Auksažiedis česnakas – Allium moly

Auksažiedis česnakas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAuksažiedis česnakas
Latin plant nameAllium moly L.
English plant nameLily Leek
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, bulbs. Bulbs are dig up after vegetation between July and August. Bulbs could be planted in the final growing place in 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.