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Petiveria alliacea

 
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Family: Phytolaccaceae
Genus: Petiveria (pet-ih-VER-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: alliacea (al-lee-AY-see-uh) (Info)

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From woody stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive artcons On Apr 22, 2008, artcons from Fort Lauderdale, FL (Zone 10b) wrote:

Guinea Henweed is a Florida native currently listed as imperiled. It prefers light to medium shade but will take some sun. It's a good butterfly attracting bush and is easy to propagate via cuttings. It takes trimming well. I have had mine grow to eight feet.

Neutral Monocromatico On Oct 25, 2006, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro
Brazil (Zone 11) wrote:

This is a tropical weed that lacks of any particular visual atraction and spreads on partially shaded places and fertile soil. However, it´s intentionally cultivated by some folk because of medicinal properties. It´s also a sacred plant for the Candomblé faith that imputs magical atributions to this plant.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida



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