Hummingbird vine
Fast growing, exotic-looking trailing plant with highly feathered leaves and many tiny scarlet flowers. The plant likes a warm, sunny position and needs plenty of water. Flowers far into the autumn. With the first cold nights of autumn the leaves turn dark red.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Ipomoea quamoclitFlower colour: bright redVegetation period: annualUse of flowers and herbs: Balcony/pots, Climber, Good for insects and beesHeight in cm: up to 300
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 70Planting distance (cm): 30 x 30Sowing depth: 0.5-1 cm
increasingly from
Gärtnerei Apfeltraum / Annette Glaser und Boris Laufer
The Demeter-certified Apfeltraum farm, managed by Annette Glaser and Boris Laufer, is located in Müncheberg, Brandenburg, east of Berlin.
Waldhof / Thomas Mauer
Thomas Mauer propagates seeds at the Demeter-certified Waldhof farm in Kassel, situated beneath the eastern escarpment of the Habichtswald.
Organic
Diverse
Reliable
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