Didžioji baltašaknė – Polygonatum commutatum

Didžioji baltašaknė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDidžioji baltašaknė
Latin plant namePolygonatum commutatum (Schult. f.) A.Dietr.
English plant nameSolomon’s Seal
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
  • Heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds. Scrub could be divided in Spring (May) or in Autumn (August). 40 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 50 grams of seeds sown. Sown in autumn (September) into cold frame. Germinate only in 12-18 months. It is advisable to stratify the seeds.