Osmorhiza chilensis
| Osmorhiza chilensis | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Osmorhiza chilensis
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible, otherwise sow it in early 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 any deep moisture-retentive soil in sun or dappled shade[1].
Plants are hardy to about -20°c[1].
Well suited to naturalistic plantings in a woodland or wild garden[1]. A sweetly aromatic plant[1].
Range: N. America, S. America.
Habitat: Deciduous Nothofagus forests and moist shaded cliffs to 200 metres in S. Chile north to latitude 31°s[2].
Edibility: Root - raw or cooked. It is considered to be a delicacy[2].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moore, David. Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Anthony Nelson, 1983.