Friday 29 March 2024

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Friday 29 March 2024

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    In a glass jar the dance of the Marimo

    Ball Alga (Cladophora Aegagropila), a very decorative aquatic plant grown as a houseplant belonging to the Cladophoraceae family.
    This alga lives in colonies in three lakes around the world: in Japan, Iceland and Estonia.
    It was discovered in 1820 by the Japanese botanist Tatsuhiko Kawakami.

    It is called "Marimo", which in Japanese means marble (Mari), while (Mo) is a generic term for plants that grow in water.
    It is a ball-shaped freshwater alga, about 3-10 cm, formed by soft and very thin dark green stems that absorb good quantities of nitrites and nitrates, transforming them into oxygen.

    It is recommended to keep it in a clear glass jar.
    With the light of day, numerous spheres of oxygen will be created on the stems, visible to the naked eye during chlorophyll photosynthesis, which will make it float in the water (this movement is called “the dance of the Marimo”).

    It grows in shallow lakes where the movement of the waves creates the round shape.

    Its growth is very slow and imperceptible, it resists very well to cold temperatures and does not fear the dark because accustomed to living in the seabed, it does not like direct sunlight and hardly resists temperatures above 25 ° C.
    Symbol of love, Japanese mythology tells the story of two lovers who, to escape their families, went to the shores of Lake Akan in Japan, where the Marimo are born. In this place, to live their love forever, they transformed their hearts into Marimo.

    The Marimo in fact lives over 200 years and grows by 5 mm every year.

    Always considered a good luck charm, to avoid extinction due to the high number of people trying to own one, it has been declared a protected plant and since 1921 a Japanese Natural Treasure.

    The most suitable container for the marimo is a glass jar of at least 500 ml.

    It is possible to enrich the glass container / vase that houses the marimo with pebbles, pebbles, shells and other decorative elements.

    It is very important that the container is made of clear and transparent glass in order to let natural light filter through.

    Use only fresh water and avoid exposing the pot to direct sunlight to avoid excessive overheating, it is good that temperatures never exceed 25 degrees.

    In the summer, when it is too hot and sultry, keep the jar in the refrigerator.

    The cleaning operations of the ball seaweed are really simple and fast.
    It is sufficient to change the water about every two weeks using fresh tap water, (it is advisable to let it rest for a few days to eliminate the chlorine).
    To clean the seaweed and eliminate any dead leaves, run it under running water and squeeze it to remove excess water and any impurities.

    Add sparkling water every now and then, so that the Marimo can transform carbon dioxide into oxygen.
    Its ideal temperature is 18 ° C.

    Source: saleplantsonline.itcloet.it

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