Trispalvė gilija – Gilia tricolor

Trispalvė gilija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameTrispalvė gilija
Latin plant nameGilia tricolor Benth.
English plant nameBird’s Eyes
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 1500-3000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds stay viable for 3 years. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks. Seeds are sown in boxes between March and April.