Šiurkščioji verbena – Verbena rigida

Šiurkščioji verbena

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŠiurkščioji verbena
Latin plant nameVerbena rigida Spreng.
English plant nameBlue Vervain
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
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
Propagation method: seeds, rarely by cuttings. 700 - 800 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 10 grams of seeds sown. Long vegetation plant . Seeds are sown indoors between January and March in pots or in greenhouse hotbed. Seeds germinate within 15-25 days at 20-22 °C. Seeds stay viable for 5 years. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 100 m. Seed yield is 5-20 g for a square meter.