Grakščioji našlaitė – Viola gracilis

Grakščioji našlaitė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameGrakščioji našlaitė
Latin plant nameViola gracilis Sibth. et Smith.
English plant nameViolet
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 800 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for 2 years. The distance between two different species should be 100 m. Seeds are sown in beds between June and July. Seeds germinate in 14-18 days at 16°C Seedlings are replanted in Autumn. The flower density of about 35-40 plants per square meter. Seed yield is 10 g for a square meter.