Velėninė uolaskėlė – Saxifraga caespitosa

Velėninė uolaskėlė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVelėninė uolaskėlė
Latin plant nameSaxifraga caespitosa L.
English plant nameTufted Saxifrage
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
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
  • white
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, cuttings. Scrubs are divided during replantation. Young herbaceous rosettes (3-4 cm shoots) are taken between June and August. Shoots are planted in hot beds or beds. Rooting percentage is 80. Young plants survive in winter; they are replanted next Spring to the final growing place. Seeds are very small. 12000 - 25000 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds germinate within 1-2 months. Next Spring small seedlings are replanted in the final growing place. Seeds are sown in pots and boxes in Spring. Seeds are spread on the surface of the soil and pressed. Seeds are watered with sprayer. Sprouts with 2-3 ‚‘ true‘ leaves are replanted into pots, later into beds. First year sprouts are protected from frosts. Seedlings begin blooming in 2-3 years.