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Apiaceae
European sanicle
Sanicula europaea
Also known as Sanicle, Black sanicle, Wood sanicle, Sanicula officinarum
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Woodland · Shade-Tolerant · Apiaceae · Ground-Cover · Medicinal · Perennial · European · Wildflower · Moist-Soil · Sanicle
European sanicle is a shade-loving woodland perennial ideal for planting beneath trees or in shaded borders where few other plants thrive. It prefers consistently moist, humus-rich soil and rewards patience with delicate white flower clusters in early summer that attract small pollinators. Historically valued as a medicinal herb, it makes an excellent ground-cover choice for naturalistic woodland gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to fully dry out · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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