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Intermediate
skill rating |
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1.3m
max. spread |
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2m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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2 hours care
per year |
Botanical name: Amicia zygomeris
Other names: Amicia
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Genus: Amicia
Species: A. zygomeris - A. zygomeris is a woody-perennial with green, heart-shaped leaflets with rounded pale-green and purple-red stipules. Purple pea-like flowers are borne in mid-autumn.
Amicia zygomeris is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow in Autumn
Foliage: Flushed purple, Pale-green, Green, Flushed red in Spring; Flushed red, Flushed purple, Pale-green, Green in Summer; Pale-green, Green, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming, Upright
Amicia zygomeris (Amicia) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.3m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Conservatory, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only
Cultivation: Outdoors: grow in mild areas in fertile, moist but well-drained, soil. Likes full sun; mulch in winter in frost-prone areas.
Under glass: loam-based potting soil, water freely and liquid feed in growing season - keep just wet in winter. Can be moved out
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) |
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