Saulutinė daratėlė – Dorotheanthus bellidiformis

Saulutinė daratėlė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSaulutinė daratėlė
Latin plant nameDorotheanthus bellidiformis (Burn.f.)
English plant nameLivingstone Daisy
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
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
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • red, red tints
  • violet
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 period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are small. 3000-4000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 0.5 - 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Seeds are sown in boxes in March or outdoors in May.