| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Puošnusis vėlyvis |
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| Latin plant name | Colchicum speciosum Steven. |
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| English plant name | Autumn Crocus |
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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 15 to 20 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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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 | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 3 |
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| Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Bulbous and corm |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| The flower is propagated by daughter bulbs. Daughter bulbs are separated during replantation. The flower could be propagated by seeds. It begins blooming in 5-6 years after sowing. Seeds are sown after picking up. The flower begins blooming after a year if seeds are sown late. |
