Puikioji gvaizdūnė – Zinnia elegans

Puikioji gvaizdūnė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePuikioji gvaizdūnė
Latin plant nameZinnia elegans Jacq.
English plant nameYouth and Old Age
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Borders
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • purple
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
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period5 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 120 - 200 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for 3-4 years. Seeds germinate within 5-7 days at 15°C. 1000 seedlings per 20 grams of seeds sown.