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Sneezewort
Achillea ptarmica
Distribution:
A native British wild flower, which is fairly common throughout
Britain
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Habitat:
It grows on damp grassland, fens and scrubland.
Tolerates most soils but is thrives best on acid or heavy soils.
Description:
Medium, greyish perennial
with flower heads of creamy-white, rather like Yarrow, but with larger
and fewer flowers. Flowers
from June to September.
Uses:
Sneezewort roots were used in the Middle Ages to alleviate
toothache. Culpepper, the 17th
century herbalist, recommended putting the herb up the nose to cause
sneezing and clear the head. The
plant has long been cultivated in gardens for its attractive flowers.
Wildlife:
Attractive to bees and flies.
Sowing
Instructions for Seed: Easy!
Sow seed in spring or autumn in a greenhouse or cold frame. When
the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual
pots. Plant the seedlings
out into their final position in summer.
Planting in autumn will produce slightly earlier flowering than a
spring sowing.
Our
plants and seeds are of native British origin.
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