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LD - 1 - Plant Cards1
LD - 1 - Plant Cards1
LD - 1 - Plant Cards1
Fruit
Persistence Seeding type
pods
Long
High High
Spreadin
g ability
High
Flowering Herbaceou
s perennial
Longe
Top – Bottom:
vity
(1)Sea image
(2)Macro image
plant
Origin: Madagascar
Habitat: Coastal habitat
June to frost
Light: Shade/ part sun
Temperature: 10 to 24 degree C
Soil: Sandy loam ; clay
Pink
Soil pH: 5.5 pH level ( Acidic)
Moisture: Medium
Plant characteristics:
architecture
Madagascar Periwinkle
Note: Flowers are
Spread(m)
1 to 2
feet
Reference
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org
www.plantrescue.com
Edis,ifas.uflu.edu
3 celled
Capsule
PLANT CARDS
Fruit
type Persistence Seeding
High
High
Spreadin
g ability
High
perennial
Longe
Top – Bottom:
vity
(1)Sea image
(2)Macro image
Floating
Plant characteristics:
plant
Origin: Amazon Basin in South
America
Habitat: grows in shallow
June to frost
freshwater wetlands. I
Light: Full sunlight
Pink
Temperature: 28°C to 30°C
Soil: Water or permanently
waterlogged
architecture
Moisture: High
Drought Tolerance: Low
Eichhornia crassipes Wildlife value: It reduces the food
water hyacinth , supply for fish and wildlife
Spread(m)
Pontederia crassipes
rapid
oxygen in water.
1m
Reference
https://www.sciencedirect.com
www.herbiguide.com
https://www.hunker.com
https://www.floweraura.com