Planting: Well drained soil in sun, stout fully hardy perennial, 2’4’.
Harvest: rhizomes are lifted in late summer and early autumn, and dried for use in decoctions, extracts, and powders.
Culinary:
Medicinal: A soothing aromatic herb that has diuretic and expectorant effects. It is both purgative and anti-diarrhoeal. Used internally for coughs, catarrh, and diarrhoea. Used externally for deep wounds.
Third Eye Vision:
Seeded: Here for many years, around outside fireplace; Fall 2008 cultivar bulbs planted in NW field.
Links: Wiki
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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