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PULSATILLA vulgaris 'Prima Papagena'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Origin: | From Great Britain and western France to Sweden, east to Ukraine |
| Special Features: | distinct improvement over ’Papageno’, intensive fringed flowers from the first year on, attractive fern-like, cut-leaf foliage. The subsequent seed heads look like little feather dusters. Early spring flowering. Drought resitant. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2018. |
| Basic Colour: | (mixture) |
| Flower Colour: | mixture of creamy white, bright pink, dark red and light blue to violet flowers |
| Natural Flowering Period: | March - April |
| Flower: | single / semi-double |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | fern-like, pinnatifid. |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 30 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / alkaline |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | decorative fruit |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.375 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): | open flats / 72 |
| 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): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing Time Hint: | requires 4-6 weeks for germination |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
