Manyflowered stoneseed (Lithospermum multiflorum)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −40 °C
Cultivation
Requires a warm sunny position in a moderately fertile well-drained calcareous soil.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings. Division.
Edible uses
The seeds have been used for food.
Medicinal uses
The root has been used as a 'life medicine' by some native North American Indian tribes.
Material uses
A purple dye is obtained from the root.
Habitat
Gravelly soils in Texas, 1800 - 3600 metres, mainly in the juniper and pine belts.
Native range
Western N. America.
Same genus
- California stoneseed (Lithospermum californicum)
- Chinati stoneseed (Lithospermum calycosum)
- Carolina puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense)
- Smooththroat stoneseed (Lithospermum cobrense)
- Arizona stoneseed (Lithospermum confine)
- Narrowleaf stoneseed (Lithospermum incisum)
- American stoneseed (Lithospermum latifolium)
- Rough stoneseed (Lithospermum matamorense)