Morovijos viksva – Carex morrowii

Morovijos viksva

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameMorovijos viksva
Latin plant nameCarex morrowii Boott.
English plant nameStriped Weeping
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • striped
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division. The flower is propagated by scrub division during all vegetation period. A lot of pieces with 2-3 leaves from the old scrub.