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Pattock
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Kewa
Has anyone grown any species of Kewa? I have some Kewa bowkeriana seed that just started sprouting. Any tips for cultivation?
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ralphrmartin
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Re: Kewa
Interesting - I see Kewa (named after Kew) has relatively recently been placed in a family of its own!
Kewa acida, a succulent sort-lived shrub, has apparently been grown at Kew, in free draining compost and a minimum of 10C. You can eat the leaves...
Kewa acida, a succulent sort-lived shrub, has apparently been grown at Kew, in free draining compost and a minimum of 10C. You can eat the leaves...
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Re: Kewa
My seeds are in pumice with a thin layer of crushed perlite on top to stop the tiny seeds washing away. Minimum 20°C for these. Kewa bowkeriana are from southern and eastern Africa, up to Ethiopia.
You can eat the leaves but they contain oxalic acid, so don't eat many or you could destroy your kidneys.
You can eat the leaves but they contain oxalic acid, so don't eat many or you could destroy your kidneys.
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ralphrmartin
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Re: Kewa
Presumably a bit like rhubarb in that respect.
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Re: Kewa
Common sorrel (Rumex) and wood sorrel (Oxalis) can kill in the same way. Someone died from eating about a pound of common sorrel in a traditional English soup. He really liked sorrel soup. Oxalic acid kills by reacting with dissolved calcium salts in the blood to produce needle-shaped crystals of calcium oxalate. These crystals then pierce the delicate filters in the kidneys.
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