Trollius europaeus 'Globeflower'

[Ex. Teesdale, 270m., England]

Ranunculaceae: an attractive perennial to 60cm, of damp, upland and northern meadows. The flowers are spherical, 30-40mm across, with 10-15 yellow sepals, on long, upright stems, blooming May-August. The leaves are palmately divided into toothed lobes. Absent from the south of Britain, but very locally common from North Wales to Scotland, also NW Ireland. Native to Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to Spain, the Caucasus, Arctic America.

USES:

The whole plant, but especially the root, is purgative and rubefacient when used fresh. The plant loses some or all of its medicinal properties if it is dried.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Stored seeds can take 18 months or more to germinate and the seedlings are very slow growing at first. 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.

An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture, preferring a moist heavy soil, doing well in a bog garden. Likes shade, but does just as well in sun or partial shade. This plant inhibits the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes.

GERMINATION RATING: LONG! [seeds can take two winters to germinate.]

HARVESTED: 2021*

 

APPROX. 100 SEEDS