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Leycesteria crocothyrsos

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Goldenes Fasanenauge, Golden Leycesteria, Golden Pheasant Eye, Yellow Phesantberry
(Port.)

laubabwerfender Strauch bis zu 2 m mit hohlen Stengeln und überhängenden Zweigen, bestehend aus ovalen, spitz zulaufenden, ca. 15 cm langen, oberseits glänzend tiefgrünen Blättern. Die end- und achselständigen, leicht duftenden, glockenförmigen, goldgelben Blüten erscheinen in langen, hängenden Trauben, denen purpurrote Beerenfrüchte folgen

Steckbrief
Family:	Caprifoliaceae Geißblattgewächse	Evergreen:	no
Origin:	Asia	Fragrance:
Group:	Shrub	Flower:	yellow, gold, pale yellow, lemon-yellow, dark yellow, ocher
Zone:	8	Flowering:
Hibernate:	bis zu -5°C	Fruits:
To use as:	Garten, Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	sun to semi-shade
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Cuttings
Pre-Treatment:	0
Stratification:	ca. 1-2 months in moist sowing mix at 2-5°C in the fridge or unheated greenhouse
Sowing Time:	all year round > spring preferred
Sowing Deep:	cover only slightly with substrate
Sowing Mix:	Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite
Germination Temperature:	ca. 15-20°C
Location:	bright + keep constantly moist, not wet
Germination Time:	until germination takes place
Irrigation:	in the growing season regularly water
Fertilization:	monthly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer
Pests:	Spider mites > especially under glass
Substrate:	potting soil + sand or perlite
Culture:	in the 1st year bright or dark at approx. 0-5ºC in unheated greennhouse + keep slightly moist only
Overwintering:	Older specimens bright at approx. 5-10°C, and just so much water that the root ball not dries out completely.
Note:	Pruning in the winter or early spring up on 2 eyes
	Apr 29. Monday, 2013