Kiparisinė santolina – Santolina chamaecyparissus

Kiparisinė santolina

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameKiparisinė santolina
Latin plant nameSantolina chamaecyparissus L.
English plant nameCotton Lavender
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • gray
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, cuttings. 2500 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds between April and May. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks. Scrubs are divided in Spring. Cuttings are taken between May and June and planted in sand substratum.