Drugiažiedė našlaitė – Viola papilionacea

Drugiažiedė našlaitė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDrugiažiedė našlaitė
Latin plant nameViola papilionacea Pursch.
English plant nameMeadow Violet
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • violet
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds, cuttings. Seeds are sown after picking up in Autumn. 3000 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 2 grams of seeds sown. Seedlings are replanted to beds or hot beds in Spring, to the final growing place the next year in Autumn. Scrubs are divided during replantation. The flower is propagated by cutting (5-6 cm long) in June.