According to the book Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 2, by Jacke and Toensmeier, Dryas octopetala is an actinorhizal nitrogen fixer and also...Read More usable for tea (though they don't say what part of the plant to use). Actinomycetes, the bacteria that fix nitrogen when living symbiotically with the plant's roots, are ubiquitous in soils so you don't need to use any inoculant for this or other actinorhizal plants.
St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | December 2004 | positive
A wonderful alpine for the rockery or as a groundcover in a sunny site. The plant is native to alpine and sub-alpine areas of western No...Read Morerth America where they colour the slopes creamy-white in early summer. After they fade, lovely silvery plume-like seeds develop adding to their attraction later in the season. They prefer lime soils that are well drained yet not droughty.
According to the book Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 2, by Jacke and Toensmeier, Dryas octopetala is an actinorhizal nitrogen fixer and also...Read More
A wonderful alpine for the rockery or as a groundcover in a sunny site. The plant is native to alpine and sub-alpine areas of western No...Read More
This plant is a U.S. native and grows mainly in the Pacific Northwest.