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How to grow Ruta graveolens growing and care:
Well-drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed /Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Allelopathy
Planting season:
Spring / autumn
Pests and diseases:
Monarch butterfly, aphids
Pruning season:
Autumn / winter
How to prune:
Infected leaves
Size of the plant?
40-80 cm, 16-32 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
Yellow flower with five petal, the flowers grow in clusters
Pollination is done by:
Butterfly, bees
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant established can be trim with the branch
Information about leaves:
Leaves edible the color is green gray-blue, lobed shape that grow in odd pinnate structure
Uses of Ruta graveolens leaves:
Herb, spice, cooked
Scientific name:
Ruta graveolens
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Flower colors
Climate
Desert Climate Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Leaf color
Ornamental parts
Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Plant life-form
Evergreen Perennial plant Shrub
Plant Uses
Colored leaves Edible plants Fragrance Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 9