Tikroji kortūza – Cortusa matthioli

Tikroji kortūza

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameTikroji kortūza
Latin plant nameCortusa matthioli L.
English plant name-
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitylittle decorative
Ornamentality duration, months3
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds or scrub division. Seeds are sown after picking up into boxes. Seeds germinate within 35 days. Sprouts are replanted to the final growing place next year. About 850 -900 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2 grams of seeds sown. Seeds germinate within 4 weeks at 20°C and 4 weeks at 4°C.