Europinis ciklamenas – Cyclamen purpurascens

Europinis ciklamenas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameEuropinis ciklamenas
Latin plant nameCyclamen purpurascens Mill.
English plant nameSowbread
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
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
  • violet
  • purple
Blooming time
  • early spring - March - April First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitylittle decorative
Ornamentality duration, months3
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, tubers. Seeds are sown in pots after picking up. Seeds germinate within 1-2 months. 200 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Sprouts are replanted in pots, after 2 years they are replanted to final growing place.