Nabalus albus
| Nabalus albus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 5' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Nabalus albus (common name: white lettuce)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in a greenhouse in spring. 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.
Cultivation: Succeeds in shade or semi-shade in a moist but well-drained humus-rich neutral to acid soil[1].
Range: North-eastern N. America - Maine to Georgia, west to N. Dakota.
Habitat: Rich woods and thickets[2].
Medicinal: The powdered root is sprinkled on food to stimulate milk flow after childbirth[2].
A tea made from the roots is used as a wash for weakness[2].
A latex in the stems is diuretic, it is used in female diseases[2]. It is also taken internally in the treatment of snakebite[2].
A poultice of the leaves or roots is applied to snakebites, dog bites etc[2].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Prenanthes alba. L.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Foster, Steven and Billy Tatum. Medicinal Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.