Didžioji astrantija – Astrantia major

Didžioji astrantija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDidžioji astrantija
Latin plant nameAstrantia major L.
English plant nameBlack Hellebore
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Self-sowing flower. Propagated by scrub division in Spring or early Autumn. 200 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds in Autumn (September). Germinating within 1-6 months.