Žvilgančioji sidabražolė – Potentilla nitida

Žvilgančioji sidabražolė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŽvilgančioji sidabražolė
Latin plant namePotentilla nitida L.
English plant nameFive-Finger
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division and seeds. Scrub is divided in Spring or the early Autumn (August-September). 5000-6000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in cold beds in Spring. Not every species with double blossoms mature seeds.