Lithospermum multiflorum
| Lithospermum multiflorum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lithospermum multiflorum (common name: manyflowered gromwell)
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 calcareous soil[1][2]. Grows well in dry soils[2].
Range: Western N. America.
Habitat: Gravelly soils in Texas, 1800 - 3600 metres, mainly in the juniper and pine belts[3].
Edibility: The seeds have been used for food[4].
Medicinal: The root has been used as a 'life medicine' by some native North American Indian tribes[4].
Usage: A purple dye is obtained from the root[3].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: L. arizonicum.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arnberger, Leslie. Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Southwestern Monuments, 1968.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.