Strapwort (Corrigiola littoralis)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
Requires a moist sandy soil, growing well in a rock garden. The information for this plant probably also applies to the closely related C. telephiifolia from Europe, a species that is said to be perennial.
Propagation
Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing it in pots in a cold frame in the spring or when ripe in the autumn. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer. If larger quantities of seed are available then an outdoor sowing in situ could be tried.
Edible uses
Leaves. No more details are given.
Medicinal uses
Stomachic, tonic.
Material uses
A perfume is obtained from the roots.
Habitat
Sandy gravelly banks of ponds at two sites only, one in S. Devon and the other around Helston in Cornwall.
Native range
Southwestern Europe, including Britain, from Denmark south and east to N. and E. Africa, W. Asia.