Epilobium palustre
| Epilobium palustre | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Epilobium palustre (common name: marsh willow herb)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in situ or as soon as the seed is ripe.
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 spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a well-drained but moisture retentive soil in a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most soils[2]. A calcifuge plant, it requires a lime-free soil[3].
Range: Europe, including Britain, north to Lapland and Iceland, temperate Asia, N. America and Greenland.
Habitat: Marshes, acid fens, ditches etc[3].
Edibility: Leaves and young shoots - cooked[4][5].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.