Goštautinė gaisrena – Lychnis chalcedonica

Goštautinė gaisrena

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameGoštautinė gaisrena
Latin plant nameLychnis chalcedonica L.
English plant nameJerusalem Campion
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 35
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Propagation by scrub division is rare. 3000-3500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in beds in May or in cold beds in April.