Characteristics
A plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m high and spreads 1 m wide. The stem is erect and flowering. The leaves have 3 lobes. They are green and arrow shaped. They have long leaf stalks. These are 15-50 cm long. The spathes are large and purplish black and velvety.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
monoecy
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.68 - 0.7
|
| 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 Mediterranean climate plant. In Lebanon it grows in forest communities. It needs light shade. It is best in well composted, well-drained moist soils. It is damaged by drought and frost.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The leaves are eaten cooked after being soaked in salty water or after drying. They are also used for herbal teas.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 -
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 18
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-7
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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