Blackstonia perfoliata
| Blackstonia perfoliata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Fall |
| Meadows | |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Blackstonia perfoliata (common name: yellow wort)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in seed pots in a cold frame and plant out as soon as the plants are large enough to handle. When well sited, the plant should self-sow.
If you have sufficient seed it should be possible to sow the seed in situ in the spring.
Cultivation: A native plant, we do not have any details on its cultivation but it should succeed in a summer meadow or in a sunny position in a well drained soil. It prefers calcareous soils in the wild[1].
Range: Europe, including Britain, south from Holland and Germany east to Morocco and W. Asia.
Habitat: Calcareous grassland and on dunes[1].
Usage: A yellow dye is obtained from the plant extract[2][3].
Pollinators: Self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Chlora perfoliata.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Carruthers, S. Alternative Enterprises for Agriculture in the UK. Centre for Agricultural Strategy, Univ. of Reading, 1986.