Žalioji rūta – Ruta graveolens

Žalioji rūta

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŽalioji rūta
Latin plant nameRuta graveolens L.
English plant nameCommon Rue
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are sown in the final growing place between end of April and May. Crowded seedlings should be thinned out. 500-700 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2-4 grams of seeds sown. Seeds germinate within 12-15 days.