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ARMERIA pseudarmeria Ballerina-Series 'Ballerina Red'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (pure seed) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Distinction: | Fleuroselect Award Winner. |
| Special Features: | Large globular flowers, rich flowering. Sturdy stems with long flowering period. Relatively drought, salt and heat tolerant. Compact, uniform growth. Easy to cultivate as a flowering pot plant or for the perennial border. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | red |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - September |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z9
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| Foliage: | broad grassy, intense green |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / compact / evergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 25 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.05 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.8 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1250 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1.5 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| 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: | Recommended sowing January to mid-March or mid-May to July. |
| Germination to Transplant: | 5 - 7 weeks |
| 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) |
