Cotton Grass

In the natural environment, it is found in moss and sedge swamps, along the marshy banks of rivers and lakes, swampy coniferous forests of the tundra and taiga zones and highlands of Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Far East, Northern Mongolia, Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula, North America .
Name: from the Greek "eriophoros" - carrying fluff.
Location: it grows in swamps and swampy meadows, moss swamps at a depth of 5-10 cm, so in the garden it is planted in shallow water at the edge of a pond or in a swamp. Prefers a sunny location and acidic water.
Soil: peaty or silty acidic soil is desirable.
Care: during the growing season it is necessary to ensure that the soil does not dry out. Before planting, it is necessary to add high-moor peat to the soil, and subsequently mulch the soil around the plants with it. It is advisable to prune flower stalks in the spring, since ripe seeds stay on the plants for a long time. Limit growth.
Reproduction: by seeds and dividing bushes in spring. 1.0 g = 1350 seeds.
Use: cotton grass are excellent plants for decorating rockeries, heather gardens and the banks of reservoirs, where they should be planted in groups or masses. Fading cotton grass inflorescences are often used as cut flowers to create live and dried flower arrangements.

Common cottongrass, tall cottongrass. Bot.syn.: Eriophorum polystachion, Eriophorum polystachyum L.p.p.