Gunnera tinctoria

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   aquatic

Height: 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers, edible, fruit, ground cover
USDA Zones: 7 to 9
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Read about Gunnera tinctoria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Gunnera chilensis, Lam. (G. scabra, Ruiz & Pav.). Not so robust, the lvs. smaller and less spiny, and the fl.-spikes less tall: fls. reddish. R.H. 1862, p. 310; 1894, p. 397

Gn. 49, p. 151. G.C. II. 26:425; III. 8:665. G. 18:693; 21:661. G.W.5:367, 571; 12:413.—Thrives in drier aoil. Var. major, Hort., is a very strong-growing form.


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