Darželinis arktotis – Arctotis x hybrida hort.

Darželinis arktotis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDarželinis arktotis
Latin plant nameArctotis x hybrida hort.
English plant nameAfrican Daisy
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 450 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in greenhouses in March. Seeds germinate within 3 weeks. Seeds stay viable for 2 years.