Pachyphragma macrophylla
| Pachyphragma macrophylla | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Early Spring-Mid Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Pachyphragma macrophylla
Propagation: Seed - sow autumn in a greenhouse[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring[1]. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.
Basal cuttings in late spring[1]. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 - 10cm above the ground. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer.
Cultivation: Requires a leafy soil and a damp shady position[2][1]. Another report says that it succeeds in dry soils and, once established, tolerates drought[3]. Succeeds in heavy clays[1]. Very shade tolerant[1]. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade[4].
Possibly hardy to about -15°c[2][1].
Plants have persistent basal rosettes[1].
Range: W. Asia - N.E. Turkey to W. Caucasus. Naturalized in Britain.
Habitat: Wet beech forests to elevations of 1900 metres in Turkey[2]
Edibility: It would be worthwhile trying out the leaves of this species for edibility. They are almost certainly not poisonous[K].
Usage: An excellent weed-smothering ground cover plant for shady areas[1]. The plants have persistent basal rosettes but only achieve full ground cover from mid or late spring until early winter each year[1].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Heavy Clay: Grows in heavy-clay soils.
Also Known As: Thlaspi macrophyllum
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden. Dent, 1982.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.