Šakotoji perilė – Perilla frutescens

Šakotoji perilė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŠakotoji perilė
Latin plant namePerilla frutescens (L.) Britt.
English plant namePerilla
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Cemetery
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • purple
Blossom color
  • purple
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
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period-
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings from parent plants, stored at 10 - 12°C in green houses. Self-sowing flower. Seeds are sown in greenhouses between March and April. Seeds are very small. 4000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 0.5 gram of seed sown. Seeds germinate within 16-20 days at 20°C. Seeds stay viable for 2 years. The flower begins blooming in 7-8 months.