Salsola collina
| Salsola collina | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Salsola collina (common name: tumbleweed)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ. The seed has a short viability and should be stored cool over the winter[1].
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Requires a very sunny position in a light or medium well-drained soil, it tolerates salty soils, occasional inundation by salt water and maritime exposure. Succeeds in poor soils and grows more vigorously on alkaline soils[1].
Range: E. Europe to E. Asia.
Habitat: Sandy places, steppe plant communities and a weed of cultivated fields[2].
Edibility: Young leaves and stems - cooked[3]. An emergency food, it is only used when all else fails[4].
Medicinal: A tea decocted from the whole plant is drunk twice daily for 6 months as a cure for high blood pressure[5].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Larkcom, Joy. Oriental Vegetables. John Murray, 1991.
- ↑ Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.