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Wild Red Rice (Oryza rufipogon) seeds

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Oryza rufipogon is thought to be the wild progenitor of cultivated rice. It is native to tropical Asia. Wild-grown rice seeds were probably collected and eaten more than 7000 years ago in the Chinese Yangtze River Valley region. This is also the place where the first traces of rice cultivation can be found. However, rice was probably domesticated independently in several places in the world. As of today, the wild variety Oryza rufipogon is still at home in wetlands of tropical and subtropical Asia (Burma, Thailand, Laos, southern China, and Korea).
Seeds, content approx. 100 Wild Red Rice seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual
Eventual height:	30-150 cm
Flowering months:	July August
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Poaceae

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	1 cm
When to sow outdoors:
Germination temperature:	22-28°C
Planting distance:	10 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun

Annual grass for pot culture. Loves sun and moisture. In temperate climates, start indoors, preculture. Germinates at approx. 22 °C. The seed is best sown in nutritious muddy compost. For this procedure waterproof containers where water may stand to 1cm above the soil should be used - it's good to let the soil dry completely from time to time. The harvested grains can be sown again next year.