Amerikinė fitolaka – Phytolaca americana

Amerikinė fitolaka

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAmerikinė fitolaka
Latin plant namePhytolaca americana L.
English plant nameHorned Rampion
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 40 to 50
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
  • white
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: plant division and seeds. Scrub is divided in Spring (May) or in Autumn (September). 220 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds in Spring (April or May). Self-sowing flower.