Himalajinė liūtpėdė – Leontopodium himalayanum

Himalajinė liūtpėdė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameHimalajinė liūtpėdė
Latin plant nameLeontopodium himalayanum DC.
English plant name-
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
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
  • gray
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • grey
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds. 500 seeds per 1 gram.1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in pots, boxes or cold beds in April. Seeds germinating within3 weeks. Scrubs are divided in early Spring (when vegetation starts) or after blooming.