Perennials, Tropicals > Amicia > Amicia zygomeris > Amicia zygomeris
Amicia zygomeris
Amiciayoke-leaved Amicia
Origin: Mexico.
| Family |
| Papilionaceae |
| Genus |
| Amicia |
| Species |
| zygomeris |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 - (-5) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Banks, slopes and courtyard gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun. Well-drained, loam, sand, chalk soils with acid, alkaline and neutral pH. Mulch in winter. |
| Shape |
| Bushy and upright. |
| Pests |
| Slugs and snails. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate leaves composed of 4 leaflets with stipules. 2 pairs of heart-shaped leaflets on each stem. |
| Flower Description |
| Pea-like flowers, 3 cm wide that open in short racemes. |
| Colour Description |
| Stipules are purple. The flowers are purple and yellow. The leaves are bright green. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada planted in pots as a tropical. |
| Propagation |
| Seed sown at 12° - 18°C in spring. Root basal cuttings in summer. |
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