Asperula cynanchica
| Asperula cynanchica | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Asperula cynanchica (common name: squinancy wort)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring to early summer in a light position in a cold frame[1]. 2 weeks pre-chilling improves the germination rate[1]. The seed usually germinates in 1 month at 10°c[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring or early summer[2].
Basal cuttings of soft young shoots in early summer[2].
Cultivation: Succeeds in almost any soil, including dry ones[3]. Prefers a well-drained moisture retentive soil in sun or semi-shade[2].
Range: Central and southeastern Europe, including Britain, to the Caucasus.
Habitat: Dry calcareous pastures and calcareous dunes[4].
Medicinal: The plant was at one time esteemed as a remedy for quinsy, but it is no longer used in herbal medicine[5].
Usage: A red dye is obtained from the root[5].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.