Nabalus serpentarius
| Nabalus serpentarius | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 5' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Nabalus serpentarius (common name: lion's foot)
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: Eastern N. America - Massachusetts to New York, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
Habitat: Fields and thickets[2].
Medicinal: The plant is said to be an antidote for snake bites[3].
Usage: The juice of the plant repels snakes[3].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Prenanthes serpentarium.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel and Addison Brown. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. Dover Publications, 1970.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coffey, Timothy. The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. Facts on File, 1993.