Herbaceous Plants : Summary
This table gives information typically used in the specification of herbaceous plants. It is important to realise that plants are variable and growth varies between species and seasons. For this reason the details within the table give general, accepted dimensions and terms for the specification of herbaceous plants but there are always well grown and healthy plants which are exceptions.
A knowledge of the product and the methods of its production are important in specifying plants.
Values shown in bold type indicate the more typical for the range.
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ROOT
PROTECTION
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CONTAINER
SIZE
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MINIMUM
SPREAD
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NUMBER
OF BUDS
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METHOD
OF PROPAGATION
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NOTES
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CL = clump
C =
container
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Min. size or range given in LITRES unless otherwise indicated
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cm
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CL
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2,
3 or 4
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Seed or Vegetative method
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Low
spreading/medium spp./cvs.
e.g. Acaena spp.,
Armeria spp.,
Ajuga spp., Epimedium
spp., Festuca
spp., Galium spp., Saxifraga spp., Stachys spp.,
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CL
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2,
3 or 4
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Seed or Vegetative method
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Medium/vigorous
spp./cvs.
e.g.: Alchemilla mollis,
Begenia spp., Brunnera macrophylla, Geranium
macrorrhizum, Hosta spp., Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'
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C
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0.5(P9),
1(P11), 1.5(P13), 2, 3, 4, 5
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8-10,
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2,
3 or 4
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Seed or Vegetative method
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Low
spreading/medium spp./cvs.
e.g. Acaena spp.,
Armeria spp., Ajuga spp., Epimedium
spp., Festuca
spp., Galium spp., Saxifraga spp., Stachys spp.,
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C
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0.5(P9),
1(P11), 1.5(P13), 2, 3, 4, 5
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10-15,
15-20, 20-30
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2,
3 or 4
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Seed or Vegetative method
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Medium/vigorous
spp./cvs.
e.g.: Alchemilla mollis,
Begenia spp., Brunnera macrophylla, Geranium
macrorrhizum, Hosta spp., Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'
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NOTE: MINIMUM SPREAD, which primarily applies to evergreen perennials, is included in this Summary for indicative purposes.