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Mexikanischer Korallenbaum, Mexican Coral Tree, Naked Coral Tree
(5 Korn)
laubabwerfender Strauch oder Baum bis zu 10 m mit grauer Rinde und besetzt mit schwarzen, kurzen Dornen, wechselständig angeordneten, bis zu 30 cm langen, tiefgrünen Blättern, die sich bis zu 12 cm langen Einzelblättern zusammensetzen. Die röhrenförmigen, bis zu 7,5 cm langen, strahlend roten Blüten erscheinen in endständigen, aufrechten Blütenständen während der laublosen Zeit
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Steckbrief |
Family: |
Fabaceae Schmetterlingsblütengewächse |
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Evergreen: |
no |
Origin: |
South America |
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Fragrance: |
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Group: |
Shrub |
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Flower: |
red, reddish, pale red, crimosn, dark red |
Zone: |
9 |
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Flowering: |
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Hibernate: |
mind. 0-5°C |
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Fruits: |
Schoten |
To use as: |
Topfgarten, Wintergarten |
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Locations: |
full sun to sun |
Toxic: |
Samen |
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Rare: |
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Sowing Instruction |
Propagation: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Pre-Treatment: |
scarify/roughen + soak ca. 24-48 h in lukewarm water, repeat the procedure for non-swollen seed |
Sowing Time: |
all year round |
Sowing Deep: |
ca. 1-2 cm |
Sowing Mix: |
Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite |
Germination Temperature: |
ca. 25°C+ |
Location: |
bright + keep constantly moist, not wet |
Germination Time: |
ca. 2-4 weeks |
Irrigation: |
in the growing season richly water |
Fertilization: |
weekly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer |
Pests: |
Spider mites > especially under glass |
Substrate: |
potting soil + sand or perlite |
Culture: |
in the 1st year keep bright at least 15ºC, until first wood has formed + should be watered only drop by drop |
Overwintering: |
Older specimens with thick rootstock bright or dark at least 0-5ºC and keep dry during the leafless time until the spring. |
Note: |
There are statements about a frost tolerance of up to-6 ° C, but yet no experience in our region! |
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Oct 16. Thursday, 2014 |
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