Characteristics
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 1-2 m high. The branches are brown. The leaves ar almost round. They are 2-3 cm long and wide. The leaves are bluish-green underneath. The leaf stalks are 3-8 mm long. The flowers are white. There are 15-30 in a group. They grow on the end of the current year's growth.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
shrub
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Growth support |
free-standing
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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) |
1.0 - 1.5
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Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
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Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
0.4
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Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
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Blooming months |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Fruit color |
-
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Fruiting months |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It is native of northern China and Siberia. In North China it grows in open rocky slopes and mountain regions between 400-2,400 m above sea level.
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
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode |
cuttings
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Germination duration (days) |
30 - 40
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 18
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-29
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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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