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BONSAI ACCENT / COMPANION PLANTS LINDA’S VIEW Linda Nishikawa April 2017 for the O9awa Bonsai Society Free electronic images, unless otherwise indicated Kusamono Accent Plants, Bonsai Penging & More – WordPress.com h4ps://bonsaipenjing.wordpress.com/category/kusamono-‐accent-‐plants/ OUTLINE PART ONE: A. APPROACH & DISCLAIMER B. INTRODUCTION C. SUGGESTED ACCENT PLANTS § To show with Coniferous Bonsai trees § To show with Deciduous Bonsai trees § Dwarf grasses & rushes § Ferns § Lichen, Mosses, Herbs D. GENERAL CARE OF ACCENT PLANTS E. RESOURCES PART TWO: A. AESTHETIC / PRACTICAL DESIGN GUIDELINES § Natural Habit § Season § Size & DirecSon § Complement/Placement & Balance B. STYLES § Moss Ball § Slab § Container April 2017 2 A. APPROACH & DISCLAIMER LINDA’S VIEW • PresentaSon is based on my knowledge of alpine and naSve plants. • InformaSon of bonsai accent plants is based on research. • These are only suggesSons -‐ not a professional view. • Aim: Focus on main aestheSc guideline: Natural habitat to complement bonsai. HISTORY • Originally small plants brought in with collected trees and then were grown in separate pots • Depicted the area from where the tree was collected • Were usually in the form of wild flowers or grasses. • Today, companion plants are an accepted way of depicSng a feeling, season or locaGon. • Has become an art of its own by collectors who grow and show only accent plants. April 2017 3 B. INTRODUCTION SOME JAPANESE TERMS • Shitakusa = planSngs that accompany bonsai displays (“shita” = below or under, and “kusa” = grass) • Kusamono = mixed planSng displayed in unique pots or trays as the center of a9enSon (“kusa”= grass and “mono”= thing) • Nearai = exposed roots (“Ne” = root and “aria” = washed) • Kokedama = moss balls made of keto + moss + plant and sat on a shallow dish. (“koke” = moss and “dama” = ball) April 2017 4 C. SUGGESTED ACCENT PLANTS C.1 TO SHOW WITH CONIFEROUS BONSAI TREES • Habitat: mountain/Smberline habitat, sunny, dry. • Bonsai Trees such as: conifers and pines: juniper, spruce, pine, larch, yew, cedar, esp. root over rock. • A lot of these plants can be found in the wild. Lodgepole pine with Sedum accent plant By Sco9 Elser, Pacific Rim Bonsai CollecSon, www.brendenstudio.wordpress.com April 2017 5 - with coniferous bonsai Succulents Sedum spurium, “Dragon’s Blood” *Sedum hylotelephlum, Sedum sieboldii “Stonecrop” April 2017 6 Succulents con’t. - with coniferous bonsai Sedum spurium, “Tricolor Sedum” Sedum, “Red Carpet” Sedum brevifolium, (smallest Sedum) April 2017 7 Succulents con’t. - with coniferous bonsai Sempervivum arachnoideum, “Cobweb houseleek” April 2017 8 Succulents con’t. - with coniferous bonsai Jovibarba, “Beard of Jupiter” Photo by Linda Nishikawa, O4awa April 2017 9 - with coniferous bonsai Alpine plants Saxifrage opposi;folia, “Purple Saxifrage” (official flower of Nunavut) *Saxifrage paniculata, “Encrusted Saxifrage” April 2017 10
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