Characteristics
An erect herb. It grows 30 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a white woolly covering. The leaves are clustered at the base of the stem. The leaves are 5-10 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are white, purple or blue.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. In the Himalayas it grows in drier areas between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level. It needs to be in a sunny position. It suits hardiness zone 6-9.
| 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 flowering tips and flower spikes are eaten raw in salads. They are also cooked as a vegetable. The stems are peeled and eaten.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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