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ANTHYLLIS vulneraria var. coccinea
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Papilionaceae |
| Origin: | North Africa, Europe and West Asia |
| Special Features: | Great for dry sites. ANTHYLLIS vulneraria var. coccinea adds a new flower shape to your rock garden, wall top or any other well drained site. |
| Historical: | Cultivated as a medicinal plant in Europe since the 16th century. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | red-orange |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - August |
| Flowering: | Second year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z9
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| Foliage: | bluish-green, obovate-lanceolate |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / hanging / low-growing |
| Height with Flowers: | 15 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 40 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / gritty / well-drained / alkaline |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.3226 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 2.63158 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
380 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 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 Time Hint: | Germination occurs in 1-2 weeks. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 1 - 2 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) |
