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LEWISIA Longipetala-Hybr. Little-Series 'Little Tutti Frutti'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin |
| Special Features: | Balanced mixture of brilliant new colors, large flowering, short upright stems, strong rosettes, blooms from May through mid-June and again in September, easy in the garden, withstanding winter wet. |
| Basic Colour: | (mixture) |
| Flower Colour: | yellow-orange, red-purple, pink-white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | leathery, lanceolate |
| 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: | 0.05 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.54975 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1819 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 3 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. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 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) |
