Ericameria parishii
| Ericameria parishii | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Ericameria parishii (common name: heath goldenrod)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[1]. Requires a well-drained deep gritty or gravelly soil, preferably of low fertility[2].
Range: South-western N. America - California.
Habitat: Outwash fans and exposed hillsides, 450 - 2100 metres[3].
Edibility: Seed[4][5][6]. No more details are given.
Medicinal: The plant has been used for medical purposes, but the details are not known[6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Chrysoma parishii. Haplopappus parishii. (Greene)Blake.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Munz, David. A California Flora. University of California Press, 1959.
- ↑ 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 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.