Coluria geoides
| Coluria geoides | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Coluria geoides
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring or autumn. 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 a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil[1].
Plants form large mats[1].
Range: E. Asia - Altai, Siberia.
Habitat: Mountains and high mountain steppes, often on stony or rocky slopes, especially along river valleys[2].
Edibility: The root is a cinnamon substitute[2]. It smells and tastes strongly of cloves[1].
Usage: An essential oil is obtained from the plant (the root?). A substitute for cloves (Eugenia caryophyllata)[2].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. laxmanii. C. potentilloides. Dryas geoides.
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