Anemone vitifolia
| Anemone vitifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Width: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Anemone vitifolia
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 March just before active growth commences.
Root cuttings[3].
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a rich sandy loam[1]. Requires a moist fertile soil in dappled shade[3].
Hardy to at least -20°c[4].
A very ornamental plant[1], it grows well in a woodland garden[3]. Plants can be far spreading by means of underground stolons[4].
Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[5].
A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes[6].
Range: E. Asia - Himalayas in Nepal.
Habitat: Damp open woodland and amongst shrubs up to 3000 metres[7][3].
Medicinal: The fresh root is antirheumatic and vermifuge[8]. The juice from the roots is taken internally in the treatment of dysentery[9]. It is also applied to aching teeth to relieve the pain and to the forehead to relieve headaches[8][9]. A paste made from the roots is used externally to treat scabies[9].
The leaves are powdered and rubbed into the scalp to treat head lice[9].
Usage: Woolly hairs from the achenes are used as a tinder[7][9].
The root has insecticidal properties[8].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: The whole plant is slightly poisonous, the toxic principle is destroyed by heat or by drying[10]. The plant is toxic to maggots[11].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 3.2 3.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 Polunin, Oleg and Adam Stainton. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press, 1984.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ Frohne, Dietrich and Hans Pfänder. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Timber Press, 1984.
- ↑ Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press.