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Emustrauch, Emu Bush, Poverty Bush
(10 Korn)
immergrüner, kleiner, ausladender Strauch bis ca. 0,5 m mit glatten oder behaarten Zweigen und wechselständig angeordneten, bis zu 2 cm langen, schmal lanzettlichen, dicken, behaarten, grünen, grauen bis purpur getönten Blättern und bis zu 1,2 cm langen, röhrenförmigen, blauen, violetten oder purpurfarbenen Blüten
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Steckbrief |
Family: |
Scrophulariaceae Braunwurzgewächse |
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Evergreen: |
yes |
Origin: |
Australia |
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Fragrance: |
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Group: |
Shrub |
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Flower: |
blue, pale blue, dark blue |
Zone: |
8 |
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Flowering: |
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Hibernate: |
bis zu -8°C |
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Fruits: |
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To use as: |
Topfgarten, Wintergarten |
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Locations: |
sun to semi-shade |
Toxic: |
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Rare: |
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Sowing Instruction |
Propagation: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Pre-Treatment: |
remove seed coat + soak 3-4 days in lukewarm water + change water daily |
Sowing Time: |
all year round |
Sowing Deep: |
ca. 1 cm |
Sowing Mix: |
Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite |
Germination Temperature: |
ca. 25°C (daytime) + night setback to 5°C for 2 weeks, then constant at 25°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 + 2/3 sand or perlite |
Culture: |
bright at approx. 5-10°C + keep constant slightly moist |
Overwintering: |
Older specimens bright at approx. 5-10°C and according to ambient temperature just so much to water that the root ball not dries out completely. Temperatures around freezing point and light frost are tolerated. |
Note: |
drought-tolerant! regular pruning promotes better branching |
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Nov 26. Monday, 2012 |
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