Alpinis rūgtis – Polygonum alpinum

Alpinis rūgtis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAlpinis rūgtis
Latin plant namePolygonum alpinum All.
English plant nameAlpine Knotweed
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 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 ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds. Scrub is divided in Spring or Autumn. 1200 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in April in cold beds or in March in greenhouses. Seeds germinate in 4-5 weeks.