Kickxia elatine
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| Kickxia elatine | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Cross Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Mid Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Kickxia elatine (common name: fluellen)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ[1].
Cultivation: Requires a light to medium soil and a sunny position.
Range: Europe, including Britain, south and east to the Mediterranean and Macaronesia.
Habitat: Arable land, usually cornfields in light soils[2].
Medicinal: The plant is haemostatic[3]. It is used externally to staunch wounds and bleeding[4].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Linaria elatine
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Chevallier, Andrew. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. Dorling Kindersley, 1996.