Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Asperula [969]

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genus_en: Woodruff

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Family: Rubiaceae

family_ja: アカネ

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description_en: Genus of about 100 species of annuals, evergreen or deciduous perennials, and dwarf shrubs, from woodland and mountain sites, mainly in Europe and Asia. The stalkless leaves are opposite or whorled. Tubular or funnel-shaped flowers, with widely spreading lobes, are borne in branched, terminal or axillary panicles or cymes in spring or summer. Grow dwarf shrub or perennial species in an alpine house, or in a rock garden, a trough, tufa, or a scree bed. A. orientalis is useful for an annual border, and for cut flowers.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy, if protected from winter wet.

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propagation_en: Sow seed of perennials in an open frame in autumn; sow seed of annuals in situ in spring. Divide in spring or autumn, or root softwood cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: Susceptible to aphids and red spider mites under glass.

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comment_ja: クルマバソウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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