| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Paprastasis ricinmedis |
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| Latin plant name | Ricinus communis L. |
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| English plant name | Castor Bean |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 50 to 60 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very tall – 81 cm and over
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| Habitus | flower with expressive habitus, for design as accent |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
- autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 2 months |
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| General ornamentality | very decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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| Group | non-typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. 3 - 4 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 500 - 700 grams of seeds sown. Seeds of the flower are noxiuos. Seeds are sown in greenhouses between March and April. Seeds germinate within 16-20 days at 20°C. Seeds stay viable for 3 years. The flower mature seeds in Lithuania if sown indoors early in Spring. |
