Afrikinis godas – Anchusa capensis

Afrikinis godas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAfrikinis godas
Latin plant nameAnchusa capensis Thunb.
English plant nameSummer Forget-Me-Not
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • 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 period3 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 400 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. The flower begins blooming at the same year, if seeds are sown between January and February in greenhouses. The flower begins blooming in the second year, if seeds are sown between July and August. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks.