According to Armitage, this native of Alpine meadows is hardy in Z3-6. It needs cool mild summers, and does well in the Pacific Northwest...Read More and at the Denver Botanic Garden.
Prefers alkaline soil and consistent moisture.
The juice from the roots is used in herbal medicine. Wild plants are easily confused with deadly Veratrum species.
Stout, erect perennial from the mountains of Southern and central Europe. Has basal rosettes, of bluish green, lanceolate - ovate, ribbe...Read Mored leaves which can reach over 1 foot long.
Unbranching flower stems bear clasping leaves under dense whorls of star shaped yellow (rarely red) flowers.
According to Armitage, this native of Alpine meadows is hardy in Z3-6. It needs cool mild summers, and does well in the Pacific Northwest...Read More
Stout, erect perennial from the mountains of Southern and central Europe. Has basal rosettes, of bluish green, lanceolate - ovate, ribbe...Read More