Circaea lutetiana
| Circaea lutetiana | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Circaea lutetiana (common name: enchanter's nightshade)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ if you have sufficient seed. Otherwise sow in pots in light shade in a cold frame, pricking the seedlings out into individual pots once they are large enough to handle. Plant out in the summer or the following spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a moist soil and a position in partial shade, growing well in woodland conditions[1].
Range: Most of Europe, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa and Iran.
Habitat: Woods and shady places on a moist, base-rich soil, throughout Britain to 360 metres[2].
Medicinal: The plant has been used as a treatment on wounds[3]. A compound infusion has been drunk and also used as a wash on injured parts of the body[3].
Pollinators: Diptera
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.