Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) seeds

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Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) seeds

A popular remedy in former days, today a small but strikingly beautiful yellow-blooming garden plant.
Contents: Approx. 300 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,39 €

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SKU: ANT02

GTIN: 4251420507556

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The Common Kidneyvetch is a wild shrub native to Europe and North America with a long tradition as a medicinal plant. As the plant contains many saponins and tannins, the tea made from blossoms and leaves is well suitable for the treatment of wounds and ulcers. Because of this high publicity, many different common names for this wildflower developed regionally.
Today, the common kidneyvetch is, however, only used as a homeopathic remedy and as an ingredient of blood-purifying herbal teas anymore.

But kidneyvetch can do so much more. It's an excellent pioneer plant on barren, calcareous soils. It's often found on dry grasslands, at waysides, embankments, and old quarries. As a deep rooter, the plant forms a long taproot that provides good airing and permeability in the soil. Furthermore, it belongs to the plants that settle rhizobia on their roots and can, therewith, bind nitrogen from the air. As it reacts sensitively to fertilizer, it, by now, belongs to the endangered plants that get rarer.

The blossoms are rich in nectar and, because of their shape, offer a good feeding site especially to bumblebees and butterflies.
Altogether, the whole plant is a popular foodplant with many pets.

The common kidneyvetch has also a certain reputation as a magic plant. Therefore, the blossoms are laid into the baby cot to protect the child from sorcery and imprecations.

Plant description

Species:	Fabaceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots
Plant type:	Herbaceous plant
Flower colour:	Orange Red Yellow
Region of origin:	Europe Africa
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate Food for bees
Use:	Medicinal plant
Climate:	Temperate
Eventual height:	5-50 cm
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Winter hardiness zones:	6 (-23 bis -18 °C)
Flowering months:	June July August September

Growing advice

Soil type:	Dry Low nutrient levels Chalky Fresh Free-draining
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	25 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	3-5°C
Water requirement:	Low
When to sow outdoors:	February March September October
Germination time:	1-4 weeks irregular

Perennial wildflower shrub. Cold germination: Sowing time outdoors at the beginning of spring or in autumn. Alternatively, artificial stratification is possible. Mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. The bag must be kept warm and moist (approx. +20°C) for the first 2-4 weeks and then placed in the refrigerator where it should remain at a temperature of +5°C for 5-6 weeks. Then remove the plastic bag and observe regularly at room temperature whether the seeds germinate. Then prick the seedlings into pots and plant them out after the last frosts in mid-May. Loves barren, sunny locations and likes to sow itself.

Other names

Botanical name:	Anthyllis vulneraria
French names:	Anthyllide Vulnéraire
English names:	Common Kidneyvetch, Woundwort
Spanish names:	Vulneraria, Hierba de la Cuchillada, Pie de Gallo Encarnado, Pitiflor Blanca, Uña de Gato
Italian names:	Antillide Vulneraria, Vulneraria

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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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