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Nertera granadensis - (Mutis. ex L.f.)Druce.

Common Name Bead Plant
Family Rubiaceae
USDA hardiness 8-11
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Coastal to sub-alpine damp forest, shrubland, grassland, boggy ground and herbfield, North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands[44].
Range New Zealand.
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Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Half Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade
Nertera granadensis Bead Plant


Nertera granadensis Bead Plant

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

 
Nertera granadensis is a PERENNIAL.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

N. depressa. Banks.&Sol. N. montana.

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:

Fruit - raw[173]. The fruit is a berry about 5mm in diameter with a single seed[200].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Requires a light well-drained soil in semi-shade and shelter from cold winds[200]. Plants are intolerant of excessive winter wet[200]. A prostrate mat-forming plant that forms roots at the nodes of stems, it grows well in a rock garden in areas where frosts are light and short-lived[200]. It is almost hardy in Britain, merely covering it with a pane of glass in the winter is usually ample protection[1]. A very ornamental plant.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a shaded part of a cool greenhouse or cold frame[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Consider giving the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Division in spring.

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Taiwan (higher elevations) TROPICAL ASIA: Papua New Guinea (higher elevations), Indonesia (higher elevations), Malaysia (higher elevations), Philippines (higher elevations) NORTHERN AMERICA: Mexico (San Luis Potosí), Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Venezuela (Andes), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia (southeast), Victoria)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Nertera balfouriana Perennial0.1 8-11  LMSM10 
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Nertera cunninghamii Perennial0.1 8-11  LMSM10 

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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Author

(Mutis. ex L.f.)Druce.

Botanical References

44200

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