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Brazilian giant-rhubarb
Gunnera manicata
Description
Gunnera Manicata, a spectacular plant.
Originally from Brazil and Colombia, the Gunnera Manicata (Brazilian giant-rhubarb or Dinosaur food) is a perennial rhizomatous plant that surprises by its excessiveness. Its deciduous leaves, rough to the touch, reach impressive dimensions (a limb 2 m in diameter and a thorny petiole 1 to 2 m long). From June to autumn, red and green inflorescences, spiked up to 1 m in length, bloom. From the first frosts, the leaves disappear. A huge bud from which several leaves will grow, will grow back the following spring.
Semi-resistant, the Brazilian giant-rhubarb withstands temperatures up to -15 °. Nevertheless, you will take care to protect its stump of the frost, by using the leaves which you will have previously cut. A fast growing plant, the Gunnera Manicata reaches, at adulthood, a height of 3 m for a wingspan of 4 m. The Brazilian giant-rhubarb enjoys sun or partial shade, it needs a soil rich in humus, deep and moist.That's why you'll install it instead at the edge of a pond or stream.
Easily maintained, the Gunnera Manicata will bring a touch of exoticism to your garden and will not fail to amaze you with its spectacular foliage.
Features
- Common name : Brazilian giant-rhubarb - Dinosaur food
- Family : Gunneraceae
- Category : perennial
- Spread : 4M
- Foliage : half evergreen
- Color of flowers : green-red
- Use : waterfront - shrubbery - undergrowth
- Soil : very rich in humus
- Habit : upright and flared
- Earth to use : universal potting soil/garden soil/compost
- Enemies : slugs - whiteflies - aphids
- Possible diseases : resistant to diseases
Expédition & livraison
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- As soon as you place your order your plants are selected
- Each order is processed individually.
- Plants are packed, staked and labeled.
- Packaging is carefully implemented to avoid any problems.
- Packages are ready to be shipped.
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Shipping of our plants throughout Europe (except overseas and islands).
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