Vaistinis smidras – Asparagus officinalis

Vaistinis smidras

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVaistinis smidras
Latin plant nameAsparagus officinalis L.
English plant nameGarden Asparagus
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 50 to 60
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
  • white
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
The flower is propagated by seeds. Seeds stay viable for 3-4 years. 40 - 50 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 50 - 60 grams of seeds sown. Seed - pre-soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then sown in spring or as soon as the seed is ripe in early autumn in a greenhouse. It usually germinates in 3 - 6 weeks at 25°C. The seedlings are pricked out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a sunny position in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer. Divided in early spring as the plant comes into growth.