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ASCLEPIAS incarnata
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (Organic Seed DE-ÖKO-006) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Origin: | Southern and Eastern USA: wet meadows, riverbanks, swamp. |
| Special Features: | ASCLEPIAS incarnata has a delicate vanilla scent. Found in their natural habitat on the banks and swamps, but also tolerates not quite as wet locations. ASCLEPIAS incarnata forms a taproot and should not be transplanted. The botanical name refers to the flower color. |
| Basic Colour: | (pink / salmon / red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | pink-red |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - August |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z9
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| Foliage: | lanceolate, glossy, green |
| Growth Habit: | clumping / bushy |
| Height with Flowers: | 100 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 40 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / boggy / along streamsides / loamy |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | decorative fruit / medicinal plant |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / suitable for cutting / water or marshplant |
| Portion weight: | 0.3 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 5.71429 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
175 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
20 Gram |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
