Siauralapė gvaizdūnė – Zinnia angustifolia

Siauralapė gvaizdūnė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSiauralapė gvaizdūnė
Latin plant nameZinnia angustifolia H.B.K.
English plant nameNarrowleaf Zinnia
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • 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 period4 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Seeds of Z. angustifolia are smaller than seeds of Z. Elegans. 1150 - 300 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds sown in boxes between March and April. Seeds germinate within 10-12 days at 20°C.