Lenktažiedis trimičius – Salpiglossis sinuata

Lenktažiedis trimičius

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameLenktažiedis trimičius
Latin plant nameSalpiglossis sinuata Ruiz. et Pav.
English plant namePainted Tongue
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • red, red tints
  • blue, blue tints
  • purple
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are sown in the final growing place or boxes in greenhouses. Seeds are sown in beds outdoors early in May, indoors into the boxes in April. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks. Sprouts are replanted into small pots. 4500-6000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 4 years.