Svyrančioji viksva – Carex pendula

Svyrančioji viksva

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSvyrančioji viksva
Latin plant nameCarex pendula Huds.
English plant namePendulous Sedge
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • in water
  • wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, rootstocks. Easily propagated from rootstock during all vegetation period (the best time is in Spring). Seeds are sown in Spring or in Autumn after picking up. 200-250 seeds (most of Carex genus) per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 12 grams of seeds sown. Rootstocks are divided in Spring.