Skydinis pėdlapis – Podophyllum peltatum

Skydinis pėdlapis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSkydinis pėdlapis
Latin plant namePodophyllum peltatum L.
English plant nameMayapple
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Water bodies and coastal
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • wet soils
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 40 to 50
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division, rhizome parts. Seeds are sown outdoors in Autumn or in the early Spring. Seedlings are sensitive to the direct sun. Scrub is divided in Spring.