Paprastoji pakalnutė – Convallaria majalis

Paprastoji pakalnutė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePaprastoji pakalnutė
Latin plant nameConvallaria majalis L.
English plant nameLily-of-The-Valley
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
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
Blooming time
  • early spring - March - April First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitylittle decorative
Ornamentality duration, months3
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, root cuttings. Propagated by root cuttings in Spring (April) or in the second part of Summer. 45-55 seeds per 1 gram. Stratified seeds are sown in cold beds in Spring. Seeds germinate within 2-4 weeks at 18-22°C, within 4-6 weeks at -4 - +4, and within 1 year at 5-12°C.