Kolchidinė gebenė – Hedera colchica

Kolchidinė gebenė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKolchidinė gebenė
Latin plant nameHedera colchica K.Koch.
English plant namePersian Ivy
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 40 to 50
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityvery decorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: cuttings, seeds. Plants are propagated from cuttings during all vegetation period. Cuttings (8-10 cm) are planted in boxes or pots. Cuttings with roots are replanted in rich soil. 5-7 cuttings with roots are planted per pot.