3 Gunnera manicata

Scientific name: Gunnera manicata

Common name: giant gunnera

Family name: Gunneraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: can not grow it above 100 meters high in Vancouver – too much cold and get damaged, zone 7-10

Mature height and spread: 1.5m long leave, 3m cross leave

Sun: part shade

Water Use: medium to wet

Soil Requirement: very moisture soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from June to July, reddish-green

Suitable uses: Best grown in fertile, humus-rich consistently moist to boggy soils in part shade

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