Characteristics
A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.4m high.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.4
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
High plains grasslands to open coniferous woods. Desert slopes, foothills, and plateaux in limestone and volcanic outcrops; at elevations from 1,000-2,500 metres.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The flowers are edible raw or cooked. They can also be dried and crished and used as flavouring.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-18
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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