| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Melsvoji laumakė |
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| Latin plant name | Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L.) Moench. |
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| English plant name | Cape Marigold |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | main |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 20 to 25 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | |
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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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
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| Blooming period | 2 months |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 3 |
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| Group | typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. 700 - 900 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 - 6 grams of seeds sown. Seeds germinate within 8-12 days at 15°C. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Seeds are sown in hotbeds or boxes in April. Seedlings grow fast, do not need pricking out. Seedlings are replanted to the final growing place. Some flower growers advice to sow seeds to the final growing place between the start of April and the star of May. |
