Characteristics
A herb with woolly leaves. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm high. The leaves are oval or long and narrow. They can have teeth. The flowers are yellow with brown stripes on the inside. They grow in spikes at the top of the plant.
Life form |
perennial
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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 |
entomogamy
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
-
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Mature height (meter) |
0.4
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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 temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. It suits plant hardiness zone 8.
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 and flowering tops are brewed into tea.
Cultivation
It can be grown by seed, cuttings or division.
Mode |
seedlings
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Germination duration (days) |
14 - 28
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
20
|
Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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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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