Saulutinis kermėkas – Limonium bellidifolium

Saulutinis kermėkas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSaulutinis kermėkas
Latin plant nameLimonium bellidifolium (Gouan) Dumort.
English plant nameStatice
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
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
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
  • 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
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
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.