Puošnioji šiušelė – Erigeron speciosus

Puošnioji šiušelė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePuošnioji šiušelė
Latin plant nameErigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC.
English plant nameOregon Daisy
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
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, cuttings. Cuttings are taken at the beginning of Summer. Cuttings are rooted in a sand substrate in hotbeds. Scrub is divided in Spring or Autumn. 3000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds between April and May. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks.