Reseda phyteuma
an annual or biennial member of the Reseda genus in the family Resedaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Resedaceae
- Genus
- Reseda
- Life cycle
- annual, biennial
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Bees, Insects, Self
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Bees, Insects, Self
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - cooked[3][5][7][1]. Used as a pot-herb.
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- C. and S. Europe to W. Asia and N. Africa. Naturalized in Britain[2].
- Habitat
- Cultivated or disturbed ground[6].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow in situ in the spring and only just cover the seed. In areas where winter temperatures do not fall below -10c, an autumn sowing usually succeeds[4].
Cultivation
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Easily grown in any well-drained neutral to slightly alkaline soil in a sunny position or in some shade if the summers are long and hot[4]. A good plant for bees and butterflies[4].
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00
? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202