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Easily grown in a light soil in full sun, doing best on a moraine. Prefers a cool climate, plants can be difficult to bring into flower in the garden. Polymorphic. The sub-species S. acaulis saxatilis flowers more freely than the type. 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

Edible Parts: Leaves Edible Uses: Plant - cooked[61, 177]. Consumed as a vegetable in Iceland and in Arctic and Alpine regions. The raw root skins have been used for food. This report refers to the sub-species S. acaulis exscapa. (All.)DC. References More on Edible Uses

Seed - sow early spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring.