Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Veltheimia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 0.225-0.475m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.48
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The flowers are eaten as a spinach.
Uses environmental use
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Veltheimia bracteata unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:543446-1
WFO ID wfo-0000751831
COL ID 7FLZL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Veltheimia bracteata