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Wild Teak, Bloodwood, Transvaal Teak, Kiaat
(4 Korn)
laubabwerfender Baum bis ca. 16 m mit ausladender, flacher Krone und wechselständig bis fast gegenständig angeordneten, herabhängenden, bis zu 9, ca. 7 cm langen und 4,5 cm breiten, elliptisch-lanzettlichen bis verkehrt eiförmigen, tiefgrünen Blättern. Die duftenden, orange-gelben Blüten erscheinen in dichten, bis zu 20 cm langen, verzweigten Rispen in den Blattachseln oder am Ende der Triebe
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Steckbrief |
Family: |
Fabaceae Schmetterlingsblütengewächse |
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Evergreen: |
yes |
Origin: |
Africa |
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Fragrance: |
yes |
Group: |
Tree |
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Flower: |
yellow, gold, pale yellow, lemon-yellow, dark yellow, ocher |
Zone: |
10 |
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Flowering: |
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Hibernate: |
mind. 5°C |
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Fruits: |
Kapseln |
To use as: |
Topfgarten, Wintergarten |
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Locations: |
semi-shade to sun |
Toxic: |
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Rare: |
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Sowing Instruction |
Propagation: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Pre-Treatment: |
scarify/roughen, pour hot water over the seeds + soak ca. 24-48 h |
Sowing Time: |
all year round > spring/summer preferred |
Sowing Deep: |
ca. 1 cm |
Sowing Mix: |
Coir, cactus soil or sowing mix + 2/3 sand or perlite |
Germination Temperature: |
ca. 25°C+ |
Location: |
bright + keep constant slightly moist, not wet |
Germination Time: |
until germination takes place > irregular + difficult |
Irrigation: |
in the growing season moderate water + let dry between watering |
Fertilization: |
monthly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer |
Pests: |
Spider mites > especially under glass |
Substrate: |
Cactus or potting soil + 1/3 grit + 1/3 sand or perlite |
Culture: |
bright at approx. 15-20°C + keep constantly moist |
Overwintering: |
Older specimens bright or dark (deciduous) at about 10-15°C and just in larger intervals and small quantities so much water that the root ball not dries out completely. |
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Dec 1. Wednesday, 2010 |
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