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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Hackelia suaveolens
Common Name: sweet houndstongue
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Boraginaceae
Form Description: Perennial herb covered with short, stiff hairs, with a rough-textured basal rosette of leaves and a stout rootstock.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.6
Flowers: White or cream flowers in loose, branched flower heads, usually with a strong, sweet scent.
Fruit: 4 nutlets, each 6mm long, egg-shaped and densely covered with small barbed spines.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent in grasslands, woodlands and dry forest, on dry or well-drained soil in lowland areas.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.
Seed Storage Life
More than 3.5 years
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period, and germinates in about 4 weeks after storage. Surface sow or cover seed lightly.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown by cuttings and division.