Žvaigždiškoji viksva ‘Variegata’ – Carex siderosticta ‘Variegata’

Žvaigždiškoji viksva ‘Variegata’

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŽvaigždiškoji viksva ‘Variegata’
Latin plant nameCarex siderosticta ‘Variegata’ Hance
English plant nameTufted Sedge
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
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
  • striped
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, rootstocks. Easily propagated from rootstock during all vegetation period (the best time is in Spring). Seeds are sown in Spring or in Autumn after picking up. 200-250 seeds (most of Carex genus) per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 12 grams of seeds sown. Rootstocks are divided in Spring.