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THERMOPSIS chinensis
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Papilionaceae |
| Origin: | Central and Eastern China |
| Special Features: | Low maintenance perennial with lovely grey-purple flowering buds and panicles with brilliant yellow flower panicles, early flowering, stable, without runners. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | brilliant yellow |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | oblong |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / erect / bushy |
| Height with Flowers: | 60 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 60 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained |
| Location: | |
| Portion weight: | 0.5 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 11.11111 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
90 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
20 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(10) For these bigger hard-shelled seeds, mechanical damaging of the shell is helpful for quicker swelling. One method is to grind the seed in dry sharp sand. They can also be treated for several hours in a “softener” (Polyethylenglycol 6000), which is used for the production of plastic material.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
