DRACOCEPHALUM peregrinum 'Blue Dragon'

Product 1354 From 3849
Zoom

DRACOCEPHALUM peregrinum 'Blue Dragon'

Blue Dragon Dragonhead
Select Item No. DA472

Quantitative Restriction

1 Portion contains 20-250 seeds depending on value and size.
Please switch to gram for larger quantities.



Plant Description

Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin: Russia (Altai Mountains)
Special Features: Long-lived perennial with large hooded blossoms over mounds of diminutive blue leaves. Rich and large flowering. Well suited to container production.
Historical: Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2004. Seed strain of Russian species found in the Altai Mountains.
 
Basic Colour: (violet)
Flower Colour: violet blue
Natural Flowering Period: June - September
Flowering: Second year flowering
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z4 - Z8
Foliage: tiny, blue green, needle-like
Growth Habit: compact / bushy
Height with Flowers: 30 cm
Spacing between Plants: 30 cm
Soil Requirements: dry / well-drained
Location:
Usage: for the rock garden
Portion weight: 0.3 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 3.63636 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
275
Gram to get 1000 plants
(if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity):
8 Gram
Sowing Rates/Trays: 2 per cell
Plug tray recommended size(s): 72 / 128
Sowing Direction:

(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems.

(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.

Best Sowing Date
(northern Hemisphere, Field condition):
Anytime
Sowing to Germination: 2 - 3 weeks
Germination to Transplant: 4 - 8 weeks
Transplanting to Potting: 6 - 10 weeks
Container Size(s): 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2")
Fertilizer: Light (100-150 ppm)
Jelitto · Seeds of more than 3700 different species and varieties

 

*: excl. TAX, excl. shipping