Platystemon californicus
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| Platystemon californicus | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 0.3' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Platystemon californicus (common name: creamcups)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or early autumn in situ[1].
Cultivation: Succeeds in a sunny position in most soils[2][3].
A highly polymorphic species, it is considered by some botanists to be an aggregate species of up to 60 segregates[4].
The flowers have a delicate sweet perfume[5].
Range: South-western N. America.
Habitat: Open grassy clay or sandy places, also on burns, usually below 900 metres in California[4].
Edibility: Leaves - cooked[6][7]. Used as greens[8].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
In Leaf: Late Spring-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Munz, David. A California Flora. University of California Press, 1959.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.