| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Pūkuotoji glažutė |
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| Latin plant name | Cerastium tomentosum form. L. |
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| English plant name | Snow in Summer |
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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 20 to 30 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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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
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 6 |
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| Group | short-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds, cuttings. Seeds are sown outdoors in beds in Spring or in pots in greenhouses. 3000-5000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks. Seedlings are picked up when 2 true leaves appear. Propagated by 3-4 cm long cuttings between May and August. Rooting percentage is 90-95. Propagation by scrub division could be used during all vegetation period, except for blooming time. It can be divided every 3-4 years, in other cases flower loses ornamentality. |
