WorldFloraDB - Achillea ageratum

Characteristics

A small herb 30-60 cm high. The stems are thin. The leaves are bright green and have fine teeth. The flowers have green centres and white petals. The flowers are in loose flat clusters.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

anemochory

Mature width (meter)

0.6

Mature height (meter)

0.5 - 0.6

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows best in well drained soil in a sunny position. They can survive drought. It can withstand temperatures down to-20°C. It can survive in part shade and near the sea.

More

The origin of this plant is uncertain, it is possibly a hybrid, A. ptarmica x A. macrocephala.

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Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten. They are also used for tea.

Uses	environmental use medicinal tea
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

It is grown from seed. Seed germinate in 1-3 months. Seedlings can be transplanted. Plants can also be grown by division of clumps. They can also be grown from cuttings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 100
Germination temperacture (C°)	15 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-