Graikinė snieguolė – Galanthus elwesii

Graikinė snieguolė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameGraikinė snieguolė
Latin plant nameGalanthus elwesii Hook.f.
English plant nameGiant Snowdrop
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
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
  • early spring - March - April First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitylittle decorative
Ornamentality duration, months2
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupBulbous and corm
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, filial corms. Bulbs are dug up in June, planted in beds between August and September. Big bulbs are planted at 7-10 cm depth and 7-10 cm distance. Small bulbs are planted at 5-7 cm depth and 5- 7 cm space. Seeds germinate within 2-4 weeks at 18-22°C. Seeds germinate faster at different temperatures. Seeds are sown after picking up. Self-sowing flower.