| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Mėlynžiedė katanankė |
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| Latin plant name | Catananche caerulea L. |
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| English plant name | Cupid’s-dart |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| 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 | 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 and scrub division. Propagation by scrub is difficult. The flower is propagated by scrub division in Spring or Early Autumn (August). Seeds are sown in beds between May and June. 300 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds in Spring. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks |
