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Lucky Bean Tree, Chamfuti, Pod Mahogani
Synonyme: Intsia quanzensis
laubabwerfender, großer Baum bis 15 m (am Naturstandort bis zu 30 m) mit ausladender Krone, rötlich-brauner Rinde und wechselständig angeordneten, bis zu 30 cm langen Blättern, bestehend aus 4-6 gegenständig angeordneten, ca. 9 cm langen, ledrigen, glänzend tiefgrünen Blättchen. Die süßlich duftenden ca. 4 cm großen Blüten mit 4 ungleich großen, grünen Kelchblättern und einem großen, roten, gelb geaderten Kronblatt und zahlreichen Staubfäden erscheinen am Ende der Zweige, gefolgt von großen, ca. 25 cm langen holzigen Samenhülsen, die schöne schwarz/orangefarbene Samen enthalten
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| Steckbrief |
| Family: |
Caesalpiniaceae Johannisbrotgewächse |
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Evergreen: |
no |
| Origin: |
Africa |
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Fragrance: |
yes |
| Group: |
Tree |
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Flower: |
red, reddish, pale red, crimosn, dark red |
| Zone: |
10 |
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Flowering: |
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| Hibernate: |
mind. 5-10°C |
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Fruits: |
Schoten |
| To use as: |
Topfgarten, Wintergarten |
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Locations: |
sunny + wind-protected |
| Toxic: |
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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 |
| Sowing Time: |
all year round |
| Sowing Deep: |
ca. 2-3 cm |
| Sowing Mix: |
Coir, sowing mix + sand or river sand + compost (5:1) |
| Germination Temperature: |
ca. 25-28°C |
| Location: |
bright + keep constantly moist, not wet |
| Germination Time: |
ca. 3-4 weeks |
| Irrigation: |
in the growing season regularly water + let dry between watering |
| Fertilization: |
monthly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer |
| Pests: |
Spider mites > especially under glass |
| Substrate: |
potting soil + 2/3 sand or perlite |
| Culture: |
in the 1st year bright at approx. 15-20ºC + keep constantly moist + protected from the wind |
| Overwintering: |
Older specimens bright or dark at about 10-15°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-tolerant! |
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Jan 4. Saturday, 2014 |
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