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Onagraceae
Enchanter's-nightshade
Circaea lutetiana
Also known as Circaea lutetiana f. brevipes, Regmus lutetianus, Circaea lutetiana f. pseudocordata, Circaea
Native Plants · Woodland · Shade · Perennial · Wildflower · Self-Seeding · Native · Ground Cover · Naturalistic · Moist Soil · European Native
Enchanter's-nightshade is a delicate woodland perennial suited to shaded, moist garden corners or naturalistic plantings under trees. It requires little care once established but appreciates consistent moisture and humus-rich soil. It spreads gently by self-seeding and can fill gaps in shaded borders over time.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil consistently moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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