Plaukuotoji soruolė – Pennisetum alopecuroides

Plaukuotoji soruolė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePlaukuotoji soruolė
Latin plant namePennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng.
English plant nameChinese Fountain Grass
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 50 to 60
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: plant division and seed sowing. Scrub is divided in Spring or Autumn. 200 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown between April and May in cold beds or beds. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks