Characteristics
A shrubby plant which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 90-120 cm high. The leaves are oval and thin and papery. There are teeth around the edge. There are a few hairs over the leaf. The leaves are 17.5 cm long by 10 cm wide. The flowers are large and red or pink. They are 5 cm long. They are on spikes 15 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.3
|
| 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 |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It needs a year round warm climate. It needs a sunny position and well drained soil. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. Hobart Botanical Gardens 1
| 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 leaves are used fresh or dried for teas. They have the flavour of mixed fruit and are used for flavouring salads and salad dressing.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
1
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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