Alpinė cefaliarija – Cephalaria alpina

Alpinė cefaliarija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAlpinė cefaliarija
Latin plant nameCephalaria alpina (L.) Schrad. ex Roem. et Schult.
English plant nameYellow Cephalaria
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 50 to 60
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
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. The flower is propagated by scrub division in Spring and Autumn (August). 60 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 30 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds in April. Seeds germinate within 3-4 weeks.