How to grow Scorzonera hispanica growing and care:
Free from stone, well-drained soil, rich soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring / Summer
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant:
50-100 cm, 20-40 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
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?
Summer
General information about the flower:
Daisy like flower in yellow color and in the middle can be red
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Free from stone, well-drained soil, rich soil
Saving seeds until sowing:
Cool and dark place
Sowing season:
Spring / Summer
Planting spacing:
30cm, 12 inches
Depth of Sowing:
2-3cm, 1 inches
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist soil, sun, and cool weather
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water
Germination time:
2-3 weeks
Condition of seedling:
Don’t let the soil dry
Do the seeds require burying?
No, but need to keep them in cool place
Edible Roots
Information about taproot:
Roots in cone shape in brown color, when harvesting need to be careful because it’s break easily, harvesting takes 2 year after sowing
Harvesting taproot season:
Autumn / Winter
Uses of taproot:
Cooked
Scientific name:
Scorzonera hispanica
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses:
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked