Rausvasis sausutis – Helipterum roseum

Rausvasis sausutis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameRausvasis sausutis
Latin plant nameHelipterum roseum (Hook.) Benth.
English plant nameEverlastings
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 8 to 10
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period4 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation method: seeds. 350 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes in April or in beds in March. Seeds stay viable for 2 years. Seeds germinate within 10-14 days.