Characteristics
A vine that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m high. The stem is slender and woody. The leaves have deep lobes arranged like fingers on a hand. They are hairy. The flowers are funnel shaped and pink. They have 5 petals.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
climber
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
epizoochory
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.76 - 1.1
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.08
|
| 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 will grow in most soils. It needs an open sunny position. It is resistant to frost and drought.
| 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
The flowers are eaten raw.
| Uses |
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
flowers
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants are grown by seeds.
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
5 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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