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Paradiesvogelblume, Bird of Paradise, Cane Flower
(2 Korn)
immergrüne, mehrjährige, rhizombildende Staude bis zu 60 cm mit fächerförmig angeordneten, langgestielten, ledrigen, glänzend tiefgrünen Blättern. Die leuchtend gelben Blüten entwickeln sich aus den Blattscheiden, die von einem etwas kleinerem, kahnförmigen, grünen bis rot-violetten Hochblatt getragen werden
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Steckbrief |
Family: |
Strelitziaceae Strelitziengewächse |
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Evergreen: |
yes |
Origin: |
Africa |
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Fragrance: |
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Group: |
Perennial |
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Flower: |
yellow, gold, pale yellow, lemon-yellow, dark yellow, ocher |
Zone: |
10 |
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Flowering: |
Winter-Frühjahr |
Hibernate: |
mind. 5-10°C |
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Fruits: |
Kapseln |
To use as: |
Topfgarten, Wintergarten |
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Locations: |
sun to semi-shade |
Toxic: |
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Rare: |
yes |
Sowing Instruction |
Propagation: |
Seeds/Division |
Pre-Treatment: |
remove orange tufts + soaking ca. 24-48 h in saltpeter, buttermilk or in warm water with some fluidly soft soap |
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. 4-24 weeks > irregular |
Irrigation: |
in the growing season regularly water |
Fertilization: |
biweekly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer |
Pests: |
Spider mites, Scale insects > especially under glass |
Substrate: |
potting soil + sand or perlite |
Culture: |
bright at approx. 10-15°C + keep constantly moist |
Overwintering: |
Older specimens bright at about 5-10°C and according to ambient temperature in larger intervals and only water in small quantities that the root ball not dries out completely. |
Note: |
Indoor culture is possible with high humidity and light! |
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Feb 28. Saturday, 2015 |
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