Tikroji dvylikadeivė – Dodecatheon meadia

Tikroji dvylikadeivė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameTikroji dvylikadeivė
Latin plant nameDodecatheon meadia L.
English plant nameAmerican Cowslip
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months3
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are sown after picking up or stratifaction in Spring. Seeds are sown in boxes between February and March. The seedlings do not like replantation. 2200 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds germinate within 1-6 months.