Ventilago viminalis
Ventilago viminalis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of semi-arid, lowland tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to 650 metres[1]. The plant prefers to grow in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 36°c, but it can tolerate 12 - 44°c[1]. Even when dormant, it can be killed by temperatures of -2°c[1]. It grows best in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 400 - 600mm, but tolerates 250 - 700mm[[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most well-drained soils[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 7.5, tolerating 5 - 8[1]. Established plants are drought-tolerant[1]. Plants are fire-resistant[1]. Plants resprout well if they are cut back[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ventilago+viminalis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Useful Wild Plants in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney · 1981 · ISBN 0-00-216441-8 ↩︎A very readable book.
- [3]The Useful Native Plants of Australia. — Maiden J.H. · Turner & Co.; London. · 1889 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]Flora of New South Wales — http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm ↩︎An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.