Uniola paniculata
| Uniola paniculata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 8' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Uniola paniculata (common name: sea oats)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring in situ and only just cover the seed[1].
Division in spring[2].
Cultivation: Prefers a moist sandy soil, tolerating some shade[2]. Tolerates maritime exposure and saline soils[2].
An invasive plant, spreading freely by means of its rhizomes[3], but it is very ornamental[2]. and is well worth a place in the garden.
Range: Eastern N. America - Virginia to Texas and Mexico.
Habitat: Sandhills and drifting sands on the coast[4]. Also found on salt flats[2].
Edibility: Seed - cooked and eaten as a cereal[5][6]. Said to have a very good flavour[6].
Usage: The spreading root system of this plant make it useful for stabilizing drifting coastal sand dunes[1][2][3].
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 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hitchcock, Albert. Manual of the Grasses of the United States. Dover Publications, 1971.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.