Pajūrinė lobuliarija – Lobularia maritima

Pajūrinė lobuliarija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePajūrinė lobuliarija
Latin plant nameLobularia maritima (L.) Desv.
English plant nameSweet Alyssum
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitylittle decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 3500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Seeds are sown indoors in pots, boxes or outdoors between April and March. Seeds germinate within 8-10 days at 16°C. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 200 m. Seed yield is 20 g for a square meter.