Uoginė knipofija – Kniphofia uvaria

Uoginė knipofija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameUoginė knipofija
Latin plant nameKniphofia uvaria (L.) Hook.
English plant namePoker Plant
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, scrub division. Scrub is divided in Spring. Seeds are sown in boxes or hotbeds at the beginning of May. Seeds germinate within 10-15 days. The flower begins blooming in 3-4 years. 350 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown.