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Hedysarum hedysaroides
Alpine French Honeysuckle
Fabaceae
Height
20 - 30 cm
Flower colour
reddish purple
Flowering time
June - July
Foliage colour
green
Sunlight
sun
Soil
well drained, moist, fairly poor
pH
acid - neutral - alkaline
Hardiness
fairly hardy, but dislikes being uprooted
Plant range
mountains in Central- and S-Europe
Hedysarum is a genus of around 300 species in the family Fabaceae, native to Eurasia, N-Africa and N-America. með heimkynni í Evrasíu, N-Afríu og N-Ameríku. They need deep, fertile soil as they are deep rooted and dislike being disturbed.
Propagation:
Seed - sown in January.
Seed just covered and stored at 20°C (68°F) for 3-4 weeks. If no germination, the seed should be refrigerated for 3-4 weeks and then moved back to 20°C for germination.
Dislikes being moved, preferably it needs to be planted in it's final growing place.
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