Sunday, March 8, 2009

Cedronella Canariensis

AKA: Balm of Gilead

Planting: Well drained soil in sun, frost hardy, semi-evergreen perennial, propagate by seed sown at 60 degrees, 4’-5’.

Harvest: can be pot grown, Leaves are picked before flowering and dried for infusions and scented articles.

Culinary: Leaves are infused for tea. Native of the Canary Islands, known as the “the de Canaries”. An aromatic herb with no known therapeutic uses.

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Seeded: Spring 2009 in B1

Links: Wiki Balm of Gilead

Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)

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