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Organic American Pokeweed Seeds (Phytolacca Americana)
1.14 €
Herbaceous perennial with thick, reddish stems, large, drooping leaves and plump purple berries. Native to the US, especially the southern states. A handsome weed much appreciated by birds, as the berries occur in large pendant clusters, very fruity.
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Organic American Pokeweed Seeds (Phytolacca Americana)
Herbaceous perennial with thick, reddish stems, large, drooping leaves and plump purple berries. Native to the US, especially the southern states. A handsome weed much appreciated by birds, as the berries occur in large pendant clusters, very fruity.
Therefore, one finds a lot of poke growing along fence lines where birds perch. Young shoots are considered to be an edible delicacy. Traditional usage (TWM): lymphatic. Low dose botanical. Plant prefers to grow in full sun and is not particular about soil or water–freely volunteers in old gardens, fields, fencerows.
Slow germ is typical. Sow seeds in fall or early spring. 60 days cold/moist conditioning may speed germination. I’ve planted rows of this stuff in the field and given up after some time, re-tilled and planted a different crop, only to have the poke come up among the new plants, weeks later.
How to Grow
For best results, sow immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and germination can sometimes be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. We sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination, as many seeds have built-in dormancy mechanisms, often waiting for natural spring germination, hence giving them a full season of growth.
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