Kompaktinė inkarvilėja – Incarvillea mairei

Kompaktinė inkarvilėja

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKompaktinė inkarvilėja
Latin plant nameIncarvillea mairei (Levl.) Grierson.
English plant nameGarden Gloxinia
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Flower is not propagated by scrub division. 250 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds between March and April or in pots indoors. Seeds germinate in 2-3 weeks. The first year seedlings are sensitive to frost and should be protected.