Adenophora liliifolia - Adénophore à feuilles de lis

Famille: Campanulaceae, Genre: Adenophora
Vivace (0.45m de haut par 0.5m de large).

Habitat

Exposition
Plein soleil
Humidité
Humidité moyenne.
Sol
Sol léger à moyen.
pH
Sol acide ou calcaire
Habitat originel
Woods and damp fields[45].
Origine géographique
C. Europe to Siberia

Comestibilité

  • Racine - cuite .
  • Thick and esculent[2, 61, 105], it has a sweet flavour [74].
  • Eaten boiled and in soups etc [46, 177].

Culture

  • Prefers a light rich slightly alkaline soil that is not too dry, and a warm sunny position [1, 200].
  • Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and should be planted out into their permanent positions when young [1].
  • This species has been cultivated for its edible root in Japan [46, 238].
  • The flowers have a sweet but refreshing perfume [245].
  • This is the only member of the genus with scented flowers [245].
  • The young growth is extremely attractive to slugs, they have been known to destroy even mature plants [K].

Propagation

  • Graines - Semez sous chassis dès qu'elles sont mûres [200].
  • The seed can also be sown in spring .
  • Surface sow 2 - 3 seeds per pot in the spring in order to avoid transplanting [133].
  • We have found that if transplanted when very small seedlings grow away without difficulty [K].
  • Germinates in 1 - 3 months at 10°c [133].
  • Plant out into their permanent positions whilst young .
  • Boutures de la base au printemps [K].
  • Division in spring - very difficult because the plant dislikes root disturbance[1] .

Calendrier

En fleur
8
Maturité des graines
9

Pollinisation

Type de fleur
Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
Auto-fertile
Non
Pollinisateurs
Insectes

Divers

Pollution
Non
Autres réferences
[1, 45]

Réferences

[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 1951.
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[45] Polunin. O. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. 1980.
A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses.
[46] Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. 1959.
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
[74] Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. 1968.
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers.
[133] Rice. G. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 1. 1987.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. 1984.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. 1992.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[238] Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. 1995.
A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
[245] Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. 1994.
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.

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