Characteristics
A small creeping shrub. It grows 15 cm high and spreads 45 cm wide. The leaves are very small and have sharp tips. The flowers are white. The fruit is blue-black and 12 mm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.38
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.15
|
| 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 warm temperate plant. It grows at high altitudes in the tropics. It suits hardiness zones 9-10.
| 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) |
|
Usage
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 60
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-7
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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