Ex Tax: 1.25€
A plant with intrigue!
Family: Umbelliferae.
Origin: Spain and Portugal.
Distinguishing Features: exceptionally beautiful glossy foliage, remarkably hardy Mediterranean look.
Shape and Colour: thumb-sized round buds open into gorgeous white flower heads.
Natural flowering period: July - September.
Winter hardiness: Z4-10.
Foliage: thick, shiny, green leaves resembling plastic oak leaves.
Flowering plant height: 100 cm.
Distance between plants: 75 cm.
Soil Requirements: well-drained soil, pH 5.8-6.8.
Location: full sun to partial shade.
Use: plant together with Echinops "Arctic Glow", Asclepias "Iceballet" and Verbascum "Violetta".
Shiny leaved angelica. Bot. syn.: Angelica hispanica.
Agrotechnics.
1000 seeds = 9.091 grams.
Need for seeds: 20 g/1000 plants.
The best sowing time: November-March.
Germination: for the first 2-4 weeks, sowing should be kept warm (approximately +18 to +22°C) and damp. After this period, sowing must be kept at a cold temperature (from -4 to + 4 ° C) for another 4-6 weeks.
During the cooling period, it is useful to sprinkle crops with snow. After this procedure, sowing should not be immediately exposed to high temperatures. The most effective temperature is from +5 to +12°C, even if germination has already begun. The best place for this sowing (even in March, April and May) is open ground or a cold greenhouse.
From germination to transplant: 4-8 weeks.
Getting a marketable plant: 6-10 weeks.