Uolinis gyvatgalvis – Moltkia petraea

Uolinis gyvatgalvis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameUolinis gyvatgalvis
Latin plant nameMoltkia petraea (Tratt.) Griseb.
English plant name-
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
  • calcareous soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
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
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
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. Scrub is divided in Spring. 560 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 4 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in Autumn (between September and November) in cold beds. Seeds germinate within in 1-2 months.