Kiniškoji astilbė – Astilbe chinensis

Kiniškoji astilbė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKiniškoji astilbė
Latin plant nameAstilbe chinensis (Maxim) Franch. et Sav.
English plant nameChinese Astilbe
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
  • acidic soil
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive and non-expressive habitus
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • violet
  • purple
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division, by buds from young rhizome, seeds. Scrubs can be divided in Spring or Autumn. Every part of scrub should have 2-3 growing buds and several roots. The flower is propagated by growth buds in early Spring when shoots are 4-8 cm long. 25-30 percentages of growth buds with rhizome part could be taken from scrub. Planted in boxes or hot beds with a substrate from peat and sand mixture (3:1) it takes root within 45-50 days. Plants are replanted to the final growing place in Autumn. Some species do not mature seeds or seeds do not have parent plant characteristics. Seeds mature in October. Seeds are very small. About 20000 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds are sown after picking up in pots in Autumn and Spring. If seeds are sown in Autumn, they germinate in Spring. Self-sowing plant.