Secale sylvestre
| Secale sylvestre | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 4' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Secale sylvestre
Propagation: Seed - sow March or October in situ and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species but it should succeed as an annual crop in Britain. It might be possible to sow it as an over-wintering annual.
Succeeds in most soils but prefers a well-drained light soil in a sunny position[1].
Cultivated for its seed in the mountains of Tibet and China[2][3].
Range: Europe to Tropical Asia.
Habitat: Sandy soils[4].
Edibility: Seed - cooked[2][3][5]. It can be used whole, or ground into a flour and used as a cereal.
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. fragile.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.