Herbology Textbook
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This is a Herbology textbook, for anyone who is struggling with the subject!
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The Confusing Things
Chapter 2
On lesson three, Herbology, Headmistress Oshiro talked about sunlight, water and soil. If anyone is confused, just read this.
The Sunlight
So what Headmistress Oshiro practically said was that when the sunlight is shining on your plant, you need to know how much sunlight it actually needs! So, for example, if you had a Flitterbloom, they do not need much sunlight, so be sure to put your flitterbloom into a shadier part. Some plants can't handle full sunlight at all! They just thrive in the shade, but some plants can't be in shade! So that makes sense, right?
Water
Yes, water! Again, you must be sure what plant you're dealing with, because the plant you may be watering maybe hates water! So please look at this little list of which plants do like water:
Shrivelfig
Devil's Snare (though you definitely won't have that plant in your house - don't even think of it!)
Flitterbloom
Gethsemane Prickle
Sage Bragnam.
Omar Abasi
Cerberus Langarm
Myra Curio
Mudane Plants that like Water
blue flag (Iris vericolor)
bog arum(Calla palustris)
cattail (Typha spp.)
cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)
golden club (Orontium aquaticum)
hardy arum (Peltandra virginica)
horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)
Japanese water iris (Iris ensata)
marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
rush (Juncus spp.)
southern blue flag (Iris virginica)
spike rush (Eleocharis acicularis)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
water canna (Canna x generalis)
water iris (Iris laevigata)
yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus)
Shrubs That Can Handle Prolonged Submersion
button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis )
red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea )
tartarian dogwood ( Cornus alba)
winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Yes, that's a long list of mundane plants that love water!
Soil
Hmm. When Headmistress Oshiro talked about soil, and the pH stuff, I got confused. But I think I kind of know what she means now...
So she said it's important to know what kind of soil your plant has, and she said that the pH soil is what the measure of the acidity alkalinity of the soil. The range as it pertains to soil is generally from 4.5 to 9, though the entire scale reaches from 0 to 14. 7 is considered the neutral point from which basicity and acidity are measured.
So 7 pH is considered neutral. Less than 7 pH is acidic.
I know, you're probably thinking that is really confusing, and I am sorry!
The Sunlight
So what Headmistress Oshiro practically said was that when the sunlight is shining on your plant, you need to know how much sunlight it actually needs! So, for example, if you had a Flitterbloom, they do not need much sunlight, so be sure to put your flitterbloom into a shadier part. Some plants can't handle full sunlight at all! They just thrive in the shade, but some plants can't be in shade! So that makes sense, right?
Water
Yes, water! Again, you must be sure what plant you're dealing with, because the plant you may be watering maybe hates water! So please look at this little list of which plants do like water:
Shrivelfig
Devil's Snare (though you definitely won't have that plant in your house - don't even think of it!)
Flitterbloom
Gethsemane Prickle
Sage Bragnam.
Omar Abasi
Cerberus Langarm
Myra Curio
Mudane Plants that like Water
blue flag (Iris vericolor)
bog arum(Calla palustris)
cattail (Typha spp.)
cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)
golden club (Orontium aquaticum)
hardy arum (Peltandra virginica)
horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)
Japanese water iris (Iris ensata)
marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
rush (Juncus spp.)
southern blue flag (Iris virginica)
spike rush (Eleocharis acicularis)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
water canna (Canna x generalis)
water iris (Iris laevigata)
yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus)
Shrubs That Can Handle Prolonged Submersion
button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis )
red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea )
tartarian dogwood ( Cornus alba)
winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Yes, that's a long list of mundane plants that love water!
Soil
Hmm. When Headmistress Oshiro talked about soil, and the pH stuff, I got confused. But I think I kind of know what she means now...
So she said it's important to know what kind of soil your plant has, and she said that the pH soil is what the measure of the acidity alkalinity of the soil. The range as it pertains to soil is generally from 4.5 to 9, though the entire scale reaches from 0 to 14. 7 is considered the neutral point from which basicity and acidity are measured.
So 7 pH is considered neutral. Less than 7 pH is acidic.
I know, you're probably thinking that is really confusing, and I am sorry!
