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LEWISIA Longipetala-Hybr. Little-Series 'Little Raspberry'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Special Features: | An abundance of spring blooms - colorful raspberry red. Flowers the first year from seed, and do not suffer from rust and leaf crown rot. Large flowering, short upright stems, reblooms in the fall, easy in the garden. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2015. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | intense raspberry red |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | lanceolate, leathery |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming |
| Height with Flowers: | 15 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | avoid lime / dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.0408 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.45455 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
2200 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 5 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.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Varying temperatures beneficial, day 24°C, night 15°C. |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
