| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Žydrasis gvazdikas |
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| Latin plant name | Dianthus gratianopolitanus Vill. |
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| English plant name | The Cheddar Pink |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | main |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 15 to 20 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 6 |
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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: seeds, scrub division (runners), cuttings. Species with double blossom do not mature seeds. 600 - 800 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 8 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in beds between April and May. Seeds germinate within 8-12 days. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Propagation by runners is used between June and August. Stem should be bent to the ground and part of it covered with soil. The sharp bend will often induce rooting. Cuttings are taken in early June and they root in hot beds or greenhouses in peat, sand or mixed substrate. |
