Skėtinė rudgrūdėlė – Iberis umbellata

Skėtinė rudgrūdėlė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSkėtinė rudgrūdėlė
Latin plant nameIberis umbellata L.
English plant nameCommon Candytuft
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
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
  • 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, months2
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds. 400 - 500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 2-4 years. Seeds are sown in flower beds in Autumn or Spring. The sprouts could be replanted.