Ageratina aromatica
| Ageratina aromatica | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 5' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Ageratina aromatica
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame, only just covering the seed. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in an ordinary well-drained but moisture retentive garden soil in sun or part shade[1].
Range: Eastern N. America.
Habitat: Dry woods, thickets and clearings[2]
Edibility: One report says that the root is aromatic and suggests that it could be edible[3].
Medicinal: The plant is antispasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic and expectorant[4]. It is used in the treatment of inflammation and irritability of the bladder[5], ague, pulmonary diseases, stomach complaints and nervous diseases[6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Eupatorium aromaticum. L.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Coffey, Timothy. The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. Facts on File, 1993.