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Fuchsia caucana
3,00€

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Dovyalis caffra

Kei-Apfel, Kei Apple
Synonyme: Aberia caffra

immergrüner, zweihäusiger, vielverzweigter, stark bedornter Strauch bis 3 m oder kleiner Baum bis 8 m mit grauer Rinde und wechselständig angeordneten, ca. 5 cm langen, kurzgestielten, ovalen, glänzend grünen Blättern. Die kleinen grünlich-gelben oder sahneweißen Blüten erscheinen büschelweise in den Blattachseln, denen essbare, rundliche bis ovale, ca. 4-5 cm ø große, bei Reife gelbe Früchte mit aprikosenartigem, sauren Geschmack folgen

Option	Preis	Bestellmenge
10 Korn	3,00EUR
100 Korn	temporarily out of stock

incl. 7% VAT*, plus shipping costs

Steckbrief
Family:	Flacourtiaceae Wildpfirsichgewächse	Evergreen:	yes
Origin:	Africa	Fragrance:
Group:	Shrub	Flower:	greenish-yellow, greenish-white
Zone:	9	Flowering:	Sommer
Hibernate:	mind. 5-10°C	Fruits:	Beeren
To use as:	Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	sun
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Cuttings/Layer
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 moderate water
Fertilization:	biweekly 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. 10-15°C + keep constant slightly 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:	drought-resistant!
	Feb 3. Sunday, 2013