Phalaris canariensis
| Phalaris canariensis | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Phalaris canariensis (common name: canary grass)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ[1].
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, succeeding in an ordinary garden soil[2]. It is tolerant of most conditions, dry or wet[3].
Cultivated for its seed which is commonly used in wild bird food mixes[2].
Range: Europe - Mediterranean.
Habitat: Dry open habitats[4]. A casual of waste places in Britain[5].
Edibility: Seed - cooked. Widely grown as a food for caged birds, the seed is rather small but can also be used as a cereal for making porridge etc[6]. It can be ground into a flour and used for making cakes, puddings etc[6][7][8][9][10][11].
Leaves - cooked[12]. The young plant is used[13].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
In Leaf: Late Spring-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Grounds, Roger. Ornamental Grasses. Christopher Helm, 1989.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Douglas, James. Alternative Foods.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ Sowerby, John. The Useful Plants of Great Britain. 1862.
- ↑ Coon, Nelson. The Dictionary of Useful Plants. Rodale Press, 1975.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.