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Haplophyllum patavinum

Haplophyllum patavinum
Photo: Römer, Johann Jakob, Public domain

Haplophyllum patavinum, rue of Padua, is a small subshrub in the citrus family, native to northeast Italy and the Balkans. It is grown as an ornamental and needs sun, good drainage, and little water once established.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates cold winters outdoors in mild climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
NE. Italy to Balkan Pen.
Climate
temperate

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Haplophyllum patavinum, commonly known as rue of Padua, is an ornamental plant in the family Rutaceae.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haplophyllum patavinum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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