Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 0.5' |
| Width: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Chrysosplenium oppositifolium (common name: golden saxifrage)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame. Stand the pot in 2cm of water. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a tray of water in the cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in most soils if they are moist. Requires a constantly wet but well-drained soil[1]. Prefers a shady position, succeeding in woodland[2][1].
Range: Western and central Europe, including Britain, from Norway to Spain, east to Germany and N. Italy.
Habitat: Acid soils[1] on the banks of springs and wet shady mountainsides[3][2][4].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[5][3][6][2][4][7][8]. Added to salads or soups[9]. The leaves are rather small, and there is a distinct bitterness in the flavour, especially in hot weather[K].
Usage: The plants creeping habit makes it a good ground cover for the bog garden[1].
Pollinators: Flies, beetles, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mabey, Richard. Food for Free. Collins, 1974.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Larkcom, Joy. Salads all the Year Round. Hamlyn, 1980.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Ceres. Free for All. Thorsons Publishers, 1977.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Freethy, Ron. From Agar to Zenery. The Crowood Press, 1985.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.