Family | fabaceae |
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Description | Upright perennial herb, dies back in autumn and regrows in late winter |
Flowering Time | Spring |
Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
Florabank Profile | |
Vegetation Communities | Most common in grassy woodland including white box grassy woodland. |
Soil Types | Wide range. |
Values / Uses | |
Revegetation / Habitat Values | Underutilised plant. Excellent robust forb for diversification of understorey. Easy to establish via direct seeding. |
Amenity / Ornamental Values | One of the most beautiful, easily grown and robust perennial wildflowers, should be more widely grown. |
Other Values | Nitrogen fixer. |
Tolerances | |
Water Deficit | average |
Compaction | average |
Waterlogging | average |
Shade | average-high |
Minimum Temperature | -8 degrees |
Average no. Seeds per Gram | 120 |
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Viability Period | long |
Dormancy | physical |
Treatment | boiling water or scarification |
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | not known |
Direct Seeding | easy |