Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
| Vincetoxicum hirundinaria | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (common name: swallow wort)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and grow them on in a lightly shaded position 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 ordinary garden soil[1].
A polymorphic species.
Range: Europe to E. Asia.
Habitat: Wood margins and open places, north to latitude 60° 30' north in Europe[2].
Medicinal: Diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic[3][4]. Used in the treatment of dropsy[3]. The juice of the plant is applied to boils and pimples[5].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: The plant is poisonous[6].
Also Known As: V. officinale. Moench. Cynanchum vincetoxicum.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg and Adam Stainton. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press, 1984.