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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Bobartia indica is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in) at a slow rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. It is in leaf all year, in flower from March to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees.
Suitable for: light (sandy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
B. spathacea
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
Basketry
The tough, rush-like leaves are used in basket making[46, 61].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a very sunny position and a gritty soil[1, 42, 79]. Plants prefer a moist winter followed by a dry summer[260]. Succeeds in poor acidic soils[282]. Plants require protection from severe frosts (below about -5°c) and excessive rain, but they are otherwise hardy in Britain[1, 200]. Individual flowers are about 5cm in diameter and only live for one day[260]. The rhizomes establish themselves very deeply in the soil[42].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest that the seed is probably best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. Sow stored seed in early spring in a greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow on the plants in the greenhouse for at least the first winter planting them out in late spring. Division in autumn[1].
Other Names
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Native Range
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Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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