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Tibouchina grossa

3,00€

incl. 7% VAT*
plus shipping costs

Karminroter Veilchenbaum
(Port.)

immergrüner oder halb-immergrüner, oftmals mehrstämmiger Strauch oder kleiner Baum bis zu 4 m mit gegenständig angeordneten, elliptischen bis lanzettlichen, beidseitig zart behaarten, tiefgrünen Blättern. Die großen, karminroten Schalenblüten erscheinen in Rispen am Ende der Triebe

Steckbrief
Family:	Melastomataceae Schwarzmundgewächse	Evergreen:	yes
Origin:	South America	Fragrance:
Group:	Shrub	Flower:	red, reddish, pale red, crimosn, dark red
Zone:	10	Flowering:
Hibernate:	mind. 10-15°C	Fruits:	Kapseln
To use as:	Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	sun to semi-shade
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Cuttings
Pre-Treatment:	0
Sowing Time:	all year round > spring/summer preferred
Sowing Deep:	Light germinator! Only sprinkle on the surface of the substrate + slightly press on
Sowing Mix:	Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite
Germination Temperature:	ca. 22-25°C
Location:	bright + keep constantly moist, not wet
Germination Time:	ca. 3-6 weeks
Irrigation:	in the growing season regularly water
Fertilization:	biweekly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer
Pests:	Spider mites > especially under glass
Substrate:	humus soil + sand + perlite
Culture:	bright at approx. 15-20°C + keep constantly moist
Overwintering:	Older specimens bright at approx. 10°C, and only so much water that the root ball not dries out completely. The foliage is dropped with cold overwintering!
Note:	Naturally, the germination rate is low!
	Jun 19. Wednesday, 2013