With an ambiguous scent (unpleasant to some, intriguing to others), this shrubby plant with finely divided blue-green leaves is not only popular for its aromatic and medicinal properties, but also delights the superstitious, as it’s said to protect against or ward off the evil eye and envy, often found at doorways. It’s a perennial herbaceous plant that can reach about one meter in height. It’s quite hardy and ornamental, used in gardens and also in vegetable patches as an excellent option for repelling pests (e.g. flies, fleas, ants) and for attracting butterflies. Companion plants well with Roses and Raspberries.<\/p>\n
Scientific name<\/strong>: Ruta graveolens<\/em> CUIDADOS<\/strong> Fun fact<\/strong>: Cats don’t like its smell. Try rubbing Rue on furniture they insist on scratching and they might stop.<\/p>\n WARNING! Representative photo \u2013 the image shown is of a stock item at the time of cataloging and serves as a reference. A planta fornecida ser\u00e1 similar \u00e0 da foto sendo que, dependendo da fase do ciclo vegetativo em que se encontre, poder\u00e1 variar na forma, apar\u00eancia ou tamanho (ex: outra tonalidade de folha, com ou sem flor\/fruto, etc). A altura referida inclui o vaso pl\u00e1stico que se v\u00ea na fotografia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With an ambiguous scent (unpleasant to some, intriguing to others), this shrubby plant with finely divided blue-green leaves is not only popular for its aromatic and medicinal properties, but also delights the superstitious, as it’s said to protect against or ward off the evil eye and envy, often found at doorways. It’s a perennial herbaceous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1442,1440,1438],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-97710","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-herbs-vegetables","product_cat-outdoor-plants","product_cat-plants","first","instock","featured","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/97710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=97710"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=97710"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=97710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Common names<\/strong>: Rue, Common Rue, Herb of Grace
Family<\/strong>: Rutaceae<\/em>
Origin<\/strong>: Southern Europe
Climate<\/strong>: Mediterranean
Category<\/strong>: Outdoor plant (aromatic and medicinal)
Approximate height<\/strong>: 20-25cm
Pot diameter<\/strong>: 12cm<\/p>\n
Light<\/strong>: Full sun but also tolerates partial shade (direct sun only part of the day but its growth may be slower)
Watering<\/strong>: It’s a plant that tolerates drought well but increase watering frequency in summer if in a small pot (different from being planted in a large planter or in the ground, where roots can access water reserves during dry periods). Don’t waterlog and be careful not to leave standing water in a saucer under the pot or at the bottom of the decorative pot \u2013 if it doesn’t have drainage holes.
Soil<\/strong>: Adapts well to different soil types, as long as they’re not acidic. From calcareous arid soils to dry and sterile ones, rubble and walls, Rue adapts well to everything.
Not Pet Friendly<\/strong>: There are records of toxicity for pets such as dogs and cats (and for people too \u2013 inform yourself before ingesting it).<\/p>\n