Characteristics
A herb. It is a hairy annual which grows 30 cm high. The leaves have small teeth. The leaves are 5 cm long and slightly hairy. The flowers are pink to white. They occur as 2 or more flower clusters together. These can be 2.5 cm across
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows in places with dry soil. It suits hardiness zone 7.
| 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
The leaves are ground and mixed with meat (sausages) for seasoning.
Cultivation
It can be grown from seed, cuttings of division.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 40
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
15 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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