Siauralapė ežiuolė – Echinacea angustifolia

Siauralapė ežiuolė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSiauralapė ežiuolė
Latin plant nameEchinacea angustifolia (L.)DC.
English plant nameNarrow-Leaved Purple Cone-Flower
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. 300 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 12 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes or hotbeds. Seeds are sown in Autumn or Spring. Seeds germinate within 3-4 weeks. Sprouts are replanted into hotbeds and after two years to the final growing place in Spring. Seedlings begin blooming in the second or third year. Self-sowing plant. Scrub (4-5 years old) is divided in Autumn and Spring.