| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Balkaninis krokas |
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| Latin plant name | Crocus tommasinianus Herb. |
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| English plant name | Crocus |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 10 to 15 |
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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 | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
- autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | non-decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 2 |
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| Group | short-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Bulbous and corm |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds, filials and alternative corms. It is recommended to dig up corms every year. Almost every large corm produces two; three - four corms and 50 to 10 daughter corms Seeds are sown at 0.5-1 cm depth after picking up in a rich soil in Autumn. Propagation method by seeds is used rarely. Seedlings are replanted to the final growing place after 2-3 years. |
