Scolymus hispanicus
| Scolymus hispanicus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Scolymus hispanicus (common name: spanish salsify)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ
Cultivation: Grows well in an ordinary garden soil in sun or semi-shade[1]. Prefers a rich soil[2].
This species has sometimes been cultivated in the past for its edible root[3][4][5][6].
Range: S.W. Europe. An occasional casual in Britain[5].
Habitat: Sandy places on cultivated and uncultivated ground[7].
Edibility: Root - raw or cooked[4][5][8][9][10]. Fleshy[11]. As good as scorzonera[3]. The root has a sweet flavour[1], it makes an excellent vegetable though it is rather low yielding[K].
The roasted root is a coffee substitute[12][11].
Young leaves and leafstalks - blanched and used in salads[3][9][10][11][1].
The flowers are used to adulterate saffron (Crocus sativus) as a food colouring[3][9][10][11].
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 1.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Organ, John. Rare Vegetables for Garden and Table. Faber, 1960.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Oxford University Press, 1980.
- ↑ Vilmorin-Andrieux. The Vegetable Garden. Ten Speed Press.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Niebuhr, Alta. Herbs of Greece. Herb Society of America, 1970.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.