Triskiautė malopė – Malope trifida

Triskiautė malopė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameTriskiautė malopė
Latin plant nameMalope trifida Cav.
English plant nameAnnual Malope
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
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
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation method: seeds. Typical self-sowing annual flower. Seeds are sown between April and May in beds. Seeds germinate within 10 days. 360 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for 4 years.