Prenanthes altissimus
| Prenanthes altissimus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Prenanthes altissimus (common name: rattlesnake root)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer if they have grown enough. If not, grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter and plant them out the following spring after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Requires a moist but well-drained humus-rich neutral to acid soil in shade or semi-shade[1].
Suitable for naturalizing in the wild garden[1].
Range: Eastern N. America - southwards from Quebec.
Habitat: Moist woods[2].
Medicinal: The plant is used as a poultice[3]. A poultice of the crushed roots has been used to treat rattlesnake bites[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 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.