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Crescentia cujete

2,30€

incl. 7% VAT*
plus shipping costs

Kalebassenbaum, Calabash Tree
Synonyme: Crescentia acuminata, Crescentia arborea, Crescentia cuneifolia u.v.a.
(10 Korn)

kleiner, kurzstämmiger, tiefverzweigter, immergrüner Baum bis zu 10 m mit ausladenden, oftmals horizontal wachsenden Ästen (junge Zweige 4-kantig) und ca. 12 cm langen und 7 cm breiten, ovalen, spitz zulaufenden, am Rand gewellten, ledrigen, tiefgrünen, in Büscheln mit bis zu 5 Blättern am Ende der Zweige. Die kurzgestielten, glockenförmigen, hellgrünen Blüten, oftmals mit violett gestreifter Krone, erscheinen einzeln oder paarweise direkt am Stamm (Kauliflorie) und blühen nachts, gefolgt von eiförmigen, länglich-ovalen oder auch runden, kurzgestielten, hängenden, glänzend grünen Beerenfrüchten mit harter Schale

Steckbrief
Family:	Bignoniaceae Trompetenbaumgewächse	Evergreen:	yes
Origin:	South America	Fragrance:
Group:	Tree	Flower:	greenish-yellow, greenish-white
Zone:	10	Flowering:
Hibernate:	mind. 10-15°C	Fruits:	Beeren
To use as:	Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	semi-shade
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Cuttings
Pre-Treatment:	soak ca. 12-24 h in lukewarm water
Sowing Time:	all year round
Sowing Deep:	ca. 1 cm
Sowing Mix:	Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite
Germination Temperature:	ca. 25-28°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:	potting soil + sand or perlite
Culture:	bright at approx. 20°C + keep constantly moist
Overwintering:	Older specimens bright at approx. 15-20°C and according to ambient temperature just so much water that the root ball not dries out completely.
	Sep 22. Monday, 2014