Polygonum dumetorum
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Germination is usually free and easy. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer if they have reached sufficient size. If not, overwinter them in a cold frame and plant them out the following spring after the last expected frosts.
Edible uses
Leaves - raw or cooked. Seed - raw or cooked. It is rather small and fiddly to utilize.
Medicinal uses
Purgative.
Habitat
Hedges and thickets.
Native range
Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, northern and western Asia.
Same genus
- Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
- Meadow bistort (Polygonum bistorta)
- European knotweed (Polygonum arenarium)
- Narrowleaf knotweed (Polygonum bellardii)
- Alaska Wild Rhubarb (Polygonum alaskanum)
- Alaska wild rhubarb (Polygonum alpinum)
- Water knotweed (Polygonum amphibium)
- Ovalleaf knotweed (Polygonum arenastrum)