Puošnioji telekija – Telekia speciosa

Puošnioji telekija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant namePuošnioji telekija
Latin plant nameTelekia speciosa (Schreb.)Baumg.
English plant nameHandsome Telekia
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Solitaire
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 40 to 60
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, division. The flower is propagated by scrub division in Spring (between April and May). 800-1200 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 6 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in seed beds in Autumn and Spring. Self-sowing flower.