Characteristics
A small herb or shrub which lies along the ground. It grows 10 cm high and spreads 60 cm wide. It forms loose carpets. The flower heads are 5-13 cm high. The leaves are smooth and oval or sword shaped. They are flat, shiny and dark green. They are 1.3 cm long. They can smell like caraway, lemon or nutmeg when crushed. The flowers are bright pink and in rings in spikes.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
epizoochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.3 - 0.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.1
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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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 7-9. Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
| 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 have a scent of caraway seeds and are used to flavour soups, vegetables and poultry.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 30
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12
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| Germination luminosity |
light
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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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