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Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) potted plant, organic
$11.00 – $102.00
Family: Crowfoot (Ranunculaceae)
Hardy to Zones 4 to 8
Medicinal Native American Root
Native to the Eastern hardwood forests, this plant adapts beautifully to the shade garden. Choose a protected spot with deep, slightly acidic, loamy soil and dappled shade. We offer potted goldenseal for those that would like to plant a patch during the spring or summer months, when it is not seasonal to plant bare roots. Early orders will be shipped while plants are barely breaking the surface of the pot, a good time to transport them without breakage and a good stage for planting as well. These are sturdy adult plants that will likely bear fruit within a year or two after planting. Traditional usage: TWM, bitter, astringent and antibacterial. Plant to rich soil in hardwood forest dappled shade, shade garden or shaded greenhouse and mulch. Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart.
Potted Plant, Certified Organically Grown
Jen Steel (verified owner) –
Hi Richo, this is the third time I am ordering plants and I hope for success this year. I live in the pacific northwest up in the mountians. The first year I planted these babies under a high canopy of douglas firs…that’s all I’ve got…dappled sun, perfect loamy soil, inside a 2″ gauge cage and something came in and snipped them all at the ground level leving the leaves. Second year I kept them in pots and hid them in my garden behind some bushes behind taller shade plants while I was gone on vacation – long story short forgot to water when I came home and they were still alive but the damage done. Going to try the woods again this year, any advice on predators?;)
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Richo Cech –
hi jen, forgetting to water established goldenseal plants is like a summer drought in Ohio–the plants go down and dormant and come up again as usual the following spring. goldenseal is after all a spring ephemeral. we grow our goldenseal down in the woods where deer walk past all the time and really don’t see any damage from them. mixed plantings are very helpful in this regard.
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Carla –
Does goldenseal spread similar to comfrey? Will I end up with more goldenseal plants as they grown and mature or do I need to order the exact amount I want?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Carla, Thanks for writing. Comfrey is one of the fastest-growing plants I know, and Goldenseal is one of the slowest-growing plants I know. Comfrey likes full sun and Goldenseal likes shade. Goldenseal is patch-forming and does best when planted several plants together. It can take 3 years or more for them to become rhizomatous and begin to spread. You can find out more about all this buy reading the goldenseal chapter in “Growing At-Risk.” All the best, richo
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Dustin (verified owner) –
Hello Richo,
Can I take the goldenseal, blue cohosh roots directly into ground before the frost comes?
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Richo Cech –
hi dustin, yes, this is the way it is done. the dormant roots are planted to forest or shade garden in the autumn and they emerge in the spring. richo
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Anastacia Cilione (verified owner) –
Hi, I ordered some Goldenseal plants and plan to start them in containers the first year. Do you have any suggestions on a specific soil brand that is best to use? And how often do they need to be watered?
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Richo Cech –
hey anastacia, thanks for writing, goldenseal does pretty well in pots as long as its kept shaded and moist. any good quality potting mix will do, like black gold brand, and add a bit of forest soil to inoculate. here’s a link to the youtube that shows how to plant goldenseal in pots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kmkXUAASmE&t=20s
richo
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SUZABELLE –
would you recommend pots for goldenseal in zone 4-5?
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Richo Cech –
hi suzubelle, thank you for your interest in goldenseal. we have the plant listed down to a zone 4 and I think they grow better in situ, hardier that way, than in pots. just plant to shade garden and mulch well. if shade garden or woodlands not available, then keep in pots, in the shade, in a greenhouse if possible. here’s a link for you, you’ll have to paste it into a browser https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/product/goldenseal-hydrastis-canadensis-potted-plant-organic/
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Stephanie –
Will this plant grow under a pine tree?
Or oak trees?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Stephanie, Probably better oaks than pines and please check the in-depth habitat discussion in “growing at-risk,” it is more than can be typed here. r
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michelle (verified owner) –
will golden seal grow under fruit trees, apricots and apples?
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Richo Cech –
hi michelle, apricots and apples don’t usually throw sufficient shade for goldenseal. richo
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charis.storms –
Thanks so much for the clarification!!
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charis.storms –
I have a question regarding sending them out in September. Would this be too late in the season to plant in the mid-Atlantic? Should we keep indoors until the next spring? Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
Hello Charis, We don’t sell goldenseal potted plants in September. Find the GOLDENSEAL ROOTS item and order that. Goldenseal roots are planted in the fall and come up in the spring. The plants and/or the roots cannot be kept indoors through the winter–they require a cold dormancy. Goldenseal is in short supply this year and probably ongoing. I noticed the stock is already drawn down significantly. Please order soon in order to receive your roots. We will send them in October. Richo
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JuliaTahoe (verified owner) –
Richo,
I just received my goldenseal plants in the mail, very excited! Question: I get voles, seems like more and more of them each year. Can’t seem to find an effective way to get rid of them (preferably without killing them). Should I plant my goldenseal in a gopher shield net? If so, what size would you recommend? Or maybe pots instead? Thank you!
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Richo Cech –
Goldenseal does grow well in pots–use 1 to 3 gallon pots, goldenseal does love compost, and mulch. Also, the roots are very bitter and most burrowing animals will not bother them. Keep in shade garden, forest or under benches in greenhouse.
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