| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Vešlioji rudbekija |
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| Latin plant name | Rudbeckia nitida Nutt. |
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| English plant name | Shiny Coneflower |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 40 to 50 |
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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 | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
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| Blooming period | 5 months |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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| Group | logn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds, cuttings. R. hirta and R. Fulgida are propagated by seeds. Seeds are sown in beds in May. 800 - 1200 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 6 grams of seeds sown. Seeds germinate within 10-15 days. Some species begin blooming in the same year. Scrub is divided during replantation. R. pinnata and R. hirta could also be propagated by cuttings in beds between June and August. 4-10 cm long cuttings are taken from lateral and upper shoots. |
