Valerio sprigė – Impatiens walleriana

Valerio sprigė

Valerio sprigė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameValerio sprigė
Latin plant nameImpatiens walleriana Hook.
English plant nameBusy Lizzie
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 40
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • purple
Blossom color
  • white
  • orange
  • 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 ornamentalityvery decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupNo hardy perennials
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings. Cuttings (10 cm long) are taken from lateral shoots between April and November. Cuttings are placed in pot with water. After roots appear, they are planted in pots. The flower is propagated by seeds. Thin layer of soil is spread on and placed in dark and cold room. 1650 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in greenhouses between January and March. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks at 18°C