| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Skaistažiedis šalavijas |
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| Latin plant name | Salvia coccinea L. |
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| English plant name | Scarlet Flowered Sage |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 20 to 30 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - middle height – 41- 60 cm
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| 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
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| Blooming period | 3 months |
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| General ornamentality | decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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| Group | non-typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. Long vegetation plant. The flower begins blooming (depending on species) in 3,5-6 months after sow. Seeds are sown in boxes between January and March at 20 - 25°C temperature. Seeds germinate within 8-14 days. 350 - 400 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 8 - 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 4-5 years. Seed yield is 3-5 g for a square meter. Cross-pollinated flower, isolation distance is 200-500 m
Seedlings are replanted in rich soil with 3 cm distance between plants. Seedlings are replanted only after frosts. |
