| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Gumbinis kiškiakopūstis |
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| Latin plant name | Oxalis tuberosa Molina |
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| English plant name | Oca |
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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 10 to 15 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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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 | 3 months |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 4 |
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| Group | short-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: tuber. The flower is propagated by tubers stored indoors during winter. Tubers are planted between March and April in pots. Seeds do not mature in Lithuania. Flowers are usually imported from South America. |
