Rhodiola rhodantha
(A. Gray) Jacobsen
Queen's crown
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb. They are best used young and work well chopped finely and added to salads.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Australia, North America, USA,
How to Identify
A 0.4 m tall perennial, hardy to UK zone 4. Hermaphrodite flowers appear July to August with seeds ripening August to September, pollinated by insects and self-fertile. Accommodates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage, tolerating mildly acid to basic pH. Full sun required; tolerates both dry and moist conditions including drought.
How to Grow
Propagation: Surface sow seed in spring in well-drained soil in a sunny position in a greenhouse, keeping the soil consistently moist. Prick out seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse through their first winter. Plant out in early summer of the following year. Division in spring or early summer is very straightforward. Larger divisions can go directly into their permanent positions; smaller ones are better potted up and grown on in light shade in a cold frame until well established before planting out in late spring or early summer.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Other Uses
None known Special Uses
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rhodiola rhodantha, common name redpod stonecrop or queen's crown, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae.
Notes
There are about 50 Rhodiola species.
Names & Synonyms
References (3)
- Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1143
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 83 (As Sedum rhodanthum)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
