Oenothera brevipes
| Oenothera brevipes | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Shelter | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Oenothera brevipes (common name: golden suncup)
Propagation: Seed - sow in situ from late spring to early summer.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and are not sure if it will succeed outdoors in Britain, though it is worth trying as a spring sown annual. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Prefers a dryish well-drained sandy loam and full sun[1][2]. Heavy clay soils may induce winter rots[2]. Succeeds in poor soils.
The flowers open in the evening, they are richly scented and are very attractive to moths.
Range: South-western N. America - California.
Habitat: Dry slopes and washes below 1500 metres[3].
Edibility: Seed.[4][5][6]. No more details are given, but the seed is rather small and its use would be very fiddly.
Seedpod[7]. No more details are given.
Root - cooked. Too small to be a staple food, but useful in an emergency, the roots taste best in late autumn, winter and early spring[7].
Leaves and young shoots - cooked[7].
Pollinators: Lepidoptera, bees, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Camissonia brevipes. (Gray.)Raven.
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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.
- ↑ Munz, David. A California Flora. University of California Press, 1959.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Weiner, Michael. Earth Medicine, Earth Food. Ballantine Books, 1980.