Emilia — 4 species
Botanical species in the genus Emilia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Emilia coccinea
Emilia coccinea
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, succeeding in most well-drained soils in a sunny position. An ideal plant for hot dry areas and coastal soils. Plants flower better when growing on nutritionally poor soils, producing much lusher growth on rich soils.
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Emilia lisowskiana
Emilia lisowskiana
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
The plant is considered an obnoxious weed in pineapple plantations as it is an alternative host of the nematode Pratylenchus brachyurus.
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Emilia sonchifolia
Emilia sonchifolia
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 10 - 40°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 500 - 4,000mm.
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