Kvapioji vakarutė – Hesperis matronalis

Kvapioji vakarutė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKvapioji vakarutė
Latin plant nameHesperis matronalis L.
English plant nameGarden Rocket
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. It is not recommended to propagate by division. 500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 4-5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown between May and June or in Autumn (between August ans September). Seeds germinate within 2 weeks. Self-sowing flower.