Have you forgotten your password?
Jelitto · Seeds of more than 3700 different species and varieties
ALCHEMILLA epipsila
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Balkans |
| Special Features: | Similar to ALCHEMILLA mollis but smaller and more compact. |
| Historical: | Folklore suggests that dew drops collected on the leaves of Lady's Mantle might turn ordinary metal into gold. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | yellowish |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
|
| Foliage: | orbicular, shallowly lobed, toothed, smooth, green |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / clumping / compact |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.0645 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.2439 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
4100 |
| 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 Time Hint: | Light-germinator, do not cover. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
