Visžalė rudgrūdėlė – Iberis sempervirens

Visžalė rudgrūdėlė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVisžalė rudgrūdėlė
Latin plant nameIberis sempervirens L.
English plant nameEvergreen Candytuft
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Borders
  • Pods
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
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
Blossom color
  • white
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds, cuttings. 380 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 10 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in hotbeds or beds in Spring. Seeds germinate within 10-14 days. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Scrub is divided when replanting it. It is recommended to propagate by cuttings which are taken after blooming and new shoots appear between June and August. Rooting percentage is 80-90.