Viguiera multiflora
| Viguiera multiflora | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 10 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Viguiera multiflora
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant then out after the last expected frosts.
Cultivation: Requires a sunny position, succeeding in most soils[1].
This species is not very hardy in Britain, though it can be grown here as a spring-sown annual[2].
Range: South-western N. America - New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and California.
Habitat: Dry open areas on foothills and mountains, well up towards the timberline[3]. Yellow pine, aspen and spruce belts.
Edibility: Seed[4]. No further details are given.
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Gymnolomia multiflora. A.Nels. Heliomeris multiflora.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Davis, Ray and Frank Craighead. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. The Riverside Press, 1963.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.