How to grow Rooibos growing and care:
Sandy soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Leafhoppers
Pruning season:
Winter
How to prune:
For design and easy pick
Size of the plant?
0.5-2 m, 20-60 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring
General information about the flower
Yellow flowers in butterfly shape
Pollination is done by:
Bees and attract pollinators
Edible leaves & stem
Leaves harvesting season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves & stem?
Trim the young leaves with the young stems after the plant established
Information about leaves & stem:
Leaf color is green the shape is like needle,
Uses of Rooibos leaves:
Beverage
Scientific name:
Aspalathus linearis
Categories
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Edible Parts | - Edible leaves
- Edible Stem / Wood
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Culinary uses | |
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Flower colors | |
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Climate | - Desert Climate
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
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Harvest Season | - Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
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Ornamental parts | - Ornamental flower
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed | |
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Plant life-form | - Deciduous
- Perennial plant
- Shrub
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Plant Uses | - Attract pollinators
- Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season | - Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
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Plants sun exposure | |
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Watering plants | - Regularly water
- Small amounts of water
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Hardiness zone | - Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 12
- Hardiness zone 9
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