Vainikinė gaisrena – Lychnis coronaria

Vainikinė gaisrena

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVainikinė gaisrena
Latin plant nameLychnis coronaria (L.)Desr.
English plant nameRose Campion
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • gray
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
  • violet
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
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. It is not recommended to propagate the flower by scrub division, because the plant has a short life. 1600 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 3 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 3-4 years. Seeds are sown in cold beds or beds between April and May Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks.