Mėlynžiedis varpelis – Adenophora liliifolia

Mėlynžiedis varpelis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameMėlynžiedis varpelis
Latin plant nameAdenophora liliifolia (L.) A.DC.
English plant nameAdenophora
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
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Scrub is divided in May or between august and September. 5000-6000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in seed beds or hotbeds. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks. Seeds are sown in Spring.