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- The Sternmoos: easy-care planting for the grave
- The advantages of star moss in grave planting
- Possible difficulties with the Sternmoos plantation at the cemetery
- Combine the star moss with other decorative elements.
- Tips
Sternmoos is an easy-care grave planting
The Sternmoos: easy-care planting for the grave
Due to the personal circumstances of life, the graves of family members are often a little further away from their own place of residence. The relatively easy-care star moss is well suited for greening graves, since it copes well with most sites and looks pretty especially at flowering time.
The advantages of star moss in grave planting
The star moss is characterized by several factors that are positive in a permanent grave planting with little regular care:
While other plants may look rather unsightly after flowering and wilted inflorescences should be removed, seeds of the delicate flowers of the star moss mature on the pedicels, which due to their tiny size visually do not disturb the overall picture. In addition, the flowers in Sagina subulata are white, which can symbolize purity and hope in the cemetery. Since the star moss grows only a few inches high, it does not overgrow grave lanterns or holy water containers.
Possible difficulties with the Sternmoos plantation at the cemetery
On cemeteries, for reasons of appearance, usually pure plant peat is used as a substrate, since this has a uniform black color. Although the star moss cope with a slightly acidic soil, the peat-rich substrate stores accumulating rainwater very well. This can lead to a certain waterlogging, which the Sternmoos only tolerate bad. Before planting, therefore, the soil under the star moss should be made more permeable with sand. If a grave planted with star moss is not visited over a whole summer season, it may possibly lead to a lateral spreading of the plants beyond the grave sand. Cut off too overgrown parts of the star moss with a pair of pruning shears. Since snails prefer to fall on the star moss, it may be thought about an edge barrier of sharp-edged Kiessplit.
Combine the star moss with other decorative elements.
The star moss initially forms approximately round upholstery, are to realize with this plant decorative forms on the grave surface. Particularly attractive patterns can be created with colorfully colored pebbles or bark mulch. At the same time, they prevent unwanted foreign herb growth, which the star moss can usually only defend against.
Tips
The star moss is basically perennial and hardy, but rather short-lived. Therefore, sow in time as soon as possible and remove any deciduous leaves before winter, as otherwise the plants may become moldy over the winter.