This is a cute little plant--like moss for sunny areas. However, unlike moss, it will completely take over its neighbors. It sends its ro...Read Moreots in every direction, coming up in the middle of everything. GROW IN A CONTAINER!! Quite root-persistant too.
Has small, linear, mid-green leaves upto 1 inch long, arranged in whorls of 8-12 around the ste...Read Morem. Bears clusters of small, bright yellow, scented (honey after dusk) flowers, branching on terminal stems.
Flowers May-September.
This is a sprawling plant anywhere between 6-40 inches in height and will clamber through other plants and shrubs. A native of dry, chalk grassland but is currently rampaging through my plants on a heavy clay soil with numerous acid pockets. Also like a sunny position and flowers much better in full sun than shade. Adores neglect.
This particular herb has had several uses over the centuries. It smells like hay when cut and was used to stuff bedding, fleas hate it and its easy to burn after being used.
I has also been used as a foot soak after being infused in boiling water.
Medical use is limited but a chemical it contains can help in preventing blood from clotting (don't try this at home folks. It was also once used to prevent internal bleeding or nose bleeds.
It was once used in place of rennet in cheese making and the flowers coloured the cheese a nice yellow.
I just like it becaue it grows well and while it takes some time in reaching a good sized clump, its well worth the wait.
This is a cute little plant--like moss for sunny areas. However, unlike moss, it will completely take over its neighbors. It sends its ro...Read More
Perennial European native.
Has small, linear, mid-green leaves upto 1 inch long, arranged in whorls of 8-12 around the ste...Read More