Sebaea ovata
| Sebaea ovata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Sebaea ovata (common name: yellow centaury)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a warm greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle into individual pots and plant them out in late spring or early summer.
Cultivation: Requires a warm sunny sheltered position in a well-drained soil[1].
Although not frost-hardy, this species can be grown as an annual, starting of the plants in a greenhouse and planting out after the last expected frosts.
Range: Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand.
Habitat: Sandy soils[2] in pastures etc from the coastal lowlands to the montane zone[3]. Damp places in open forests[4].
Medicinal: Tonic. Used in the treatment of dysentery[3].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Exacum ovatum.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Ewart, Alfred. Recording Census of the Victorian Flora. 1923.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lassak, Erich and Tara McCarthy. Australian Medicinal Plants.
- ↑ Carolin, R. Flora of the Sydney Region. Reed, 1993.