Balinis ajeras – Acorus calamus

Balinis ajeras

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameBalinis ajeras
Latin plant nameAcorus calamus L.
English plant nameSweet Calamus
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Water bodies and coastal
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • in water
  • wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • green
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division, rhizome parts. Scrub is divided between May and August. Rhizome could be cutted in parts with 2-3 sleeping growth buds. Rooting takes place in hotbeds or beds.