Legousia pentagonia
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| Legousia pentagonia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| 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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Legousia pentagonia
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ and only just cover the seed[1].
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, succeeding in a sunny position in an ordinary good garden soil[2][1].
Range: Europe - E. Mediterranean.
Habitat: Cornfields and waste places[3].
Edibility: Tender young shoots - raw[4][5].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Specularia pentagonia
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of the Mediterranean. Hogarth Press, 1987.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Hill, Albert. Economic Botany. The Maple Press, 1952.