Gulsčioji cimbaliarija – Cymbalaria muralis

Gulsčioji cimbaliarija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameGulsčioji cimbaliarija
Latin plant nameCymbalaria muralis P.Gaertn., B.Mey. et Scherb.
English plant nameKenilworth Ivy
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
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
  • blue, blue 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, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, stems. Seeds are sown into boxes in Spring. Seeds germinating less than in 2 weeks at 20°C. Propagated by stems in beds with shadow. 2500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown.