Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPelargonium graveolens
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | |||
| Temperat. requir. | - | - | - | - | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | - | - | - | - | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | - | - | - | - | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | clear skies | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| material | essential oils | leaves |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | leaves |
| medicinal | blood system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| poison | mammals | leaves |
| poison | insects | leaves |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |