Pulicaria dysenterica
| Pulicaria dysenterica | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Width: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer-Early Fall |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Pulicaria dysenterica (common name: fleabane)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn 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 in the summer.
If you have plenty of seed then it can be sown in situ in the spring.
Division in spring. 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.
Cultivation: Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[1].
Plants can be invasive, spreading freely at the roots.
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Denmark south and east to N. Africa, Caucasus and W. Asia.
Habitat: Marshes, wet meadows, ditches etc, avoiding calcareous soils[2].
Medicinal: The bruised leaves have a soap-like smell[3]. They are astringent and can be used in the treatment of dysentery[3].
The root is also astringent and used in the treatment of dysentery[4].
A paste of the plant is applied externally to wounds[5].
Usage: The plant is burnt to repel parasites[3][6].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Inula dysenterica.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Europe. Oxford University Press, 1969.