Vienmetis sausiukas – Xeranthemum annuum

Vienmetis sausiukas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVienmetis sausiukas
Latin plant nameXeranthemum annuum L.
English plant nameImmortelle
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are sown outdoors in the final grown place between April and May. 600 - 700 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Self-sowing flower.