| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Paprastoji kosmėja |
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| Latin plant name | Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. |
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| English plant name | Mexican Aster |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | main |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 30 to 40 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - middle height – 41- 60 cm
- 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 | - 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
- 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
- autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 3 months |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 4 |
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| Group | typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes in greenhouses or in beds. Self-sowing flower. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks. The flower begins bloom in 3 months and blooms till the first frost. |
