Characteristics
A small shrub. It has many branches. It grows 30-100 cm high and spreads 50-100 cm wide. There are many stems and they are slightly hairy. The leaves are 1 cm long by 0.2 cm wide. They taper to a point. They can curve backwards. The edges are hairy. The flowers are like tubes. They are 1 cm long. They are constricted at both ends. They grow in the axils of leaves on older wood. They are bright red.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
-
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3 - 1.0
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows on gravely loam and clay. It can grow on a wide range of soils. It needs good drainage. It can tolerate light frost.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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