Pleurospermum austriacum
Pleurospermum austriacum | |
Light: | |
Moisture: | |
Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
Self Pollinated | |
Height: | 3' |
Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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Edible Rating: | |
Tea: | Yes |
Pleurospermum austriacum
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in spring in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter, planting them out early the following summer.
Division might be possible in the spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in a fertile well-drained garden soil[1][2].
Monocarpic, the plant living for a number of years without flowering and then dying after flowering[1].
Range: C. and E. Europe.
Habitat: Meadows and damp rocks in valleys and mountains[3].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked[4].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.