Geranium viscosissimum
| Geranium viscosissimum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Geranium viscosissimum (common name: sticky geranium)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring or autumn. 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: Succeeds in any good soil in sun or partial shade[1].
Plants are hardy to about -25°c[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[2].
This species is closely related to G. nervosum[3].
Range: Western N. America - British Columbia to N. California, east to Alberta..
Habitat: Open woods and meadows[1]. Plentiful in medium-dry to moist or even wet soils of open woods, roadsides, creek banks and meadows to an altitude of 2,700 metres[4].
Edibility: Flowers - added to salads or used as a garnish[5][6].
Leaves - raw or cooked. Not choice[5].
Medicinal: The whole plant is astringent, salve and styptic[7]. An infusion of the leaves, plus a sweat bath with the leaves, is used as a treatment for colds[8]. It is used as a gargle in the treatment of sore throats[7]. An infusion of the leaves or the roots is used as a wash for sore eyes[8]. A poultice of the leaves or roots has been applied to cuts, sores etc[8].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Davis, Ray and Frank Craighead. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. The Riverside Press, 1963.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Schofield, Janice. Discovering Wild Plants.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Yeung, Him-Che. Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas. Institute of Chinese Medicine, 1985.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.