| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Alpinis gvazdikas |
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| Latin plant name | Dianthus alpinus L. |
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| English plant name | Alpine Pink |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 20 to 30 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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| Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, cuttings. Seeds are sown indoors in April or in beds in May. 800-1000 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds germinate within 1 week. Seeds stay viable for 4 years. Seeds do not mature every year in Lithuania. The easiest way to propagate is by cuttings in indoors. Rooting lasts for about 3-4 weeks. Propagation by scrub is difficult. |
