Anemone virginiana
| Anemone virginiana | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Anemone virginiana (common name: tall thimbleweed)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the summer[1]. Surface sow or only just cover the seed and keep the soil moist. Sow stored seed as soon as possible in late winter or early spring. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 6 months at 20°c[2]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on for at least their first year in a lightly shaded place in a greenhouse. When large enough, plant them out into their permanent positions in the spring.
Division in late summer after the plant dies down.
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a moist well-drained woodland soil[1][3]. Prefers a moist peaty soil in some shade[4]. Tolerates drought during its summer dormancy[3].
Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[5].
A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes[6].
Range: Central and Eastern N. America - Nova Scotia to South Carolina, Kansas, Alberta and Arkansas.
Habitat: Dry open woods[7]. Dry, rocky, open woods, thickets and river banks from sea level to 2000 metres[8].
Medicinal: The root and seeds are astringent, emetic and expectorant[7]. A decoction of the roots was used in the treatment of TB, whooping cough and diarrhoea[7][9].
The root is pulverised and used as a wet poultice in the treatment of boils[10][7][9].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: Although no records of toxicity have been seen for this species, it belongs to a family where many of the plants are poisonous. Some caution is therefore advised[K].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 1. Thompson and Morgan, 1987.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Hatfield, Audrey. How to Enjoy your Weeds. Frederick Muller Ltd, 1974.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Foster, Steven and Billy Tatum. Medicinal Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
- ↑ Flora of North America.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Weiner, Michael. Earth Medicine, Earth Food. Ballantine Books, 1980.