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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2020.38.1.197

Evaluation of optimal planting combination considering growth characteristics of major landscaping groundcover plants  

Han, Seung Won (Urban Agricultural Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Jang, Ha Kyung (Urban Agricultural Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.38, no.1, 2020 , pp. 197-205 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the purpose of designing companion planting of groundcover plants for ornamental uses, this study identified the yearly growth characteristics of nine species of different life forms, analyzed the coverage characteristics of individual plants, and suggested combinations of plants suitable for each life form. Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum, Liriope platyphylla and Hosta capitata, as short-grained plants that can grow to more than 20 cm, tended to grow for 60 days after planting in April and maintain their shape thereafter. Their aerial parts started to wither and enter dormancy after September. Saxifraga stolonifera, Dianthus chinensis and Sedum middendorffianum tended to continuously grow until September after planting in April and their growth declined after September. Lysimachia nummularia, as a creeping plant that grows creeping on the ground, started to show a rapid growth three months after planting. Sedum sarmentosum grew slowly until August and the aerial parts started to wither from September when the temperature decreases. The coverage characteristics of these nine species that grow differently after companion planting were surveyed and the growth of Sedum sarmentosum showed the highest number of companions. It was found that Hosta capitata can be companion planted with Sedum middendorffianum, Saxifraga stolonifera, and Lysimachia nummularia. These results indicate that among different shoot growth types species propagated with their stems creeping on the ground or those that can grow vegetatively with non-rhizome parts are more suitable for companion planting with others than those of which rhizomes branch.
Keywords
comparison plants; growth form; multi-layer planting; plant coverage; wild native flower;
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