Darželinis gludas – Coreopsis tinctoria

Darželinis gludas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDarželinis gludas
Latin plant nameCoreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
English plant nameGolden Tickseed
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 3500 - 4000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds stay viable for 3-4 years. Seeds are sown in cold beds or final growing place. Seeds germinate within 14-16 days at 18°C. Self-sowing flower. The flower begins blooming in 40 - 50 days; blooms about 30 - 60 days till the first frost appear. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 100 m. Seeds mature not at the same time. Seed yield is 20 g for a square meter.