Yellow sheep-sorrel
Oxalis stricta
Родина: Oxalidaceae • Рід: Oxalis
БагаторічнаСередньоДекоративна
Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer, Mid fall. Form: Upright or erect.
Опис
Easily grown in a sandy soil in a warm dry position. Very closely related to O. corniculata, and seen as no more than a variety of that species by some botanists. This variety differs from O. corniculata by stems erect, not rooting at nodes; branched or not. Special Features: North American native, Invasive, Naturalizing, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information Temperature Converter Type a value in the Celsius field to convert the value to Fahrenheit: Celsius Fahrenheit: The PFAF Bookshop Plants For A Future have a number of books available in paperback and digital form. Book titles include Edible Plants , Edible Perennials , Edible Trees , Edible Shrubs , Woodland Gardening , and Temperate Food Forest Plants . Our new book is Food Forest Plants For Hotter Conditions (Tropical and Sub-Tropical) . Shop Now
Походження та ареал
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu) NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Ma
Корисні властивості
Edible Parts: Flowers Leaves Root Seedpod Edible Uses: Drink Leaves - raw or cooked[46, 61, 105]. A nice acid flavour, the leaves can also be chewed as a thirst quencher. Use in moderation, see notes at top of sheet, Flowers - raw[105, 161, 183]. Added to salads. Young seedpods - raw. Root[105, 161, 183]. No further details. A lemon-flavoured drink is made from the leaves. References More on Edible Uses
Поради
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. If you have enough seed it can be sown in situ during the spring.