Mertensia oblongifolia
| Mertensia oblongifolia | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Mertensia oblongifolia
Propagation: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe[1][2]. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible. Protect from direct sunlight[2]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division, with care, in early spring or autumn[2].
Cultivation: Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil with some shade[1][3].
A rather difficult plant to grow, it is best in a moist position[1].
Range: Western N. America.
Habitat: Open slopes and drier meadows, often amongst sagebrush, from the plains and foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains, occasionally to the alpine zone[4].
Edibility: Flowers - raw[5].
Leaves - raw or cooked[5]. The leaves are rather hairy and are not so nice when eaten raw[5].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ Hitchcock, Leo. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, 1955.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Schofield, Janice. Discovering Wild Plants.