| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Geltonoji kosmėja |
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| Latin plant name | Cosmos sulphureus Cav. |
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| English plant name | Yellow Cosmos |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 20 to 30 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - middle height – 41- 60 cm
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| 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
- autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 5 months |
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| General ornamentality | decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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| Group | typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation method: seeds. 200 - 250 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 10 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in pots in greenhouse or in flower beds outdoors. Self-sowing flower. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks. Flowers begin blooming 3 months after seedling and blooming till the first frosts of autumn. |
