PLANT NAME | |
Lithuanian plant name | Kupstinė nakviša |
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Latin plant name | Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. |
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English plant name | Scapose Primrose |
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TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
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Lighting | |
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Spacing, cm | From 15 to 20 |
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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 | - 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
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Blooming period | 1 month |
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General ornamentality | average decorative |
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Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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Bioecological group | Perennial |
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PLANT PROPAGATION | |
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, cuttings. Oenothera tetragona is propagated by scrub division easily in Spring or Autumn. Scrub can be divided with a rhizome part and planted at 20 - 30 cm space.
The flower is propagated by cuttings in May. Oenothera missouriensis is propagated by cuttings in hotbeds.
Seeds are sown in Spring or Autumn. Seeds of Oenothera tetragona are small. 250 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes; thin layer of soil is spread on. Sprouts are replanted. Oenothera missouriensis is propagated by seeds, because scrub division is not easy. Seeds are bigger, 250 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams are sown. Seeds are sown in boxes or hotbeds in Spring. |