PLANT NAME | |
Lithuanian plant name | Bestiebis gencijonas |
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Latin plant name | Gentiana acaulis L. |
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English plant name | Dwarf Gentian |
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TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
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Lighting | |
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Spacing, cm | From 20 to 25 |
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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 | - spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
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Blooming period | 1 month |
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General ornamentality | average decorative |
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Ornamentality duration, months | 4 |
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Group | logn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years) |
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Bioecological group | Perennial |
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PLANT PROPAGATION | |
Propagation methods: seeds, rarely by scrub division. Seeds are sown in boxes outdoors or seedbed in Autumn. If seeds are sown in Spring, they should be stratified at 2-5°C in sand during winter. Seeds should be sown not deep in soil. 10000 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seedlings grow slowly, should be pricked out 2 times. Seedlings are replanted to the final growing place in 2-3 years. Roots are sensitive to replantation. |