Phyteuma spicatum - Spiked Rampion

Family:	Campanulaceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.7
Width:	0.3
Synonyms:
Range:	Central and southern Europe, including Britain, but absent from the Mediterranean.

Phyteuma spicatum (Spiked Rampion) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.7m and a width of 0.3m . It has a hardness rating of 0and is vunerable to frost.
Spiked Rampion will flower in January to February. the seeds ripen from February to March
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles, lepidoptera, self

Soil Information

Spiked Rampion will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is not necessary 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
Spiked Rampion prefers moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Spiked Rampion can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Woods, thickets and meadows, usually in dry non-acid soils[17, 50].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Grows on a sunny edge
• Works within dappled Shade
• Suits a meadow

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in almost any moderately good soil in sun or light shade[1, 200]. Succeeds in a woodland garden[200].

Edible Uses*

* See disclaimer
Edible Rating: 2/5
Root - raw or cooked[2, 105, 177]. Thick and fleshy, the root can be eaten in salads or boiled as a vegetable[2, 115, 183].

• Root - includes bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes etc.

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a greenhouse as soon as it is ripe in late summer, though it can also be sown in the spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed. Germination is usually very quick. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in early summer. Division in spring or autumn.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora of the British Isles.
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Author: Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Rating:
Publisher : A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Date of Publication : 1962

The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Huxley. A.
Author: Huxley. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Date of Publication : 1992

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