Requirements
Plants have high soil requirements. They are suitable for fertile, clay-humus soils, deeply cultivated and constantly moist.On lighter soils, they need to be watered more often and more abundantly, because even a short-term lack of water causes them to wilt.However, when we water them, then they will still be able to get up. They grow best in partial shade. They winter without any problems.
Application
Tongues are excellent plants for planting in parks and large gardens on the shores of water bodies. They also look impressive in home gardens, both in solitary clumps and in groups of several to a dozen plants, near ponds and in a bed sheltered from the sun.They can be planted near deciduous and coniferous shrubs .
The tongues look good in combination with plants with interesting leaves, such as fern, Corydalis and epimedium Epimedium, with variegated leaves, such as Pulmonaria, Brunner's brunner, or colorful, such as Hosta's funkia and Heucher's cranberry. A good background for them is a lawn, ground cover perennials, including funkies, Bergenia Bergenia, Geraniums, and grass - slender hakonechloa Hakonechloa macra.
Threats
Tongue leaves are the delicacy of snails.To prevent pests from accessing them, we shouldloosen the soil frequentlyaround plants - snails do not like loose soil.It is also effective to sprinkle the needles around the spruce tongue, especially from the 'Conica' variety.
Reproduction
All varieties of the uvula are propagated in spring by dividing older, expanded clumps. Species can be propagated from seeds that are sown in spring.
