PLANT NAME | |
Lithuanian plant name | Karčioji rudgrūdėlė |
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Latin plant name | Iberis amara L. |
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English plant name | Bitter Candytuft |
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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 | |
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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
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Blooming period | 2 months |
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General ornamentality | little decorative |
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Ornamentality duration, months | 2 |
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Group | typical annual |
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Bioecological group | Annual |
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PLANT PROPAGATION | |
Propagation method: seeds. 350 - 400 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for 2-4 years. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 100-300 m.
The seeds are sown in Autumn or Spring in flower beds. The sprouts could be replanted. The seeds are sown in pots between March and April. Seeds germinate within 7-10 days. Seed yield is 3 g per plant, 25-30 g for a square meter. |