| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Tikroji saulėgrąža |
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| Latin plant name | Helianthus annuus L. |
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| English plant name | Sunflower |
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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 40 to 60 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very tall – 81 cm and over
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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 | - 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
- autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 2 months |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 4 |
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| Group | typical annual |
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| Bioecological group | Annual |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: seeds. 9-10 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 120 - 150 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 3-4 years. Seeds germination within 1-2 weeks. Seeds are sown in beds in April or in pots in March. Seeds are of better quality, if sown earlier. |
