Cirsium verutum
| Cirsium verutum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 5' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cirsium verutum
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring or autumn in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 8 weeks at 20°c[1].
Division in spring or autumn.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
An easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[2].
Range: E. Asia - Afghanistan to Bhutan and Burma.
Habitat: Cultivated areas, forest clearings, 740 - 2200 metres[3]. Slopes, forests and forest margins at elevations of 2900 - 3900 metres in Tibet[4].
Edibility: Young shoots - cooked[5].
Roots - the tender roots are chewed fresh[6].
Seed[5]. No more details are given.
Medicinal: A juice of the root is used to relieve fevers[6]. A paste of the root is used in the treatment of stomach disorders[6]. The fresh root is chewed to treat nosebleeds and aches in the throat, especially during the dry summer[6].
Usage: The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression[7]. No details of potential yields etc are given[K].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. involucratum. DC.
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References
- ↑ Bird, Alfred. Growing from Seed Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan, 1990.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg and Adam Stainton. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press, 1984.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.