Lallemantia iberica
| Lallemantia iberica | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lallemantia iberica
Propagation: Seed - sow April in situ[1]. Very fast germination[K].
Cultivation: Requires a light well-drained soil in a sunny position[2]. Prefers a cool situation[1].
Often grown in the ornamental garden[3].
The flowers are very attractive to bees[4].
Range: W. Asia. Naturalized in C. and E. Europe.
Habitat: Roadsides, slopes and fallow fields, also as a weed of cultivation, to 2150 metres in Turkey[5].
Edibility: Leaves - cooked and used as a potherb[6][7][8][9][10].
Seed - raw or cooked. It is rich in oil[11].
An edible oil is obtained from the seed[11][12][8][9][10].
Usage: The seed contains up to 30% of a drying oil[7]. It is used for lighting, as a varnish, in paints and as a lubricant[6][13][4]. It is a linseed substitute[14]. Linseed oil has a very wide range of applications including use as a wood preservative, an ingredient of oil-based paints, furniture polishes, printer's inks, soap making etc[6][13][15]. It is also used in the manufacture of linoleum[16].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: L. sulphurea. Dracocephalum ibericum.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ Davis, Peter. Flora of Turkey. Edinburgh University Press, 1965.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Mabey, Richard. Plants with a Purpose. Fontana, 1979.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Schery. Robert. Plants for Man. Prentice Hall, 1972.
- ↑ Chakravarty, Hiralal. The Plant Wealth of Iraq. 1976.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger. Herbs. Pan Books, 1990.
- ↑ Buchanan, Rita. A Weavers Garden.