Characteristics
A shrub. It grows 1.2-2.4 m tall and spreads 1.2 m wide. It is robust and can have several stems. The leaves are leathery and bluish-green. They taper. The leaves curve backwards. They are thin and flat on the upper surface. The flowers are large and creamy white. They are bell shaped. They are in tall panicles.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.2
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 2.5
|
| 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 suits hardiness zones 8-11.
| 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 flowers are eaten raw or cooked. They can be dried and used for flavouring. The flowering stem can be cooked and used like asparagus.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions, seedlings or suckers.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
suckers
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-17
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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