Didžiažiedė rusmenė – Digitalis grandiflora

Didžiažiedė rusmenė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDidžiažiedė rusmenė
Latin plant nameDigitalis grandiflora Mill.
English plant nameYellow Foxglove
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds and scrub division. Self-sowing flower. Seeds are very small. About 10000 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds are sown into boxes. Seeds are covered with sand and gently pressed. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks. Seeds stay viable for 3 years. Seedlings are replanted into beds outdoors. The flower is propagated by scrub division in Spring, after blooming.