Purpurinė lobelija – Lobelia cardinalis

Purpurinė lobelija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePurpurinė lobelija
Latin plant nameLobelia cardinalis L.
English plant nameCardinal Flower
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, rarely by scrub division. 1000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 3 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes in Spring (between March and April) and in beds (between April and May). Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks. Scrub is divided in Spring.