Cotula coronopifolia
| Cotula coronopifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 0.3' |
| Width: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cotula coronopifolia (common name: brass buttons)
Propagation: Seed - where possible, sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stand the pot in 2cm of water in order to keep the soil moist. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
Division of rooted pieces in the spring.
Cultivation: A marginal plant for the shallow edges of ponds, bog gardens and waterside plantings[1], it succeeds in ordinary soil[2].
Plants are short-lived perennials[3].
The whole plant, when handled, releases an aromatic, pungent smell[4].
Range: S. Africa. Occasionally naturalized in Britain[5].
Habitat: Marshland in Britain[5].
Usage: A brassy gold dye is obtained from the whole plant[6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.