Bolax gummifera
BALSAM BOG
Apiaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
0.05m
Plant habit
 
0.15m

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Origins: South America

Other Botanical Names: Azorella columnifer, A. crassifolia, A. glebaria [illeg.], A. gummifera, A. tricuspidata, Bolax columnifer, B. complicata, B. complicatus, B. glebaria, Caucalis gummifera, Chamitis complicata

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Bolax gummifera
BALSAM BOG
Apiaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
0.05m
Plant habit
 
0.15m

FEATURES

Flowers: green-white

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, oriental & alpine designs

Uses: pot, mass planting, groundcovers, crevice

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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