PLANT NAME | |
Lithuanian plant name | Plunksninis skeltažiedis |
---|
Latin plant name | Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz et Pav. |
---|
English plant name | Poorman’s Orchid |
---|
TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
Soil | |
---|
Lighting | |
---|
Spacing, cm | From 20 to 30 |
---|
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
Height | - middle height – 41- 60 cm
|
---|
Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
---|
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
Leaf color | |
---|
Blossom color | |
---|
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
|
---|
Blooming period | 2 months |
---|
General ornamentality | average decorative |
---|
Ornamentality duration, months | 4 |
---|
Group | typical annual |
---|
Bioecological group | Annual |
---|
PLANT PROPAGATION | |
Propagation method: seeds. 1500 - 2000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown between the end of March and the end of April. Seeds germinate within 16-20 days at 12-14°C. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. The flower begins blooming in 40 - 70 days after sowing. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 150-200 m
Seedlings are replanted into small pots. Seedlings should be thinned out if seeds are sown in the final growing place. Self-sowing flower. |