Halleria lucida
Halleria lucida
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A relatively hardy plant, tolerating occasional, short-lived lows to -7°c when mature, though young plants can be killed by frosts[1]. Succeeds in full sun and in partial shade[2]. A tough and easy plant to grow, thriving under many different conditions. Grows best in well-drained nutrient-rich loam with water provided all year round although it tolerates periods of drought[1]. A fast growing plant, it can commence flowering in its second year of growth from seed[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow in a container or nursery seed bed. Trays can be placed over a bottom heat of 25°c although this is not essential for germination to occur. Seed should germinate within 6 weeks. Seedlings can be transplanted as soon as they are large enough to handle. Softwood cuttings should be taken from actively growing shoots early in the growing season. Place in a propagator with intermittent mist and bottom heat of 28°c. Rooting should occur within 6 weeks, and the newly rooted cuttings require a weaning period of 1 month[1]. Heeled cuttings should be taken at the end of the growing season. Place in a propagator with intermittent mist and bottom heat of 28°c. Rooting should occur within 6 weeks, and the newly rooted cuttings require a weaning period of 1 month[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Halleria+lucida>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [2]Trade Winds Fruit — http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm ↩︎The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
- [3]Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. — Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D · Frontier · http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm · ISBN 1-873070-33-0 ↩︎A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet.
- [4]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
- [5]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.