Darželinė balandūnė – Atriplex hortensis

Darželinė balandūnė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDarželinė balandūnė
Latin plant nameAtriplex hortensis L.
English plant nameMountain Spinach
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • purple
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 300 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 4 - 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in beds in May. Seedlings appear in 1-2 weeks. Self-sowing flower.