PLANT NAME | |
Lithuanian plant name | Saulutinis kermėkas |
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Latin plant name | Limonium bellidifolium (Gouan) Dumort. |
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English plant name | Statice |
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TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
Soil | |
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Lighting | |
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Spacing, cm | From 15 to 20 |
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PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
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Blossom color | |
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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
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Blooming period | 2 months |
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General ornamentality | average decorative |
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Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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Bioecological group | Perennial |
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PLANT PROPAGATION | |
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Seeds are sown in hot beds or boxes in Spring. Germinating at 25 - 30°C temperature. Seedlings are pricked out and replanted in Autumn. The first year seedlings should be covered in order to protect from frosts. 500 - 800 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 8-10 grams of seeds sown. Propagated by scrub division, if parts are separated easily. |