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ALCHEMILLA erythropoda
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Balkan Peninsula, West Carpathians, Caucasus to Northern Iran |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Yellow, often reddish coloured flowers on short, reddish flowering stems and lovely bluish-green foliage. An excellent candidate for container production or use as a groundcover. Full sun in cool summer climates to semi-shade elsewhere. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | yellow |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - August |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | bluish-green, pilose |
| Growth Habit: | clumping / low-growing |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / groundcover |
| Portion weight: | 0.2 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.63291 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1580 |
| 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: | Light-germinator, do not cover. |
| 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: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
