Rusinė perkūnropė (šilropė) – Sempervivum ruthenicum

Rusinė perkūnropė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameRusinė perkūnropė (šilropė)
Latin plant nameSempervivum ruthenicum Lehm. et Schnittsp.
English plant name-
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
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
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, daughter rosettes of leaves. Every plant produces 2-40 rosettes. Seeds are very small. 10000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in pots, can be spread on the surface of the soil and pressed. Seeds germinate within 15-30 days. Seedlings are replanted into boxes, to the final growing place after year.