Raudonžiedis progailis – Anagallis arvensis

Raudonžiedis progailis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameRaudonžiedis progailis
Latin plant nameAnagallis arvensis L.
English plant nameScarlet Pimpernel
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
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 period3 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 1000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2-3 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in greenhouses in March. Seeds germinate within 2 weeks at 18-20°C.