How to Propagate and Grow
Phytolacca

Genus: Phytolacca

Family: Phytolaceae

Species: P. americana

Common Names: Poke berry, poke weed, red ink plant.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 4m (12foot).

Flowering: From summer through autumn.

Phytolacca has a distinct repulsive smell!

Usage: Ideal for back of larger borders and beds.

Grow phytolacca on its own as a shrub.

Site: Phytolacca prefer full sun, they thrive in it!

Phytolacca will also do well in partial shade.

Soil: Any rich, moist but free draining soil.

Propagation Methods: By seed in spring.

Best germination temperature: 70 deg F.

Time from sowing to germination: 2 months onwards.

Can be slow to germinate, so be patient!

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Division in autumn.

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