On the shelves of flower shops appeared seeds of a little-known plant, called the bryozoate awl. This perennial, forming small dense evergreen bush pads up to 8 cm high, resembles green moss with all its appearance. This
plant of the clove
family perfectly survives on wet loam. Awl-shaped bryozoans in the wild grows in Eastern and Central Europe, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. It has creeping, branched stems with very small leaves located opposite. The plant blooms with white five-petalled flowers. Their diameter does not exceed 0.5 cm. The plant has a bright green color. With an excess of moisture in the autumn-winter period, it can die. The bryophyte blooms is subulate, plentifully from July to September. The plant prefers brightly lit areas with
loamy soil. Despite the fact that the bryozoan is awl-shaped winter-hardy, in the absence of snow cover it quickly freezes out.
This beautiful groundcover is great for rocky gardens, alpine slides and for decorating spaces between garden path slabs. How does it breed? The bryozoans are subulate, the seeds of which are sold in 0.2 gram sachets, are grown in seedlings. Sowing is done in boxes or peat pots filled with a light and nutritious substrate. Sown seeds in May, and grown seedlings are planted in a permanent place in mid-June. The interval between plants should not be less than 5 cm, since the bryophyte awl-shaped grows quite quickly.
This unique plant can create whole "carpets". At the same time, their appearance is not inferior to the best lawns. Landing of the bryozoate awl-shaped bryozoans is especially beautiful when it is strewn with numerous white flowers. Under favorable conditions, this plant forms multi-meter continuous coatings, which from a distance are very similar to moss. The bryozoan is drought-resistant, but it should be watered often so that the topsoil does not dry out. At the same time, she does not tolerate excessive waterlogging. This plant can be transplanted and transplanted in spring, summer, and also in autumn (before the onset of frost).
This procedure should only be performed in wet weather. The soil should be well saturated with water. Sand-loamy soils are of little use for bryozoans of the awl-shaped. Such areas can be improved by adding humus and clay. In this case, the topsoil is not dug. The roots of the plant are superficial. They densely braid the soil. A well-grown bryozoan bryozoan can be divided into small bushes, cutting it with a shovel. Such pieces are planted at a rate of 20-36 per 1 square. m. By planting bryozoans in the spring, by the end of the warm season you can get a dense green "carpet". Walking on it is not recommended, because the trampled traces on its surface remain for a long time. The overgrown bryozoans are subulate, the photo of which is presented above, with each year becoming denser and denser.