Dracocephalum parviflorum
| Dracocephalum parviflorum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Dracocephalum parviflorum (common name: american dragonhead)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in situ. Pinch back the shoot tips in May in order to encourage bushy growth[1].
Cultivation: Succeeds in a sunny position in a fertile well-drained soil[1].
The plant is very fragrant[1]. It is useful for filling gaps in the summer border[1].
Range: N. America - Quebec and Ontario to Alaska, New York, Iowa, Missouri and Arizona.
Habitat: Dry, rocky or gravelly calcareous soils, often in recent clearings[2].
Edibility: Seed[3][4][5][6]. No more details.
The leaves have been used as a flavouring[6].
Medicinal: The plant has been used to treat diarrhoea in children[6].
The leaves are febrifuge and ophthalmic[6]. A cold compound infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and headaches[6]. Externally, it has been used as an eyewash[6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Moldavica parviflora. (Nutt.)Britton.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.