Siūlinė žemenė (v.) – Sagina subulata form.

Siūlinė žemenė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSiūlinė žemenė
Latin plant nameSagina subulata form. (Sw.) C.Presl.
English plant nameIrish Moss
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitylittle decorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
The flower is propagated by the parts of a parent plant (5 cm long) in Spring. Propagation method by seeds is rarely used. 40000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds between August and September. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks