| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Šundantis eritronis |
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| Latin plant name | Erythronium dens-canis L. |
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| English plant name | Dog’s Tooth Violet |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 10 to 15 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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| Habitus | flower with expressive habitus, for design as accent |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | little decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 2 |
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| Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Bulbous and corm |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds, bulbs. Some american varieties are propagated by seeds only. It is important to know, that the seeds quickly lose their ability to germinate, so they should be sown after picking up. Seeds are sown in Autumn. The first seedlings appear in Spring and start blooming in 5-7 years. For such a low reproduction Erythronium are not popular. |
