Paprastoji gumbenė – Phlomis tuberosa

Paprastoji gumbenė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePaprastoji gumbenė
Latin plant namePhlomis tuberosa L.
English plant nameTuberous Phlomis
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
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
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: plant division and seeds. 100 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 20 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds in April. Seeds germinate within 4-6 months. Scrub is divided during replantation (in Spring).