhizomes of the marsh ranks are divided in the spring. But this beauty tolerates a transplant very badly - this is due to the presence of nitrogen-fixing nodule bacteria on its roots.
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