This perennial grows from deep rhizomes. The leaves are large, suborbicular and up to 20 cm across and stalked with small regular teeth. The species is dioecious, male and female flowers being borne on separate plants. The erect flower-heads grow in short racemes on stems up to 25 cm long with a few scale-leaves. The florets are pinkish-mauve and appear in December.
Petasites Pyrenaicus Care
Petasites Pyrenaicus
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
4 - 8
Difficulty
Medium
Toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Winter heliotrope needs 0.8 cups of water every 9 days when it doesn't get direct sunlight
Pruning
They do not need pruning but their expansion must be watched because they tend to become invasive.
Fertilizer
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your winter heliotrope after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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