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POLEMONIUM yezoense 'Purple Rain Strain'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Origin: | Cultivar. North Japan, Hokkaido: open, moist forest, roadsides in the mountains. |
| Special Features: | Very attractive reddish-purple pinnate foliage from late winter to early summer. The foliage combines beautifully with other leaf and flower colors. Large flowers. Variable. Reblooms after dead-heading. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2006. |
| Basic Colour: | (violet) |
| Flower Colour: | violet |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z9
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| Foliage: | ovate to elliptic, during winter until early summer reddish purple, mostly with dark stems |
| Growth Habit: | erect / clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 50 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / groundcover |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.2 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.90909 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1100 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
3 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 3 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.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 2 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
