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Water Starwort: WATER STARWORT. The water starworts are soft, slender plants of the genus Callitriche, usually growing in crowded patches, either on moist ground, or in shallow water and with floating leaves, or wholly submerged. Leaves, are opposite, narrow in submerged parts, nearly round when floating, and then 3 to 5 millimeters in diameter and practically sessile, forming rosettes, in patches 2 to 10 decimeters across. Flowers are axillary, sessile, with 2 tiny bractlets. The stami-nate flower consists of 1 stamen only, which bears its yellow anther 1 or 2 millimeters above the rosette of leaves.
Timber, brick, gravel and water have been combined to make this Japanese-style garden. The overall design consists of a series of regular geometric shapes in varying colors and textures. Water is used in three ways to produce different textures: there is still water, rippling water and spouting water. Plants are kept to a minimum.
After being put in its final place on the terrace, the tub was filli to within 4 inches of the top with water from the hose, and was left sit for a day. The next morning I placed the water lily on the ti bottom. The spike rush and the papyrus were then placed on brie so the water level was about 5 inches above their dirt when the ti was full. I topped off the water.
The tub sat on the terrace where it received sun most of the d; You have to add water to a tub garden every week or so to repla any that evaporates. |
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