Halostachys caspica seed
LATIN NAME: Halostachys caspica
COMMON NAME: Caspian Halostachys
The Caspian halostachys is the grey shrub of the salt flats, growing where almost nothing else will. The low, much-branched, halophytic shrub carries the small, succulent, grey-green, jointed stems and the tiny, scale-like leaves, and the whole shrub stands the salt, the drought and the heat of the inland flats. The plant is one of the fine, tough presences of the salt ground, holding the soil and giving the cover of the bare, salty places. It is a shrub of the open, sunny, salty, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Caspian halostachys is a tough, salty subject of the plant science, studied for the succulent, jointed stems and the way the shrub stands the salt. The way the plant copes with the salt and the drought of the inland flats has been examined closely, and it keeps showing up in the work on the halophytes, the salt-tolerant shrubs and the members of the amaranth family. The tiny, scale-like leaves and the low, much-branched habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and the Caspian halostachys is a regular subject of the studies of the plants of the salty ground.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Caspian halostachys is a tough, grey shrub of the salty ground, with a fine list of hard uses. The low, much-branched shrub holds the soil of the salt flats and the drying basins, giving the cover and the shelter of the bare, salty places, and the plant stands the salt, the drought and the heat with the ease. The shrub is one of the fine choices for the salty garden, the coastal planting and the soil-holding work of the dry regions. It has been written about in the ecological and the horticultural papers for the salt ways and the soil-holding record, and it is a fine, tough shrub of the open, sunny, salty, well-drained garden.
The Caspian halostachys is one of the salt shrubs of the inland flats, and the low, much-branched, jointed stems hold the soil of the bare, salty places. The shrub stands the salt, the drought and the heat with the ease.
To grow the Caspian halostachys from seed, sow the small, grey seeds over the surface of a tray of sterile seed compost, pressing them in lightly, keep the tray in a bright, warm spot and water gently. The seedlings are up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the well-drained, salty ground, the grey, jointed stems will thicken through the years.