Assessment of groundcover perennials by economically valuable characteristics in the south of Western Siberia
Tatiana I. Fomina, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher
Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia, fomina-ti@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-2480
Abstract
The assortment of groundcover perennials from the collection of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden, SB RAS (Novosibirsk) including 40 species, forms and varieties has been analyzed. The studied taxa represent long-term vegetative plants, 80% of which are winter-green. Different flowering periods (from May to October), and different flowering duration (from two weeks to three months) combined with a long vegetation ensure the decorative compositions throughout the whole season. At the same time, late spring and early summer species dominate the flowering spectrum (67.5%). The coloristic diversity of flowers and foliage provides wide opportunities for using groundcover perennials in compositions or monoculture. According to the height of vegetative and flowering shoots, 3 groups of different purposes have been distinguished. Low group (up to 10 cm) is suitable for creating the background of flower beds, medium one is (10—20 cm) for decorating borders, and high group (30 cm or more) can serve as a material for filling trunk and coastal zones. The variability of morphometric indicators of shoots and inflorescences in groundcover perennials is medium or high, characterizing a good adaptive ability in changing seasonal conditions. The studied taxa are resistant to low temperatures and overwinter without shelter, but may be exposed to rotting-out under snow. Long-term observations have shown that the vast majority of groundcover plants are moderately resistant (23 taxa, 57.5%) or highly resistant (13 taxa, 32.5%) to rotting-out. The obtained data on phenology, morphometric indicators and sustainability in the conditions of the forest-steppe of Western Siberia give a differentiated approach to the use of groundcover perennials in the landscape design of the region.
Acknowledgments: The study was carried out as a part of the state task, project no. AAAAA-A21- 121011290025-2 “Evaluation of the morphogenetic potential of plant populations in North Asia by experimental methods”
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Fomina T. I. Assessment of groundcover perennials by economically valuable characteristics in the south of Western Siberia. Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2024, no. 4 (52), pp. 38—50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2024.52.3.
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