Patrinia triloba PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Patrinia triloba is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower in August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

P. palmata. Max.

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Ground Cover;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Leaves - cooked. A famine food, it is only used when all else fails[179].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

Plants can be grown as a ground cover when spaced about 30cm apart each way[208].

Special Uses

Ground cover

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Cultivation details

Easily grown in any light rich soil[1]. Requires a moist soil and a cool position[187]. Thrives in any moderately retentive fertile soil in sun or part shade[200]. Plants are hardy to about -15°c[187]. A very ornamental plant[1], it grows well in the rock garden[1] or the woodland garden[200].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow in situ in April[111]. If you only have a small quantity of seed it is probably better to sow it in a pot in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer. Division in spring or autumn.

Other Names

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Native Range

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Patrinia scabiosifolia	Eastern Valerian, Scabious Patrinia	Perennial	0.6	5-8	F	LM	N	M	1	3
Patrinia villosa		Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	1	1

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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Expert comment

Author

Miq.

Botanical References

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Readers comment


	Sat Sep 18 00:39:33 2004

self sows in z5, aug bloom, survived -15, parents and seedlings

Patrinia triloba - Miq.