| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Virgininis astras (astrūnas) |
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| Latin plant name | Aster novi-belgii L. |
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| English plant name | Confused Michaelmas Daisy |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | - Combination with woody plants
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| ASSORTMENT | main |
| 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 | - autumn - September - October
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 5 |
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| Group | intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation methods: scrub division. Scrub is divided during replantation. The flower is propagated by 3-4cm long cuttings from June till August in beds or hotbeds. Cuttings are taken from lateral and top shoot. Rooting percentage is 90. Seeds do not mature every year. 600 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2 - 3 grams of seeds sown. |
