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Spignel (Meum athamanticum) seeds

The leaves of this European wild plant have a very delicious, hearty flavour. In Scotland, traditionally, the roots were eaten as a vegetable.
Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: MEU01

GTIN: 4250601203058

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This European wild plant has a very delicious hearty flavour. In Germany, spignel mainly grows on alpine meadows in the low mountain range above a height of 400m, for example in the Black Forest or in the Erz Mountains, but can also be cultivated well. The plant has a long tradition in Scotland, where it's eaten as a root vegetable.

The delicate foliage serves as a spice when it's fresh and is well-suitable for drying. It can be used for cooking like lovage and releases its spicy flavour into soups and stews. The leaves, as well as the roots, have a hearty, aromatic taste.

In Bavaria, mainly in the Bavarian Forest, bitters, digestively effective herb liquors with spignel, are spread up to now. Often, lemon-balm is also used here. In folk medicine and herbology according to Hildegard von Bingen, the plant is of high significance. As a tea herb, it's said to promote lactation for breastfeeding mothers.

Plant description

Species:	Apiaceae
Root system:	Taproot
Flower colour:	Yellow White
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Flowering months:	May June July

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Shade Full sun
Sowing depth:	1 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Germination temperature:	3-5°C
When to sow outdoors:	August September

Hardy and perennial. Cold-germinator. Therefore, outdoor sowing is best in August/ September. Pre-culture also from January to March. Meum athamanticum loves sunny locations with meagre, permeable, but consistently moist soils.

Other names

Botanical name:	Meum athamanticum, M. nevadense, Aethusa tenuifolium, Athamanta meum, Carum meum
German names:	Bärwurz, Barekümmel, Bärendill, Bärwurzel, Dillblattwurz

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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