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GEUM coccineum Borisii-Strain
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Hybrid Origin |
| Special Features: | Compact and free-flowering seed strain with orange-red blooms, reblooms often September-October. Can withstand dry periods in any good garden soil. |
| Historical: | Once, while Wilhelm Schacht was on Musala, in the Rila mountains with King Boris III of Bulgaria, he found a natural G. hybrid, which he then named G. x borisii after his employer. The name x borisii for the cross between G. bulgaricum and Geum reptans, was then mistakenly given to several breeds of G. coccineum. Later, Georg Ahrends also named his new breeds G. x borisii plus cultivar. The true G. x borisii can still be found in the UK but is seldom cultivated. |
| Basic Colour: | (orange) |
| Flower Colour: | orange-red |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z9
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| Foliage: | slightly hairy, with kidney-shaped leaflet at the terminal end |
| Growth Habit: | clumping / compact |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.1587 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 1.49254 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
670 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 - 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| 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, night 18°C, day 26°C, of benefit. |
| 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) |
