Altajinis česnakas – Allium altaicum

Altajinis česnakas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAltajinis česnakas
Latin plant nameAllium altaicum Pall.
English plant name-
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 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • violet
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 period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Scrub is divided in early Spring or after vegetation in Autumn (between August and September). 250 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 - 6 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in Spring. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks.