Corrigiola littoralis
| Corrigiola littoralis | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Corrigiola littoralis (common name: strapwort)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing it in pots in a cold frame in the spring or when ripe in the autumn. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer.
If larger quantities of seed are available then an outdoor sowing in situ could be tried.
Cultivation: Requires a moist sandy soil, growing well in a rock garden.
The information for this plant probably also applies to the closely related C. telephiifolia from Europe, a species that is said to be perennial.
Range: Southwestern Europe, including Britain, from Denmark south and east to N. and E. Africa, W. Asia.
Habitat: Sandy gravelly banks of ponds at two sites only, one in S. Devon and the other around Helston in Cornwall[1].
Edibility: Leaves[2]. No more details are given.
Medicinal: Stomachic, tonic[3].
Usage: A perfume is obtained from the roots[3].
Pollinators: Cleistogomous, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.