Acorus calamus, also known as literati grass, can be cultivated into a bonsai with high ornamental value and a natural landscape.

Bonsai, also known as "three-dimensional painting" and "silent poetry", refers to the The traditional Chinese technique of using rocks, wood, and plants to artificially construct natural landscapes. Each bonsai is often a beautiful and profound work of art.

Among them, the common bonsais mostly feature pines, cypresses, kumquats, succulents, golden marbles, etc. It is rare to see plants with an obvious grassy feel like calamus. The reason is very simple. Even if you take good care of it, it will not grow tall and straight.

However, everyone has different tastes. After everyone discovered that calamus can also be cultivated into old pile bonsai, some people started to think about it. Now, some friends have also created the original method of cultivating calamus and moss together. The combination is of great ornamental value.

Calamus, also known as literati grass, is one of the four elegant flowers and plants recognized by the public. On the surface, the plant looks like a weed growing like a lush green, but in fact, it has tiger whiskers, money, etc. There are many varieties, most of which are ideal materials for bonsai, each with its own advantages. Xiaohua once raised a plant with its own fragrance. Rather than its aesthetics, calamus is more valuable for its medicinal uses. It is actually a rare traditional Chinese medicinal material that can be used to treat a variety of physical illnesses.

Different from some plants that are soft on the outside and hard on the inside, calamus is a typical plant that is strong on the outside but dry in the middle. In principle, it is difficult to grow and survive, and requires people to put more effort into maintenance. First, ventilation. Some friends may not know that good ventilation will have a great impact on the growth status of plants. On the contrary, plants may be attacked by various diseases and insect pests, and their survival probability is very low.

Secondly, calamus has extremely high requirements for the drainage and air permeability of the basin soil. Among the common nutrient soils, garden soil is considered the worst. Friends who have the conditions can go to the flower market to buy it or prepare it by yourself. Humus soil and pine needle soil, such as large-grained soil mixed with river sand, are also good choices. The importance of potting soil is that if people do not prepare loose, breathable and well-drained soil for the plant, the calamus may frequently develop yellow leaves and root rot, or even more seriously, it may wither and die.

Thirdly, whether it is for aesthetic reasons or simply from the perspective of the plant, the selection criteria for flower pots are shallow mouth and large diameter, and clay, purple sand and tiles are all ideal flower pots Material, they all have good drainage and breathability. Finally, calamus is water-friendly, so be sure to keep the pot soil in a relatively moist state during daily breeding, otherwise the plant will risk drying out and turning yellow.

Xiaohua believes that my country's bonsai can generally be divided into two types: tree stumps and landscapes. Professionals often start from the three factors of landscape, stand and pot. There are flowers hidden behind every mature bonsai. Friends have invested a lot of energy, money and time, which must be one of the reasons why their market price is so high.