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The fruit is a round capsule 4–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –2 in) diameter, containing one nut-like seed, 2–3 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter, brown with a whitish basal scar. The inedible seeds contain tannic acid and are poisonous to cattle and humans. The young foliage, shoots, and bark are also poisonous to some degree. [8]
Most vegetable, herb, and flower seeds can be transplanted after the last spring frost date, when the seedlings are several inches tall and have sturdy stems and a few sets of true leaves.
The plant can be found growing in hedges and waste places, limestone scree and as a garden weed. [21] [22] G. aparine prefers moist soils and can exist in areas with poor drainage. It reportedly flourishes in heavy soils with above-average nitrogen and phosphorus content, and prefers soils with a pH value between 5.5 and 8.0.
Pokeweed is a member of the family Phytolaccaceae, and is a large herbaceous perennial plant, [9] growing up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) in height over the course of a summer. [9] One to several branches grow from the crown of a thick, white, fleshy taproot; Michael D. K. Owen describes the branches as "stout, smooth, [and] green to somewhat purplish".
The seeds are winged and disperse by wind and water. Pollarded trees do not produce flowers, as these form only on mature wood. Paulownia tomentosa requires full sun for proper growth. [15] [16] It is tolerant of pollution and can tolerate many soil types [specify] [disputed – discuss]. It can also grow from small cracks in pavements and walls.
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My teaching foreman friend at ATI said you also need to put a good mulch over the top of the banana plant each year for the protection. One other key is that the plant was growing in the corner in ...
Mature (left) and immature (right) seed capsules. Datura stramonium is an erect, annual, freely branching herb that forms a bush 60 to 150 cm (2 to 5 ft) tall. [10] [11] [12] The root is long, thick, fibrous, and white. The stem is stout, erect, leafy, smooth, and pale yellow-green to reddish purple in color. The stem forks off repeatedly into ...