Vernonia glauca
| Vernonia glauca | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 5' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Vernonia glauca (common name: ironweed)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any soil in a sunny position[1].
When grown in a suitable site, the plants often self-sow[1].
Range: Eastern N. America - New Jersey to Georgia, west to Alabama and Pennsylvania.
Habitat: Rich woods[2].
Medicinal: The root is a blood tonic[2]. It is used to regulate menstruation, relieve pain after childbirth and also in the treatment of stomach aches and bleeding[2][3]. An infusion of the roots has been used as a mouth wash to make loose teeth firm[3].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Foster, Steven and Billy Tatum. Medicinal Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.