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DODECATHEON meadia
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Origin: | Eastern USA |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Pink flowers shaped like little shuttlecocks. |
| Historical: | The name Dodecatheon means 'Flower of the Twelve Gods' and was thought to describe the clusters of twelve flowers on more mature plants. |
| Basic Colour: | (pink / salmon) |
| Flower Colour: | pink |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z7
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| Foliage: | clusters of ground-hugging oblong leaves |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | avoid lime / average / humus rich, fertile |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.087 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.489 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
2045 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(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.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Varying temperatures beneficial, day 24°C, night 15°C. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
