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SAPONARIA ocymoides 'Snow Tip'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Origin: | Mountains of Spain, South France, Italy and Alps |
| Special Features: | First true white falling variety from seed. |
| Historical: | The result of years of breeding work, all beginning with one chance white flowering seedling. Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 1996. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | pure white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | dark green, oblong to lanceolate |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / hanging / low-growing |
| Height with Flowers: | 25 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 40 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / alkaline |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / for green roofs |
| Portion weight: | 0.274 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 1.49254 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
670 |
| 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 to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 4 - 8 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) |
