Quick Find

Use keywords to find the product you are looking for.
Advanced Search

Manufacturers

What's New?

Aganonerion polymorphum
3,00€

incl. 7% VAT*
plus shipping costs

You're here: Top » Seeds A-Z » Seeds D » Dovyalis rhamnoides

Dovyalis rhamnoides

2,30€

incl. 7% VAT*
plus shipping costs

Red Kei Apple, African Apricot, Sourberry
Synonyme: Flacourtia rhamnoides
(10 Korn)

immergrüner, zweihäusiger, dichtbelaubter, bedornter Strauch oder kleiner Baum bis zu 7 m mit grau-brauner Rinde und wechselständig angeordneten, kurzgestielten, ca. 4,5 cm langen und 2 cm breiten ovalen, glänzend grünen Blättern und kleinen, grünlichen Blüten in Büscheln in den Blattachseln. Aus den Blüten entwickeln sich essbare, rundliche bis eiförmige, bis zu 5 cm ø, glänzend grüne, bei Reife rote, fleischige Früchte

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

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. 22-25°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. 15-20°C + keep constant slightly moist
Overwintering:	Older specimens bright 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!
	Feb 7. Thursday, 2013