Erysimum cheiranthoides
| Erysimum cheiranthoides | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Erysimum cheiranthoides (common name: wormseed mustard)
Propagation: Seed - sow in situ in the spring[1]. Germination should take place within 3 weeks.
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position[1]. Dislikes acid soils[1]. Tolerates poor soils[1].
Range: N. America - Newfoundland to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Missouri, west to the Pacific coast.
Habitat: Found in many habitats from southern British Columbia to California at elevations of 750 - 3600 metres[2].
Medicinal: A drink made from the crushed seed is used as a vermifuge[3]. It is intensely bitter but has been used on children and expels the worms both by vomit and by excretion[4][3].
A decoction of the root has been applied to skin eruptions[5].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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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.
- ↑ Arnberger, Leslie. Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Southwestern Monuments, 1968.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coffey, Timothy. The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. Facts on File, 1993.
- ↑ Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.