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Alisma plantago aquatica (European Water-Plantain)
8,00 €
Alisma plantago aquatica, or European Water-Plantain, is a marsh plant with lanceolate green leaves and a white inflorescence up to one meter in height
Additional information
| Main characteristics | Alisma plantago aquatica has green lance-shaped leaves on a long petiole with a white inflorescence up to one meter in height. Only suitable for fresh locations |
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| Inflorescences | It produces small white flowers on a long floral stem. Alisma plantago aquatica is very decorative when young in spring, then in summer it tends to dry out and loses its beauty completely |
| Flowering period | July – August |
| Edibility | The leaves and petioles are edible after a long boiling. The root is acrid and must be well cooked or dried. The plant has numerous medicinal properties in different areas |
| Planting depth | From 0 to -15 cm of depth |
| Plant height | About 40 cm, but the inflorescence can grow up to one meter |
| Recommended basket | Micro-perforated round basket diameter 22, or square 23×23 or 28×28 cm, or oval basket based on available space |
| Soil to use | Field soil with 2/3 tablets of Osmocote fertilizer near the rhizome |
| Exposure | Full direct sun for at least 4 hours in the middle hours of the day |
| PH tolerated | Acidic, neutral or basic (alkaline): 5.5 to 8 |
| Frost Resistance | Yes, it withstands very cold temperatures |
| Origin | Native plant of Europe |
| Shipped plant | Bare-root |
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