Angelica montana

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Angelica montana
Light:Full Sun Part Shade
Moisture:Mesic
Soil pH:5.6-8.4
Self Pollinated
Height:5'
Native to:
Edible Rating:PFAF Edibility RatingPFAF Edibility Rating
Tea:Yes
Poisonous

Angelica montana

Propagation: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe since the seed only has a short viability[1]. Seed can also be sown in the spring, though germination rates will be lower. It requires light for germination[1]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in the spring.

The seed can also be sow in situ as soon as it is ripe.

Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know how hardy it will be in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. Plants are much eaten by domesticated grazing animals in New Zealand[2]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.

Requires a deep moist fertile soil in dappled shade or full sun[1].

Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed[1].

Range: New Zealand.

Habitat: Coastal to higher montane grassland, rocky and gravelly places, southwards from latitude 38°s on North and South Islands[2].

Edibility: One report says that it is edible and has an anise flavour, the part that is eaten is not specified[3].

Pollinators: Insects

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Flower Type: Hermaphrodite

Known Hazards: All members of this genus contain furocoumarins, which increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and may cause dermatitis[4].

Also Known As: A. gingidium. Anisotome gingidium. Gingidium montanum. Ligusticum gingidium.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Allan, Harry. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer Publications, 1961.
  3. Crowe, Andrew. Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton, 1990.
  4. Bown, Deni. Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, 1995.