Characteristics
A herb which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60-90 cm high and spreads 60 cm wide. The leaves are grey and scalloped. The flowers are on tall spikes. They are purple. There are white markings on the bottom lip.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.55 - 0.8
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.55 - 0.95
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
| 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 added to local beers to give a fresh taste.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or divisions. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20 - 26
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
stratification
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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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