Didžiažiedė katžolė – Nepeta grandiflora

Didžiažiedė katžolė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDidžiažiedė katžolė
Latin plant nameNepeta grandiflora M.B.
English plant nameCaucasus Catmint
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Propagated by scrub division between April and May when shoots appear. 1500-2000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 3 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in Autumn or stratified during winter (should be stored 35-45 days in low temperature). Self-sowing flower.