LYCHNIS alpina

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LYCHNIS alpina

Alpine Catchfly
(VISCARIA)(SILENE suecica)
Select Item No. LA460

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1 Portion contains 20-250 seeds depending on value and size.
Please switch to gram for larger quantities.



Plant Description

Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Origin: Northern Europe: southern mountain areas, meadows, rocky slopes.
Special Features: Flowers about 1cm across, rose-purple to pink. Nice head-like clusters.
Historical: Tolerant to copper and nickel in the soil, indicator plant for those metals.
 
Basic Colour: (pink / salmon)
Flower Colour: pink
Natural Flowering Period: May - June
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z4 - Z8
Foliage: narrow, spatulate to linear, basal, green
Growth Habit: wintergreen
Height with Flowers: 10 cm
Spacing between Plants: 20 cm
Soil Requirements: avoid lime / sandy / gritty / well-drained / average
Location:
Characteristics: groundcover
Usage: for the rock garden / flowering pot plant
Portion weight: 0.021 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0.07692 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
13000
Gram to get 1000 plants
(if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity):
1 Gram
Sowing Rates/Trays: 2 - 3 per cell
Plug tray recommended size(s): 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.

Sowing to Germination: 2 - 3 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)
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