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Argun dragonhead "Fuji White"
Argun dragonhead "Fuji White" - Dracocephalum argunense.
Family: Lamiaceae.
Origin: Northeast Asia.
Features: Long-lived, ground cover, perennial plant that forms dark green "cushions" with excellent drought resistance. Suitable for containers, rock gardens and perennial borders.
Named after the famous Japanese Mount Fuji.
Flower color: pure white with a hint of blue.
Natural flowering period: June - August.
Winter hardiness zones: Z4 – Z8.
Foliage: needle-shaped, shiny, leathery, dark green.
Flowering plant height: 25-30 cm.
Distance between plants: 30 cm.
Soil requirements: dry, well-drained, average fertility.
Use: well suited for rock gardens and as a beautiful flowering potted plant.
Sowing: the seeds of this perennial plant germinate very unevenly over a long period. Low temperatures (below +5°C) are very effective. Seed trays should not be thrown away prematurely. It is necessary to maintain constant humidity and not leave it in direct sunlight.
1.0 g = 310 seeds.
White Dragonhead. Bot.syn.: Dracocephalum speciosum Ledeb.
Family: Lamiaceae.
Origin: Northeast Asia.
Features: Long-lived, ground cover, perennial plant that forms dark green "cushions" with excellent drought resistance. Suitable for containers, rock gardens and perennial borders.
Named after the famous Japanese Mount Fuji.
Flower color: pure white with a hint of blue.
Natural flowering period: June - August.
Winter hardiness zones: Z4 – Z8.
Foliage: needle-shaped, shiny, leathery, dark green.
Flowering plant height: 25-30 cm.
Distance between plants: 30 cm.
Soil requirements: dry, well-drained, average fertility.
Use: well suited for rock gardens and as a beautiful flowering potted plant.
Sowing: the seeds of this perennial plant germinate very unevenly over a long period. Low temperatures (below +5°C) are very effective. Seed trays should not be thrown away prematurely. It is necessary to maintain constant humidity and not leave it in direct sunlight.
1.0 g = 310 seeds.
White Dragonhead. Bot.syn.: Dracocephalum speciosum Ledeb.
* Dracocephalum argunense.
The natural habitat of this plant has a clearly defined East Asian continental type: Russia (Kuril Islands, Ussuri, Zeya-Bureya regions, Eastern Siberia, rarely the islands of Kunashir and Shikotan), Japan (the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu), the Korean peninsula, China. It grows on dry rocky grassy slopes of sea coasts. Mesoxerophyte. A perennial herbaceous plant with a short rhizome. Stems up to 30 cm in height, leaves lanceolate-linear, numerous. The flowers are 3-4 cm long, collected in close false whorls.
Easily propagated by seeds. When sown before winter, seedlings appear in June of the following year. It blooms in the second year after emergence. Blooms in July (second half) - August. The seeds ripen in August - September. It goes into winter with green leaves that persist until spring.
It grows well, blooms profusely in July and bears fruit in August.Forms multi-stemmed bushes, branched stems and inflorescences up to 8 cm long.
A promising plant for rocky gardens.
