Sunhemp / Sunn hemp - Crotalaria Juncea - Green Manure Sage

Sunhemp / Sunn hemp - Crotalaria Juncea - Green Manure SageSunn hemp, Crotalaria juncea L. is popular as a green manure in many tropical and subtropical areas in the world as an organic nitrogen source. Sunn hemp suppresses weeds, slows soil erosion, and reduces root knot nematode populations. When ploughed under at early bloom stage, nitrogen recovery is the highest. Under optimum growing conditions sunn hemp can produce 134 to 147 lb acre of nitrogen (N) and 3 tons acre air dry organic matter at 60 days of

TheRed Thorn Treegrows up to14 metres

yellow flowers

terminal clusters

features delicate and attractive flowers

A great background border plant with a beautiful profusion of flowers

are coarsely rugose

Collectively known as fig trees or figs

7-10 m (max

Most Aloinopsis are winter growers

usually immediately recognizable due to the striking contrast between its dark

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Spacing : (46 - 56cm)