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| USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 15. |
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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Frasera caroliniensis is a PERENNIAL growing to 2.5 m (8ft 2in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 2. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Swertia caroliniensis
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Bitter Cathartic Dysentery Emetic Poultice Stimulant Tonic
The powdered plant is applied externally to ulcers as a poultice[207]. The plant is a feeble simple bitter[207]. The root is cathartic, emetic, stimulant and tonic[4, 207, 212]. When dried it is a simple bitter that can be used as a digestive tonic in a similar way to gentian root (Gentiana spp), but the fresh root is cathartic and emetic[4]. The root is used in the treatment of dysentery, stomach complaints and a lack of appetite[257]. It should be harvested in the autumn of its second year, or the spring of its third year[4].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a moist but well-drained position and a stony peaty soil[1, 200]. Requires an acidic soil[200]. Plants are hardy to at least -12°c[200]. Plants can be grown in a woodland garden[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse[200]. 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 late winter[200].
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Ontario (south)), United States (Indiana, Michigan (s.?), New York (west), Ohio, Pennsylvania (west), Illinois, Missouri (southeast), Oklahoma (east), Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (north), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina (west), Tennessee)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
Walter.
Botanical References
200235
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