| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Didysis serentis |
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| Latin plant name | Tagetes erecta L. |
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| English plant name | African Marigold |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | main |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 15 to 20 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
- middle height – 41- 60 cm
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| 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
- autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 5 months |
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| General ornamentality | very decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 6 |
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| Group | non-typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. 300 - 400 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 6 - 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown indoors in pots or boxes between March and April. Seeds germinate within 6-14 days at 16 - 18°C. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 150-200 m. Seed yield is 2-15 g per plant. Seed yield is 25-28 g for a square meter. |
