White Sickletop Louswort
Pedicularis racemosa
zones 3-7
75 seeds
White Sickletop Lousewort (Pedicularis racemosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names Sickletop Lousewort and Leafy Lousewort. It is native to western North America, where it grows in coniferous forests. This is a perennial herb producing several stems up to 30 inches tall, greenish to dark red in color. The leaves are up to 4 inches long, linear in shape and lined with teeth. The inflorescence is a small raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. Each white to light purple or yellow flower is up to 2⁄3 inch long and is divided into a curved or coiled beak-like upper lip and a wide three-lobed lower lip.
Seeds are best sown in the autumn in outdoor cold frames, 3/4 of an inch deep, in rich, loamy soil. They are planted out in late spring when an inch or so tall. Stored seeds will need cold stratification for 3-4 months and sown as early as possible in the spring. Germination, especially of stored seed, can be slow, taking 18 months or more. Plants will not flower until the second or third year.
Pedicularis racemosa
zones 3-7
75 seeds
White Sickletop Lousewort (Pedicularis racemosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names Sickletop Lousewort and Leafy Lousewort. It is native to western North America, where it grows in coniferous forests. This is a perennial herb producing several stems up to 30 inches tall, greenish to dark red in color. The leaves are up to 4 inches long, linear in shape and lined with teeth. The inflorescence is a small raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. Each white to light purple or yellow flower is up to 2⁄3 inch long and is divided into a curved or coiled beak-like upper lip and a wide three-lobed lower lip.
Seeds are best sown in the autumn in outdoor cold frames, 3/4 of an inch deep, in rich, loamy soil. They are planted out in late spring when an inch or so tall. Stored seeds will need cold stratification for 3-4 months and sown as early as possible in the spring. Germination, especially of stored seed, can be slow, taking 18 months or more. Plants will not flower until the second or third year.
Pedicularis racemosa
zones 3-7
75 seeds
White Sickletop Lousewort (Pedicularis racemosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names Sickletop Lousewort and Leafy Lousewort. It is native to western North America, where it grows in coniferous forests. This is a perennial herb producing several stems up to 30 inches tall, greenish to dark red in color. The leaves are up to 4 inches long, linear in shape and lined with teeth. The inflorescence is a small raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. Each white to light purple or yellow flower is up to 2⁄3 inch long and is divided into a curved or coiled beak-like upper lip and a wide three-lobed lower lip.
Seeds are best sown in the autumn in outdoor cold frames, 3/4 of an inch deep, in rich, loamy soil. They are planted out in late spring when an inch or so tall. Stored seeds will need cold stratification for 3-4 months and sown as early as possible in the spring. Germination, especially of stored seed, can be slow, taking 18 months or more. Plants will not flower until the second or third year.