BUPHTHALMUM salicifolium 'Alpengold'

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BUPHTHALMUM salicifolium 'Alpengold'

Willowleaf Ox-Eye
Select Item No. BA069

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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: Asteraceae
Origin: Cultivar. Alps, Southeastern Europe: calcareous and low nutrient meadows.
Special Features: Larger flowers than the species, double ray of petals.
Historical: Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 1991.
 
Basic Colour: (yellow / gold)
Flower Colour: golden
Natural Flowering Period: June - August
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z3 - Z9
Foliage: narrow, lanceolate, entire, upper sessile, strigose, deep green
Growth Habit: cushion-forming
Height with Flowers: 50 cm
Spacing between Plants: 50 cm
Soil Requirements: dry / lime-loving, calcareous / average / poor, lean
Location:
Usage: honey-bee food plant / suitable for cutting
Portion weight: 0.15 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0.68966 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
1450
Gram to get 1000 plants
(if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity):
5 Gram
Sowing Rates/Trays: 5 per cell
Plug tray recommended size(s): 128 / 288
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 to Germination: 2 - 3 weeks
Germination to Transplant: 4 - 8 weeks
Transplanting to Potting: 6 - 10 weeks
Container Size(s): 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2")
Fertilizer: Light (100-150 ppm)
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