| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
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Apocynum venetum |
Apocynaceae |
The bark yields a fibre that is used for making twine, bags, linen etc[46, 61]. It can be harvested after the leaves fall in autumn but is probably at its best as the seed pods are forming[169].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – best sown as soon as it is ripe in late summer and overwintered outdoors. The seed requires a period of cold stratification if it is to germinate well[238]. Prick out the seedlings when large enough to handle and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter, planting out in late spring of the following year[K].
Division in spring just before active growth begins[200]. Plants can also be divided in the autumn[238].
Succeeds in sun or shade in most well-drained but moisture-retentive soils[1, 200].
Plants can be invasive[200].
The flowers are attractive to bees.
S. Europe. N. Africa – Syria.
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