Macromeria viridiflora - Giant Trumpets

Family:	Boraginaceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.9
Synonyms:	Onosmodium thurberi
Range:	South-western N. America - New Mexico to Arizona and N. Mexico.

Macromeria viridiflora (Giant Trumpets) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.9m . It has a hardness rating of 7.
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Insects

Soil Information

Giant Trumpets will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Giant Trumpets prefers either dry or moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Giant Trumpets should not be planted in shady areas.

Rocky slopes and in valleys in pine forest and in scrub, 1000 - 2750m[187].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Grows on a sunny edge

Cultivation Details

Requires a well-drained soil and a position in full sun[187]. Plants are hardy to about -15°c[187].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 0/5
None known

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 1/5
The dried plant, combined with mullein (Verbascum species) has been smoked in the treatment of craziness and fits[257].

• Miscellany - Various medicinal actions that need more clarification.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

The plant was collected by the Hopi Indians, dried and mixed with wild tobacco and used in rain-making ceremonies[187].

• Miscellany - A rag-bag of items that are difficult to categorise.

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

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