Rigrass (Arrhenatherum bulbosum)"variegatum") is a subspecies of French ryegrass (not to be confused with the ryegrass of the genus of the chaff (Lólium).) The favorite cereal plant of landscape designers: and the species is unusual (you can even get the shape of a ball), and aggressiveness is low (for a season the root system does not creep, nearby cultural plants are not oppressed).
Decorative grass refers to perennialplants. Its root system is shallow, almost at the surface of the soil, consists of small nodules (the plant is therefore called ryegrass bulbous), tightly pressed, almost stuck together, to each other. It is from them grow narrow linear striped white-green silky leaves up to 30 centimeters high. Earing (the release of the stem with a future ear) occurs in late May or early June. Blossoms in June-July. At this time, if it is a very hot and dry summer, the ryegrass bulbous loses its inherent decorative qualities and leaves and forms. Very quickly (after a week) after pruning the plant acquires again a beautiful shape and color.
Rigras is a bulbous, although a long-term cereal, butin the middle zone of the RF it is difficult to winter: its root system is located close to the soil surface, the new growing nodules have the property to be located above the main ones - old, in three years they almost all lie on the surface of the soil.
The plant is photophilous, although it can grow without light, when planting, it must be taken away from the sun. Rigras bulbos without sun loses its decorative effect, it becomes almost completely green.
The grass is drought-resistant, does not lose its qualities if it is forgotten to water it.
Requires minimal watering, and with excess moisture can completely get wet.
Rigras bulbous - one of those plants,which do not require much attention and care. The grass needs a decorative haircut (closer to the roots) three times a season. If this is not done, the ryegrass stretches, the tips and bases of the leaves turn yellow, the plant from the tender, silky becomes rigid.
Watering it requires moderate as the soil surface dries up. Excess moisture is harmful, begin to oppress corms, soak.
Container maintenance of the plant requiressufficiently intensive complex organic-mineral top dressing twice a month. When planting ryegrass in the soil (light loam soil), moderate fertilizing, preferably diluted compost once a month and before wintering.
If the plant is used in opensoil planting ryegrass should be prepared for wintering. Before the onset of persistent cold weather, the plant must be cut, sprinkled with compost, covered with lapnik when stable frost comes with a temperature of 2-3 degrees. Always sprinkle with snow in winter.
Container content allows you to harvest ryegrass in greenhouses, covering it with just compost.
Decorative ryegrass (photo in the article) is reproducedexclusively by dividing the rhizomes (bulbots). You can do this even in the first year after purchase. And if you do not divide the plant, then in three years all the bulb will lie on the ground and just dry. The grass will lose its decorative appeal.
It is possible to grow ryegrass bulbous from seeds. But getting a stable turf of the right density requires a special approach and patience.
In order to create landscape solutions, usuallybuy plants in containers. And in the central zone of the Russian Federation, they are not even trying to transplant, as in winter decorative ryegrass can freeze. Spring return frosts are also terrible for him.
Cereal plants attract the attention of designers in that they fit very easily into compositional solutions, without requiring huge care.
Rigrass bulbous meets all the requirements of creating complex and not very garden compositions.
If it is placed on the foreground, then beautifully shades the bright juicy greens of bushes and conifers.
Placed among the roses, ryegrass of its gray hair emphasizes the bright beauty of roses and peonies.
Daffodils become even more tender and whiter against its background.
Adorable tulips are placed behind the ryegrass.
Large-flowered perennials and ryegrass easily fit into landscape compositions.
The gentle rocking and rustling of the leaves of the ryegrass after the breeze give a feeling of merging with the pristine nature.
