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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Samolus valerandi is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil and can grow in water. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Pond; Bog Garden;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:
Young leaves - raw or cooked[46, 61]. A rather bitter flavour[K].
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Medicinal Uses
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Antiscorbutic
The leaves are antiscorbutic[46, 61].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil in a wet position or in shallow water[1, 200]. Dislikes shade or acid soils.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - surface sow in a cold frame in the spring, standing the pot in about 3cm of water. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and gradually increase the depth of water as the plants grow until it is level with the tops of the pots. Plant out in the summer if there has been sufficient growth, otherwise plant out in late spring of the following year. Division in spring.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China (Hunan Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu) TROPICAL ASIA: India, Pakistan NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Québec (southwest), Nova Scotia, Ontario (southeast), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick), United States (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (south), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin (southeast), Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah), Mexico (Baja California (Norte), Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, United States (Puerto Rico), Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica) AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal)
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
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Botanical References
17200
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