Growing aspidistra in the garden

Aspidistra is a green indoor flower that loves partial shade. That is why it is placed in offices and apartments with small windows. Aspidistra grows well in the back of the room, and on the windowsills of the northern windows. This green flower is grown for its medicinal properties. Medicinal substances contain all parts of the plant, from the root system to flower buds. Aspidistra is interesting because it does not have a stem. Smooth green leaves grow from the rhizome, similar to palm leaves. Due to the absence of a stem, aspidistra very rarely throws out peduncles. For flowering, it is necessary to provide the plant with good care. Under indoor conditions, aspidistra will not bloom, since it will not have enough light. To obtain flowers, it is necessary to plant the plant in open ground. There are more than 10 varieties of aspidistra. All of them have been used in folk medicine. The juice of this plant has anti-inflammatory effect, relieves swelling and joint pain. Decoctions were prepared from the plant to help with cramps and muscle pains.

The benefits of aspidistra for the garden

Aspidistra should be planted in the shade of trees or large shrubs. This plant is very fond of insect pests. Eating aspidistra foliage and drinking its juice, larvae and adult insects die. Natural insecticides contained in aspidistra juice provide protection against sucking and gnawing insects. The juice of a green plant can be used to feed garden crops.

There are very few insecticides in the juice, therefore it is harmless to humans.

Spraying with aspidistra juice is not necessary, since it is ineffective when applied externally. To protect cultivated plants from insect pests in the spring, when the larvae appear, water the soil with 10 liters of juice solution. To prepare it, you need to take 200 ml of juice and 10 liters of hot water. When the solution cools down, it will be possible to disinfect the soil at the site.

Soil for aspidistra

Aspidistra not demanding on the composition of the soil. It grows equally well on heavy loam and loose sandy soils. The main thing is to choose the right place for planting the plant. This should be a shaded area. For most of the day, the flower should be in the shade, but for flowering it is necessary that indirect sunlight falls on the aspidistra. The flower does not like drying out of the soil and stagnant water, so the planting site should be on a hill, but you need to water it every day. Aspidistra blooms in August. Flowers bloom only for one day.

Thanks to its bright green plastic leaves, aspidistra is used in floristry when drawing up bouquets and flower arrangements. In the garden, you can make a hedge from aspidistra.