Characteristics
An evergreen shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 6 m tall. The leaves are alternate and narrowly oval. They have an aroma when crushed. They are shiny above and dull underneath. The flowers are small and bell shaped and 1-2 cm across. The fruit is a star shaped capsule 2.5 cm across.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
4.0 - 6.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in wetlands and sandy acidic soils. It needs moisture and full sun.
| 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
Caution: In large amounts it is probably poisonous.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds and cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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