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KNIPHOFIA caulescens
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Origin: | South Africa: wet grassland in the mountains, marshy places. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. Plant Select, contact Plant Select for legal use of ® names. |
| Special Features: | Dense flower panicles on thick stems. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | coral red with yellow |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z9
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| Foliage: | yucca like clumps with striking blue green foliage |
| Growth Habit: | erect / clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 100 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | average / humus rich, fertile |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / solitary plant |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.2273 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 2.24215 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
446 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Requires 4-6 weeks for germination. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 6 weeks |
