Kanadinė rykštenė – Solidago canadensis

Kanadinė rykštenė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKanadinė rykštenė
Latin plant nameSolidago canadensis L.
English plant nameCanada Goldenrod
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 25 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
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings, scrub division. Some species are propagated by seeds. 6000 - 7000 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in boxes, hotbeds or seedbeds in Spring. 2-3 cm layer of soil is spread on. Seeds could be sown mixed with peat and gently pressed. Self-sowing plant. The flower is propagated by cuttings (4-6 cm long), which are taken from the middle or top of shoots between June and August. Rooting percentage is 80 - 90 in beds. Scrub is divided during replantation in Spring or Autumn. Every part should have 1 shoot and a root.