Vincetoxicum fuscatum

'Brown-flowered Swallowwort'

Asclepiadaceae: A bushy perennial to 80cm. Found on stony slopes. The flowers are numerous small, and star shaped, from red brown to dark brown. Blooming from May – July. Dark green ovate pointed leaves to 8cm long. Native to Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, especially in Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.

USES:

The plant has diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic properties. Used in the treatment of dropsy. The juice of the plant is applied to boils and pimples.

NOTE: The plant is known to be poisonous.

GROWING INFORMATION:

These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended. Well drained stony soils, and full sun. plants prefer a warm sheltered site.

 

HARVESTED: 2023*

 

APPROX. 20 SEEDS