Characteristics
A clump forming plant which has tubers. It grows 1.2-3 m tall. It spreads 60 cm wide. The leaves are large and dark green and spreading. They are deeply divided and have deep teeth. The end leaflet is rounded. The white flowers have a scent and are in loose panicles.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 2.75
|
| 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 |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A temperate plant. They grow well beside pools. It is best in damp to wet soils. It needs a sunny location. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. Hobart Botanical Gardens.
| 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
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 90
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 15
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-40
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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