Fairy moss data sheet
Botanical name:
Azolla caroliniana
Origin:
North America
growth height / size
up to 2 cm
leaf color:
green
flower color:
–
behavior/stocking
Location at the pond:
water surface
heyday:
–
Light requirement:
medium, sunny to semi-shady
Hardy:
no
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Joydeep, Azolla caroliniana 15-09-2012 02, CC BY-SA 3.0
The 2 cm high floating leaf plant is in botany Azolla caroliniana named and is in North America resident. She forms small, green, branched shoots out, but brings no flowers out.
The fairy moss prefers one sunny to partially shaded location. Due to the subtropical origin, the aquatic plant not hardy.
A filigree floating plant for the garden pond
Aquatic plants often produce large leaves, especially those that grow along the banks of the pond.
Fairy moss provides a contrast to the flat leaves. The floating plant develops fragile, branched shoots, which makes it striking despite its small size.
The purchase and care of the floating plant
The fairy moss is a popular plant, both for the pond and for aquariums. Therefore it can be selected in hardware stores and garden centres be acquired. In general, the bushy plant is considered easy-careas there is one Temperature range of the water from five to 26 degrees Celsius tolerated.
For this reason, the fairy moss is also suitable for greening the garden pond. The small plant usually hides its peculiarity when you buy it. It doesn’t bloom changes color in the summer months however, from green to red, which is why it also stands out.
Furthermore, the Feenmoos has a special relationship with you cyanobacterium a, which live in the cavities of the underside of the leaves of the plant. Through this symbiosis becomes one blue-green discoloration of the leaves caused. If the necessary light requirements are observed, the floating plant grows quickly.
The requirement for the pond
The pond should be one Large water surface that is as free as possible provide. Because the plant growing very fastthere should be enough space available.
If this is not the case, it often happens that the floating plant dies complete surface overgrown.
The propagation of the fairy moss
The moss continues to spread around the mother plant. As a result, a single plant can dense carpet form. The Runners stay attached to the mother plantbut form to improve the supply of the plant own roots out of.
Therefore, parts of established plants can be removed in order to have a larger area overgrown or to move them to another water area. The fairy moss has a high growth rate, so a Plant part cut off with scissors become.
Minor damage to the roots restricts the plant only slightly. The proliferation of the fairy moss can be restricted with the same principle.
Overwintering the Floating Plant
The plant has one Temperature tolerance range from five to 26 degrees Celsius. In winter, the temperature on the water surface falls well below the minimum, which is why the fairy moss in the pond would die off.
For this reason, the carpet of plants should be in a Aquarium or another Water pool overwinters become. Since the floating plant only has a medium light requirement, overwintering is easily possible.
Is fairy moss poisonous?
The water moss is non-toxic to humans and animals. Therefore, eating the leaves and roots does not pose any danger to fish or other pond inhabitants. There is also no danger to dogs, cats and other pets.
When should you put the fairy moss in the pond?
Due to the large temperature tolerance range of the plant, it can used from April to October become. To the moss the best growth opportunities however, the period of time to bid should be from May to August to get voted.
In this area, the water is sufficiently warm and the plant can form a large, dense carpet by autumn or winter. This makes hibernation easier.
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