Kininis gvazdikas – Dianthus chinensis

Kininis gvazdikas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKininis gvazdikas
Latin plant nameDianthus chinensis L.
English plant nameChinese Pink
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • purple
  • variegated
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings from second year plants. Grown as an annual and biennial flower. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds stay viable for 4 years. Seeds germinate within 1-2 weeks. Seeds are sown indoors in April.