Trispalvis vijoklis – Convolvulus tricolor

Trispalvis vijoklis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameTrispalvis vijoklis
Latin plant nameConvolvulus tricolor L.
English plant nameDwarf Morning Glory
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
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
  • red, red tints
  • blue, blue tints
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
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are sown in the final growing place. 40 - 60 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 50 -80 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes or beds between March and April. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Seedlings appear after 6-8 days.