Description
Agrimony, common agrimony, church steeples or sticklewort. Traditionally used as a wash for healing wounds and skin eruptions. Internally used for liver kidney and bladder problems. Also a natural dye plants for green, yellow and gold.
Agrimony naturally grows in dryish meadows, forest margins, pastures, and river banks. This wild plant can tolerate a wide range soils but does best in a well drained location.
A tea can be made from fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems. It can be consumed hot or cold. Seeds can be dried and ground into a meal.
This medium to tall, erect perennial plant has deeply veined pinnate leaves and is easily recognized by its conspicuous spike of five petalled yellow flowers throughout the summer. Each flower develops into a distinctive reddish-brown woody fruit, deeply furrowed and fringed with hooked bristles. Hardy Perennial. Zones 5-9
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.