Characteristics
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm to 1 m tall. The flowers are small and pale blue to white.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
barochory
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3 - 0.75
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a warm temperate plant.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The leaves are used fro flavouring.
Cultivation
It can be grown by tip cuttings or layering.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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