Callirhoe leiocarpa
| Callirhoe leiocarpa | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Callirhoe leiocarpa (common name: tall poppy-mallow)
Propagation: Seed - sow outdoors or in a cold frame. Plants resent root disturbance so the seed is best sown in situ in April[1], though the slugs will have a field day if you do not protect the plants[K]. If seed is in short supply then sow it in pots in a cold frame, putting a few seeds in each pot, and plant the pots out in early summer once the plants have put on at least 15cm of growth. Germination usually takes place within 1 - 6 months at 15°c[1].
Cultivation: Prefers a light rich sandy loam and a sunny position[2].
This species is hardy to about -15°c[3].
A polymorphic species[2].
Plants resent root disturbance and should be planted into their final positions as soon as possible[1].
Slugs are strongly attracted to this plant and can destroy even established plants by eating out all the young shoots in spring[K].
Range: Southern N. America.
Habitat: Prairies, plains, woods and mesquite groves[4].
Edibility: Root - cooked[5][6][7][8][9]. Parsnip-shaped[10].
Soil: Can grow in light soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. pedata. (Torr.&Gray.)Gray. Malva pedata.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ McGregor, Ronald. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, 1986.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Douglas, James. Alternative Foods.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.