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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Serratula coronata is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

S. wolffii. Andrae.

Plant Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves - cooked[105, 177].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils[200]. Suitable for the wildflower garden, where it can naturalize[200]. This species is sometimes separated into S. coronata and S. wolffii. Andrae. - a species that is found in Romania and also in southern and central Russia[50].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Make sure the compost does not dry out. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in early summer if they have grown sufficiently. Otherwise, grow them on in the greenhouse or cold frame for their first winter and plant them out the following year after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame, planting them out once they are well established in the summer.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China (Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng (southeast), Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng (west), Hubei Sheng (northwest), Jiangsu Sheng (northwest), Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng (south), Shandong Sheng (east), Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (north)), Japan, Korea, South, Korea, North EUROPE: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Romania

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Serratula tinctoria	Saw-Wort, Dyer's plumeless saw-wort	Perennial	1.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	1	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.

Serratula coronata - L.