Aerva javanica
DESERT COTTON, KAPOK BUSH
Amaranthaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

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

Tolerances: light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Origins: North Africa, SW Asia-Middle East

Other Botanical Names: Achyranthes alopecuroides, A. incana, A. javanica, A. lanceolata, A. persica, Aerva aegyptiaca, A. alopecuroides, A. incana, A. javanica, A. ovata, A. persica, A. platyphylla, A. suaveolens, A. trichophylla, A. wallichii, Illecebrum javanicum, I. latifolium, I. obcordatum, I. tomentosum, Iresine javanica, I. persica, Uretia persica

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Aerva javanica
DESERT COTTON, KAPOK BUSH
Amaranthaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

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

Tolerances: light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: cream

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits cottage, dry style & mediterranean designs

Uses: border, mass planting

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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