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By Nature - wildflowers.ie - Irish Wildflowers 
Species Datapage No 14
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Design
By Nature - wildflowers.ie - Irish Wildflowers |
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Species Datapage No 14 |
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You may click on most photographs to enlarge. *Denotes a Naturalised species |
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| Species Common Name: Hemp Agrimony | |||||||||||||
| Species Botanical Name: Eupatorium cannabinum | |||||||||||||
| A great species for a bold statement. Grows on acid shaley soils and old mines, railway tracks and is a good herbaceous plant. The flowers are short lived but lovely, often found on canals where it likes the water that is available. | |||||||||||||
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| Management: None, does not like cutting in spring or summer. Plant can be divided at roots to spread. very difficult from seed, we pre-treat by burning to break dormancy. | |||||||||||||
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| Tolerance of cutting: Low, | |||||||||||||
| Cutting time: Autumn. | |||||||||||||
| Edible / Medicinal: Medicinal, Do not consume unless advised. | |||||||||||||
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Life Cycle (Form): Perennial Flower Height: 60 to 120 cm Foliage Height: 30 - 60 cm Flower Colour: Pink Flowering period: July, August, September. Time to Flower: 24 months Soil Type: Will grow in most soils, best in dry, sandy, Loam, or peaty soil. pH Type: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline. Moisture: Dry, Moist, Wet Aspect: Full sun, Partial shade, Wildlife Value: Low, Attracts Hoverflies and Insects. |
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| Species Common Name: Honeysuckle |
| Species Botanical Name: Lonicera periclymenum (shrub) |
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| Management: Protect when young, train into sun and prune. |
| Tolerance of cutting: High |
| Cutting time: Spring, Autumn. |
| Edible / Medicinal: Medicinal, Do not consume unless advised. Probably contain poisons |
We stock seed of this plant and occasionally have plants for sale, on
request only.
Honeysuckle is one of the most beautiful of all wildflowers for it scent and ability to grow in difficult places, It is vigorous and require pruning on fences and pergola, grow it in a hedgerow and prune in Spring or Autumn, but do not prune last seasons growths as they carry the flowers. |
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Life Cycle (Form): Perennial Flower Height: 120 to 660 cm Foliage Height: Climber Flower Colour: Yellow, / Pink Flowering period: June, July, Time to Flower: 24 months Soil Type: Will grow in most soils, pH Type: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline. Moisture: Dry, Moist, Aspect: Full sun, Partial shade, Deep shade. Wildlife Value: Medium, Attracts Birds (berries), Butterflies, Bees, Bumblebees, Hoverflies and Insects. |
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