Lithospermum caroliniense
| Lithospermum caroliniense | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Lithospermum caroliniense (common name: hairy puccoon)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
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Cultivation: Requires a warm sunny position in a moderately fertile well-drained lime-free sandy soil[1][2].
Range: Eastern N. America - New York to Florida, Minnesota, Montana and New Mexico.
Habitat: Sandhills, pine barrens and dry sandy woods[3].
Medicinal: The powdered root has been used in the treatment of chest wounds[4].
Usage: A red dye is obtained from the dried or pulverized root[5][4].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.