Characteristics
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60 cm tall.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
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 |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It can grow in a range of soils. It is best in moist soil. It can grow in light shade. It suits hardiness zone 7.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The flowers are sweet and are eaten or sucked for their nectar. The leaves are also eaten cooked. Caution: The seeds and roots are poisonous. They have a heart toxin.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. They can be transplanted. Plants can also be grown by division.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 90
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 14
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-18
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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