Tephroseris integrifolia
| Tephroseris integrifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Tephroseris integrifolia
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. Only just cover the seed and make sure that the compost does not dry out. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, over-wintering the young plants in the greenhouse for the first year and then planting them out in late spring[1].
Division in spring[1].
Cultivation: Requires a gritty, moisture-retentive but well-drained circumneutral soil and a sunny position[1].
Plants can be short-lived in cultivation[1].
Range: Europe to E. Asia.
Habitat: Moist ground in Szechwan, W. China[2]
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked[3][4].
Medicinal: Parasiticide for skin diseases[2].
Usage: A parasiticide is obtained from the plant, it is effective on the skin and on clothes[2].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Senecio campestris. (Retz.)DC. S. integrifolius. (L.)Clairv.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.