ALCHEMILLA sericata 'Gold Strike'

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GOLD NUGGET SEED ® ALCHEMILLA sericata  'Gold Strike' Seeds

ALCHEMILLA sericata 'Gold Strike'

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Select Item No. AG174

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1000 Seeds

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The minimum order quantity for this article are 200 seeds.

There are no units prepacked, any seed amount ( > minimum quantity) is weighed individually.



Plant Description

Article Type: (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®)
Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Mediterranean to Caucasus
Special Features: Free flowering, bright chartreuse flowering umbels and velvety gray-green, scalloped foliage. More deeply lobed leaves than A.mollis, robust, compact and consistant habit. Thick weed-choking mounds.
Historical: Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2009. Folklore suggests that the dew drops on the leaves of Alchemilla could turn ordinary metals to gold.
 
Basic Colour: (yellow / gold)
Flower Colour: greenish-yellow
Natural Flowering Period: June - August
Flowering: First year flowering
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z3 - Z8
Foliage: velvety, gray-green
Growth Habit: cushion-forming
Height with Flowers: 35 cm
Spacing between Plants: 40 cm
Soil Requirements: moist / average
Location:
Characteristics: ornamental foliage plant / groundcover
Usage: for the rock garden / suitable for cutting
Portion weight: 0.0952 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0.47619 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
2100
Sowing Rates/Trays: 4 - 5 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.

Best Sowing Date
(northern Hemisphere, Field condition):
Anytime
Sowing Time Hint: Light-germinator, do not cover.
Sowing to Germination: 3 - 4 weeks
Germination to Transplant: 4 - 6 weeks
Transplanting to Potting: 6 - 8 weeks
Container Size(s): 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2")
Fertilizer: Medium (150-200 ppm)
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