Coreopsis tinctoria atkinsoniana
| Coreopsis tinctoria | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Coreopsis tinctoria atkinsoniana (common name: coreopsis)
Propagation: Seed - sow March in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer[1].
If you have sufficient seed then it can also be sown in situ outdoors.
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[2]. Prefers a fertile well-drained moisture retentive medium soil[1][3]. Grows well in sandy soils[4]. Requires a sunny position[1][3]. Established plants are drought resistant[2].
A good bee plant[3].
Range: South-western N. America.
Habitat: Openings in pine forests on rich moist soils, 1500 - 2250 metres in Arizona.
Edibility: A beverage is made from the dried plant[5][6][7]. It was used instead of coffee[7].
Medicinal: A tea made from the roots is emetic and is also used in the treatment of diarrhoea[8][7].
An infusion of the whole plant without the root has been used by women desiring a female baby[7].
Usage: A yellow (red with an acid mordant) dye is obtained from the flowers[9]. It is not very good on plant fibres[9]. The flowers can be dried for later use[9].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. cardaminaefolia. (DC.)Torr.&Gray.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Foster, Steven and Billy Tatum. Medicinal Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Buchanan, Rita. A Weavers Garden.