Dorstenia contrayerva | Contrayerva | Various
Dorstenia contrayerva belongs to the plant family MORACE and Genus Dorstenia This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Dorstenia contrayerva does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Dorstenia contrayerva so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Dorstenia contrayerva contrayerva is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Dorstenia contrayerva has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as a stimulant, as a diaphoretic, as a febrifuge and as an antidiarrheal. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. Traditional medicinal remedies are made from the rhizome.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.