| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Kininis ratilis |
|---|
| Latin plant name | Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees. |
|---|
| English plant name | China Aster |
|---|
| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | main |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
|---|
| Lighting | |
|---|
| Spacing, cm | From 15 to 20 |
|---|
| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
- middle height – 41- 60 cm
|
|---|
| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
|---|
| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
|---|
| Blossom color | |
|---|
| 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
|
|---|
| Blooming period | 5 months |
|---|
| General ornamentality | decorative |
|---|
| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
|---|
| Group | non-typical annual |
|---|
| Bioecological group | Annual |
|---|
| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. The flower is a short day and a long vegetation plant. Seeds are sown in boxes in greenhouses or hotbeds in April. Seeds sown early are more viable. 300 - 500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. 2-4 kg seeds are sown per hectare outdoors and 0,8-1 kg per hectare indoors. Seeds germinate within 12-14 days. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Seeds are sown at the 2 cm depth. There is no need to prick out seedlings, if the space between seedlings is large. |
