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BIGELOWIA nuttallii
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | North America, South and Southeast United States: on sandstone and on the edge of pine forests. |
| Special Features: | Dense yellow umbels, persistent flowering groundcover. Upright and very stable. White, yellow flowers, very closely set, form an unusual, planar impression. Drought-tolerant. Easy to care for and undemanding. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | yellow umbels |
| Natural Flowering Period: | August - October |
| Flowering: | Second year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z10
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| Foliage: | very narrow, lanceolate, green |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / erect / evergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 30 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 20 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.06 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.43478 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
2300 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| 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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| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
