Lomatium dissectum seeds
$4.95 – $34.10
Family: Carrot (Apiaceae)
Hardy to Zones 6 to 10
(Leptotaenia multifida/dissecta, Chocolate tips) Wild, celery-like herbaceous perennial native to the Great Basin and other drylands of the West. Traditional usage (American Indian, TWM): antiviral for colds, flus, epidemics. In nature, Lomatium grows on sunny slopes in dryish, rocky soil, anchored by a giant tap root that is filled with aromatic oleo-gum-resin. Sow seed in outdoor nursery bed in the fall to early spring, with germination in the spring. Alternatively, give 60 days cold, moist treatment (put seed in moist peat moss in a plastic bag in fridge) and then sow seed in warm soil. Plant 1 to 2 feet apart. Flowers in large umbels, to 3 feet tall.
30 seeds/pkt, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s
5 g contains ~300 seeds
10 g contains ~600 seeds
Question
Nancy and Blair –
Hi Richo. Our lomatium seedlings just arrived, and want to plant them asap. Should we plant them in pots now and then in the ground in the fall? We are at 700 feet in WY and have sandy, south facing soil (lots of sagebrush, juniper, etc). We don’t have time to buy your book before planting them. Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
hi nancy, i understand that you’re at 7,000 feet in Wyoming. Lomatium dissectum is native to the rockies although the main distribution is in the great basin. I think your best approach will be to plant them ASAP. They may go quickly dormant but that would be no worry, they will come back again in the spring. Stake the spot so it doesn’t get dug up or unduly trampled. This advice comes from my own experience–i have often transplanted seedlings such as these directly to the landscape and found that they do re-emerge in season. richo
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Nancy Butterfield –
Thank you! We planted them this afternoon on a sunny slope, sandy soil. We’ll stake it to protect it from the deer as well. Spring is just around the corner so let’s see how they do this year.
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Kelly Kyro –
I’ll take one in a box box please instead of the vax.
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Rick Schneck –
Planted in 2001. Harvested 2 weeks ago. Thank you Richo for making this available.
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Richo Cech –
The years roll on and on, and even tiny fishes grow in time to great salmon. If wishes were fishes we’d all throw nets–or plant seeds, as it were.
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