Sirinis klemalis – Asclepias syriaca

Sirinis klemalis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSirinis klemalis
Latin plant nameAsclepias syriaca L.
English plant nameBroadleaf Milkweed
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 50 to 60
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
  • purple
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, root cuttings. 225 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds or beds in April. Seeds germinate within 1 month.